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Playing alongside Lionel Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo would be a dream for Manchester City midfielder Ilkay Gundogan.

Barcelona captain Messi and Juventus superstar Ronaldo have dominated world football for over a decade, respectively winning six and five Ballons d Or.

The Argentine legend is the Catalan giants all-time leading goalscorer with 627 in 718 appearances and has won 34 trophies with the club, though he has not got his hands on any silverware at a senior international level.

Ronaldo topped Real Madrid s goalscoring charts after nine years at the Santiago Bernabeu and, despite not winning as many titles as Messi during his illustrious career, led Portugal to success at Euro 2016 and in the inaugural Nations League.

Gundogan rates Messi higher tha…

Former Real Madrid goalkeeper Javier Berasaluce has died at the age of 91, the Spanish club have announced.

Berasaluce spent five years at Madrid between 1955 and 1960, during which time he won five European Cups and two LaLiga titles, albeit while playing understudy to Juan Alonso.

The Spaniard, who was never capped by his country, also represented Deportivo Alaves and Racing Santander in the Spanish top flight.

Los Blancos confirmed Berasaluce s passing on their official website on Tuesday.

Alaves also sent their condolences to the family of Berasaluce, who along with his granddaughter took the honorary kick-off against Madrid last January to mark the club s centenary.

Javier Berasaluce realizó, junto a su nieta Uxue, el saque de honor en el pa…

Manchester United manager Ole Gunnar Solskjaer is unsure whether Juan Mata will remain at Old Trafford beyond this season.

The Spanish midfielder has spent the last seven-and-a-half years at Old Trafford, racking up 271 appearances during that time.

However, he has struggled for minutes this season – featuring just 16 times in all competitions – and is due to become a free agent next month.

United have the option to trigger a 12-month extension in Mata s contract, but Solskjaer insists the player himself will have the final say over his future.

I ve kept the dialogue with Juan and we re due to speak again very soon, he said at a news conference on Monday previewing his side s home match with Fulham. 

Of course, he s not played as much as h…

Christian Eriksen rued Manchester United’s all too familiar inability to take their chances as a concerning start to the campaign continued with the home defeat to Brighton.

Erik ten Hag’s first season may have been promising but his second term has got off to a poor start, with off-field issues compounded by poor performances on the pitch.

Having been unconvincing in the home wins against Wolves and Nottingham Forest, United’s 31-game unbeaten home run in all competitions came to a shuddering halt on Saturday.

Defeat at Old Trafford. ||

— Manchester United (@ManUtd)

The 3-1 loss to Brighton followed on from defeats at Tottenham and Arsenal, meaning the Red Devils have lost three of their opening five matches for the first time in the Pr…

Didier Deschamps has said Aymeric Laporte was incorrect to say the France coach ignored a message from the defender prior to him switching his international allegiance to Spain.

Manchester City centre-back Laporte declared for La Roja last month after being granted Spanish citizenship, leading to him being included in their 24-man Euro 2020 squad.

Laporte represented France at youth level, including the Under-21s, but was never handed a senior cap despite being called up by Deschamps.

It has previously been suggested that Laporte reached out to Deschamps to ask why he was continually overlooked, but the France head coach has strongly refuted that claim.

He has the freedom to do what he likes, Deschamps said in an interview distributed to regiona…

Liverpool never had any doubts that Luis Diaz would fit in immediately, with Jurgen Klopp explaining he wants the winger to play his natural game.

Diaz joined Liverpool in January in a big-money move from Porto, for whom he had already scored 16 goals across all competitions this season.

Everton wanted to sign the attacker in August 2021 while Tottenham were thought to be frontrunners in January, only for the Reds to pip them to the post.

Since Diaz made his debut as a substitute in the FA Cup win over Cardiff City at the start of February, the Colombia international has featured 12 times, with no other Liverpool player playing on more occasions in that time.

He has scored twice, with those goals coming in Premier League wins over Norwich City and Bright…

Out of work and looking for a job – Massimiliano Allegri could be poised for a return to the dugout.

Allegri left Juventus at the end of 2018-19 after guiding the Old Lady to five consecutive Serie A titles.

The Italian coach has been linked to Manchester United but, with Niko Kovac on the brink at Bayern Munich, Allegri could find himself in Bavaria.

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Bayern Munich want former Juventus head coach Massimiliano Allegri to replace Niko Kovac, according to Corriere dello Sport.

Kovac is on the verge of being sacked after Bayern s humiliating 5-1 defeat to Eintracht Frankfurt on Saturday, with the Bundesliga champions cancelling Sunday s public training session as pressure mounts.

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Roberto Martinez has confirmed that Everton have received enquiries from clubs in Italy and Turkey for wantaway defender John Heitinga.

The Netherlands international has been told he will be allowed to leave Goodison Park after falling out of favour under Martinez.

Heitinga is eager to secure a place in his country s squad for the FIFA World Cup in Brazil and the centre-back rejected a move to West Ham earlier this month.

Roma and Galatasaray have been linked with a move for the 30-year-old, who scored in Everton s 4-0 FA Cup fourth round win at League One strugglers Stevenage on Saturday.

That may have been his last appearance for the Merseyside club, as Everton manager Martinez confirmed after the game that there has been strong interest in the former Atletico …

The K. League top six could be set for a shake-up with four of the clubs set to face each other in round 20.

Just five points separates the third-placed Suwon Bluewings and sixth-placed Ulsan ahead of the latter s fixture against Jeonnam Dragons on Saturday and the former s clash with Jeju United on Sunday.

Ulsan will be hoping to rise up the standings when they host fifth-placed Jeonnam with the Dragons three points ahead of Cho Min-Kook s team after 19 rounds but with an inferior goal difference.

Jeonnam have lost their past four visits to Ulsan, while they last won at Munsu Cup Stadium in 2008.

Ulsan have won seven of their past nine matches against Jeonnam, while they have the equal-second best goal-scorer in the league South Korea international Kim S…

Antonio Conte had zero doubt about Harry Kane s mentality to move on from his World Cup heartbreak after netting in Tottenham s draw with Brentford.

The England captain was playing for the first time since his crucial penalty miss in the Three Lions quarter-final defeat by France in Qatar.

Kane was subjected to abuse by a section of the Brentford fans, who chanted you let your country down during the 2-2 draw.

Nevertheless, the striker responded with a header that inspired Tottenham to earn a point from two goals down, taking his Premier League goal tally for the season to 13.

Kane has now scored the most Premier League goals on Boxing Day (10), and Conte believes his number 10 has already moved on.

About Harry, I have zero doubt about his mental…