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By a staff reporter Kylian Mbappé is under contract with PSG until the end of the 2021-22 season. In the midst of rising speculation that he will not extend his deal beyond 2022 with the Ligue 1 champions, the French international has been closely linked with a transfer to Real Madrid next summer. With the former AS Monaco striker earlier hinting at his determination to play for Real Madrid, PSG is likely to be resigned to losing Mbappe. But Real Madrid isn’t the only club behind Mbappe. Liverpool boss also has high praise for the French. Recently, rumors suggested that Liverpool had the funds to sign the Mbappe in 2019, but Jurgen Klopp, who visited the player's family members two years earlier in an attempt to encourage him to sign with Liverpool, said they had "absolutely ...

Premier League winners Liverpool played a 1-1 draw in a fiercely contested game against Manchester City in the match played at the Etihad on Sunday. An early penalty from Mohamed Salah gave Liverpool the advantage, but City returned to the game with a glimpse of individual brilliance from Gabriel Jesus. Kyle Walker's bad decision in the 11th minute after he stuck a leg over Sadio Mane who dropped to the turf saw Liverpool granted an early penalty. Salah made no mistake from the spot-kick as he shot past Ederson into the far-left corner. Raheem Sterling had an opportunity to level the score in the 25th minute but his shot was saved by Alisson. In the 31st minute, Jesus gave City a deserved equalizer. His turn and shot off De Bruyne's pass deceived Allison on goal. In the 40th ...

In this season's Bundesliga title chase, Bayern Munich landed the first major blow when they recovered to defeat Borussia Dortmund 3-2 away in Der Klassiker. The champions of last season were tied on points to opponents Dortmund going into the weekend but forged a three-point lead and two away from the early second-placed leaders of RB Leipzig on Saturday.In the 25th minute, Bayern believed they had gone ahead when Lewandowski swept Serge Gnabry's low cross into the corner, but the score was disallowed after a lengthy VAR search because the right knee of the Pole was offside. Dortmund looked subdued and Bayern took power, with chances for Serge Gnabry and Kingsley Coman. 10 minutes before the break, Bayern midfielder Joshua Kimmich had to be helped off the floor. After hurting h...

In the 2020/2021 season, FC Barcelona was expected to boast a 'luxury attack' for Ronald Koeman. With the departure of Luis Suarez, Ivan Rakitic, Arda Turan, and Arthur, Barcelona was supposed to sign big names to keep their attacking options intact. They were close to signing Memphis Depay and Wijnaldum but the deal didn’t happen in the end. Hence, the resurrection of Barcelona was left with the players coming back from loan and Messi staying for a year. In the final third, Messi is the focal point of every side in the world. Similarly, he is the centerpiece of a new sporting initiative under head coach Koeman that could be short-lived, if the returns are as fruitless as Ernesto Valverde and Quique Setien's last campaign. Francisco Trincao is also one of the rising starlets ...

The unpredictable nature of the 2020-21 season so far suggests that this is not exactly the top-two battle we have been used to seeing between these two sides in recent years. Both Manchester City and Liverpool remain the Premier League title favorites, but certainly not the same volume at the start of the season. The match on Sunday could prove significant in the chase even at this stage of the campaign. Both Manchester City and Liverpool are coming off a big victory in the Champions League. Manchester City won 3-0 against Olympiakos whereas Liverpool had a fantastic victory over a generally strong Atalanta in the middle of the week and would look to sustain the form. Liverpool's win will take them eight points further from the side they usurped last season as a champions-a ...

Few would have expected Erling Haaland to continue his scoring prowess when the Norwegian sealed his move from Salzburg to Dortmund midway last season. With a brace in the win over Club Brugge last week, Haaland has 44 goals and 10 assists in 40 matches for German giants. Haaland grew up in the small town of Bryne. He shattered records at Red Bull Salzburg in Austria and has continued his run in Germany too. Dortmund is renowned for incubating brilliant young talents from Europe but Haaland's progress has helped uplift Dortmund to the next level.Norway went on to score 12-0 in one of the matches at U20 World Cup. Haaland was disappointed by his 4 goals in the first half and ended up adding five more in the second half, taking his tally to nine. It was a record for the tournamen...

All three English teams, Arsenal, Tottenham and Leicester are having a good run in the Europa league, second tier club football tournament of Europe. Arsenal are in Group B with Milde, Rapid Viena and Dundalk while Tottenham Hotspur are in group J with Royal Antwerp, LASK and Ludogorets. Leicester City are placed in Group G with Braga, AEK and Zorya Luhansk. All Arsenal, Tottenham and Leicester sit top of their group after matchday 3. Arsenal beat Molde 4-1 at Emirates, Spurs travelled to Ludogorets Arena and won 1-3 while Leicester thrashed 4 goals past Braga at King Power Stadium. All the three teams have played 3 matches each. Arsenal and Leicester are still unbeaten while Spurs lost one to Royal Antwerp. Despite losing one, Spurs are flying high in both PL and Europa unde...

By a staff reporter Ronaldo had scored three goals in his two starts for Juventus, leading his team to a 3-0 victory over Sampdoria and a 2-2 draw with Roma. But on October 13, while on international duty with Portugal, Ronaldo first tested positive for Covid-19. Ronaldo flew back to Turin in a private air ambulance a few days later. He missed one game for his country and four Juventus fixtures after he started self-isolating with his family at home. Fan-favorite Messi vs Ronaldo arguments around the world never slows down and it was time for another battle between them in the UCL. There were expectations that he would be fit to return to the Champions League against Barcelona, but the 35-year-old tested positive again ahead of the match. Fans were deprived of a Messi-Ronaldo...