Bayern Munich coach Pep Guardiola lauded the innovation of opposite number Rudi Garcia, ahead of their clash with Roma on Tuesday.
Garcia has been in charge of the Serie A capital club since 2013, having spent the remainder of his playing and coaching career in France.
Roma finished second in the Italian top flight in Garcia s first season in charge at the Stadio Olimpico, their first top-two appearance since finishing runners-up four times from 2005 to 2010.
Guardiola, lauded for his style at Barcelona and now Bayern, said Garcia had Roma playing attractive football, and deserved to be recognised as a successful foreigner in Italy.
It s not easy for a foreign manager to go abroad and impose himself and his style, Guardiola said, ahead of Bayern s trip t…
Barcelona are primed to book a Champions League quarter-finals place as they take a 3-1 lead into the second leg against Bayer Leverkusen.
La Liga giants Barca, the reigning European champions, are aiming to reach the last eight of the competition for the fifth consecutive season, and have the luxury of taking a two-goal advantage into the return leg of their round-of-16 clash at Camp Nou on Wednesday.
Pep Guardiola s men have been inconsistent in the league this campaign, falling 10 points adrift of rivals Real Madrid.
Their 3-1 win over Sporting Gijon on Saturday came without Argentine superstar Lionel Messi, who missed the match through suspension.
Barca have an imposing record in European home matches, unbeaten in their last 13 including 11 wins dati…
Jurgen Klopp acknowledged Liverpool s 3-0 win over Huddersfield Town was a big relief as his side returned to winning ways in the Premier League on Saturday.
After last Sunday s harrowing 4-1 loss to Tottenham at Wembley left them with just one win in their last six league outings, Liverpool were under pressure to produce a response in front of their own fans at Anfield.
The hosts laboured against resolute opponents in the first half, albeit they missed a glorious chance to go ahead before the interval when Mohamed Salah saw his penalty saved by Huddersfield goalkeeper Jonas Lossl.
However, Klopp s demand for his players to be more positive paid off after the break, Daniel Sturridge, Roberto Firmino and Georginio Wijnaldum all finding the net to secure three much…
Tottenham Hotspur could be set to make a move for Liverpool striker Daniel Sturridge in January, .
The England forward, who scored the opening goal in the 3-0 World Cup Qualifying victory over Scotland, has been constantly linked with a move away from Anfield since the summer.
He has four club goals so far this season, all of which have come in the EFL Cup a tally which includes a brace in the win over Spurs last month.
Since signing from Chelsea in January 2013, the twenty-seven year old has made one hundred and two appearances in all competitions, scoring fifty-seven goals twenty-one of which came in the league during the 2013/14 campaign where the Reds finish runners-up to champions Manchester City.
Liverpool travel to Southampton on Saturday afte…
Tammy Abraham could be involved for Chelsea in the Super Cup on Wednesday, but Thomas Tuchel has revealed how the striker s future is constantly evaluated amid links with a move elsewhere.
After scoring 15 Premier League goals for the Blues in the 2020-21 season when Frank Lampard was in charge, Abraham saw his opportunities diminish under Tuchel last term.
The 23-year-old started only three league fixtures following the appointment of Tuchel in late January, while he did not feature at all in the knockout stages of the Champions League as Chelsea went on to lift the trophy in Porto.
His lack of minutes has led to speculation of a switch away from Stamford Bridge before the transfer window closes, with Jose Mourinho s Roma reportedly interested. There have bee…
Barcelona defender Martin Montoya has joined Inter on loan with a view to a permanent move.
The full-back arrived in Milan on Thursday for his medical ahead of the move, and has now completed the temporary switch to San Siro.
A statement on Barca s official website confirmed that Montoya will join on an initial season-long loan and will stay for a further 12 months if he makes a certain number of appearances. At the end of the second season Inter have the option to complete a full transfer.
Montoya is the latest arrival during a busy close-season for Inter, with Geoffrey Kondogbia, Miranda and Jeison Murillo signing on for Roberto Mancini s side.
After rising through the ranks at Camp Nou and breaking into the first-team in February 2011, Montoya has f…
Middlesbrough have confirmed the signing of Ipswich Town midfielder Grant Leadbitter on a free transfer.
The transfer sees Ipswich lose money on the player following his 2.6-million-pound signing from Sunderland in 2009 but, with his contract expiring in the off-season, he moves to the Riverside Stadium for free.
Leadbitter has signed a three-year deal that begins in July and, following three seasons at Portman Road, is eagerly anticipating a new start.
Speaking to the club s official website, he said: I m pretty excited. I wanted a fresh challenge and when the opportunity to join Middlesbrough came in, I just couldn t turn it down.
I just want to play well for Middlesbrough and get the club in the Premier League.
Leadbitter s new manager, Tony…
Leicester City boss Claudio Ranieri says rumours linking Danny Drinkwater with a return to Manchester United serve as good news for the club.
The 26-year-old, who progressed through the youth ranks at Old Trafford, failed to make a senior appearance before joining Leicester in 2012 following loan spells with Huddersfield Town, Cardiff City, Watford and Barnsley.
Drinkwater was a driving force behind Leicester s shock Premier League title triumph last term and earned a first call-up to the England squad in March as a result of his consistent form.
The midfielder has this week been linked with a possible move back to United in January, with Jose Mourinho reported to be keen to deploy him alongside world-record signing Paul Pogba at the heart of his midfield.
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Southampton have offered Victor Wanyama a new five-year contract, .
The Kenya international had been linked with a move to Tottenham Hotspur during the recently closed transfer window though a move never materialised.
He moved to St Mary’s Stadium from Celtic in the summer of 2013, and has so far racked up sixty-five appearances in the club in all competitions, scoring three goals.
He racked up over ninety games during his time in Scotland while he began his career with Belgian club Beerschot.
He has been capped thirty-one times for his country and scored his one and only international goal so far came in a World Cup qualifying victory over Seychelles in November 2011.
Southampton secured their first win of the season by beating Norwich …
Jamie Vardy claimed another Premier League record with a goal against Manchester City at the Etihad Stadium on Saturday.
Vardy capitalised on a mistake from Nicolas Otamendi to run through and thump a low shot out of Ederson s reach to cancel out Raheem Sterling s third-minute opener.
And the goal means the Foxes forward has struck against all of the Big Six Premier League sides this season netting in matches with City, Manchester United, Tottenham, Arsenal, Chelsea and Liverpool.
Vardy has struck in four consecutive Premier League matches but he remains some way short of the 11 straight games in which he found the net during Leicester s stunning 2015-16 title triumph.
6 Jamie Vardy is the first player to ever score against each of Arsenal, Ch…