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According to Football Insider, Real Betis are making progress in their efforts to sign Marc Roca on a permanent transfer from Leeds United, with the midfielder currently playing for the La Liga side on loan. The 27-year-old left Leeds on a temporary deal following their relegation from the Premier League last summer. Though the team currently occupies the third place …

The teams are in ahead of today’s 12.30pm kick-off at St James’ Park, where Newcastle United take on Nottingham Forest. Here’s the side Eddie Howe has gone with: STARTING 11: Dubravka – Trippier, Schar, Botman, Burn- Miley, Bruno, Longstaff – Almiron, Isak, Gordon. SUBS: Karius, Hall, Murphy, Livramento, Dummett, Joelinton, Wilson, Ritchie, Krafth. There’s a few big guns back in …

This Saturday, Dusan Vlahovic and Romelu Lukaku will cross paths on the pitch when Juventus host Roma at the Allianz Stadium. The Serbian will be the one donning the famous black-and-white stripes. But it could have been the Belgian leading the Bianconeri charge had the swap deal with Chelsea materialized in the summer. Eventually, that exchange was likely too enormous …

Juventus and Roma stars Federico Chiesa and Paulo Dybala are both determined to recover in time for Saturday’s big showdown. The Bianconeri will host the capital side at the Allianz Stadium in the final Serie A fixture of the year. Football purists around the world are hoping that the two fabulous strikers grace the field with their elegant presence, as …

Teenage Brazilian winger Savinho has been one of the revelations of La Liga this season, playing an important role in Girona’s surprise title challenge. The 19-year-old attacker is currently on loan at the Catalan outfit from Troyes, both clubs owned by the City Football Group, who are also the owners of Manchester City. Savinho has scored five goals and set …

Newcastle United trio Joelinton, Sean Longstaff and Jamaal Lascelles are at risk of suspension ahead of today’s Boxing Day clash with Nottingham Forest. Should any of them receive their fifth booking of the season in the 12.30pm kick-off at St James’ Park, they’ll miss our trip to Liverpool on New Year’s Day. Thankfully, the 5-yellow suspension period is wiped after …

Pedri’s fitness problems are growing into somewhat of a concern for FC Barcelona, with the midfield sensation succumbing to yet another injury earlier this month. It is already his second injury of the season after he missed close to three months due to a muscle problem earlier in the campaign. Pedri’s injury not due to a blow in training Barcelona …

Even though he had not seen a lot of first-team action until recently, Inaki Pena had always been held in very high regard at Barcelona. The La Masia graduate made his senior debut only during last season and that too did not get a whole lot of opportunities owing to Marc-Andre ter Stegen’s brilliance between the sticks. Despite that and …

Former Juventus defender Leonardo Bonucci is reportedly in advanced negotiations with Roma over a January switch. The controversial star was forced to leave Turin in the summer as the Bianconeri decided to drop him out of the squad and strip him of the captaincy. The 36-year-old was initially defiant, but eventually decided to accept Union Berlin’s offer rather than remain …

The early race for the top spot in the Eastern Conference has been mostly a three-team chase thus far. We are two months into the 2023-24 NBA season and the Boston Celtics, Milwaukee Bucks, and Philadelphia 76ers have been a head above the rest for about the last four weeks. All three were in action during the Christmas Day slate, …