Pogba and Ibrahimovic train with Man Utd ahead of Sevilla tie

Paul Pogba and Zlatan Ibrahimovic were both involved in Manchester United training on Tuesday as they prepare to face Sevilla in the Champions League last 16.

France star Pogba was struck down by a mystery illness ahead of the Red Devils FA Cup win over Huddersfield Town last weekend.

However, the midfielder was reported to have trained on Sunday and was again involved with the rest of the team as they completed final preparations to face the Spanish side in Wednesday s away first leg.

It remains to be seen if Pogba will start with his form and relationship with manager Jose Mourinho under intense scrutiny, although the manager slammed reports of a falling out with his player as lies before the meeting with the Huddersfield clash.

Great to see these three…

Liverpool rekindle interest in Piotr Zielinski

Having missed out on signing Piotr Zielinski two years ago when the 23-year-old midfielder moved from Udinese to Napoli, Liverpool are getting ready to reignite interest in Poland international.

Zielinski joined Partenopei in 2016 for a reported £13 million fee and went on to establish himself as a key first-team member, helping his time further strengthen their Serie A title bid this season.

Polish international has thus far made 24 league appearances during which he bagged four goals, while also scoring 1 in two Champions League outings.

Italian media claim that Napoli have revealed a release clause for their midfielder star and that Liverpool are prepared to get back in the race to sign him next summer. With Emre Can likely to leave for Juventus, the Reds ar…

Zamora agrees QPR contract extension

Bobby Zamora will be part of QPR s Premier League squad this season after agreeing a new one-year contract at Loftus Road.

The striker was QPR s hero in May as he scored the decisive goal in the play-off final versus Derby County at Wembley to send Harry Redknapp s side back into the top flight at the first time of asking.

Zamora s time at the club has been beset by injuries, meaning he has only scored 11 goals since his arrival from Fulham in January 2012.

But the 33-year-old has penned a new deal to give him another shot in the top flight.

I m over the moon, he told the club s official website. I ve had an up and down time at QPR.

I started off really well but then picked up a couple of injuries and didn t perform as well as I wanted to.

Enrique hopes to become a Kop hero like Carragher

Jose Enrique has outlined his ambition to follow in the footsteps of Jamie Carragher and establish himself as a Liverpool legend.

Carragher will call time on his career at the end of this season, having played over 700 times for the club and serving with distinction since making his first-team debut in 1996.

The 35-year-old has won the FA Cup twice, the League Cup on three occasions and was memorably part of the side that was victorious in the 2005 UEFA Champions League final against AC Milan.

Enrique, who joined Liverpool in 2011 from Newcastle, has paid tribute to Carragher’s attitude and application and stated his desire to emulate his exploits.

One of the reasons I came here was Jamie Carragher, Steven Gerrard and now Luis Suarez, he told LFCTV. …

Dortmund sensation Moukoko earns praise after making Bundesliga history

Borussia Dortmund interim head coach Edin Terzic and Axel Witsel lauded Youssoufa Moukoko following his historic Bundesliga performance.

Moukoko became the Bundesliga s youngest ever scorer in Dortmund s 2-1 defeat at Union Berlin on Friday, aged 16 years and 28 days.

The prodigious striker lashed home a ferocious shot from just inside the penalty area to restore parity on the hour-mark, after Taiwo Awoniyi s opener three minutes earlier.

Union went on to win thanks to Marvin Friedrich s 78th-minute goal but Moukoko – who surpassed the record set by Bayer Leverkusen s Florian Wirtz (17 years, one month and three days) – earned praise post-match.

Youssoufa played a really good game, Terzic told Bundesliga.com.

The goal that he scored. He had…

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Looking to continue on what has been a real romp on home soil, New York will welcome Philadelphia to the Red Bull Arena in the early hours of Friday morning.

New York Red Bulls

Starting with the hosts, while New York might have been disappointed by the way they ended June, The Red Bulls certainly bounced back in some style last time out. Despite making the trip to a high-flying Orlando City outfit earlier in the week, Gerhard Struber s side picked up an eye-catching 2-1 win on the road and they have continued to impress since bringing in the former Barnsley boss. Now with their sights firmly set on breaking back into the top-seven in the Eastern Conference, the former MLS champions have bounced back from that action-packed 3-2 loss a…

Martino: Argentina deserved to beat Chile in final

Despite watching his team struggle to deliver on the big stage, coach Gerardo Martino claimed Argentina deserved to win the Copa America Centenario.

In a centenary tournament that promised so much, it ended in more disappointment for Argentina, who lost 4-2 on penalties in a rematch of last year s final following 120 minutes of goalless action, which was overshadowed by red cards to Mauricio Diaz and Marcos Rojo in the first half in New Jersey on Sunday.

Captain Lionel Messi skied his spot-kick over the bar, while Lucas Biglia s missed penalty proved decisive after Gonzalo Higuain and Sergio Aguero failed to find the net in regulation as Argentina lost a third consecutive major final, with the South American giants still waiting to snap 23-year title drought.

An…

Ballack impressed by Dortmund signings but still backing Bayern

Michael Ballack feels Borussia Dortmund have recruited well this close season but still thinks they lack the personality to challenge Bayern Munich.

Dortmund have seen Mats Hummels join Bayern and lost Ilkay Gundogan and Henrikh Mkhitaryan since the end of the 2015/16 campaign but brought in the likes of Mario Gotze, Andre Schurrle and Ousmane Dembele as replacements.

And former Germany and Bayern midfielder Ballack feels Thomas Tuchel s side are in for another strong season.

He told Omnisport:  I think Dortmund can compensate [for the departures] although Hummels is a heavy loss.

Gundogan is also an outstanding player but he was injured a lot while Mkhitaryan only had one good year, the last one.

They already have players that can plug thos…

PSG to open title defence at Montpellier

Ligue 1 champions Paris Saint-Germain will visit Montpellier on the first weekend of the 2013-14 season after the fixtures were released.

The Parisian giants were handed a tough fixture to start their title defence, which begins on the weekend of August 10, with Montpellier the 2011-12 champions.
In each of the last three Ligue 1 seasons, the title holder has failed to win their first match, and PSG will be looking to break that hoodoo at Stade de la Mosson.
Another much-anticipated fixture of the first weekend will see big-spending Monaco on the road to Bordeaux.
Monaco – who have already spent more than 125 million euros in the off-season securing the likes of Radamel Falcao, James Rodriguez and Joao Moutinho – were only promoted from Ligue 2 last term.
Their first top-fl…

Sunderland make offer for Vydra; Mertens to Napoli

Sunderland A.F.C. have submitted a loan offer to Udinese Calcio for highly-rated striker Czech Republic international striker Matej Vydra, .

A number of English Premier League clubs, including the likes of Crystal Palace and West Ham United, are reportedly keen on the Football League Championship Player of the Year, who scored 22 goals in 45 league appearances while on loan at Watford last season.

Vydra, who is also attracting interest from Bundesliga side Werder Bremen, is currently valued at around £8 million by the Zebrette.

The 21-year-old talisman is currently the first choice striker for Czech Republic boss Michal Bílek.

It is correct that Sunderland are interested, but they are interested in a loan at the moment. They don t want …