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Barcelona will be gunning for their eighth win of the La Liga season when they take on Luis Garcia Plaza’s Deportivo Alaves on Sunday afternoon away at the Mendizorroza Stadium. The Blaugrana, having lost the last league game against CA Osasuna, bounced back strongly with a victory over Young Boys in the UEFA Champions League in midweek, and will be …

Juventus made significant efforts to sign Francisco Conceição from FC Porto during the summer transfer window, but they were unable to complete a permanent deal. As a result, they opted to bring him in on loan for around €7 million, with the expectation that he would return to Portugal at the end of the season. Despite playing only two league …

While highs and lows are an inevitable part of football, Weston McKennie seems to be trapped in a never-ending rollercoaster since setting foot at Juventus. The American’s unusual story with the Old Lady dates back to the agonizing COVID-19 period. The Bundesliga was the first top European league to resume action on the pitch. Then-Juventus sporting director Fabio Paratici had …

Josh Sargent will be entering October’s U.S. men’s national team camp on good form. Sargent scored his fourth EFL Championship goal of the season on Saturday as Norwich City defeated Hull City 4-0 at Carrow Road. The USMNT forward was one of four different players to find the back of the net in Saturday’s home triumph for the Canaries. Marcelino …

Barcelona return to action one final time before the international break when they face Deportivo Alaves tomorrow afternoon in an early kickoff at Estadio Mendizorroza. Alaves have not been on a good run of form all season, which makes the Catalans the favourites to pick up three points on Sunday. The Vitoria-Gasteiz-based side have won three games in La Liga …

Juventus faces a critical decision regarding Paul Pogba as he has been cleared to return to action next year following the reduction of his doping ban. The Frenchman currently earns up to €10 million per season, making him one of Juventus’ highest earners once he resumes playing. However, Thiago Motta did not include Pogba in his plans when he took …

The team sheets are in at Goodison Park, where Eddie Howe’s Newcastle United take on Sean Dyche’s Everton in today’s 5.30pm kick-off. Here are the official line ups, where the home side are without Jarrad Branthwaite and Vitaly Mykolenko; two defenders who started in their win over Palace last weekend. Newcastle XI: Pope – Trippier, Schar, Burn, Hall – Tonali, Bruno, …

Barcelona take on Deportivo Alaves tomorrow afternoon on match day 9 of La Liga and the team will thus travel to Vitoria-Gasteiz for the final game before the international break. Hansi Flick is yet to release the squad list for the game against Luis Garcia Plaza’s side but SPORT reveal that there will be a surprising new name called up …

Juventus has had a strong start to the season, similar to Napoli, but pundit Massimo Marianella believes both clubs are still trailing Inter Milan in the race for the Serie A title. Juventus is eager to end their four-year wait for another league crown, but they face stiff competition from both Inter and Napoli. Napoli, without the distraction of European …

Liverpool goalkeeper Alisson was “distraught” after suffering a leg injury 15 minutes from time during the Premier League leaders’ 1-0 win at Crystal Palace, former Reds striker Peter Crouch has said. Brazil international Alisson threw his gloves to the ground in frustration after sitting on the turf when he sustained the issue while making a clearance at Selhurst Park. “He …