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Everton host Fulham in the Premier League as two teams in contrasting form go head to head in the late kick-off on Saturday. Everton will be hoping to extend their unbeaten run in the league to five matches, while Fulham will be looking to avoid three consecutive defeats. The hosts are two places and five points clear of the relegation …

Under four hours remain before Barcelona and Real Madrid take to the field at Santiago Bernabeu for the first Clasico of the season. The Blaugrana, who have been in fine form so far this season, are coming off a sensational win over Bayern Munich but face a whole different beast in Real Madrid who did away with Borussia Dortmund with …

Former Juventus striker Roberto Boninsegna has expressed his admiration for Dusan Vlahovic, despite some fans calling for better performances from the Serbian forward. Vlahovic has been a key figure for Juventus since the start of the season, with the club relying on him to lead the line and provide goals. Although his performances have faced criticism from some sections of …

Around 20 years ago in October, Lionel Messi made baby steps towards his journey to excellence as he made his Barcelona senior team debut. Messi, at the time, was just 17 – 11 days younger than Lamine Yamal’s current age. But while the Argentine was merely making his debut at that age, Yamal has already surpassed his early tally, even …

FIFA has announced that the process of allowing foreign leagues to play games in the United States has taken another step forward. The governing body revealed back in May that they were creating a working group to look into the viability of the matter. This group was put in place to gain information and then recommend whether or not to …

Gavi’s return to action for Barcelona was beyond special for not only the dressing room but for the management and fans and the joy was palpable across Catalonia the day he made his first appearance post-injury against Sevilla. Since then, the youngster once again featured off the bench against Bayern Munich and is expected to start on the bench for …

Kenan Yildiz, the young Turkish international, has quickly risen through the ranks at Juventus, transitioning from the youth team to the senior squad. His promotion came under former manager Max Allegri, who recognised his talent and allowed him to make his debut for the first team. Since then, Yildiz has continued to develop, showing enough promise to inherit the iconic …

Ever since the transfer market came to a close, the Barcelona board has been very focused on building the core of the group and try and complete contract registrations of key players. During this period, the club maintained that achieving the 1:! rule will remain an issue even in the upcoming January transfer window, which is why the club have …

Trent Alexander-Arnold believes he can win the Ballon d’Or and says he wants to be remembered as the “greatest right-back to have played football”. In an interview with Sky Sports, Alexander-Arnold admitted he would choose winning the coveted world player of the year award over lifting a trophy with England. No full-back has ever won the Ballon d’Or, which was …

Paul Merson has released his weekly set of Premier League predictions, featuring his views on Newcastle and Chelsea ahead of our trip to Stamford Bridge. Well, I say his views on both, yet 99% of his prediction sees him discuss the Blues and say very little about Eddie Howe’s Mags. In fact, before predicting a comfortable 3-1 win for Chelsea, …