Roberto Martinez is confident that Cristiano Ronaldo s vast experience will benefit Portugal during Euro 2024.
Ronaldo first played in the Euros in 2004 before winning the competition in 2016, and will surely appear in a record-extending sixth edition later this month.
The 39-year-old is the leading scorer in men s international football, netting 128 goals in 204 official matches, with 14 of those coming in the European Championships.
Ronaldo is entering what could potentially be the final major tournament of his stellar career, and Martinez is hoping to draw on all his experience ahead of their opener.
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Massimiliano Allegri remains optimistic about Juventus chances of succeeding in the Coppa Italia and the Champions League.
The Bianconeri occupy the final Champions League qualification spot in Serie A, three points ahead of fifth-placed Atalanta, who have a game in hand.
Allegri s team struggled to find their feet at the start of the season, but they are now unbeaten across seven games in all competitions, including a 2-1 win over Sassuolo that booked their spot in the Coppa Italia semi-final where they will meet Fiorentina across a two-legged tie.
While the 54-year-old has repeatedly quashed claims that Juve could mount a late charge for the Scudetto, he suggested his side fancy their chances in the other two competitions they are in.
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Phil Neville has been confirmed as the new head coach of Portland Timbers ahead of the 2024 MLS season.
The 46-year-old said he was relishing the prospect of returning to the competition, five months after his departure from Inter Miami.
Neville said: “I am massively excited about the challenge ahead, and from the very first moment I met the staff I knew it was the right opportunity for me, the right club for me and the right city for me.
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“The fans are the most important part of this football club with their intensity and support, and I think this journey is going to be something special.”
Neville will have to work hard to win over some sections of Po…
As reported by , Aston Villa are exploring the possibility of signing Luis Suarez, who is now a free agent having been released by Atletico Madrid at the end of the season.
Suarez played with Villa manager Steven Gerrard as well as playmaker Philippe Coutinho back in his Liverpool days, before he left the Merseyside club in favor of Barcelona in 2014. He moved on to Atletico in 2020 after being told by Ronald Koeman, the Barcelona head coach at the time, that his services weren t needed anymore, and helped the club from the Spanish capital with the La Liga title in 2020-21.
Nonetheless, the 35-year-old Uruguayan has fallen out of favour with Diego Simeone as well, and there s obviously no place for him at the Wanda Metropolitano.
Gerrard is obviously keen to rec…
The games continue to come thick and fast in a crammed schedule for the 2020-21 season.
Jose Mourinho returns to former club Manchester United with Tottenham in one of the highlights of the Premier League weekend, while champions Liverpool visit in-form Aston Villa.
Everton and Leicester City aim to build on fine starts at home to Brighton and Hove Albion and West Ham, while Chelsea and Arsenal welcome Crystal Palace and Sheffield United respectively.
It promises to be another incident-packed weekend in the Premier League, so before getting comfy on your sofas, why not have a crack at our Opta-powered quiz?
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Sean Dyche s Everton reign got off to a flying start as James Tarkowski s header handed Premier League leaders Arsenal a surprise 1-0 defeat at Goodison Park.
Everton looked revitalised in their first outing under the former Burnley boss, and it was two of his former Clarets players who combined for the winner – Tarkowski powering Dwight McNeil s corner home on the hour.
Arsenal were kept at arm s length by Everton during an unusually disjointed display, with the deserved victory dragging the Toffees – at least temporarily – out of the relegation zone.
Having suffered just their second league defeat of the season, the Gunners could see their lead at the summit cut to two points when title rivals Manchester City face Tottenham on Sunday.
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Zlatan Ibrahimovic and Junior Messias scored as Milan bounced back from successive Serie A defeats in style, beating Genoa 3-0 away from home on Wednesday.
Veteran centre-forward Ibrahimovic punished the poor positioning of a Genoa wall, firing in an early free-kick to settle any Milan nerves.
Messias then scored twice, heading past Salvatore Sirigu in first-half stoppage time before fizzing a low strike into the bottom corner just after the hour mark.
Genoa were hardly able to threaten the visitors, with Milan s dominance duly reflected in the scoreline as the Rossoneri moved to within a point of leaders Napoli.
Ibrahimovic opened the scoring in just the 10th minute, bending his free-kick around the centrally positioned wall and into the bottom-right co…
Inter beat Juventus. Juventus beat Milan. Milan beat Inter. For once it has been tough to predict the title race in Serie A.
Winning the Scudetto was not enough for Maurizio Sarri to keep his job at Juve last season, meaning Andrea Pirlo is under significant pressure as the Bianconeri chase a 10th straight league crown.
However, they have struggled to convince under the former midfield metronome and sit seven points adrift of leaders Milan in fourth, although they hold a game in hand.
There has seemingly never been a better chance for Inter, who are two points off top in second, and Milan to end Scudetto droughts that date back to 2009-10 and 2010-11 respectively.
Fans and pundits will continue to have their say on who will sit top come the end of the se…
Arsenal continued their excellent start to the campaign as a fortuitous first-half Bukayo Saka goal gave them a 1-0 away win over Bodo/Glimt in the Europa League, marking a sixth win in a row across all competitions.
A clever move gave the England international the ball in a good shooting position, and his deflected shot came back off the 21-year-old and into the net to give the Gunners the lead.
Bodo pressed for an equaliser in the second half, but a combination of Matt Turner and poor finishing allowed the Gunners to hold on for all three points.
Mikel Arteta s men made it 11 wins from 12 in all competitions to start the season as they consolidate their position at the top of Group A.
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Manuel Neuer has left the door open to representing Germany at another World Cup after this year s tournament in Qatar.
The goalkeeper, who won the Golden Glove at Brazil 2014 eight years ago with four clean sheets over seven games, looks set to play in his fourth edition later this month.
The Bayern Munich man has recovered from a shoulder injury, and is expected to be included in Hansi Flick s squad for Qatar 2022.
But Neuer has refused to rule out appearing at a fifth tournament, at the 2026 World Cup, when he will be 40 years old, keeping the door open for his international future.
You never know. I assume that it will be the last World Cup for me, but it doesn t have to be like that, he told Sports Illustrated.
I m not afraid to say that we…