Stoke City have agreed to sell Josh Laurent to Sivasspor in the summer transfer window, according to . The report has claimed that Stoke, who are in the Championship in England, have accepted a bid from Turkish club Sivasspor for Laurent.
Birmingham City are also interested in Laurent, but it is Sivasspor who have had an offer accepted by Stoke. However, the player himself is not keen on a move to the Turkish club. TEAMtalk has reported that the 29-year-old former Reading star rejected the transfer to the Sivasspor and is waiting for other opportunities before deciding his next move.
Laurent has been on the books of Stoke since the summer of 2022 when he joined on a free transfer. The midfielder made 30 starts and seven substitute appearances in the Championship for the…
Croatia are living for the moment as they prepare for a World Cup semi-final against Lionel Messi s Argentina, so says Borna Sosa.
Zlatko Dalic s team reached the final in Russia four years ago, losing to France, who will play Morocco in the other semi-final in Qatar.
Croatia were not fancied among the favourites to succeed in Qatar but overcame Brazil on penalties to reach the last four for the third time in their history.
Now they face Argentina, with the prospect of knocking both South American giants out of the World Cup should Croatia do so, they would be the first team since Germany in 2014 to manage it.
Borna Sosa was excellent against Brazil. keeping Raphinha and then Antony quiet down Croatia s left side, and the full-back has every confidence th…
Defender Kurt Zouma hopes his strong Chelsea form can continue over the second half of the season in order to seal a France place for Euro 2016 later this year.
The 21-year-old has been a key figure for Chelsea this term, making 16 starts and 18 total Premier League appearances from a possible 20 games.
Zouma has only made two substitute appearances for Les Bleus, however, and is eager to cement his place in Didier Deschamps plans prior to the tournament.
It is a big year for me personally, he said in his club s newsletter.
There are the Euros in France and of course I want to be there in the squad so I have to keep working hard with Chelsea, improving myself in training and playing games.
The tournament is at home in France, we want to win a…
Christian Benteke s below-par maiden campaign at Liverpool could cost him a spot at Euro 2016 after Belgium boss Marc Wilmots claimed the striker is full of doubt .
Benteke is Liverpool s second highest scorer this season, but his return of eight goals in 33 games has done little to repay the reported £32.5million spent to bring him to Anfield from Aston Villa.
His compatriot Romelu Lukaku is joint second in the Premier League s scoring charts with 18 strikes to his name, while only Zlatan Ibrahimovic and Edinson Cavani have scored more than Marseille striker Michy Batshuayi s 13 Ligue 1 goals this term.
Perhaps even more worrying for Benteke, Liverpool manager Jurgen Klopp has shown a recent preference for Belgium youngster Divock Origi in his starting XI.
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Federico Valverde scored in extra time as Real Madrid advanced to the Supercopa de Espana final with a 3-2 victory over Barcelona.
Vinicius Junior gave Madrid a deserved lead shortly after the midway point of the first half in Riyadh, yet Luuk de Jong ensured the sides went in at the break level with a fortuitous equaliser.
Karim Benzema restored Los Blancos advantage in the 72nd minute, only for Ansu Fati to draw Xavi s men level once again with seven minutes left of normal time.
Valverde clipped home eight minutes into extra time, however, to set up a final clash on Sunday against either Atletico Madrid or Athletic Bilbao, who do battle in the second semi-final on Thursday.
15 Vinícius Júnior has scored 15 goals in 27 games for this sea…
For Newcastle United and Chelsea, their respective outlooks heading into the final fixture before the World Cup couldn t be much more different.
While Eddie Howe s side are enjoying a brilliant season that at this point looks set to end with a European spot at the very least, Chelsea have endured a difficult few weeks and are on the slide.
Essentially, the World Cup break comes at the worst possible moment for Newcastle, but for Chelsea it s perfectly timed as it can potentially act as a circuit-breaker.
Nevertheless, there s still time for Chelsea to improve their collective mood heading into the break – though Saturday s trip to St James Park is going to be a real test.
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Republic of Ireland defender Niamh Fahey suspects no dress rehearsal, no matter how big the audience, could truly prepare her side for their World Cup debut.
That milestone moment is inching ever closer for the Girls in Green, whose first tilt at a global title begins Thursday against tournament co-hosts Australia on a double-billed opening day of the tournament kicking off with New Zealand taking on Norway in Auckland.
The Republic’s meeting with the Matildas proved so popular that as early as January it was moved to the competition’s largest venue, the 80,000-plus capacity Stadium Australia in Sydney.
“I don’t think you can realistically replicate that scenario, even if you wanted to try,” said Fahey, speaking at an open training session at Brisbane�…
Scotland’s Euro 2024 qualifier against Georgia was interrupted for work to the pitch ahead of an inspection after the hosts took the lead amid farcical conditions at Hampden.
A torrential downpour in the hour before kick-off led to the match kicking off in unplayable-looking conditions.
Simple passes were getting stuck, water was splashing up with every step and a well-struck shot from the visitors almost stopped in the goalmouth, although it was going wide anyway.
10 | The match official has suspended the match for twenty minutes to give time to clear the pitch following substantial rainfall.
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With Merseyside bragging rights up for grabs on Monday night, Liverpool will welcome Everton to Anfield for what should be a fiery affair.
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Starting with the hosts, last seen putting in another woeful display, Liverpool find themselves in the midst of a real Premier League nightmare. Eventually getting hit with a stunning 3-0 defeat away at relegation scrappers Wolves, Jurgen Klopp finds a huge amount of pressure on his shoulders at Anfield. Knowing that they are in need of a minor miracle if they re to claim a much-needed top-four finish this year, the ex-Borussia Dortmund boss is seeking an essential boost on Monday night. However, despite being tipped as a standout pick here, Liverpool have remarkably won just a trio of th…
Spain national coach Vicente del Bosque said he was relatively happy with the draw for the 2012 European championships but added the holders would not be taking anything for granted in Group I.
Euro 2008 victors Spain were grouped with the Czech Republic, Scotland, Lithuania and minnows Liechtenstein following Saturday s draw and will start as strong favourites to win the group.
Liechtenstein look the easiest opponent but we have to be wary of the other three, said del Bosque. It is true that there are some teams that haven t qualified for the World Cup but we can t get complacent as nowadays there is not as much difference between the teams.
For now, our first thought is the World Cup and as soon as we know the match-ups we will have to prepare ourselves to s…