Inter Milan confirm interest in Yaya Toure

Internazionale Milano general director Marco Fassone has confirmed the club’s interest in Manchester City midfielder Yaya Toure.  The Côte d’Ivoire international, 31, is contracted to the Etihad Stadium until the summer of 2017, but reports in Italy have suggested the Nerazzurri are preparing a €60 million bid for the former Barcelona star.  “Who doesn’t dream of having a player like him? Toure would give our midfield line something...

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Mohamed Salah set for permanent Fiorentina deal

The Express understands that Mohamed Salah is on the verge of making his loan switch from Chelsea to Fiorentina permanent, with the Italian side preparing at £13m bid for the winger.  The Egypt international moved to the Florence side earlier this year after falling out of favour at Stamford Bridge, and has since played for them eleven times in all competitions, scoring six goals.  Prior to his move to Serie A, the 22 year old played...

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Stoke city ready to make a shock move for Hernandez

Stoke City are ready to make a shock bid for Manchester United striker Javier Hernandez, according to the Mirror.  The Mexico international is currently on loan at Real Madrid, though he has started just five games in all competitions, with just one of those starts coming in the league.  Prior to his temporary switch to the European Champions, the 26 year old racked up over one hundred and fifty-four appearances for United, scoring...

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Israel 0 Belgium 1

Israel 0 Belgium 1 Marouane Fellaini’s hot streak continued as his early goal secured Belgium’s vital 1-0 victory in Israel, despite Vincent Kompany being dismissed midway through the second half.  Manchester United midfielder Fellaini scored twice in Saturday’s 5-0 thumping of Cyprus, and made the difference again in Jerusalem – his ninth-minute strike putting Belgium top of Euro 2016 qualifying Group B.  Captain Kompany picked up...

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Ghana 1 - 1 Mali

New Mali coach Alain Giresse watched on from the touchline as Bakary Sako’s penalty secured a 1-1 draw in Tuesday’s friendly aganist Ghana.  Emmanuel Agyemang-Badu’s goal early in the second half had put Africa Cup of Nations runners-up Ghana on course for a deserved victory at Stade Sebastien Charlety.  But Wolves winger Sako struck from the spot 19 minutes from time after Richmond Boakye hauled down Molla Wague to ensure Mali avoided...

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Italy 1-1 England

England maintained their unbeaten run since their early World Cup exit as Andros Townsend’s stunning effort secure a draw against Italy.  England’s 2-1 defeat to Italy in their opening game of last year’s World Cup set the tone for a disappointing campaign for Roy Hodgson’s men, crashing out ignominiously at the group stage.  And, after Graziano Pelle scored a 29th-minute header in Turin, the Three Lions looked set to be heading for...

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Netherlands 2-0 Spain

Netherlands recorded a morale-boosting 2-0 friendly victory over Spain on Tuesday night to ease the pressure on coach Guus Hiddink. Saturday’s 1-1 draw with Turkey in Euro 2016 qualifying led to calls for the coach to resign, but two goals in the space of three first-half minutes gave the Oranje a second successive win over Spain to help restore some confidence. Stefan De Vrij broke the deadlock after 13 minutes with a well-placed header, before...

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Switzerland 1-1 USA

Jozy Altidore received his first red card in international soccer as 10-man United States drew 1-1 with Switzerland in a friendly on Tuesday. Jurgen Klinsmann’s men went into the clash at Stadion Letzigrund in Zurich in need of a confidence boost having lost four of their last five games – including last week’s 3-2 reverse to Denmark. And they looked to be on their way after Brek Shea opened the scoring just before halftime, with the Orlando...

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John Terry has put pen to paper on a new one-year contract with Chelsea

John Terry has put pen to paper on a new one-year contract with Chelsea, according to Sky Sports.  Aside from a brief loan spell with Nottingham Forest, the 34 year has spent his whole career at Stamford Bridge, racking up six hundred and fifty-three appearances in all competitions scoring fifty-nine goals.  During his time with the London club, he has won a whole host of major honours including three Premier League titles, five FA Cups,...

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Arsenal and Roma battle for Cech

Arsenal and Roma have been linked with a bid to sign out-of-favour Chelsea goalkeeper Petr Cech, according to the Telegraph.  The Czech Republic international, who moved to Stamford Bridge in the summer of 2004, is likely to seek a new challenge next season after losing his place in Jose Mourinho’s starting line-up to Thibaut Courtois.  The 34 year old has made fourteen appearances in all competitions so far this season, including the...

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Barcelona full-back Daniel Alves has agreed to join Paris Saint-Germain at the end of the season.

Radio Marca is reporting that Barcelona full-back Daniel Alves has agreed to join Paris Saint-Germain at the end of the season.  The Brazilian reportedly accepted a three-year contract worth €27 million gross on 10th March, although he has been given 20 days to cancel the deal for a fee of €1 million.  This is enough to suggest that Alves is expecting a counter offer from Barcelona, but chances are the Catalans will allow him to leave...

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Portugal 2 Serbia 1

Fabio Coentrao scored the winner as Portugal saw off Serbia 2-1 to go top of Euro 2016 qualifying Group I in Lisbon on Sunday.  Fernando Santos’ men took the lead after just 10 minutes at Estadio da Luz thanks to a header from veteran defender Ricardo Carvalho.  Carvalho was forced off soon after through injury, and Portugal looked set to be in for a frustrating night when Nemanja Matic equalised for Serbia.  Matic found the net...

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Georgia 0 Germany 2

Marco Reus and Thomas Muller were on target as Germany cruised to a routine 2-0 victory over Georgia in Sunday’s Euro 2016 qualifier.  The world champions recalled Muller, Bastian Schweinsteiger – making his first appearance since last year’s World Cup final – Toni Kroos and Mats Hummels to their starting XI, having rested the quartet for a 2-2 friendly draw with Australia on Wednesday.  Germany travelled to Tbilisi knowing they could...

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Scotland 6 Gibraltar 1

Scotland survived a brief scare against Gibraltar before Steven Fletcher’s hat-trick helped them to a comfortable 6-1 win in Sunday’s Euro 2016 qualifier at Hampden Park.  Gordon Strachan’s men came into the clash as strong favourites against the minnows, but became the first side to concede a competitive goal to Gibraltar when Lee Casciaro cancelled out Shaun Maloney’s earlier penalty.  Casciaro, a policeman back in his homeland, placed...

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France 2-0 Denmark

Alexandre Lacazette scored his first France goal as the Euro 2016 hosts eased to a routine 2-0 friendly victory over Denmark at the Stade Geoffroy-Guichard on Sunday. The Lyon striker earned an international recall in November and, on his sixth appearance for France, netted the opener before Olivier Giroud joined him on the scoresheet. Giroud’s first international goal since the World Cup win over Switzerland doubled the lead before half-time,...

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South Africa 1-1 Nigeria

Drama ensued at the Mbombela Stadium as Bongani Zungu’s injury-time strike rescued a 1-1 draw for South Africa in Sunday’s friendly against Nigeria. It appeared as though South Africa would rue Andile Jali’s missed penalty when Ahmed Musa’s excellent strike put Nigeria into a 1-0 lead with five minutes left on the clock. But Zungu pounced to earn a share of the spoils in the fourth minute of additional time in Nelspruit. A draw was the least...

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Brazil 1-0 Chile

Roberto Firmino came off the bench to net the only goal in Brazil’s 1-0 friendly win over Chile at the Emirates Stadium on Sunday. In a battling affair, the Hoffenheim man replaced the ineffective Luiz Adriano on the hour-mark and struck the winner with a coolly-taken finish 11 minutes later. The clash saw two of the modern game’s biggest superstars in opposition, but neither Neymar nor Alexis Sanchez – on his home ground – had a significant...

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Mexico 1 Ecuador 0

Javier Hernandez moved a step closer to overhauling Jared Borgetti on Mexico’s all-time goalscoring list after helping Miguel Herrera’s men to a 1-0 victory over Ecuador in Saturday’s international friendly at Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum.  Hernandez scored the only goal of the match in the 14th minute – moving second alongside Cuauhtemoc Blanco on 39 goals.  The 26-year-old – on loan at Real Madrid – is just seven goals adrift of...

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Netherlands 1 Turkey 1

An injury-time strike from Klaas-Jan Huntelaar proved just enough to spare the blushes of under-fire Netherlands coach Guus Hiddink, as his side drew 1-1 with Turkey in Euro 2016 qualifying Group A to avoid an historic home defeat.  Burak Yilmaz’s deflected first-half strike had looked set to inflict the World Cup semi-finalists’ first-ever home reverse in a European Championship qualifier, and leave their automatic qualification hopes in...

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Bulgaria 2 Italy 2

Eder put the controversy over his first Italy call up firmly to one side as his late strike earned the Azzurri a 2-2 draw against Bulgaria in their Euro 2016 Group H qualifier.  The Brazil-born striker was always likely to be under the spotlight on Saturday, after coach Antonio Conte’s decision to include the 28-year-old in his squad sparked a furious reaction from some quarters.  Inter coach Roberto Mancini was among those to publically...

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Morocco 0 Uruguay 1

Edinson Cavani’s penalty was enough to secure a 1-0 victory for Uruguay against Morocco on Saturday in a game that represented Oscar Tabarez’s last chance to assess his options before selecting his squad for this year’s Copa America.  Uruguay – defending Copa America champions after victory in 2011 – were once again without Barcelona star Luis Suarez, still banned from competitive international duty following his bite on Italy’s Giorgio...

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Ghana 1 Senegal 2

Moussa Konate netted a brace from the bench as Ghana failed to bounce back from their Africa Cup of Nations final defeat in a 2-0 loss to Senegal on Saturday.  A sudden-death penalty from Ivory Coast goalkeeper Boubacar Barry last month denied a first continental title since 1982 to Avram Grant’s men, who progressed to the last act despite a 2-1 defeat to Senegal in the group stage.  And Ghana failed once again to get the better of...

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Israel 0 Wales 3

Gareth Bale put his Real Madrid struggles to one side as he scored twice and set up the other in Wales’ superb 3-0 victory against 10-man Israel that sent them top of Euro 2016 qualifying Group B.  Bale has found himself the main scapegoat for Real’s struggles in 2015, with Spanish media and supporters alike criticising the forward, who had his car damaged following the recent Clasico defeat to Barcelona.  However, Bale showed no ill-effects...

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El Salvador 0-2 Argentina

Argentina triumphed in the absence of Lionel Messi as they beat El Salvador 2-0 at the FedEx Field on Saturday night.  The 27-year-old was left on the bench and wasn’t risked after missing training on Thursday with a foot injury, while Javier Mascherano was also named among the substitutes. It had no bearing on the result, though, as Neston Renderos put through his own net before Federico Mancuello enjoyed a goal-scoring international...

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