Manchester United s impressive youngsters are fearless, according to Jesse Lingard.
Lingard, a United academy graduate himself, has warned Everton that they should not expect him and his younger team-mates to be overawed by the sense of occasion ahead of what will be a first run out at Wembley for many of them.
Lingard is the most senior player of the likes of Anthony Martial, Marcus Rashford and Tim Fosu-Mensah, who are all in consideration for the crunch semi-final.
I am pretty much fearless, like the other young players as well that are coming into the squad now like Rashford and Martial, he said.
We just play with no fear and at the end of the day you are just playing football with your friends, pretty much. We are still adapting and getting used to…
Brazilian newspaper Lancenet understands that Atletico Mineiro are set to complete the signing of Argentine midfielder Jesus Datolo from Internacional.
The former Argentina international is currently undergoing a medical ahead of his proposed switch to Estadio Raimundo Sampaio.
Datolo arrives at Atletico on a cut-price deal seeing as how his contract at Internacional was due to expire in January 2014.
He is expected to replace star midfielder Bernard, who completed a mega money switch to Shakhtar Donetsk earlier this week.
Jesus Datolo made a name for himself while playing for Boca Juniors, before making a switch to Napoli in January 2009.
The 29-year-old utterly failed to live up to the billing at Stadio San Paolo, making just 22 league appearan…
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FC Barcelona and Real Madrid will decide which teams wins the 2017 Spanish Super Cup this Wednesday. Real Madrid have the edge after winning the first leg 3-1 at Camp Nou, but Barcelona know a thing or two about pulling upsets at Santiago Bernabeu so things are far from settled. Kick off time is scheduled for this Wednesday at 9 PM UK.
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Zinedine Zidane s men had a tough start to their domestic season. Even though they defeated Barcelona 3-1 in the first leg of the Super Cup, they will be without Cristiano Ronaldo for the foreseeable future after the Portuguese star received a five-game suspension. But Los Merengues have enough depth to offset the loss of any player, including Ronaldo. The…
Deco believes John Terry can still play at a high enough level to remain at Chelsea for another year.
Terry s contract is set to expire imminently, but, after a long period of uncertainty, he is considering a one-year extension from the club, although he has revealed it would see him assume a different role .
The 35-year-old centre-back reiterated his desire to remain at Stamford Bridge when he addressed supporters following Sunday s 1-1 draw with Leicester City, but an agreement is yet to be reached.
Deco was a Premier League and FA Cup double winner alongside Terry at Chelsea in 2010 and feels his former team-mate can still perform as required.
Terry is a fantastic captain, Deco told Omnisport.
He s a legend of the club, he s a reference for…
Jurgen Klopp says he feels no added pressure going into the third round of EFL Cup as the manager seeks to end Liverpool s trophy drought.
The Reds last piece of silverware arrived in this competition in 2012, and Klopp views participating as an opportunity to end the wait to lift a trophy again, insisting any external pressure is dwarfed by the expectations he has of himself.
And the Liverpool boss also claimed his side cannot spend too much time worrying about the form of rivals Manchester City and Manchester United, who are already five points above the Reds in the Premier League table.
Asked if it felt under additional pressure ahead of facing Leicester City in the EFL Cup on Tuesday, he told a news conference: For me, no. I m not sure if there is pressure on…
Arsenal youngster Jon Toral has been sent to Granada on loan for the 2016-17 season.
The 21-year-old joined the Gunners from Barcelona s youth academy in 2011 but has yet to make a senior appearance for the Premier League side.
He was loaned out to Brentford and Birmingham City over the past two campaigns, and will now continue his development in Spain s top flight.
Jon Miquel Toral Harper is a player who arrives on loan from Arsenal for one season, a Granada statement released on Tuesday confirmed.
The young midfielder will have the opportunity to debut in a star league, under the instruction of Paco Jemez, and continue his meteoric career.
Toral registered eight goals and four assists in 36 Championship appearances for Birmingham last season.…
Crystal Palace winger Wilfried Zaha last played for England in 2012, but could return now Sam Allardyce is head coach of the national team.
England manager Sam Allardyce recently gave his first official press conference since his appointment, and now thoughts are turning to how the Three Lions will play during his tenure.
An advocate of natural wingers, Allardyce likes his wide men being capable to beat their opposite number and whip balls into the box, and Crystal Palace’s in-form winger Wilfried Zaha a former transfer target for Sam Allardyce s West Ham side could be recalled as a result.
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Wilfried Zaha was named Crystal Palace Player of the Year following an outstanding season at Selhurst Park which is sure to get the atten…
Crystal Palace will be the latest club to take on the daunting challenge of facing Manchester City at fortress Etihad Stadium on Saturday.
Manuel Pellegrini s free-scoring side have been unstoppable at home in the Premier League this season, winning all nine top-flight games and scoring 37 goals in the process.
Thursday s 2-1 victory over Liverpool, who were league leaders ahead of the clash, underlined City s title credentials once again as they seek to win back the crown they lost to rivals Manchester United last season.
History in this fixture is also on City s side, with the hosts having won their last four matches against Palace, while they have not been beaten by the London club for 12 years.
However, you have to go back to January 2005 for the last top-fli…
Raul Jimenez scored a 92nd-minute winner as Wolves beat Slovan Bratislava 1-0 in Thursday s Europa League clash to move to the brink of the knockout stage.
The Premier League side won 2-1 when the sides last met two weeks ago but looked as though they were going to be denied a third successive Group K victory by inspired Slovan goalkeeper Dominik Greif this time.
Ruben Neves had a penalty saved early in the second half, and Greif produced a number of other impressive stops to frustrate Wolves at Molineux.
But with 12 minutes added on due to a nasty head injury to Kenan Bajric, Jimenez nodded in Adama Traore s floated cross to move his side to within one point of the last 32.
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Claudio Ranieri acknowledged Fulham s fixture against his former club Leicester City was an emotional occasion.
Ranieri is a great at the King Power Stadium, having guided Leicester to their remarkable Premier League title in 2015-16, before being sacked midway through the following season.
And the Italian went up against his former employers for the first time at Craven Cottage on Wednesday, with James Maddison s late goal securing a share of the spoils for the Foxes following Aboubakar Kamara s opener.
With a win, a defeat and a draw from his opening three fixtures as Fulham boss, Ranieri claimed neither side did enough to clinch victory, and agreed the occasion was a memorable one.
It was a very emotional match for me, he told a news conference.