Lazaar claims Marseille interest

Arsenal could sell Folarin Balogun at the end of the season, according to . The report has claimed that the 21-year-old striker is among six players the Gunners are willing to cash in on at the end of the season.

Balogun is on loan at French club Reims from Premier League outfit Arsenal at the moment. The striker has made 21 starts and three substitute appearances in Ligue so far this season, scoring 15 goals and providing one assist in the process. The 21-year-old has also scored one goal in one Coupe de France so far this season.

Arsenal are at the top of the Premier League table at the moment with 60 points from 25 matches, five points clear of second-placed and defending champions Manchester City. Meanwhile, Reims currently find themselves 10th in the Ligue 1 table …

Joachim Loew missed out on the chance to add his name to the trio of Germany coaches who have won a European title when his side lost 1-0 to Spain in Sunday s Euro 2008 final.

The 48-year-old has earned plenty of praise from the German media at Euro 2008 having inspired an average Germany side to reach the Vienna final after just two years in charge having been predecessor Jurgen Klinsmann s assistant.

He had aimed to follow in the path of Bertie Vogts who steered Germany to the Euro 1996 title after current German team manager Oliver Bierhoff won the tournament with a golden goal against the Czech Republic at Wembley.

As West Germany, the Mannschaft coached by Helmut Schoen claimed the Henri Delaunay trophy for the first time by defeating the USSR 3-0 in Bru…

Cristiano Ronaldo is coming back stronger than before , according to Juventus sporting director Fabio Paratici, who scoffed at suggestions the veteran forward is finished after missing out on the Ballon d Or.

Ronaldo opted not to attend the Ballon d Or ceremony in Paris, where Lionel Messi collected the top prize for the sixth time, choosing instead to appear at the Gran Gala del Calcio in Milan, where the Juve star picked up awards for his achievements in Serie A.

Paratici was asked whether Ronaldo s recent form is a sign the 34-year-old s powers are in decline, following a run of one goal in his past five games for the Bianconeri.

The Juve chief dismissed the suggestion, telling Tuttosport: Cristiano finished? Don t make me laugh.

Ronaldo had a knee…

AC Milan are on the brink of completing their purchase of Barcelona s Brazilian playmaker Ronaldinho, the Italian press reported on Saturday.

According to La Gazzetta dello Sport an agreement has been reached between AC Milan s vice-president Adriano Galliano and Barcelona president Joan Laporta for a fee of 15 million euros, with Ronaldinho set to sign a two-year contract to 2010 worth 6.5 million euros per year.

It will be a major coup for the 2007 European Champions who are still licking their wounds after failing to reach the 2008-09 Champions League and needed a big signing to signal their intent for next season.

The club will also be delighted with the price that they have negotiated for a player they have been tracking for over a year, with the final t…

Competition: La Liga

Market: Real Madrid to beat Deportivo La Coruna

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La Liga returns this weekend for another huge round of games as the competition continues to heat up. Every side will want to return to club action with a win in order to pick up all three points which can often see a team drag themselves up a number of places. With this in mind, Real Madrid host Deportivo La Coruna on Sunday.

Real Madrid have been inconsistent this season and they are in need of a number of wins to get their season back on track. After 18 games they have won nine times, drawn five and lost four, scoring 32 goals and conceding 17 times. In their last five they have won just once, drawing twice and losing twice, which has seen them onto 32 points for the …

Napoli star Marek Hamsik will reject interest from further afield, despite catching the eye with stellar early performances with Slovakia in Euro 2016.

Slovakia captain Hamsik scored a screaming effort having set up the first as Slovakia beat Group B rivals Russia 2-1 in Lille to secure their maiden European Championship win.

Hamsik s performance prompted Slovakia coach Jan Kozak to claim: Napoli has become too small – he deserves a bigger club for his performances.

However, the 28-year-old is keen to see through a 10th season at the San Paolo, having helped Napoli back into the Champions League under Maurizio Sarri in 2015-16.

I still have two years of contract with Napoli and my future is here, Hamsik told Gazzetta dello Sport.

There s the …

French daily that Fiorentina and Ajax are closely monitoring Angers defender Fabien Boyer.

Boyer, 21, has been producing some excellent defensive showings for the Ligue 2 side this season and his promising displays have not gone unnoticed.

L’Equipe has learned that the talented defender is currently being followed by Fiorentina and Ajax, with the two clubs likely to materialize their interest at the end of the season.

Groomed in the youth academies of Toulouse and Monaco, Boyer began his professional career at Jura Sud before joining Rennes in the summer of 2011.

After spending one season at Stade de la Route de Lorient, mostly performing for Rennes reserves, he joined Angers on a free transfer last summer.

Boyer has since made 17 Ligue 2 appe…

Peruvian club Real Garcilaso snatched a late 1-0 victory away to Cerro Porteno to remain unbeaten in the Copa Libertadores group stages.

Peruvian club Real Garcilaso snatched a late 1-0 victory away to Cerro Porteno to remain unbeaten in the Copa Libertadores group stages.

Freddy Garcia s men moved to four points through two games, while their Paraguayan opponents made it back-to-back losses in the competition, after Alfredo Ramua netted an 88th-minute winner at Estadio General Pablo Rojas.

Argentine attacker Ramua was a second-half substitute, scoring 10 minutes after gracing the pitch to break a personal drought that extended back to November 2011, when he was with Ecuadorian side Olmedo.

Real Garcilaso sit second in Group 6, level on points and goal…

Few teams – if any – have moved quicker than Borussia Dortmund during the current transfer window in Europe. And BVB have taken a competitive advantage by getting their business done early in the offseason.

Just look at how quickly they have found attacking reinforcements. Knowing Christian Pulisic would leave the side once the 2018-19 season ended, Dortmund knew they had to sign someone that could fill the gap left by the American. And while Pulisic wasn’t a dominant force as he was in past years, Dortmund would’ve still missed him. With that in mind, they signed not one, but TWO attacking players – both during Wednesday, no less.

First, Dortmund announced the arrival of Thorgan Hazard from Borussia Monchengladbach on a five-year deal. And then, they announce…

Barcelona s Copa del Rey final defeat to Valencia on Saturday was not the fault of under-pressure coach Ernesto Valverde, according to the club s president Josep Maria Bartomeu.

A 2-1 defeat at Real Betis Benito Villamarin in Seville left Barca feeling as though the 2018-19 season has been something of an underachievement despite retaining their LaLiga crown.

Just a few weeks ago, after beating Liverpool 3-0 in the Champions League semi-final first leg, Barca looked entirely capable of winning the treble.

But they were humiliatingly beaten 4-0 by Liverpool in the return leg and Saturday s loss robbed them of a domestic double, with Kevin Gameiro and Rodrigo Moreno putting the game beyond Barca despite Lionel Messi pulling one back.

Valverde s suitability …