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Chelsea joined by Juventus in Moussa Dembele transfer race
Chelsea transfer news: Chelsea joined by Juventus in Moussa Dembele transfer race as Maurizio Sarri eyes striker Chelsea boss Frank Lampard faces competition from Juventus in the race to sign Lyon striker Moussa Dembele during the January transfer window, as Maurizio Sarri aims to beat his former side to his signature. Chelsea have been joined by Juventus in the race to sign Moussa Dembele from Lyon. Frank Lampard has been keen to recruit Dembele this month, after back-up striker Olivier Giroud reportedly agreed a deal with Inter Milan. Chelsea have been linked with a move for the French forward as a replacement for Giroud. Lampard is trying to recruit Dembele this month. After Tottenham emerged as shock candidates to land Dembele on Friday, the Blues now also face competition from Juventus. The Italian champions want to sign the Lyon striker to relieve some of the pressure on Cristiano Ronaldo, according to The Sun. Ronaldo has scored 15 goals in all competitions this season.
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Why Russian football needs a foreign head of referees
Why Russian football needs a foreign head of referees Dmitry Egorov - that Dyukov's decision looks logical, no matter how much he is criticized. Football referees in Russia will now be managed by Hungarian Viktor Kaszsály and Russian Sergey Fursa. Although controversial, it is a logical decision by RFU head Alexander Dyukov. And no offense to our other referees, but they themselves have eaten each other up, having lost their strength and trust. In general, we live in such a time in football, when there is no point in dwelling on personalities. Personally, I may like Alexander Egorov, someone else - Nikolai Levnikov, a third - Valentin Ivanov. Maybe someone will like Mr. Budogossky. But the problem is not whether they are good performers, honest comrades and talented craftsmen - it is simply that they are all ultimately the heads of one Russian refereeing monster. A monster whose heads will never stop framing and disfiguring each other. And so - at all stages of a strong and unc
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Real Madrid have to be alert to Mbappe's signs - Nacho
Real Madrid have to be alert to Mbappe's signs - Nacho The Blancos defender would like to see the club try to bring in a World Cup-winning Frenchman who has emerged as a global star in recent years. Real Madrid defender Nacho Fernandez has urged the club to take notice of Kylian Mbappe's hints amid links to the Santiago Bernabeu. Speculation over the Paris Saint-Germain star continues to make headlines during the January transfer window, with Zinedine Zidane's Madrid reportedly eyeing the France international. Zidane has made no secret of his admiration for Mbappe, who dismissed talk over PSG contract negotiations earlier this month, while the 21-year-old revealed the Madrid boss was his idol growing up. Mbappe addressed rumours of a possible move to the Spanish capital during an interview with BBC Sport at the start of the week, stating: "Everyone talks about it - when I was young I talked about it too. But now I'm a player and I know it's not the moment
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Steven Gerrard: Real wanted me to start a transfer war
Steven Gerrard: Real wanted me to start a war for the sake of a transfer The legendary captain of the Reds could leave more than once, but always remained loyal to the club and only before the end of his career went to the United States. Europe's top clubs tried more than once to sign Steven Gerrard when he shone at Liverpool. In conversation with his old friend and former clubmate Jamie Carragher, Stevie G recalled these stories. Perhaps the closest he came to leaving was in 2005, when he submitted a transfer request and seriously considered a move to Chelsea. "The Blues were then offering £37.5m for Steven - money which, as Harry Neville put it, could now buy half of Fred. "I took into account the way I was playing, the flirtations from Chelsea, the ego and the coldness between me and Rafa Benitez," says Gerrard. - 'Maybe if there had been a bit more maturity and experience there, we could have avoided some of the shit that came out or how far things went.
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Barcelona 2-3 Atletico Madrid: Angel Correa winner takes Atleti
Barcelona 2-3 Atletico Madrid: Angel Correa winner takes Atleti into Spanish Super Cup final Angel Correa scored late on as Atletico Madrid beat Barcelona 3-2 in an incident-packed game to reach the Spanish Super Cup final. Koke's clinical strike put Atletico ahead early in the second half. Lionel Messi equalised and then Antoine Griezmann headed Barcelona into the lead in Saudi Arabia. Alvaro Morata converted a penalty to make it 2-2 before Correra ran through and grabbed the winner with a powerful strike that was too strong for Neto. In the second half, Messi had a goal ruled out by the video assistant referee for handball while Gerard Pique should have taken the game to extra time but sent his header over the bar. Atletico's 20-year-old Portuguese forward Joao Felix, who joined the club for £113m in the summer, was involved in an altercation with Messi in the first half, with the pair going head-to-head. It was sparked by Barca full-back Jordi Alba appearing to poke
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