Teenagers Jamal Musiala and Florian Wirtz have been called up to Germany s senior squad for the first time, but there is still no place for Thomas Muller, Mats Hummels or Jerome Boateng.
Musiala, 18, pledged his allegiance to Germany last month having previously represented England at every level from Under-15 to Under-21.
The versatile attacker played in the Chelsea academy from 2011 until 2019 before opting to move back to Germany, where the Stuttgart-born youngster has since made quite the impression at Bayern Munich.
He has made 18 Bundesliga appearances this term – only four players who are younger than him (18 years, 21 days) have played in more matches across the top five European leagues this term.
One of those is Wirtz, who has…
Spain striker Raul de Tomas has agreed to return to Rayo Vallecano after a deal was confirmed with Espanyol.
The 27-year-old spent two seasons on loan at Estadio de Vallecas from Real Madrid between 2017 and 2019, before making a permanent move to Benfica, and then Espanyol.
However, as his move back to Vallecano has been completed outside the transfer and registration window, the player cannot feature for his new team until January. A lack of match action in the coming months means it is unlikely De Tomas will be named in the Spain squad for the World Cup later this year.
De Tomas – who has four caps for La Roja –scored 17 goals in 34 LaLiga appearances for Espanyol last season, but was keen to move to Vallecano before the transfer window closed.
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Jamie Maclaren scored a landmark goal as Melbourne City went four points clear at the top of the A-League with a clinical 3-1 win over lowly Newcastle Jets.
Captain Scott Jamieson and Maclaren, the league s leading scorer, added second-half strikes to an early own goal, before Steven Ugarkovic grabbed a late consolation for the league s bottom side.
The result means Melbourne City hold a comfortable lead over Sydney FC and Central Coast Mariners, who each have 31 points and have both played one more game than the leaders.
City edged ahead against Newcastle in the 32nd minute when Andrew Nabbout raced in from the left and shot across goal, with his strike taking a decisive deflection off Jets defender Johnny Koutroumbis on its way past goalkeeper Lewis Italiano.…
Casemiro insists age is not an issue and the midfielder is feeling optimistic about the future at Manchester United.
The Brazil international and his team-mates have endured a frustrating season at Old Trafford, with the club in danger of suffering their lowest Premier League finish in eighth place.
Casemiro enjoyed a successful first campaign with the Red Devils, who he helped to a third-place finish and victory in the Carabao Cup.
However, injuries have prevented the 32-year-old from building on that momentum this term, with critics suggesting his age is preventing him from coping with the physical demands of the English top flight.
But the former Real Madrid midfielder rubbished those suggestions, highlighting notable examples of players shining in the…
Former Barcelona sensation Bojan Krkic scored as play-off chasing Montreal Impact edged Inter Miami 2-1 in MLS, while Chicago Fire salvaged a last-gasp draw against Sporting Kansas City.
Goals from Bojan and Maxi Urruti lifted Thierry Henry s Impact past Inter Miami at Red Bull Arena on Saturday.
Bojan opened the scoring in the sixth minute before teeing up team-mate Urruti with 10 minutes remaining after Inter Miami s Brek Shea had equalised 12 minutes prior to half-time.
Spaniard Bojan recorded a goal and an assist in a league match for the first time since December 2010 during his time with Barca, per Opta.
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Inter Miami extended their club-record unbeaten streak as Robert Taylor starred in Sunday s 2-1 triumph away to Vancouver Whitecaps in MLS.
Taylor opened the scoring after 38 minutes before teeing up Leonardo Campana s second-half strike, rendering Ryan Gauld s late penalty as meaningless at BC Place.
Jordi Alba teed up Taylor s third MLS goal this season, playing down the left before the Miami man cut inside and rifled into the top-right corner.
Taylor continued to dominate in the second half, driving down the left-hand side before cutting back for Campana to slot a routine, first-time finish into the bottom-right corner after 54 minutes.
Gauld sliced the deficit with 18 minutes remaining, caressing a cool penalty past Drake Callender, but that mattered …
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Inter Milan, looking to maintain their flawless start to the Serie A season, will welcome Sassuolo to San Siro on Wednesday.
Inter have won all five of their matches so far and obviously lead the Serie A table. On the other hand, Sassuolo have been far less consistent, but they did manage to secure an upset victory over Juventus in their most recent outing.
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Inter have shown all their quality in the Serie A this season, through winning every match played so far. They are now aiming to achieve a rare feat by winning six consecutive games at the start of the campaign, a feat that has only been accomplished by Antonio Conte in 2019 and legendary coach Helenio Herrera in 1966 during their respective tenures at the club…
Manchester City scored their 100th goal of 2020-21 on Tuesday – maintaining Pep Guardiola s record of his top-flight teams having reached a century of goals in every season of his coaching career.
Kevin De Bruyne thundered home a venomous left-footed strike via Yann Sommer s crossbar to give City a 1-0 lead in the second leg of their Champions League last-16 tie against Borussia Monchengladbach.
Ilkay Gundogan doubled the lead on the night form Phil Foden s pass, easing City into a 4-0 aggregate advantage.
Just as in his four seasons at Barcelona, three campaigns at Bayern Munich and four previous years at the Etihad Stadium, Guardiola has seen his side reach three figures with plenty of the campaign left to run.
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Manchester City manager Pep Guardiola insists his opinion of Liverpool has not been altered by their below-par season in 2022-23.
Liverpool visit Guardiola s City on Saturday with their campaign all but over.
The Reds have long since been out of the Premier League title race and have a big task ahead of them just to finish in the top four.
They did not win the EFL Cup and are out of the FA Cup and the Champions League.
It is a far cry from last year, when Liverpool pushed City to the last day in the league, bidding for an unprecedented quadruple before falling just short and finishing with just the two domestic trophies.
City are fighting Arsenal for the title this season, but Guardiola expects Liverpool to be back, even if he has no explanation f…
Erling Haaland has done rather well for Manchester City since arriving.
Fine, that may be something of an understatement. The 22-year-old has filled his boots and then some since he moved to the Etihad Stadium from Borussia Dortmund last year.
Haaland has 42 goals in 37 games for City, with 28 of those coming in 26 Premier League appearances.
Pundits will say they had their tongues firmly embedded in their cheeks when some suggested the Norwegian might find English football trickier to conquer despite his domination of the Austrian and German top-flights, but few could have anticipated such a relentless flow of goals.
Those doubts appeared after Haaland s blank against Liverpool in the Community Shield defeat in his first official outing for the club, whi…