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Arsenal manager Mikel Arteta does not want to sell Thomas Partey in the January transfer window, according to . The report has claimed that Partey is not unhappy at Arsenal, and that Arteta wants to keep him at the club for the second half of the season at least.

Partey has been on the books of Arsenal since 2020 and has been very good for the North London clubs over the years. There were injury problems for the 30-year-old defensive midfielder initially at Arsenal, but he has been very important for the team when he has been fit and available.

Arsenal are third in the Premier League table at the moment with 24 points from 10 matches, three points behind leaders and defending champions Manchester City, who have played 11 games. Partey has made 85 appearances in the Prem…

England coach Sarina Wiegman believes Leah Williamson is ready to make her long-awaited return in Friday’s Euro 2025 qualifier against Sweden.

Williamson trained on her own on Tuesday after coming off at half-time of Arsenal’s Conti Cup final win over Chelsea on Sunday.

But she trained with the group on Wednesday and if she makes it through Thursday’s session unscathed she will be in contention to make her first international appearance in 12 months as the Lionesses begin their qualification campaign.

She has not featured for her country since suffering an ACL injury last April, having pulled out of a training squad in March with a hamstring strain.

“We need to manage it a little bit. She had a full training session on Wednesday, she will be on th…

Paris St Germain have announced the departure of Georginio Wijnaldum to Saudi Arabian outfit Al-Ettifaq.

Wijnaldum has agreed a three-year contract with the club who are managed by former Rangers and Aston Villa boss Steven Gerrard.

The 32-year-old midfielder joined the Ligue 1 champions on a free transfer from Liverpool in July 2021, but spent last season on loan at Serie A side Roma.

Dutch international Georginio Wijnaldum joins Al-Ettifaq in Saudi Arabia as part of a definitive transfer.

The Club wishes Georginio much success for the rest of his career.

— Paris Saint-Germain (@PSG_English)

A statement on PSG’s official website read: “Dutch international Georginio Wijnaldum has joined Saudi Arabian side Al-Ettifaq FC on a permane…

Neymar scored for the fourth consecutive international to move within nine goals of Pele s all-time scoring record and head coach Tite said there is no limit for his superstar player.

Neymar scored once and played a major role in setting up the other three goals as defending champions Brazil routed Peru 4-0 to make it two wins from two games at the Copa America.

On Thursday, Neymar s strike took his international tally to 68 goals, second overall for Brazil, behind only Selecao great Pele with 77.

Since his 2010 debut, Neymar has scored 49 goals more than any of his international team-mates in that period.

I don t know where Neymar can reach, Tite said in a post-match news conference. In terms of technical capacity, I really hope he s always healthy and …

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Making their final pre-Euro 24 appearance on Friday night, England will welcome Iceland to Wembley.

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Starting with the hosts, eventually claiming a 3-0 romp against Bosnia Herzegovina at St. James’ Park earlier in the week following a dominant second-half performance, England will be looking to make one final pre-Euro 24 statement on Friday night. Storming their way to this summer’s European Championships and not suffering a single qualifying defeat, it is no secret that the Three Lions are pencilled in as a leading contender over in Germany. With many billing Gareth Southgate’s current crop as a real golden generation, the European giants have also not suffered a single competitive defeat since their World Cup exit out in…

Millwall held off a strong second-half push from Stoke to secure a 1-0 win and their first home points of the season.

Gary Rowett, who had taken stick from his own supporters in defeat at Norwich last weekend, saw his side control the first half at the Den and deservedly go in with a lead courtesy of a strike from summer signing Kevin Nisbet.

Stoke came into the game after a quadruple substitution at half-time as Andre Vidigal went close with a one-on-one and forced a fine save from Matija Sarkic, while Tyrese Campbell hit a post and Wouter Burger had a late drive fizz wide.

But it was Millwall who hung on and Rowett continues his hold over his old side, having won six out of nine encounters since leaving the Potters in 2019.

Millwall had taken hold of a …

Manuel Locatelli has signed a new contract with Juventus, the Serie A giants have confirmed. He is now set to remain at the Allianz Stadium until the summer of 2028. The agreement between the player and the club was reportedly reached at the start of the week.

2 0 2 8 extends his stay in !

— JuventusFC (@juventusfcen)

Having played for Atalanta and AC Milan at youth levels, Locatelli spent two years as a member of the senior Milan squad, before moving to Sassuolo on an initial loan in 2018. The loan was made permanent the following year, and Juventus made a similar swoop for his services in 2021, though the agreed temporary switch lasted two years and the 25-year-old only became a full-time Juventus player this summer.

Locatelli obviously t…

Borussia Dortmund are interested in signing Ilia Gruev from Leeds United in the summer transfer window, according to . The report has noted that Gruev is ready to leave Leeds, and that the West Yorkshire club are looking for £15 million for the defensive midfielder.

TEAMtalk has noted that Gruev is open to moving to Dortmund this summer. The German club reached the final of the UEFA Champions League. As for Leeds, they reached the Championship playoff final where they lost to Southampton. Daniel Farke’s side will spend next season in the Championship.

Gruev made 23 starts and nine substitute appearances in the Championship for Leeds last season. He scored one goal and gave one assist in those games. The 24-year-old Bulgarian international defensive midfielder moved t…

Robert Lewandowski s first-half hat-trick got Barcelona back to winning ways in LaLiga with a 3-0 victory away at Deportivo Alaves on Sunday.

Barcelona started brightly but were denied a fifth-minute lead as Raphinha s dinked finish over Antonio Sivera was ruled out for offside.

However, just two minutes later, Lewandowski headed home from a Raphinha free-kick, and the pair linked up again in the 22nd minute, with the forward finishing off a lightning-quick counter-attack by the Brazilian.

Lewandowski completed his hat-trick in the 32nd minute, netting his 10th league goal of the campaign, doing well to guide it into the net as he took a tumble.

Toni Martinez had a first-half goal disallowed by VAR for the hosts, and also struck the post just after the b…

Interim England manager Lee Carsley is adamant that he has not ruled himself out of the job on a permanent basis after hinting that he was not yet the world-class coach needed.

England responded to their shock 2-1 defeat at home to Greece on Thursday with a 3-1 victory in Finland on Sunday.

While the Three Lions were still not at their brilliant best, it was a marked improvement on their last match. However, conversation was dominated by Carsley s future and questions over who will take the role after the match.

Definitely not, Carsley said after being asked in the post-match press conference whether he felt it was too soon for him to become the senior manager.

I tried to make it as clear as I could. My remit was for three camps. The point I was trying…