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Sweden and Poland will face each other in their final Euro 2020 Group E game this week. The match is scheduled to kick off at 5pm UK time on Wednesday and will take place at the Gazprom Arena in Saint Petersburg.
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Sweden are at the top of Group E at the moment with four points from two games. The Swedes are not certain of qualification yet, but a draw with Poland is all they need to book their place in the last-16 stage of the European Championship.
Janne Andersson’s side kicked off their Euro 2020 campaign with a goalless draw with Spain in Seville and then beat Slovakia Saint Petersburg 1-0, thanks to Emil Forsberg’s goal in the 77th minute.
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Moussa Dembele is prepared to frustrate a host of admirers and remain at Lyon at least until the end of the season.
Manchester United are reported to have sent a scout to watch striker Dembele in Tuesday s Coupe de la Ligue semi-final clash with Lille, the 23-year-old scoring a first-half penalty and then converting his spot-kick in a shoot-out as Lyon edged through.
Dembele, who has also been linked with Chelsea and Tottenham, joined Lyon in 2018 and is in no rush to leave.
He told reporters after the game: I am a Lyon player and I will remain so until the end of the season.
I do not think that there will be a departure this winter. Lots of things are being said but it s up to me to ignore that and remain concentrated on the pitch.
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Declan Rice will enjoy a “pinch me” moment when he captains England on his 50th appearance for his country in Tuesday night’s friendly against Belgium.
The 25-year-old is set to start in midfield at Wembley to reach the milestone for his country.
“I think I have grown so much as a player and a person since I first came into the group at 19,” he said.
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“I was probably a bit of a nervous player when I first came into the England squad, but as time has gone on I’ve played more big games, more games at major tournaments. I have enjoyed every moment.
“Fifty caps, it is a pinch me moment, it will be an honour. On my 50th cap, to walk out at Wembley in front of …
Jacob Ramsey will miss the remainder of England Under-21s’ European Championship campaign with an ankle injury.
The Aston Villa midfielder, who featured in England’s first four games, was replaced after 67 minutes during their 1-0 victory over Portugal and will sit out Wednesday’s semi-final.Lee Carsley’s side will look to maintain their flawless defensive record when they play Israel for the second time in as many weeks in the last four.
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Anthony Gordon insisted England’s 2-0 victory over Israel in the group stage is in the past and called for a fresh approach going into the tie.“The group stage games now don’t really matter,” Gordon said. “It doesn’t matter how we playe…
Porto coach Vitor Pereira does not believe Wednesday s Champions League match against APOEL will be decisive.
Europa League holders hopes in the competition were dealt a heavy blow by their 3-1 defeat at Zenit St Petersburg last month.
Porto are now third in the group, and as they prepare for the match against APOEL, whom they beat twice in the 2009-10 edition of the tournament, Vitor Pereira has played down the importance of the contest.
This will be an important game, just like every game, Pereira said. We want the victory, this is just another game we want to win.
I do not believe it will be decisive, but it is important that we take the three points.
They surprised Zenit at home and Shakhtar in Donetsk and are well organised, they have h…
A motion to issue Scottish Premier League club Hearts with a winding-up order has been lodged at the Court of Session in Edinburgh.
The petition, which is to be heard on Thursday, is believed to involve a tax bill owing to Her Majesty s Customs and Revenue.
Hearts owned by Lithuanian businessman Vladimir Romanov have been issued with winding orders in 2009 and 2010 over unpaid taxes, which were later settled after the club paid the bills.
Concern over the state of Hearts finances grew when the Scottish players union lodged an official complaint with the SPL on Tuesday over unpaid wages.
The players latest payments were expected on October 16, and late payments have twice failed to arrive as expected.
While players and coaching staff remain unpaid…
Paul Pogba is not a special Manchester United player like Eric Cantona or Ryan Giggs were, according to former manager David Moyes.
Moyes, who managed United for under a year before his Old Trafford sacking in April 2014, does not believe Pogba can make a key difference in the biggest matches.
The France international midfielder joined Jose Mourinho s side in what was then a world-record €105million deal last year, since surpassed by Neymar s €222m move to Paris Saint-Germain this month.
Moyes does not feel Pogba, 24, belongs in the highest bracket of players.
I think he s a top player, [but] I don t know if he s a player who completely makes a difference for Manchester United, Moyes said to ESPN.
I think that over the years Manchester Unite…
Millwall have made their sixth signing of the January transfer window by taking Jos Hooiveld on loan from Southampton.
Jos Hooiveld has completed a loan move from Southampton to Championship side Millwall, where he will spend the rest of 2014-15.
The Dutchman was a key part in Southampton s promotion-winning campaign from the second tier in 2011-12, and made 25 Premier League appearances in the following season.
However, Hooiveld has fallen down the pecking in order in the past two years, and had a loan spell at Norwich City earlier this season.
It was announced on Monday that the defender has joined Millwall, who are toiling in the Championship s bottom three.
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Bayern Munich s difficult week continued as Hertha Berlin came from two goals down to claim a 2-2 draw in a pulsating clash at the Olympiastadion, where Franck Ribery was forced off by a potentially serious knee injury.
Trailing 2-0 in the 49th minute, the home side turned the match around in the space of seven second-half minutes to dramatically deny Willy Sagnol a debut victory as Bayern boss.
Sagnol was installed on an interim basis following the sacking of Carlo Ancelotti on Thursday and appeared on course to start his stewardship with three comfortable points.
Dropped for the 3-0 defeat at Paris Saint-Germain, the result that cost Ancelotti his job, Mats Hummels joined Arjen Robben and Franck Ribery in the champions starting XI and dispatched an early header…
Brighton and Hove Albion are closing in on the loan signing of Newcastle United goalkeeper Tim Krul, according to Sky Sports.
The Netherlands international played under Chris Hughton at Newcastle for just over two years and they could now be set to link-up once more with the Seagulls boss keen to bring in competition for summer signing Matthew Ryan.
Krul has racked up one hundred and eighty-five appearances for the North East club since making his debut in a Championship clash at West Bromwich Albion eight years ago.
He spent last season on loan in his home country first with Ajax where he didn’t make a single competitive appearance and then AZ who he played for twenty-two times in all competitions.
He has been capped eight times for his country wi…