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French daily newspaper L Equipe is reporting that David Beckham will attempt to persuade former teammate Zlatan Ibrahimovic to join him in Miami.

The former Manchester United and England icon owns a football club in Miami that is tipped to join the Major League Soccer in the next couple of years and he is already thinking about big name signings.

And with Paris Saint-Germain striker Zlatan Ibrahimovic not getting any younger, Beckham will offer the Sweden star a chance to join his new club.

The two football stars played together at Parc des Princes during the 2012/2013 season, which proved to be the last campaign in the illustrious career of the former England captain.

Ibrahimovic has since helped PSG develop into one of Europe s top sides, and he has be…

Manchester City can draw inspiration from a 7-0 demolition of Norwich City in November when the two sides meet at Carrow Road on Saturday.

Manuel Pellegrini s high-fliers steamrollered Norwich in the reverse fixture at the Etihad Stadium and will be seeking a quick response following Monday s 1-0 loss to title rivals Chelsea.

Defeat at the hands of Chelsea ended a 20-match unbeaten run for City, who had scored in their previous 61 home league games.

You have to go back as far as October 2010 for the last time City suffered back-to-back reverses in the Premier League, however, and that statistic appears unlikely to change this weekend given Norwich have won only one of their last nine top-flight encounters.

Striker Aguero has scored five goals in as many fixtures …

Alessio Romagnoli s stoppage time goal snatched a dramatic 2-1 win for AC Milan over Genoa at San Siro on Wednesday and moved Gennaro Gattuso s side up to fourth in Serie A.

Romagnoli had looked like denying his side maximum points after his attempted block of Christian Kouame s effort spun over Gianluigi Donnarumma for an unfortunate own goal 11 minutes into the second half.

That cancelled out Suso s superb fourth-minute effort, but the Italy international produced a wonderfully instinctive finish from Genoa goalkeeper Ionut Radu s looping punch to secure maximum points.

Gattuso has now guided Milan to back-to-back league wins following their derby defeat to Inter 10 days ago, easing pressure on his own position.

What a way to win this game. We neve…

Tottenham forward Richarlison tearfully admitted he fears the injury sustained in Saturday s win over Everton could crush his dream of representing Brazil at the World Cup.

Richarlison was substituted early on in the second half of Spurs 2-0 Premier League victory against his former side Everton at Goodison Park with a calf injury.

The 25-year-old left the stadium on crutches and will undergo an MRI scan on Monday, but he has already been ruled out of Wednesday s trip to Manchester United.

He missed a month of action last season with a similar injury and is now worried about a comparable lay-off, with Brazil facing Serbia in their tournament opener on November 24.

It s so close to the realisation of my dream, he told ESPN Brasil with tears in his eyes. I…

Wayne Rooney is confident England can etch their names into the history books when the FIFA World Cup gets underway next month.

Not much is expected of England in Brazil, especially after Roy Hodgson named the second-youngest squad in the nation s history on Monday.

But speaking to the Mirror, Rooney backed his team-mates to advance ahead of Italy, Uruguay and Costa Rica in Group D and add to their maiden World Cup triumph, which was back in 1966.

We can all be heroes, Rooney said. It s our chance to make history for our country and you don t get many opportunities.

You see all the programmes on TV, looking back at the history of the World Cup and that s what we want to do.

We want to create our own bit of history so in years to come, people will look back …

Chelsea have been cleared of having to pay Fiorentina up to €32million over the Serie A club s anger at being unable to sign Mohamed Salah in 2015.

Fiorentina had taken their case to the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS), who have ruled in the Premier League champions favour.

Salah was loaned to La Viola by Chelsea in February 2015, with a view to an additional year, however he never returned to Fiorentina, despite their attempts to extend the deal.

The Egypt star instead joined Roma, where he shone in Serie A before joining Liverpool in an estimated £40million deal this month.

Fiorentina had claimed that Salah refusing to report for pre-season training ahead of 2015-16 was in breach of contract and had sought damages from Chelsea.

FIFA dism…

Monaco have announced that head coach Leonardo Jardim has signed a new three-year contract.

The 42-year-old, who guided his side to a Ligue 1 title triumph and the semi-finals of the Champions League in 2016-17, has agreed a deal that will run until 2020.

The confidence the club has shown in me has always been essential to me, he told Monaco s official website.

I feel part of AS Monaco and of the principality. I m therefore very happy to continue my work at AS Monaco.

The last three seasons have been exceptional, crowned by the title of champions of France in May. We will therefore work with the same ambition to continue this project and continue to grow this club with the same passion that has inspired us from the beginning.

I m certain that …

Lyon sporting director Juninho insisted there have been no offers for Houssem Aouar or Barcelona target Memphis Depay.

Aouar and Depay are in demand following their exploits for Ligue 1 club Lyon, who reached the Champions League semi-finals in 2019-20.

Aouar has been linked with the likes of Manchester City, Paris Saint-Germain, Arsenal and Chelsea, while Depay is reportedly wanted by LaLiga giants Barca.

Juninho was asked about the star duo following Lyon s 2-1 loss at Montpellier on Tuesday.

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For now, there is nothing for these players, we have not received anything for Houssem [Aouar], we have not received anything for Memphis [Depay], Juninho said.

Depay has been tipped to…

Kylian Mbappe said Paris Saint-Germain must not feel fear after a 2-0 win at Manchester United established a dominant position in their Champions League last-16 tie.

Mbappe doubled PSG s lead after Presnel Kimpembe gave the Ligue 1 champions the advantage at Old Trafford on Tuesday, with former United winger Angel Di Maria creating both goals.

United s first defeat under Ole Gunnar Solskjaer was also their heaviest ever home loss in European competition, while Paul Pogba s late red card added to their problems ahead of next month s return leg in Paris.

PSG lost 5-2 on aggregate to Real Madrid in the last 16 a year ago and in 2016-17 they were on the end of one of football s greatest ever comebacks, Barcelona overturning a 4-0 first-leg deficit to progress.

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Shakhtar Donetsk winger Mykhaylo Mudryk is valued at more than Antony of Manchester United, who cost €100million according to assistant sporting director Carlo Nicolini, with Arsenal and Manchester City said to be interested.

Mudryk, 21, has been with the Ukrainian club since he was 15 years old, and after a pair of loan moves he returned to the club this past season and forced his way into the first team.

After the league season was halted due to the war between Ukraine and Russia, Mudryk returned in style this campaign, collecting three goals and five assists in six league fixtures, as well as three goals and two assists in five Champions League contests.

His exploits included two assists and a goal in a surprise 4-1 win over RB Leipzig, as well as goals in b…