Kasimpasa coach Shota Arveladze has praised Galatasaray striker Burak Yilmaz by saying he is good enough to be a success at Manchester United.
The Turkey international has been in fine form this season and is the top goalscorer in the Super Lig with 16 goals in 21 games.
Yilmaz is tied atop the scoring charts in the Champions League this season alongside Cristiano Ronaldo with eight goals.
With the form he has shown domestically and in Europe this season, Arveladze has no qualms about Burak s ability and has called on Sir Alex Ferguson to sign him for Manchester United.
None of the former clubs of Burak treated him patiently, Arveladze told Sabah. Although Trabzonspor and Galatasaray trusted him and that helped him to improve.
If he will sign f…
Cruz Azul have signed winger Pablo Barrera from West Ham for an undisclosed fee.
The 25-year-old joined the London club in 2010 after impressing for Mexico at the 2010 World Cup in South Africa.
However, after failing to breaking into the first team during his first year with the Hammers, the midfielder was loaned out to Spanish side Zaragoza for the 2011-12 season.
Barrera made 20 league appearances for the Liga outfit under compatriot Javier Aguirre, as the Aragonese outfit narrowly avoided relegation.
The 49-times capped winger joins Argentine striker Mariano Pavone and Colombia international Luis Perea as recent acquisitions for Cruz Azul.
Barrera began his career with city rivals UNAM, where he scored 21 goals in 80 appearances.
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Ronald Koeman is anticipating a beautiful and open game against Real Sociedad, who he believes have enough quality to win LaLiga.
La Real are top of LaLiga having collected 26 points from their first 13 games – their highest tally at this stage of the season since they amassed 29 points early in the 2002/03 campaign and ultimately finished second.
Barca are nine points back in eighth after a difficult start, but they can take comfort from a wonderful record against the Basque side at Camp Nou.
Victory on Wednesday would be their 23rd consecutive triumph against Sociedad on home soil, equalling their longest winning run against them in LaLiga, achieved between 1929 and 1961.
Koeman praised the work of counterpart Imanol Alguacil and acknowledged his …
Table toppers Liverpool welcomed bottom side Watford to Anfield in the opening game of the 17th round of the Premier League roller coaster on Saturday.
The Champions League holders entered the clash from a position stronger than ever, with 15 wins and a draw from the opening 16 games. They are the only undefeated team in the top five leagues across Europe, striding towards the Premier League title they ve been waiting for since 1990.
Watford could not have been in a more different position, with just nine points to their name and looking at all the other teams in the league from down below. Their involvement in the relegation battle is not only imminent; it has already started, with more than half the season to go.
Team News
Liverpool boss Jurgen Klopp, who has…
Chelsea legend Didier Drogba has re-joined the club on a one-year deal
Chelsea have re-signed legendary striker Didier Drogba on a one-year deal. The 36-year-old was a free agent after his contract with Turkish club Galatasaray expired this summer.
The veteran had been linked with a number of clubs this summer including Juventus and Manchester City.
However, he has now made the move back to the club where he built a reputation as one of the deadliest strikers in European football.
Legend
Didier Drogba is a true Chelsea legend.
In 2012 the Ivory Coast forward was named as the greatest ever player to have played for the Blues, after a poll was conducted among Chelsea fans.
Only Frank Lampard, Bobby Tambling and Kerry Dixon have scor…
Manchester City midfielder Jack Rodwell looks set to move to Sunderland
According to , Sunderland has agreed a £10million fee with Manchester City for midfielder Jack Rodwell and talks over a five-year contract are at an advanced stage.
The 23-year-old will be looking to get his career back on track in the north east.
Potential
Rodwell moved to Manchester City from Everton in 2012 for £12million. At the time he was regarded as one of the most promising young central midfielders in the country.
He had been described as the best player to come through the Everton youth system since Wayne Rooney.
At one point Rodwell was even considered the successor to Rio Ferdinand in the England team, because of the fact he was so comfortable on the bal…
Hoffenheim went back to the top of the Bundesliga on Saturday with a 2-0 win over Energie Cottbus to prove they can cope without injured striker Vedad Ibisevic as their fairytale run continues.
Having won consecutive promotions in consecutive seasons, Hoffenheim are dazzling the league on their debut season and finished 2008 top of the table.
The club from the tiny village in south-west Germany suffered a potentially fatal blow a fortnight ago when 18-goal striker Ibisevic was ruled out for the rest of the season with a knee injury.
But Senegal striker Demba Ba and forward Boubacar Sanogo, who was signed from Werder Bremen this month to replace Ibisevic, scored to seal Hoffenheim s 2-0 win over Cottbus to open the club s new Rhein-Neckar-Arena stadium in style.<…
Newcastle midfielder Sandro Tonali deserves “empathy and support” for his gambling issues rather than a 10-month ban, campaigners have said.
The 23-year-old has been suspended for 18 months – eight months of which has been commuted – fined 20,000 euros and been ordered to partake in an eight-month course of therapy after an investigation into illegal betting conducted by the Italian Prosecutor’s Officer and the Italian football federation (FIGC).
The player’s agent, Giuseppe Riso, has said his client is living with a gambling addiction while the PFA is understood to be working with and continuing to support Tonali.
And the Big Step campaign, part of the Gambling With Lives charity, claims asking a footballer who is addicted to gambling to play in stad…
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Merry Christmas, football fans! This may not be the festive season that any of us would ve anticipated this time last year, but such is the nature of the global pandemic that we re currently in the midst of. While the news can be a depressing place right now it s important to focus on the positives in life and even though it may seem like a small thing, the escapism of sport can t be undervalued. Today, we re going to be previewing what should be a thoroughly entertaining Boxing Day showdown between two of the Premier League s high-flyers: Leicester City and Manchester United.
Leicester
Brendan Rodgers side have already proven themselves capable of winning games but at the same time, they also have a tendency t…
Jose Mourinho says he loves Frank Lampard but wants him to lose on Sunday when Chelsea visit Tottenham in a key battle for a top-four place in the Premier League.
Mourinho s Spurs have cut the gap to Lampard s fourth-placed Chelsea down to three points since the Portuguese replaced Mauricio Pochettino last month.
Last season saw Derby County, who were then led by Lampard, dump Manchester United out of the EFL Cup before Mourinho was sacked at Old Trafford.
Sunday s match will be the first Premier League game with Mourinho and Lampard in opposing dugouts, the pair having had great success together at Chelsea.
Asked if he will invite the Blues boss for a post-match drink, Mourinho told reporters: I don t think so because our stadium is built in the way …