Patrice Evra has been given an initial one-match ban and the Marseille defender will face a UEFA hearing after his altercation with a fan before Thursday s Europa League match with Vitoria Guimaraes.
Marseille have already launched an internal investigation into the incident, which saw Evra red carded before kick-off after he appeared to kick a supporter.
Marseille lost the game in Portugal 1-0 and Evra, who was named among the substitutes by boss Rudi Garcia, will miss his side s trip to Konyaspor later this month.
In a statement issued on Friday, UEFA confirmed further punishment could be in the offing, with its Control Ethics and Disciplinary Body set to review the incident next week.
The statement read: Patrice Evra – red card for violent conduct �…
Middlesbrough F.C. midfielder Albert Adomah hopes the arrival of Stewart Downing from West Ham United will help the club s quest for promotion to the English Premier League.
The England international, 31, re-joined Boro in a deal reportedly worth up to £7 million earlier this month, and has since been replaced by Argentine maestro Manuel Lanzini.
The arrival of the Downing has given the Championship side a boost in the transfer market, which has already led to the re-signing of Chelsea defender Tomáš Kalas on loan for the 2015/16 campaign, and Adomah believes more quality signings will follow.
Stewart is a Premier League player and could ve stayed there, Adomah told Middlesbrough s official website.
But he s come back to his hometo…
Alan Pardew and Slaven Bilic have lavished each other with praise ahead of what the former has described as an unexpected top-of-the-table Premier League clash between Crystal Palace and West Ham at Selhurst Park on Saturday.
Palace went into the international break in good form, sitting fourth in the league having claimed back-to-back wins over Watford and West Brom.
London rivals West Ham are likely to provide a stern test, with Bilic s men unbeaten in their last five Premier League games and looking comfortable in sixth.
Speaking ahead of the visit of his former club, Pardew said: What you really hope for [after the break] is that we can keep the focus of the group. It s a tricky situation.
It is a top-of-the-table encounter, which is good for two…
Xavi has suggested Luuk de Jong could stay at Barcelona beyond the January transfer window after firing his side to three golden points against Real Mallorca.
De Jong s loan from Sevilla was expected to be terminated this month ahead of the forward joining fellow LaLiga side Cadiz for the remainder of the season.
However, the Netherlands international was required against Mallorca on Barca s return to action on Sunday due to a spate of COVID-19 cases in the Blaugrana camp.
After twice hitting the woodwork, De Jong headed in his second league goal of the campaign in the 44th minute to seal a 1-0 victory for Barca in Palma.
In doing so, he became the first Barca player other than Lionel Messi to hit the frame of the goal twice in a single LaLiga game sinc…
Alvaro Morata deserves to be more than a bargaining chip for Real Madrid, according to former Juventus team-mate Giorgio Chiellini.
Madrid confirmed on Tuesday they would exercise the buy-back clause included in the deal that took Morata to Turin in 2014.
However, his future remains unclear with his agent Juanma Lopez having claimed there is still interest from Premier League clubs.
Chiellini is confident Morata can make an impact at the Santiago Bernabeu and hopes he is not used as a pawn by the Spanish giants.
Alvaro is a special guy. I m sorry to be greeting him as a former team-mate but I m happy for him and I hope he stays at Real Madrid, said the centre-back.
He deserves to be the nine of Spain and Real Madrid. He does not deserve to be a …
Alfredo Morelos leads the list of five out-of-contract players confirmed as leaving Rangers this summer.
The Colombia striker, winger Ryan Kent, veteran goalkeeper Allan McGregor, midfielder Scott Arfield and defender Filip Helander will depart the cinch Premiership outfit.
The Ibrox club also announced that veteran midfielder Steven Davis, whose contract is also expiring, “remains in discussions to continue working with the club’s medical team to support his return to full fitness following a long-term ACL injury suffered in December 2022”.
can today announce Scott Arfield, Filip Helander, Ryan Kent, Allan McGregor and Alfredo Morelos will leave the club upon the expiry of their contracts this summer.
The players have given excellent service will…
James Milner is set to fulfil his childhood back garden dreams when he captains England against Netherlands at Wembley on Tuesday.
Liverpool midfielder Milner will win his 58th full international cap, coming into a side buoyant from Saturday s stunning 3-2 comeback win over world champions Germany in Berlin.
It means everything, he told a pre-match news conference. Growing up you re desperate to pull on that England shirt you re scoring goals for England at Wembley in your back garden.
To lead the team out at Wembley is a massive honour and something you ll never forget.
Milner will be leading a side surrounded by a feel good factor rarely associated with his time in the national team, since a debut against the Dutch in Amsterdam in August 2009.
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AS Roma are interested in signing Jakub Kiwior from Arsenal in the January transfer window, according to . The Italian news outlet has added that Premier League club Arsenal do not want to sell Kiwior in the middle of the season.
Kiwior has been on the books of Arsenal since January 2023 when he joined from Serie A club Spezia. The Poland international is able to play as a centre-back or as a left-back. Kiwior has made 11 appearances in the Premier League for the Gunners so far in his career. The defender has scored one goal and kept two clean sheets in those games.
Arsenal are third in the Premier League table at the moment with 27 points from 12 matches, level on points with Liverpool in second and are a point behind leaders and defending champions Manchester City. Me…
Real Madrid leapfrogged Barcelona to the LaLiga summit as Eder Militao s thumping header secured a 1-0 win over Getafe on Saturday.
Los Blancos dropped points in the league for the first time last weekend when they drew 1-1 with Osasuna, but they bounced back to winning ways at Estadio Coliseum Alfonso Perez.
The only goal of the game was scored after just three minutes when Militao powered home Luka Modric s left-wing corner from close range – the Brazil international s first goal of the season.
The result saw Carlo Ancelotti s men jump above Barcelona, who they face next weekend, into top spot, although Xavi s men will usurp them if they beat Celta Vigo on Sunday.
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Dani Alves says Real Madrid are lucky they already hold a double-digit margin atop LaLiga following Barcelona s 1-0 win away to Real Sociedad on Thursday.
Barca have lost only two LaLiga games since Xavi took over from Ronald Koeman but they have been playing an almost impossible game of catch up, winning only four of the opening 12 games and allowing Real Madrid to streak ahead.
Madrid are 15 points up on second-placed Barcelona, who have a game in hand, but even with six games to go for the latter the title race is effectively over.
Claiming eight of their last 10 domestic games, including a 4-0 demolition of the soon-to-be champions at the Santiago Bernabeu, the 38-year-old believes Real Madrid are fortunate Barcelona did not get their act together earlier.