Stoke City insist there is nothing in speculation linking Xherdan Shaqiri with a move to Serie A runners-up Roma.
The 25-year-old winger has been linked with Roma as a potential replacement for Liverpool-bound Mohamed Salah, who Jurgen Klopp s side have reportedly agreed a £39million fee for.
But Stoke insist there is no substance to the rumours about Shaqiri, who revealed earlier this month he only wants to leave the Premier League club for a step up .
No, there is nothing in that, Stoke chairman Peter Coates told the Stoke Sentinel.
There are no plans to sell him either. He seems very settled with us and towards the end of the season he came back [from injury] and did well.
We are settled with him, too, and are hoping to see a good season fr…
Tottenham striker Harry Kane posted a sly social media dig at his critics after retaining the Premier League Golden Boot.
Kane finished as the top scorer in the English top flight for the second season in succession, blowing away the competition during the final week of the campaign.
The England international struck four goals in Spurs 6-1 demolition of Leicester City last Thursday before netting another hat-trick as relegated Hull City were put to the sword 7-1 on Sunday.
Kane also broke through the 20-goal barrier for a third consecutive season, having long since put assertions that his 2014-15 efforts marked him out as a one-season wonder to bed.
The 23-year-old made reference to those who doubted his prowess on the back of forgettable early-career loa…
Cristiano Ronaldo remains an important part of Erik ten Hag s plans at Manchester United and the Dutchman hopes he can count on him through the rest of the season.
The forward is absent for Saturday s Premier League clash against Chelsea after he was dropped for disciplinary reasons following his refusal to come on as a substitute during Wednesday s 2-0 win over Tottenham.
Ronaldo left the game early, heading down the Old Trafford tunnel before the final whistle, echoing his pre-season actions when he departed a friendly with Rayo Vallecano before the end.
Speaking ahead of his side s trip to the Blues, Ten Hag stressed it would be a one-and-done sanction for the Portugal forward and that he believes he can rely on the veteran across the remainder of the campaign…
Phil Foden scored twice as Manchester City eased to a 4-1 win over Brighton and Hove Albion to keep pressure on Chelsea at the top of the Premier League.
Chelsea sent out a message with a thumping 7-0 win against Norwich City earlier on Saturday, but City responded with a convincing win of their own to close the gap on the leaders to two points.
Foden s double at the Amex Stadium came after Ilkay Gundogan opened the scoring as the visitors went three goals ahead inside 31 minutes in a dominant first-half showing.
Brighton improved in the second half and pulled back a deserved consolation nine minutes from time through substitute Alexis Mac Allister s penalty, though City had the final say when Foden played in Riyad Mahrez for a late fourth.
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The road for Corinthians to their Campeonato Paulista quarter-final clash with Oeste can be divided into two distinct phases.
In the first, the Musketeers lined up with the likes of legendary Brazil duo Ronaldo and Roberto Carlos and midfield schemer Jucilei.
Since then, Ronaldo has retired and Roberto Carlos and Jucilei were sold off to ambitious Russian club Anzhi Makhachkala.
The second phase saw a new-look Corinthians, led by striker Liedson.
The Brazilian-born Portugal forward a January arrival after eight prolific seasons with Sporting Lisbon has had an immediate impact, striking 10 goals in his first eight games and taking Corinthians to the top of the table.
Following the 2-1 loss to Sao Paulo on February 26, however, Tite s men seemed to…
Simone Inzaghi believes Inter have achieved something special by qualifying from a Champions League group that also contained Bayern Munich and Barcelona.
Inter thrashed Viktoria Plzen 4-0 in San Siro on Wednesday to confirm their place in the last 16, with the victory putting them out of Barcelona s reach.
When the draw was made, most felt Inter were the outsiders with Bayern and big-spending Barca expected to go through.
But Inter took four points from two games against the Blaugrana, results that ultimately proved crucial in beating Xavi s men to qualification.
Inter secured their progress with a match to spare, leaving Inzaghi elated with an achievement that he feels goes beyond his previous expectations.
To achieve this goal, the first of th…