Two-time NBA all-star Luol Deng believes Arsenal are a player away from becoming dominant in the Premier League.
Miami Heat forward Deng represented the United Kingdom at the 2012 Olympic Games, having spent part of his youth in the country after fleeing what is now South Sudan, and is well known as an Arsenal fan.
Arsene Wenger s side have made an inconsistent start to the new season, taking four points from their first three league games, and Deng feels the club need to dip back into the transfer market in order to challenge for the Premier League title.
I m hearing mixed reviews. I really think we [Arsenal] have a great team, I really do, Deng told Omnisport.
I think we re a player away from really being dominant. I think each game we go in with the …
Jurgen Klopp did not expect Manchester United s Marouane Fellaini to receive a retrospective ban for appearing to catch Liverpool midfielder Emre Can with an elbow during last week s Europa League tie.
Fellaini and Can clashed during the final moments of the Anfield match, where Liverpool claimed a dominant 2-0 win that they will defend in the second leg of the last-16 tie at Old Trafford on Thursday.
UEFA confirmed on Monday that Fellaini would avoid punishment as the match officials did not mention the incident in their reports.
Speaking at his pre-match news conference, Klopp took the opportunity to make light of a touchline ban he received from UEFA for reacting angrily towards the fourth official when his Borussia Dortmund side lost a Champions League match …
Gareth Bale says Real Madrid s players must work hard to keep their emotions in check against fierce foes Atletico Madrid in the Champions League final on Saturday.
The local rivals from the Spanish capital met in the decider of UEFA s elite club competition in 2014, Madrid equalising in the 93rd minute before running out 4-1 winners after extra time.
Referee Bjorn Kuipers handed out 12 yellow cards in Lisbon, seven of them to Diego Simeone s men and five to los Blancos, with both teams perhaps lucky to finish the game with a full complement of players.
And Bale knows cool heads will go a long way to determining the outcome of the latest continental decider between the neighbours at Milan s San Siro this weekend.
The key factor [is] to keep your emotion…
Borussia Dortmund have taken the unusual step of training on a deliberately poor pitch in a bid to improve their Bundesliga standing.
Jurgen Klopp has revealed a novel approach to addressing Borussia Dortmund s Bundesliga struggles he is making them train on a deliberately sub-standard pitch.
The 2011 and 2012 German champions have endured a tough season domestically, though back-to-back wins over Freiburg and Mainz have lifted them out of the bottom three.
Next up is Friday s trip to rock-bottom Stuttgart, where a win would propel Klopp s charges up to 10th, but the playing surface at the Mercedes-Benz Arena is in a poor state.
With that in mind, Klopp has had his team train on a difficult surface this week, which groundsman Willi Droste has ordered sho…
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Group F at Euro 2024 kicks off on Tuesday evening in Dortmund with Turkey facing Georgia in what could be a pivotal match in the group.
With Portugal and Czech Republic also in the group, and Portugal the heavy favorites to top the table, the remaining three teams will likely be competing for second place.
Turkey
Turkey’s best performance in a European Championship was reaching the semi-finals in 2008, but they failed to progress past the group stages at both Euro 2016 and Euro 2020.
The Crescent-Stars are aiming to advance to the round of 16 in this tournament and are favored to win against Georgia on matchday one.
Vincenzo Montella s men enter the tournament after a 2-1 loss to Poland and have not won any…
Burnley will look for their first league win since the appointment of Brian Laws, while Chelsea will attempt to continue their steamrollering of the Premierleague.
Burnley haven t exactly struggled since Brian Laws took charge, with only a couple of tough games under their belt, but they face another very challenging afternoon at home to Chelsea. The Squad looks to be in good shape ovrall, but I think Burnley will miss the experience and quality of Caldwell and Bikey in defence, with both suffering from injuries. The Burnley players will be looking to impress their new coach with the january window drawing to a close, and I think we might see a real battling performance from the players.
Chelsea s season goes from strength to strength and any neutral would expect to see…