Spain coach Vicente del Bosque has paid tribute to Xavi after the midfielder confirmed his international retirement on Tuesday.
The 34-year-old announced he was to call time on his glittering national-team career after winning 133 caps and three major tournaments.
Having played a key role in Spain s unprecedented run of sandwiching their 2010 World Cup victory with two European Championship successes, Barcelona legend Xavi said he feels satisfied, happy and proud with his achievements at international level.
And Del Bosque, who led Spain to their World Cup and second European Championships victories, has hailed Xavi as a unique player .
He s a player we appreciate on a personal and professional level, the 63-year-old told the Spanish Football Federation…
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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The wait for Senua’s Saga: Hellblade 2 was a long one – far longer than most would have anticipated, in fact – and though the action-adventure title didn’t pull up trees with its critical reception the way some would have hoped it would, it has seen more than its fair share of praise from critics and audiences like. To highlight some of the former, Microsoft has released an accolades trailer. Check it out below.
Developer Ninja Theory has said little about what it has planned for Senua’s Saga: Hellblade 2 now that the game is out, though earlier this month, the developer released a patch with minor tweaks and fixes. Reports have claimed that the studio’s next project has already been greenlit by Microsoft.
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The second wave of titles arriving for Game Pass has been announced, with Microsoft Flight Simulator 2024 leading the charge. It will be available today for Xbox Series X/S, PC, and cloud. The other big game coming to the same platforms on Game Pass Ultimate and PC Game Pass is S.T.A.L.K.E.R. 2: Heart of Chornobyl on November 20th.
Red Candle Games’ sleek action platformer Nine Sols goes live on November 26th, followed by Aliens: Dark Descent on November 27th (which will also be available on Game Pass Standard). Game Pass Standard subscribers can also look forward to Little Kitty, Big City and PlateUp!, both on consoles from November 20th.<…
According to a recent report from SportBild, Atalanta defender Robin Gosens has revealed that he is interested in playing in the German Bundesliga one day. The German has been with Atalanta since back in 2017, and started his official professional career over in the Netherlands. Unfortunately he has never had the chance or opportunity to play with a club in his homeland, but it would appear as if he wants that to change sooner rather than later.
Alas, despite his desires, Borussia Dortmund aren’t actually believed to be interested in signing Gosens – contrary to alternative reports as of late. They took him on trial several years ago, but didn’t end up signing him to their books.
Regardless of whether or not Gosens gets the move in the summer transfer window or be…
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In what is a heavyweight showdown on Tuesday night, Chelsea will welcome Italian giants Juventus to Stamford Bridge for what could be a star-studded affair in west London.
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Starting with the hosts, while Chelsea might have been disappointed to have entered November s international break with a 1-1 draw at home against Burnley, the Blues came bouncing back over the weekend. Laying down what was a real marker on Saturday lunchtime, Thomas Tuchel s men stormed their way to a 3-0 romp away at Leicester and the mood in their camp appears to be at a red-hot high. Tipped as a leading pick in the Premier League title chase this season, the defending European champions are unbeaten in each of their last nine matchups across all formats…
Napoli coach Walter Mazzarri says he can see a lot of himself in Juventus counterpart Antonio Conte.
With Napoli having seen off Siena on Wednesday to progress to the final of the Coppa Italia, Mazzarri will have to outwit the Juventus boss if he is secure his first piece of silverware since arriving at the Stadio San Paolo in 2009.
Mazzarri is looking forward to the challenge, admitting he has something of a soft spot for Conte given his perceived similarities between the two.
I am a bit older than him and have a few more years behind me as a coach, Mazzarri told Sky Sport24.
He reminds me of the Mazzarri of the early years. I am a bit more relaxed than him, but I m happy for him that he is living every game, because a few years ago it was said that h…
Paul Pogba is delighted to be back at Old Trafford after sealing a mega return to Manchester United the club he left for Juventus just four years ago.
France international Pogba left United as a teenager in search of senior football in 2012 and got a lot more than he bargained for at Juve, transforming himself into one of the world s premier midfielders, winning four Serie A titles among other honours.
But now, Pogba is happy to return to United after the deal to bring him home was completed on Tuesday.
I feel like I went for a holiday and now I ve come back home and I m happy, Pogba told MUTV. I think it s destiny. I would say it s destiny. First, my mum told me I would come back here.
And I said You never know, we ll see , and also it is a big challen…
Rangers’ cinch Premiership title challenge suffered the earliest of blows with a shock 1-0 defeat by Kilmarnock in the opening day of the season.
Michael Beale’s disjointed side had laboured in the first half at Rugby Park and there was no improvement after the break before they were stunned by Brad Lyons’ counter after 65 minutes.
The 26-year-old Northern Irishman pounced inside the box to fire the home side ahead and in the end it was enough to keep the three points in Ayrshire.
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The defeat was a huge setback for Light Blues boss who has signed nine new players so far.
Beale knows the margin for error over 38 games in the traditional two-horse title race in Scotland is slim and…