Lucas Vazquez has signed a new deal at Real Madrid until 2021, the European champions have confirmed.
The 25-year-old s initial deal was set to run until June 2020, but on Wednesday Madrid announced he had agreed terms on an extension.
Real Madrid C. F. and Lucas Vazquez have agreed the extension of the player s contract, which sees him linked to the club until June 30, 2021, a brief statement read.
Vazquez returned to the Santiago Bernabeu from Espanyol in 2015 after Madrid exercised their buyback clause for the forward.
With starting spots in Madrid s attacking line-up hard to come by thanks to the presence of Cristiano Ronaldo, Gareth Bale and Karim Benzema, Vazquez has had to be content with mainly substitute appearances.
He made just 10 LaLi…
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Akira Nishino s Samurai Blue s have been drastically short of form entering this months World Cup finals and will have one final chance to impress when they welcome Paraguay to the National Stadium in Tokyo on Tuesday evening.
For Nishino s side, despite topping Group B in qualifying, the hosts on Tuesday only held a single point advantage over slipping out of the automatic positions and the Samurai Blues have continued to struggle in their build up. Coming off the back of a 2-0 loss away to Switzerland last weekend, Japan have failed to win any of their last five and their defeat to the Swiss now means they have lost their last three on the bounce. Along with failing to register a single goal in their last two, Nishino s boys …
Xavi bemoaned the state of the Coliseum Alfonso Perez pitch after Sergi Roberto was injured in Barcelona s goalless LaLiga draw at Getafe on Sunday.
The misfiring Blaugrana were held at relegation-threatened Getafe after failing to score for a third consecutive game.
Barcelona remain well on course to win the title, leading Real Madrid by 11 points with nine games to play, but were left to rue their lack of a cutting edge once again.
Sergi Roberto was replaced by Eric Garcia early on due to a hamstring injury and Xavi put that down to the playing surface.
The head coach said, according to Marca: The state of the grass has affected us. Yesterday we trained with a dry field. I have been criticised a lot for the issue of the surface. Today the whole world ha…
Mauricio Pochettino bemoaned Chelsea’s profligacy following their shock 1-0 loss at Middlesbrough in the first leg of their Carabao Cup semi-final.
The Premier League side dominated at the Riverside Stadium but squandered a host of chances, with Cole Palmer particularly wasteful.
Hayden Hackney’s first-half goal earned the Sky Bet Championship hosts a slender advantage ahead of the return meeting at Stamford Bridge in a fortnight’s time.
How has Cole Palmer MISSED from there?
— Sky Sports Football (@SkyFootball)
“We had too many chances to score where we didn’t score – that is football,” Blues boss Pochettino told Sky Sports.
“Of course we are disappointed. It is the first half of the tie. We have another 90 minutes at …
Napoli are closing in on Atalanta hotshot Giacomo Bonaventura, the player’s representative has revealed.
The Azzurri have been tracking the talented midfielder for a while now and they have reportedly made him one of their top targets in the summer transfer window.
Bonaventura’s representative now confirms they are in talks with Napoli, but states that much will depend on whether Walter Mazzarri remains at Stadio San Paolo.
“Napoli are tracking Bonaventura, but I also hear talk of a probable change of management,” agent Giocondo Martorelli explained to Radio Crc.
“We are waiting to see how the situation evolves. Atalanta are coming off two important wins that have given them real confidence.”
Giacomo “Jack” Bonaventura came throug…
Not many games to predict this week at the top of the English game. Three FA Cup quarter-final ties, one FA Cup 5th round tie and one Premier League game.
Lat week I managed to correctly predict only three results out of nine. With only five to work with this week there must be a very real chance of getting absolutely none right!
Saturday 7th March 2009
Premier League
Sunderland v Tottenham
Sunderland have been giving the impression of being a team that have climbed to safety under Ricky Sbragia. I have watched them play and they look like a decent mid-table side. However, their 2-0 defeat at Liverpool (and let’s be honest, not many lose at Liverpool these days!) took their current run to only two wins in their last nine league games.<…
Turkish media outlet Milli Gazete claims that Inter Milan are stepping up their efforts to sign Danish defender Simon Kjaer.
It is no secret that the Nerazzurri are in the market for defensive reinforcements and they appear to be hot on the trail of the former Palermo centre-back.
Milli Gazete understands that Inter Milan officials have established initial contact with the player, while it is believed that Fenerbahce would require between €12m and €15m for their star footballer.
It was at Palermo that the 27-year-old had made a name for himself and he also represented Wolfsburg, AS Roma and Lille before signing for Fenerbahce in July 2015.
Kjaer has since made 39 league appearances for the Turkish giants, scoring 3 goals in the process, and he curren…
Wolfsburg defender Felipe Lopes, who suffered a mini-stroke in July 2014, has broken a metatarsal bone in training, the Bundesliga club have confirmed.
Lopes, who last played in a competitive fixture in May 2013 – when he featured for Stuttgart – suffered a transient ischemic attack at his home while watching Brazil take on the Netherlands in the World Cup.
The 28-year-old defender finally returned to training at the start of September, but he is now set to miss the majority of the season.
A short statement on Wolfsburg s official website read: The central defender suffered a broken metatarsal during training on Thursday September 10th. He will be out of action for quite some time.
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Wayne Rooney is on his way to United States ahead of a proposed move to MLS with DC United.
The former England captain returned to boyhood club Everton from Manchester United in 2017, but a switch to the USA has long been mooted.
And amid reports that DC will confirm his arrival on Thursday, Rooney posted an update on his Twitter page, a picture on an aeroplane along with an emoji of the US flag.
Rooney is reportedly set to sign a two-and-a-half year contract worth £10million, making him the best paid player in the franchise s history.
— Wayne Rooney (@WayneRooney)
The club are toiling at the bottom of the Eastern Conference in MLS, but Rooney s signing is expected to offer a boost ahead of the opening of their new Audi Field Stadium …
Parma head coach Roberto D Aversa promised to repay the club s faith in him after being rewarded for winning promotion to Serie A with a new two-year contract.
The 42-year-old arrived at Stadio Ennio Tardini in December 2016 and took control of a Parma side that was newly promoted to Serie C after bankruptcy had previously seen the club relegated to the fourth tier of Italian football.
D Aversa won promotion to Serie B in his first season and then guided the team to second place in 2017-18 to earn promotion back to Serie A.
After signing his new deal with the Ducali, D Aversa told the club s official website: It is an honour to receive the trust of the club.
— Parma Calcio 1913 (@1913parmacalcio)
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