Ralf Rangnick acknowledges Cristiano Ronaldo is not a pressing monster , as he admitted compromising on his preferred style of play during an underwhelming six months as Manchester United s interim manager.

Rangnick will take charge of his final United game at Crystal Palace on Sunday before moving into a consultancy role with the club, while reports suggest Ronaldo will not feature at Selhurst Park after suffering a hip flexor issue. 

The 37-year-old has scored 18 Premier League goals since returning to Old Trafford at the beginning of the campaign. Despite United enduring a woeful season under both Ole Gunnar Solskjaer and Rangnick, that represents his second-most prolific campaign in the competition after 2007-08 (when he scored 31 times as the Red Devils won the ti…

Tottenham Hotspur are interested in signing Weston McKennie from Juventus in the summer transfer window, according to . The report has claimed that Spurs have held talks with Juventus over a £15 million deal for the former Leeds United loanee and are close to agreeing a deal for the USA international midfielder.

According to Football Insider, Aston Villa have been in talks with Juventus over a deal for Douglas Luiz. Juventus want to sign the Brazil international midfielder and are willing to send McKennie to Villa Park as part of the deal. However, the Villans are unable to come to an agreement with the American star, and now Spurs have made a move.

McKennie, who had a loan spell at Leeds in England in 2023, made 29 starts and five substitute appearances in Serie A for…

According to , Manchester United are expected to trigger the €40m release clause in the contract of Bologna striker Joshua Zirkzee. Even so, however, there will still be a long way to go before the transfer is completed and there s no guarantee that it will be done at this point. United would still need to persuade Zirkzee himself to join.

What s more, the 20-time English champions are likely to face formidable competition for the services of the 23-year-old, namely from Arsenal and AC Milan, who are believed to be interested as well. United apparently have other targets on their list, should their pursuit of Zirkzee fail.

Zirkzee, who has two years left on his contract, scored 12 goals and contributed seven assists in 37 matches across all competitions for Bologna in…

Manchester United have confirmed Mason Greenwood s departure to Marseille.

Greenwood, who has not featured for United since January 2022, has joined the French club for a reported €31.6million (£26.6m).

The 22-year-old has signed a five-year deal with Marseille, who are now coached by former Brighton boss Roberto De Zerbi.

Greenwood spent last season on loan at Getafe, scoring eight times across 33 LaLiga appearances.

Mason Greenwood has completed a permanent transfer to Marseille.

— Manchester United (@ManUtd)

The attacker was suspended by United in 2022 after he was arrested and charged with alleged assault, attempted rape and coercive control.

The case against Greenwood, who denied the allegations, was subsequently dropped…

Gareth Southgate will stay on as England manager following a valiant World Cup exit to holders France, with the Three Lions boss set to lead his side through Euro 2024.

The news will undoubtedly please many and frustrate a few others, as the most successful man to lead the men s national team since Alf Ramsey sets his sights on a fourth major tournament.

Despite lacking tangible silverware for his efforts, no manager has come closer to success with them than Southgate for generations, with his side serving up plenty of highs and a handful of lows.

Here, Stats Perform takes a look over some of the defining moments of his tenure in charge – from breaking long-standing national hoodoos, to falling just short of all-time greatness.

Breaking the penalty curs…

European champions Spain have confirmed they will face Italy, Romania, Bosnia-Herzegovina and South Korea in preparation for Euro 2016.

Vicente del Bosque s side will travel to the Stadio Friuli in Udine on March 24 in their first match against Italy since 2014.

Romania then play La Roja three days later, with Del Bosque set to announce his squad for the two friendlies on March 18. 

Spain take on Bosnia-Herzegovina on May 29 at the AFG Arena in Saint Gallen, Switzerland, before playing South Korea at the Red Bull Arena in Salzburg, Austria, on June 1.

The team s final friendly before the start of the tournament will take place on home soil on June 7, with Spain s opponent yet to be announced.

Spain get their European Championship defence u…

Roy Keane has called on the Republic of Ireland to forget their dramatic Euro 2016 play-off win over Bosnia-Herzegovina and refocus ahead of Friday s friendly against Switzerland.

Ireland secured their place at the upcoming tournament in France by virtue of a 3-1 aggregate victory over Mehmed Bazdarevic s men last November.

Martin O Neill s side were handed a tough draw for the finals, with Sweden, Belgium and Italy awaiting in Group E, and begin their preparations against Switzerland in Dublin this week, before welcoming Slovakia to the Aviva Stadium on Tuesday.

And O Neill s assistant Keane says Ireland must put the euphoria of reaching the finals behind them.

That s over with now, all that stops,  the former Ireland and Manchester United captain sa…

Manchester United made a mistake by re-signing Cristiano Ronaldo, and would be making another error by keeping him at the club next season, so says Jamie Carragher.

Ronaldo ended a six-game goal drought in United s 2-0 win over Brighton and Hove Albion earlier this week, his worst such run since January 2009, but talk has focused upon whether the five-time Ballon d Or winner s return to Old Trafford last year has improved the Red Devils.

Harry Maguire and Marcus Rashford have both denied reports of a rift in the United dressing room, while there has been speculation that the 37-year-old will leave at the end of the campaign.

Liverpool great and Sky Sports pundit Carragher has now questioned the wisdom of signing Ronaldo, and predicted that keeping him at the …

Lionel Messi begins his World Cup campaign on Tuesday against Saudi Arabia, whose head coach is looking forward to the challenge.

Herve Renard s men face Argentina in their Group C opener and the experienced French coach insists his team are not just in Qatar to make up the numbers.

All six of Messi s goals at previous World Cups have been scored in the group stages, while he has netted 12 times in 19 games for Paris Saint-Germain this season.

Speaking at a press conference on Monday, Renard said: Cristiano [Ronaldo] and Messi are football legends and thanks to them, football is different. It s an honour to be here and play against them.

When there s a fight you have to be one hundred per cent motivated to beat the best. That s the beauty of sport. In s…

Will Keane marked the start of his second spell as a Preston player with a late equaliser in a 1-1 Championship draw with Bristol City at Ashton Gate.

The hosts took a 47th-minute lead when a Harry Cornick long throw into the box caused havoc in the Preston defence and, after Nahki Wells fired against a post, Sam Bell was on hand to slot home the rebound.

But North End stormed back and it was no surprise when Keane, back at the club he served on loan from Manchester United in 2015, levelled after 86 minutes with a smart shot on the turn from the middle of a crowded penalty area.

It was no more than Preston deserved for an impressive second-half display that saw them create numerous chances. But City will see it as two points lost after leading for so long.

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