Valero eyeing Fiorentina retirement amid Milan talk

Borussia Dortmund have endured a disappointing campaign but former defender Ned Zelic has backed coach Jurgen Klopp to remain at Signal Iduna Park beyond the 2014-15 season.

Dortmund have flirted with relegation and face an uphill battle to qualify for Europe next season, while the German side crashed out of the UEFA Champions League last-16 to Juventus during the week, raising doubts over Klopp s future at the club.

Some pundits and fans think it may be time for Klopp who guided Dortmund to consecutive Bundesliga titles in 2011 and 2012, as well as the 2013 UEFA Champions League final to take up a fresh challenge elsewhere, with the Premier League looming as a likely destination.

Klopp has been linked with moves to Arsenal, Liverpool and more recently West Ham a…

Just one day before its launch, the second story DLC for Avatar: sports bettingFrontiers of Pandora, Secret of the Spires, has been delayed. Massive Entertainment confirmed this is due to a “critical last-minute issue.” It will now launch on November 28th, midnight PT.

The issue in question wasn’t revealed, though the developer said its priority is to ensure “a high-quality, enjoyable and memorable experience” for players. As for what the story pack has to offer, it takes place in the Spires of the Clouded Forest, where players engage in “epic aerial battles.” Based on images revealed thus far, the RDA is back, presumably for yet another scra…

The agent of Porto midfielder Fernando Belluschi says he is on the verge of completing a loan move to Genoa.

The Argentine midfielder will move to the Stadio Luigi Ferraris until the end of the season, with the Serie A side having the option to buy half of his playing rights, the percentage Porto own, for five million euros in June.

Porto have agreed to Genoa s offer, agent Alberto Meo told Record. On Belluschi s part, everything is settled, too.

The only thing left is that Genoa send the plane ticket for him to fly to Italy, which should happen on Monday or Tuesday.

Belluschi, who arrived at the Estadio do Dragao from Olympiakos in 2009, has made 26 appearances in all competitions so far this season.

The 28-year-old s departure will increase…

Second-half goals from Edin Dzeko and Alessandro Florenzi were enough to secure a 2-0 win for Roma at AC Milan as Eusebio Di Francesco increased the pressure on his friend and San Siro counterpart Vincenzo Montella.

Clear chances were at a premium for much of a match that was billed as a direct contest between the two coaches, who remain close after winning the Scudetto together at the Giallorossi in 2000-01. 

The Milan boss had joked before the game about Carlo Ancelotti, sacked by Bayern Munich last week, joining him as an assistant but the availability of a Rossoneri great could give the incumbent real cause for concern should recent struggles continue for his team, who finished the match with 10 men when Hakan Calhanoglu received a second yellow card in the 80th min…

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Romania and Northern Ireland will kick off their 2020–21 UEFA Nations League B campaign this week. The Group 1 encounter between the two sides is scheduled to kick off at 7:45pm UK time on Friday and will be held at Arena Naționala in Bucharest.

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Romania were in 2018–19 UEFA Nations League C, and they did well. They finished second in Group 4 with 12 points from six matches, just two points behind winners Serbia. Romania won three matches and drew three games, and they also scored eight goals and conceded three. That was enough for Romania to win promotion to UEFA Nations League B for the 2020-21 campaign.

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In the second round of the 2020/21 edition of the UEFA Nations League, France will play host to Croatia at the Parc des Princes in Paris on Tuesday in League A Group 3. It will be a replay of the 2018 World Cup final, though two years have passed since.

France won that day and they remain therefore the champions of the world, and the runners-up will be seeking revenge.

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Last time around, France finished second in their group behind the competition finalists Netherlands. They will be looking to do better this time if they can even though they now face defenders Portugal, aside from Croatia and Sweden.

They started well enough, by beating Sweden in Stockholm 0-1, courtesy of a fine goal by Kylian Mbappe, and are n…

Swansea City have named former Sheffield Wednesday boss Carlos Carvalhal as their new manager to replace the sacked Paul Clement on an initial deal until the end of the season.

Clement was dismissed as Swansea boss earlier this month after a run of nine defeats in 11 matches left them bottom of the Premier League, with midfielder Leon Britton overseeing the last two games in caretaker charge.

The Welsh club have now turned to Portuguese boss Carvalhal, who was dismissed by the Owls on Christmas Eve having claimed just six wins in the Championship this term.

We felt we needed to get the managerial situation resolved as soon as possible and while the timing is not always perfect, we can look forward to the second half of the campaign with renewed optimism, chai…

West Ham are chasing Brentford striker Scott Hogan after a failed move for Jermain Defoe

First, there was Jermain Defoe and now it is Brentford’s Scott Hogan, it seems West Ham are desperate to sign a striker in the January transfer window.

The Hammers were told by Defoe’s current club Sunderland he is not for sale, much to the relief of Black Cats boss David Moyes.

Defoe, of course, started his professional career with the Irons and a return looked on the cards for the 34-year-old.

However, even the clubs owners have realised just how important Defoe is to the Black Cats chances of staying in the Premier League. Now the Hammers have turned their attentions to Scott Hogan.

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