Mane quickly became Liverpool s star player / Image via liverpoolfc.com
It is a question which bothers every Liverpool fan with the 2017 Africa Cup of Nations looming.
Sadio Mane is thriving in his first season under Jurgen Klopp at Liverpool and the fans have every right to ask themselves whether the Senegal international’s absence will be of negative effect on Liverpool’s performance.
Top Performer
Born in the city of Sedhiou, Sadio Mane made a big journey to a place where he is now.
Arriving to Europe as an obscure player, the 24-year-old quick-paced through the French Ligue 1 and Austrian Bundesliga before hitting the Premier League by storm wearing a Southampton shirt.
Impressing with his imposing speed with the ball and outstanding tec…
Real Madrid have been given the green light to move forward with a revamp of the Santiago Bernabeu that wil see a retractable roof added to the stadium.
Madrid s home since 1947, the Bernabeu was heavily redeveloped before the 1982 World Cup, with the latest plans to freshen up the venue including a retractable roof to cover the entire arena and a light display to cover the outside of the structure.
Plans for the refurbishment were originally revealed in 2014, although Madrid have since been held up by red tape.
Work is now set to begin next year on the new construction and will cost in the region of €400million.
Madrid president Florentino Perez hopes to recoup much of that sum by selling the stadium s naming rights.
The stadium will still be…
LaLiga has requested the postponement of two games, including Barcelona s trip to Sevilla, after failing to get interim measures in place relating to the release of players for international duty.
The governing body issued an appeal to the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) against the decision taken by FIFA to put in place a two-day extension to the CONMEBOL calendar for fixtures in September and October, a move made amid the complications caused by the coronavirus pandemic.
Due to strict rules that would require players to quarantine for 10 days upon their return, the Premier League refused to release nearly 60 players travelling to 26 countries on the United Kingdom s red list due to COVID-19.
LaLiga announced support to those clubs in Spain that opted no…
(GSM) Birmingham City have had a formal bid for Tottenham s Roman Pavlyuchenko snubbed. Although Pav is set to leave Spurs, the North London club has dismissed Birmingham s offer as they hope to get a better offer for their Russian striker.
The two clubs have been talking over the past week about a possible deal. Blues boss Alex McLeish confirmed his interest in signing the Russia international.
Birmingham s approach has been rebuffed as Tottenham to return the £14million they paid for the player in 2008.
Spurs have already signed Eidur Gudjohnsen, a fact that will further unsettle Pavlyuchenko. However, Birmingham will have to better their offer if they want to land the Tottenham striker.
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Borussia Dortmund have what it takes to win the UEFA Champions League this season, according to former midfielder Paul Lambert.
Dortmund welcome Juventus to Westfalenstadion on Wednesday, trailing the Serie A champions 2-1 in their last-16 tie.
While Jurgen Klopp s men are focused on the task at hand, Lambert whose solitary season with Dortmund resulted in the 1996-97 Champions League title is adamant the Bundesliga outfit can better their 2012-13 runners-up medal.
Lambert was sacked as Aston Villa manager in February.
Absolutely. Bayern are obviously very strong, a great team with a great coach, Lambert told Bundesliga.com.
But it would be a big success [for the Bundesliga] to have two teams go through to the last eight.
Firstly, …
Juanfran is confident it will not be long before Atletico Madrid win the Champions League.
Atletico went close to hoisting the Champions League trophy aloft in 2013-14, beaten 4-1 in extra-time by city rivals Real Madrid.
The La Liga outfit are back in Europe s premier club competition for a third consecutive season and Spain international defender Juanfran believes Atletico can go all the way.
Over the last two seasons we have very close to the title although it won t be easy to repeat that, the 30-year-old said in quotes attributed to Sportium after Atletico routed Astana 4-0 on Wednesday.
Whoever is playing, this team is ready to give the fans a lot of happiness. Atletico will win a Champions League soon.
Juanfran added: I play to win every…
Dutch football chiefs were set to discuss the future of this season s Eredivisie in a Tuesday meeting after new coronavirus restrictions with put in place by government in the Netherlands.
With all gatherings banned until June 1, any prospect of an early resumption to professional football has been ended.
It remains to be seen whether the leagues will elect to finish the season, decide to call it off now and declare the standings final, or choose an alternative option such as voiding the entire 2019-20 campaign.
The KNVB, Holland s football association, was set for talks with the bodies responsible for the Eredivisie and Eerste Divisie, namely the ECV and CED.
Hopes of finishing the season by June 30 before player contracts expire appear to be over, g…
Where will Erling Haaland be playing in 2021-22?
That is the question everyone is asking as clubs queue up to sign the Borussia Dortmund goalscoring machine.
Manchester United are reportedly determined to prise the Norway international to Old Trafford.
TOP STORY – UNITED SET SIGHTS ON HAALAND
Manchester United have settled on Borussia Dortmund star Erling Haaland as their centre forward priority in the transfer market, according to Manchester Evening News.
United tried to sign Haaland before he joined Dortmund from Austrian champions Salzburg last year.
Eyeing a long-term replacement for Romelu Lukaku, with United veteran Edinson Cavani linked to Boca Juniors after signing a one-year deal at Old Trafford, Ole Gunnar Solskjae…
The World Cup draw has been kind to England. To draw USA, Slovenia and Algeria is what I d call a really lucky draw. England and the USA will be the favourites to progress and I expect both to do just that.
Slovenia and Algeria got to the World Cup via play-offs both unexpectedly. Slovenia gained a shock victory over the Russians and Algerian got to South Africa 2010 by beating bitter rivals Egypt.
American threat
The only real threat to England are the much improved Americans. They are no longer footballing novices. The game seems to be growing in a country that already has so many domestic sports to choose from. That should be the game that decides the winners of the group.
Neither of the other sides in the group will just let their more illustrious op…
There are no discussions regarding the departure of Werder Bremen attacker Marko Arnautovic, according to the club s general manager.
The 24-year-old has been linked with a move away from the Weserstadion with clubs in England, Spain and Turkey all credited with an interest.
However, Thomas Eichin has denied any bids have been made and confirmed he is to stay with the Bundesliga side.
At this point in time we are in no (transfer) talks with any club regarding the future of Marko Arnautovic, Eichin told Bild.
Marko Arnautovic is part of the first-team squad and has a contract at our club.
Since moving to Germany from Inter in 2010, the Austria international has hit 16 goals in all competitions.
Arnautovic has not been without his fair share of disc…