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Arsenal are in talks with Saturday’s match-winning hero Reiss Nelson over a new contract. Nelson’s future is uncertain with his current deal expiring at the end of the season. But discussions over an extension are underway, with hope growing that the intention from all parties is to agree on a deal for Nelson to stay. Arsenal are confident the winger wants to remain in north London, raising hope that a positive resolution can be found. Nelson scored a euphoric winner in the seventh minute of injury time as the Gunners came from 2-0 down to beat Bournemouth 3-2 at the weekend to maintain their five-point…

Roy Keane said they were no better than ‘schoolboys’. Gary Neville said they ‘lost their shape, discipline and their heads.’ Both were raging at captain Bruno Fernandes, with Keane using the word ‘disgraceful’ to describe his body language and Neville furious at his ‘whinging’. The post-mortem after Manchester United’s atrocious 7-0 defeat at Liverpool was brutal with these club legends stunned at what had just unfolded at Anfield. United’s second-half capitulation was a serious reality check on the progress that has been made under Erik ten Hag this season. Any notion that United could kick on and challenge Arsenal and Manchester City in the Premier League…

Messi shared that now I have enough trophies and I am satisfied with that. Messi,s family. Lione Messi’s three sons: Thiago, Mateo and Ciro Lione Messi Messi is satisfied with all that he has achieved, after winning the World Cup. Messi’s family goes on vacation after winning the World Cup. Lione Messi with Neymar and Mbappe source: pinterest.com/

The 24-year-old ace has other luxury cars. When reaching fame and fortune, soccer stars usually give themselves certain tastes and one of the most common is to buy luxury cars. Kylian Mbappe has not been left behind and recently acquired a Ferrari. The Frenchman could have bought a Ferrari 488 Pista, with a 720 hp V8, or a Ferrari SF90 Stradale that boasts 1,000 hp, according to information from GQ magazine and Actu Automobile. How much does Mbappe’s Ferrari cost? GQ magazine notes that the PSG striker has opted for a Ferrari 488 Pista, with a 720 hp V8, which costs around 500,000 euros. Why will…

CRISTIANO RONALDO was fooling nobody as he posed in his pants while sat on a throne appearing to eat cake. Despite now being 38, the Portuguese legend remains in incredible shape due to his eating, exercise routine and sleep and rest following his explosive exit from Manchester United in December. 1Cristiano Ronaldo produced this pose to advertise his underwearCredit: Instagram @cr7cristianoronaldo We revealed last week how Ronaldo has raised training and nutrition standards since arriving at Saudi Arabian club Al Nassr. He has just been named the Saudi Pro League player of the month after scoring eight goals and producing two assists in four appearances throughout February. With…

FANS are convinced that Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang is “pushing for a move” away from Chelsea. That’s after the striker appeared to drop a subtle hint last night. 2Fans believe Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang is looking for a way out of ChelseaCredit: Getty Aubameyang’s Premier League return has turned into a nightmare after scoring just once in 12 outings. The 33-year-old was also axed from Chelsea’s Champions League squad last month. And it’s reckoned Aubameyang will now depart this summer, just one year after moving to Stamford Bridge from Barcelona. The former Arsenal captain has already turned down a move to MLS side LAFC. But it…

ARSENAL manager Mikel Arteta revealed he wears the same clothes in the dugout during every winning streak. Arteta has led his team to a surprise Premier League title hunt as the Gunners are top of the table with five points ahead of second-placed Manchester City. 4Mikel Arteta has adopted a strange ritual amid Arsenal’s title challengeCredit: GettyPowered ByLoaded: 3.97% 4Arteta pictured on February 18, after Arsenal’s 4-2 win over Aston VillaCredit: Alamy 4He’s pictured again in the exact same outfit on March 1 after beating EvertonCredit: EPA The Spanish tactician is exhausting all possible ideas to help the North Londoners win their…

Dak Prescott could find himself netting a third contract with the Cowboys fairly soon, and the team is all-in on trying to make sure the pieces being placed around him are the right ones INDIANAPOLIS — By all accounts, Dak Prescott will remain with the Dallas Cowboys for a very long time to come. The two-time Pro Bowler enters the 2023 offseason with the possibility of seeing his contract extended, an idea the front office is not only open to but, seemingly, driven toward achieving, particularly considering the salary cap savings they’d gain from such a move. The club could gain…

A UFO, or an Unidentified Flying Object, was spotted by a resident in a small town of Ireland last week. The person on Monday reached out to a local publication, The Leader, and told them about the UFO. The reader said that they had spotted an unusual activity in the night sky over Ballymahon in Longford. The person in question also told the publication that he had recorded the incident that he saw around 8 pm. The Ballymahon resident says that even though the photos are a little blurry, the movement of the three lights in the sky was “very…

Paris Saint-Germain and Morocco defender Achraf Hakimi has been formally charged with rape by French prosecutors. Hakimi, 24, is accused of raping a woman at his home in the Paris suburbs last month. A 24-year-old woman attended a police station on Sunday last week to report an incident, but did not file charges. An investigation was opened into the case earlier this week, and it was confirmed on Friday morning that he has been charged over the allegations having been questioned on Thursday by investigators. Hakimi’s lawyer said earlier in the week that the accusations are ‘false’. French prosecutors have reportedly…

Lionel Messi gifted Argentina team-mates and staff gold iPhones following their World Cup success and splurged £175,000 on 35 individual devices. Messi masterminded the nation to World Cup glory in December as his sensational goalscoring form in Qatar guided Argentina through several tricky ties before beating France on penalties in the final. The Argentina captain wanted to give his colleagues a personal memento to remember their success with and decided personalised 24-carat gold smartphones was the way to go. The PSG star had the mobiles delivered to his Parisian department over the weekend  and will set about handing them over to the lucky individuals…

Everton midfielder Amadou Onana has confessed he would like to be playing for one of the world’s biggest clubs in five years’ time. The 21-year-old midfielder, who only signed for the Toffees in the summer of 2022, emerged as an option for the Blues, and there was dialogue with the player’s entourage, in the January transfer window but a deal was never close to being done, despite major interest. Now, two months on from the start of the mid-season window, football.london understands Onana remains an option for Chelsea as they look to further improve their squad in the summer. He is, however, not…

Manchester United have got their own ‘mentality monsters’ as they head to Anfield to take on Liverpool on Sunday. Jurgen Klopp coined the phrase after Liverpool beat Chelsea on penalties to win the FA Cup last May, three months after overcoming the same opponents in a shootout at Wembley to lift the Carabao Cup. United are also chasing a domestic double this season after beating Newcastle in the Carabao Cup final last weekend before knocking West Ham out of the FA Cup in midweek to reach the quarter-finals. Asked if he has his own mentality monsters ahead of the Liverpool clash, Ten Hag said: ‘I think our…

Arsenal will welcome Gabriel Jesus back very soon but Mikel Arteta will have the tough decision of removing a senior squad member from the matchday selection. Gabriel Jesus is getting closer to an Arsenal return which would put the club in a very rare position in the context of the past few years. Barring any injury issues in the coming games, touch wood, Jesus’ return to the side would mean the whole senior squad would be available to the manager. Mikel Arteta has already had to make some tough choices, leaving out Reiss Nelson from the matchday squad for the preview…

“KYLIAN MBAPPÉ IS THE BEST PLAYER IN THE WORLD”, SAYS PSG LEGEND PAULETA. Former PSG striker Pedro Pauleta considers Kylian Mbappé (24) to be the best player in the world, as he stated in an interview with L’Équipe.  The Portuguese forward is PSG’s fifth all-time goalscorer with 109 strikes. His tally has been beaten since by the four most prolific strikers of the QSI ownership of PSG, namely Neymar (118), Zlatan Ibrahimović (156), Edinson Cavani and Mbappé (200). The France international levelled with the Uruguayan following his stunning brace at the Vélodrome during Le Classique on Sunday. And, according to Pauleta, the sky is the…

Manchester United stars will land £485,000 EACH if they can seal a stunning quadruple, with a Premier League-winning bonus of £250,000 on top of three cup bonuses. Manchester United’s players will land close to half a million pounds each in bonuses should they complete a quadruple. Stars such as Marcus Rashford and Casemiro have already earned around £65,000 as reward for Sunday’s victory in the Carabao Cup final. Sportsmail has been told that there will be further incentives of £85,000 per man for each of the FA Cup and Europa League. United are in the quarter-finals of the FA Cup and last 16…

Raheem Sterling is not considering his Chelsea future just months after joining and committing his long-term future to the club. Sterling remains happy at Stamford Bridge, following suggestions to the contrary, and there are no plans to review his position at the club in the summer. England star Sterling joined Chelsea from Manchester City last summer for £47.5m, signing a five-year deal. He was the new ownership’s marquee addition in their first window, agreeing to leave the Etihad after fully buying into their long-term vision for the club and his position is unchanged. The 28 year-old has seen the man who…

Late on Wednesday evening, as they filed out of the changing room and towards the north London night, several members of Arsenal’s squad — fresh from a 4-0 win over Everton — paused for one final engagement. A small group of supporters found themselves between the players and the door. Oleksandr Zinchenko stopped to say hello. So did William Saliba. The Frenchman crouched down to pose for photos and then hunched over to sign a shirt. Saliba’s cult status has continued to snowball since he returned from loan in the summer. Here, though, he scribbled his signature beneath the name and number of…

Two gunmen fired at least a dozen shots into a store owned by Lionel Messi’s in-laws in Argentina and left a threatening note for the international soccer star before fleeing on motorcycles, local police said. That attack took place early Thursday morning in Rosario, Messi’s hometown and the nation’s third-largest city that sits roughly 185 miles northwest of Buenos Aires. The city has been plagued by drug violence in recent years. Nobody was injured in the attack on the Unico supermarket owned by the family of Messi’s wife Antonella Roccuzzo. Before fleeing, the gunmen left the note naming Messi and Rosario’s mayor…

Kylian Mbappe had a stoic reaction as the French star listening to Emiliano Martinez’s speech after receiving the Best FIFA Men’s Goalkeeper Award, after the Argentine had taunted him following their World Cup win in Qatar. The Aston Villa shot-stopper claimed FIFA’s ‘The Best’ goalkeeper prize at the ceremony in Paris on Monday. Martinez beat Morocco’s Yassine Bounou and Belgium’s Thibaut Courtois to the award, and thanked the efforts of his parents in helping him make it to the top. ‘They always ask me who my idols are or who I watched when I was a kid… Watching my mum clean buildings for eight or…

Lionel Messi stood on a stage in Paris, clutched his award and grinned as he spoke about the ‘tremendous year’ he’s enjoyed. Another gala occasion, another individual accolade for the collection, another acceptance speech blending humility, appreciation and faux surprise. It was the second time the Argentine has won FIFA’s The Best award, drawing him level with Cristiano Ronaldo in that particular sub-category of their rivalry. But is anybody still counting? It’s merely window dressing now, surely. The tit-for-tat Messi vs Ronaldo debate kept us entertained for the better part of two decades – but it’s been settled, right? As soon as Messi lifted…

N’Golo Kante is on the brink of signing a three-year contract extension at Chelsea, according to reports. The Blues midfielder has piqued the interest of top European clubs including Barcelona and Paris Saint-Germain ahead of his contract expiring this summer, but talks with Chelsea are believed to have progressed significantly in the last few days. Kante, who has been injured for much of this season and missed France’s World Cup campaign in Qatar last year, has returned to Chelsea training and is hoping to make a full return to action next month. The 31-year-old has been a crucial part of Chelsea’s first team since arriving…

Mikel Arteta has confirmed that Thomas Partey is still a doubt to start Arsenal’s Premier League clash with Everton on Wednesday night. The Ghanaian midfielder had faced a spell on the sidelines with a thigh injury but made his return to action as a substitute against Leicester on the weekend. It was expected he may therefore be fit to start from the off against Everton, but Arteta has refused to divulge whether or not that is the case. ‘He hasn’t trained much, he’s only had a session,’ Arteta said. ‘He will train today so it is what it is. He was out for a few weeks…

Manchester United have signed highly-rated Welsh teenager Gabriele Biancheri, initially on scholar terms before he will sign as a professional in September. The 16-year-old joined the club from Cardiff City having completed his medical last month. Clearance for the transfer from FIFA and paperwork needing to be signed to complete the move had somewhat delayed the transfer. Despite having never made a senior team appearance, Biancheri was chased by a number of Premier League clubs, though opted to join United. Born in 2006, Biancheri is a forward who most often likes to be deployed centrally. He is eligible to play for Wales, England or Italy,…