Aston Villa captain John McGinn is in line for an Easter Road return after his side were paired with Hibernian or Luzern in the Europa Conference League play-offs.
The Scotland midfielder will be back in Leith on August 24 if Hibs can get past the Swiss side in the third qualifying round.
McGinn spent three years with Hibs and helped them win the Scottish Cup in 2016 for the first time in 114 years, before moving to Villa in 2018.
The Champions League draw earlier saw Rangers set up for a potential reunion of their own after they were paired against PSV Eindhoven or Sturm Graz if they progress.
The Ibrox side were seeded in the draw but must first get past Swiss side Servette, who travel to Glasgow on Wednesday in the first leg of the third qualifying rou…
Champions Chelsea fell foul of an early challenge from Arsenal on Sunday in a gripping first glimpse of a potential Women s Super League title battle.
Chelsea and Arsenal have accounted for seven of the 10 WSL championships to date, including the past four in a row, although the Blues were dominant last term.
The beaten Champions League finalists entered the match at Emirates Stadium having suffered only one defeat in 43 league games and unbeaten in 39 away from home – a competition record.
However, Arsenal, whose most recent defeat came against Chelsea in February, landed the first blow in 2021-22 with an impressive 3-2 win.
Vivianne Miedema netted a record-extending 61st WSL goal to open the scoring, steering inside the near post for her s…
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Simply looking to make another Ligue 1 statement on Friday night, PSG will welcome Montpellier to the Parc des Princes.
Starting with the hosts, while PSG might have once again fallen short last season as they missed out on a maiden Champions League crown, the French giants made even more domestic history. Storming their way to a 12th Ligue 1 title and not really having to get out of third gear, Luis Enrique’s men are already pencilled in as a landslide contender this time around. Getting the 2024/25 campaign underway last week with a routine 4-1 romp away at Le Havre, the former Barcelona boss will be calling on his superstar squad to make another statement here. However, although the defending champions might be relishing a return …
Manchester United delivered a hugely valuable performance for manager Ole Gunnar Solskjaer as they beat Tottenham 3-0 in London on Saturday.
A run of one point from four Premier League games, culminating in that embarrassing 5-0 home defeat to Liverpool last week, had left the Red Devils manager knowing a bad result at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium could have left his position untenable.
Solskjaer responded with a change to his system, starting with a back three and partnering Edinson Cavani with Cristiano Ronaldo, who broke the deadlock with a fine finish shortly before half-time.
The front pairing showed their value midway through the second half when Ronaldo set up Cavani to score his first Premier League goal of the season, with substitute Marcus Rashford slotti…
Edwin van der Sar has resigned from his position as chief executive at Ajax.
The 52-year-old former Manchester United, Fulham and Netherlands goalkeeper, who started his playing career at Ajax, has been on the Eredivisie club’s board of directors since 2012.
He was initially director of marketing, then became chief executive in 2016, and had been on a contract running to 2025.
Thanks for everything, Edwin
You embraced the role of CEO with the same vision that defined your days as a player. We are forever grateful for that. Once an Ajax legend, always an Ajax legend.
— AFC Ajax (@AFCAjax)
Van der Sar told the club’s official website: “After almost 11 years on the board, I am done.
“We have experienced wonderful things to…
Bundesliga strugglers Hoffenheim have appointed Pellegrino Matarazzo as their new head coach.
Hoffenheim have taken two points from their past nine games and are just three points above Stuttgart in the relegation play-off place.
After parting company with Andre Breitenreiter on Monday, Hoffenheim have turned to American-born Matarazzo, who was sacked by Stuttgart four months ago.
Matarazzo previously spent two and a half years at Rhein-Neckar-Arena working as under-17 coach and then assistant coach of the first team.
Welcome back, Rino
Pellegrino Matarazzo is the new Head Coach of Hoffenheim and has signed a contract until 30th June 2025.
— TSG Hoffenheim EN (@tsghoffenheimEN)
As I ve been living in the region since 2017, I …
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Girona will aim to reignite their La Liga title aspirations as they visit Athletic Bilbao, who are chasing a Champions League spot, on Monday night.
After a disappointing 4-0 defeat against league leaders Real Madrid in their last outing, Girona currently sit second in the table, trailing Carlo Ancelotti s side by five points. Meanwhile, Bilbao occupy fifth place, trailing fourth-placed Atletico Madrid by five points with a game in hand.
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Athletic Bilbao managed to hold Girona to a 1-1 draw earlier in the current season, but Girona secured a thrilling 3-2 victory at San Mames in the corresponding fixture last season. Athletic s last home win against Girona dates back to late 2018.
Bilbao understand the c…
Cristiano Ronaldo will not join Sporting CP despite his mother s best efforts to convince the Juventus forward to return to the club, according to his agent Jorge Mendes.
Ronaldo has gone on to become one of the all-time greats since leaving Sporting to join Manchester United for £12.24million as a teenager in 2003.
The Portugal captain was a revelation at Real Madrid after leaving the Red Devils in 2009, breaking the LaLiga giants all-time scoring record with a staggering tally of 450 goals.
Ronaldo joined Juventus three years ago and, with his contract due to expire in 2022, the 36-year-old s future has been the subject of speculation as Andrea Pirlo s side are in danger of missing out on Champions League football next season.
The five-time Ballon d…
Manchester United are interested in signing Sam Johnstone from West Bromwich Albion in the summer transfer window, according to . Tottenham Hotspur and West Ham United are also keen on securing the services of the 28-year-old English goalkeeper, it has been claimed.
United are looking at Johnstone as a potential replacement for David de Gea. The Spain international goalkeeper has lost his place in the starting lineup to Dean Henderson, and the Red Devils are looking at potential targets if he decides to leave.
Johnstone was on the books of United from 2009 until 2018 when he moved to West Brom on a permanent contract, having had loan spells at Preston North End and Aston Villa among other clubs. The Baggies are likely to get relegated from the Premier League at the end …
Rafael Marquez is set to return to Barcelona as head coach of the Blaugrana s B team, club president Joan Laporta has confirmed.
The former defender, widely considered one of Mexico s greatest ever players, won La Liga four times and lifted the Champions League trophy twice with Barcelona between 2003 and 2010.
He also won 147 caps for his country and appeared at five consecutive World Cups between 2002 and 2018, making his final professional appearance in El Tri s round-of-16 loss to Brazil in Russia four years ago.
The 43-year-old is now set to follow in the footsteps of Pep Guardiola and Luis Enrique by coaching Barcelona B, who play in the third tier of the Spanish league system.
Speaking at an event in S Agaro, Laporta said: Rafa in principle had […