Bayern Munich president Uli Hoeness believes there is a renewed enthusiasm at the Bundesliga champions following the return of treble-winning boss Jupp Heynckes.
Heynckes replaced Carlo Ancelotti in September and the 72-year-old, who guided Bayern to the treble in 2012-13, has overseen nine successive wins in all competitions.
Speaking at Bayern s AGM – where Bayern reported a record turnover of €640.5million – Hoeness said the club have recovered from a difficult start to the season.
The night of Paris [3-0 Champions League loss to Paris Saint-Germain] made the club wake up, Hoeness said. In this night, we set the course for what we have seen in the past six weeks.
Since then we had nine games and won all of them. With Jupp Heynckes the mood cha…
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Brentford and Tottenham Hotspur will face each other in the Premier League next week. The London derby between the Bees and Spurs will be held at the Gtech Community Stadium and is scheduled to kick off at 12:30pm next Monday (Boxing Day).
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Brentford are having a wonderful season in the Premier League at the moment and could end up in the top half of the standings. The Bees are currently 10th in the standings with 19 points from 15 matches, as many as 10 points behind London rivals and fourth-placed Tottenham Hotspur and six points above the relegation zone.
While no one at Brentford is getting complacent or getting carried away, it is very likely that the London club wi…
Defending champions Brazil booked their spot in another Copa America final after seeing off Peru 1-0 on Monday.
In a repeat of the 2019 Copa decider, Lucas Paqueta settled the semi-final contest with his 35th-minute goal in Rio de Janeiro.
Brazil will face either Argentina or Colombia in the decider after Tite made history by equalling Mario Zagallo as the Selecao head coach with the longest unbeaten run in Copa America history (12).
Tite s Brazil started on the front foot as Peru goalkeeper Pedro Gallese was kept busy at Estadio Nilton Santos.
The first big chance of the game fell to Brazil in the eighth minute as Paqueta slid a wonderful pass to Richarlison, who rounded Gallese and cut the ball to Neymar but the latter was unable to direct his shot on t…
Defending MLS champions Seattle Sounders booked their spot in the Western Conference semi-finals after accounting for Los Angeles FC 3-1.
Seattle booked their spot in the second round of the play-offs thanks to goals from Jordan Morris, Nico Lodeiro and Raul Ruidiaz on Tuesday, earning a home date with Dallas.
Morris, Lodeiro and Ruidiaz all scored in the same MLS match for the fourth time, more than any other trio of team-mates since the start of the 2018 season, per Opta.
Lodeiro opened the scoring in the 18th minute – Morris teeing up the Uruguayan for a first-time shot past LAFC goalkeeper Pablo Sisniega.
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LAFC s star captain Carlos Vela had a penalty saved thre…
West Ham United have offered Ben Johnson a new deal, according to . Johnson is out of contract at West Ham at the end of the month, and the Premier League club are keen on keeping him.
The Athletic has reported that West Ham have offered Johnson a new and improved five-year contract. The defender has rejected a number of offers from the Hammers, but the London club have not given up hope of convincing him to continue to play at London Stadium.
Johnson, though, has other options. The report in The Athletic has noted that Premier League club Crystal Palace are interested in snapping up the 24-year-old full-back on a free transfer. Leeds United, who will play in the Championship next season after failing to win promotion to the Premier League, are interested in Johnson as …
Darwin Nunez has told Benfica that he wants to leave in the summer transfer window, according to . Manchester United, West Ham United, Arsenal, Tottenham Hotspur, Aston Villa and Newcastle United all are interested in signing Nunez, who is keen on a move to the Premier League.
Nunez joined Benfica from Almeria in 2020 for £21 million. The 22-year-old Uruguay international striker has a release clause of more than £100 million, but Benfica are reportedly likely to sell the youngster for around £65 million.
The 22-year-old is one of the best young strikers in Europe and has been playing well for Benfica this season. The striker has scored and given two assists in the Portuguese league and four goals in the Champions League so far this campaign. Benfica are third in…
Leeds United view Jack Grealish s transfer as a warning sign as they look to keep Kalvin Phillips at Elland Road, according to Leeds chief executive Angus Kinnear.
Grealish made Premier League history when he joined Manchester City last week for a record-breaking fee, Aston Villa unable to keep their captain with a release clause triggered by the reigning champions.
But Leeds remain adamant they will not suffer a similar fate with their key asset Phillips, who impressed in his debut Premier League campaign and subsequently for England at Euro 2020.
The lure of Champions League and playing for a team that s going to win trophies turned the player s [Jack Grealish] head, Kinnear told the Square Ball podcast.
I know Aston Villa didn t have to sell him, ev…
Premier League newcomers Burnley have completed the signing of veteran defender Steven Reid, .
The 33 year old was released by West Bromwich Albion at the end of last season, having racked up almost one hundred appearances in all competitions for the club.
He originally moved to the Hawthorns on loan from Blackburn Rovers in March 2010 before making the move permanent two months later.
Reid began his career with Millwall where he played alongside Burnley manager Sean Dyche for a little over two seasons, while he has also had a brief loan spell with Queens Park Rangers in 2009.
Internationally, he has twenty-three caps for the Republic of Ireland, two of which came in the 2002 World Cup in Japan and South Korea.
Burnley begin the forthcoming …
New Liverpool signing Emre Can has tipped the club to shine in the UEFA Champions League this season.
The Anfield outfit five-time winners of Europe s premier club competition have not featured in the tournament since the 2009-10 season, when they fell at the group stage.
Since then, Liverpool s continental involvement has been restricted to three runs to the knockout rounds of the UEFA Europa League, but a second-placed finish in the Premier League last term earned them a return to the promised land of the Champions League.
And Can, who made seven appearances in the competition for Bayer Leverkusen last season, feels that confidence is high among his team-mates.
I am really confident about us going into the Champions League this season, he is quoted as …
England are desperate to win Euro 2024, but Declan Rice feels the Three Lions put too much pressure on ourselves .
Gareth Southgate and his team have faced plenty of scrutiny in the media following unconvincing displays in their matches so far.
England beat Serbia 1-0 in their Group C opener before drawing 1-1 with Denmark on Thursday.
While they sit in pole position to progress as group winners ahead of facing Slovenia, England – particularly in attack – do not look up to the standard of some of the other teams to have impressed so far at the tournament.
But Rice believes adding extra pressure does not help.
He said: We are all so desperate to win, to be leaders, to go out there and give people memories for lifetimes and sometimes I maybe fee…