Manchester United travel to Craven Cottage on Saturday looking for their sixth straight Premier League win over Fulham.
The reigning champions have not been beaten by the west London outfit since December 2009, when goals from Danny Murphy, Bobby Zamora and Damien Duff gave Fulham a 3-0 home victory.
United sit eight points adrift of Premier League leaders Arsenal following an indifferent start to life under new manager David Moyes, but they go into this clash unbeaten in their last six matches in all competitions.
That run includes last Saturday s top-flight success over Stoke City, when they twice came from behind to win 3-2.
And Moyes takes his side to Craven Cottage with a near fully fit squad to choose from, with Danny Welbeck (knee) his only absentee, an…
Joachim Low will lead Germany s bid to retain their World Cup crown following talks with the German Football Association (DFB).
Low s team exited Euro 2016 in the semi-finals following a 2-0 defeat to hosts France in Marseille, after which the 56-year-old said he would discuss his role with DFB chiefs.
The national governing body announced on Tuesday Low will see out his deal, which expires in 2018, and he will now concentrate on leading the holders to the World Cup finals in Russia.
Low said: The end of a tournament is a good time to pause.
We were all disappointed after the semi-final and the weeks leading up to and during the tournament were exhausting.
But for me it s clear: despite this disappointment our team did not disappoint. We had…
Spain attacker David Silva said he would happily adapt to other roles to be in the reigning world champions starting XI.
The Manchester City star started Spain s two pre-FIFA World Cup friendlies on the bench as Vicente del Bosque learned more about his team ahead of Brazil 2014.
Silva said he would ideally play behind the striker, as he does in the Premier League, but was happy to change roles if needed.
I like to play behind the striker. I have been playing there this year with Manchester City and I feel really good, he told a news conference on Monday.
Anyway, I have played in a lot of positions for the national squad and I just try to adapt myself. In regards to our strikers, we have really good strikers, so I can play with any of them.
Silva starred a…
Arsenal defender Calum Chambers has joined Premier League newcomers Fulham on a season-long loan deal.
The 23-year-old Southampton academy product moved to Emirates Stadium in 2014 and won three senior England caps during that season.
He spent 2016-17 on loan at Middlesbrough before returning to Arsenal last time around to make 12 Premier League appearances over the course of Arsene Wenger s final campaign in charge.
I m really excited. I watched a lot of Fulham last season, I really like the way they play football, Chambers told his new club s official website.
There s a good manager and it s a great club, so I m really excited for the season ahead.
“Everyone can see that Fulham s a club that likes to play football, play football from the b…
Former West Ham boss Slaven Bilic says he is ready to return to management, amid links with Swansea City and Middlesbrough.
The former Croatia international was sacked by the Hammers in November and has yet to find a position with a new club.
The 49-year-old has been linked with the vacant post at Swansea, who dismissed Paul Clement on December 20, as well as Championship club Middlesbrough.
Bilic reavaled he has had a number of offers and would relish the chance to take on a new role if something really good is proposed.
Many people are calling from here or abroad. A lot of people are calling and I am weighing up the options, he told Sky Sports.
I am resting now, I have been in a job 12 years, day in, day out, and it s always there, even in s…
Sevilla lived up to Diego Simeone s billing as LaLiga title contenders on Sunday as Steven N Zonzi s second-half strike clinched a deserved 1-0 win over 10-man Atletico Madrid.
Jorge Sampaoli s men came into the game in fourth after a strong start to
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the season and, having dominated possession for much of the match, they claimed a deserved first win over Atletico in any competition since October 2010.
Angel Correa wasted a glorious chance towards the end of a tight first half and Sevilla should have capitalised on that just after the break – Samir Nasri hitting the post and Vitolo going close.
That proved to be the start of a dominant second-half performance from Sevilla and, although Atletico became compact, the visitors were undone 17 minutes from…
Is Zinedine Zidane s second spell in charge of Real Madrid coming to an end?
Zidane guided Madrid to three successive Champions League titles in his first stint, and last season s LaLiga crown after returning to the Santiago Bernabeu in 2019.
But the Los Blancos great is under mounting pressure amid the club s struggles this season.
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Mauricio Pochettino and Raul are waiting in the wings to replace Zinedine Zidane at Real Madrid, according to widespread reports in Spain.
Madrid head coach Zidane is in danger of losing his job following Tuesday s Champions League loss to Shakhtar Donetsk.
Los Blancos have suffered back-to-back defeats and three in their past five outings across all competitions to b…
Jupp Heynckes has urged Bayern Munich not to underestimate Sevilla in the Champions League quarter-finals.
While Manchester City face Liverpool in an all-Premier League tie and holders Real Madrid take on Juventus in a repeat of last year s Champions League final, Bayern arguably have an easier task.
But Sevilla knocked out Manchester United against the odds in the last round, Vincenzo Montella s men winning 2-1 at Old Trafford thanks to a brace from Wissam Ben Yedder.
And Heynckes who won the Champions League with Bayern in 2013 at the end of his third spell in charge will not be taking progression to the semi-finals for granted.
They are a really good team, Heynckes said of Sevilla at a news conference. If you watched them play against United, even aft…
Mason Holgate has been warned by the Football Association (FA) after allegedly posting homophobic insults on Twitter earlier in his career.
The Everton defender deleted his Twitter account after historical messages dated between 2012 and 2013 were uncovered that included offensive language.
This followed January s Merseyside derby in which Holgate alleged that Roberto Firmino used a discriminatory comment towards him. The Liverpool striker was cleared of wrongdoing.
The FA has now concluded its investigation into Holgate, giving the player a warning and directing him to undertake a mandatory inclusion programme.
[1/2] The FA has concluded its investigation into historic tweets posted by Everton’s Mason Holgate.
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Jordi Alba and referee Antonio Mateu Lahoz had both forgotten about the Barcelona defender s first yellow card prior to his dismissal against Espanyol on Saturday.
Barcelona were held to a 1-1 draw by their Catalan rivals on what was a bittersweet day for Alba, who became only the 12th different player to make 300 LaLiga appearances for the club.
Alba s landmark outing was marred as the left-back received two yellow cards in the space of five minutes after Espanyol s leveller, with Lahoz losing control of the latter stages.
Lahoz, who was in charge of Argentina s fiery World Cup quarter-final clash with the Netherlands earlier this month, also sent off Vinicius Souza, while only a VAR review saved Leandro Cabrera after he was initially shown a red card for a stam…