FC Barcelona do not depend on themselves to win the Liga title anymore. With only two matches left in the schedule, Los Blaugranas must win both contests and wait for Real Madrid to go D1, L1 at best to retain the crown in Spain s top-flight. In other words Real Madrid will be the new league champions if they manage to defeat Villarreal on Thursday evening. Los Blaugranas have been stumbling of late and while their recent form looks decent Perhaps the best example of how strong have looked is the fact that they re just one game away from just their second undefeated La Liga home campaign since the start of 2013/14. They are massive favorites ahead of this match, but that s not what matters the most to them. It s entirely possible that Barcelona will be playing this game paying a lot of …

Cristiano Ronaldo is still the world s best player despite not reaching his usual heights at Juventus, according to former Portugal team-mate Nani.

Ronaldo helped Juve win Serie A and the Supercoppa Italiana in his first season in Italy, scoring 28 goals in 43 games in all competitions.

However, that was the five-time Ballon d Or winner s lowest scoring return since 2008-09, when he netted 26 for Manchester United.

But Nani – now playing for MLS side Orlando City – has no doubt Ronaldo is still the best player in the world.

It was a successful season for him. I think he did great, he told Omnisport.

One month ago today, scored THIS bullet header in the Turin Derby!

— JuventusFC (@juventusfcen)

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Barcelona will be hoping to claw themselves back into the title race this weekend as they host Celta Vigo at the Nou Camp on Sunday evening.

The Catalans currently sit four points off of the pace with just two matches of La Liga remaining so a win this weekend would be crucial. Meanwhile, Eduardo Coudet s men still have a slight chance of European football so will hope to secure a boost with victory.

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Having somewhat been in contention for the crown just a few weeks earlier, Barca s chances now seem remote after a poor run of form since the end of April. They have now just one out of their last four league matches following their 3-3 draw with Levante last time out. It looked like Ronald K…

Liverpool great Kenny Dalglish has tested positive for coronavirus, the Premier League club announced on Friday.

The Reds issued a statement provided by Dalglish s family, explaining the 69-year-old former Scotland international was in hospital regarding a different matter on Wednesday but was given a COVID-19 test.

Sir Kenny was admitted to hospital on Wednesday, April 8, for treatment of an infection which required intravenous antibiotics, the statement read.

In keeping with current procedures, he was subsequently tested for COVID-19 despite having previously displayed no symptoms of the illness. Unexpectedly, the test result was positive but he remains asymptomatic.

Sending our love and best wishes to Sir Kenny

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Feyenoord confirmed the appointment of Jaap Stam on Wednesday, with the former Manchester United defender earning the most prestigious job of his coaching career to date.

Stam, previously of Reading, will take charge of the Dutch giants at the end of the season, replacing Giovanni van Bronckhorst, even though he was only brought in by strugglers PEC Zwolle at the end of December.

The former Netherlands international was an outstanding centre-back for United but his career at the club ended early after a spectacular falling out with Alex Ferguson following the publication of his autobiography.

Stam has since claimed he was sold to balance the Old Trafford books and he is the latest in a long line of former Ferguson pupils who are now making their way as manager…

I honestly don t know if he s going to get tired of being praised every day, Argentina head coach Lionel Scaloni mused after Lionel Messi s latest masterclass.

Once again, Messi was at the heart of all of Argentina s attacking play, providing two assists before netting a goal of his own with a sublime late free-kick in Saturday s 3-0 Copa America quarter-final win over Ecuador.

The 34-year-old tops the Copa America charts for goals and assists, with four of each.

As Scaloni suggests, it is hard to stop praising him. There arguably are not enough superlatives to describe Messi.

This Copa may have been viewed as the younger Neymar s time, on home soil, but the numbers back up the veteran Messi so far.

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The first leg of the Carabao Cup semifinal between Liverpool and Arsenal was initially scheduled to take place last week at the Emirates Stadium, and the rematch was supposed to be this Thursday at Anfield. As it happened, due to a postponement of the first match requested by Liverpool after a number of positive COVID-19 tests within their squad, the Anfield clash on Thursday will now be the first leg, and the rematch takes place at the Emirates next week.

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Controversies were quick to appear around the postponement, and they blew through the roof when manager Jurgen Klopp revealed that only one player, Trent Alexander-Arnold, was actually positive to the virus. The rest were false positives .

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Mario Mandzukic rescued a draw in Massimiliano Allegri s final home game as Juventus head coach, coming off the bench to score the equaliser as the champions drew 1-1 with Atalanta.

Mandzukic slid in at the far post to meet Juan Cuadrado s cross and send the ball through the legs of visiting goalkeeper Pierluigi Gollini, denying Atalanta a victory that would have left them on the brink of qualification for next season s Champions League.

What was billed as Allegri s farewell party, and also featured a final appearance at Allianz Stadium for the retiring Andrea Barzagli, failed to provide the home crowd with too many reasons to celebrate, their team failing to win for a fourth consecutive match.

They also ended the game down to 10 men after substitute Federico …

Anderlecht have announced that Craig Bellamy will leave his role as Vincent Kompany s assistant coach to deal with mental health problems. 

Bellamy, who talked extensively about his long battle with depression last year, had been part of the Anderlecht coaching staff since 2019. 

The 42-year-old has been working as former Manchester City team-mate Kompany s right-hand man since earlier this year, but he will officially step aside on Monday. 

A statement on Anderlecht s website on Sunday read: Assistant coach Craig Bellamy will leave the coaching staff of RSC Anderlecht on Monday.  

Bellamy already struggled with mental problems in the past and these have resurfaced again recently.  

With his departure, the Brit took a very difficult, but …

Manchester United executive vice-chairman Ed Woodward insisted the club s top priority is success on the pitch amid growing doubts over manager Ole Gunnar Solskjaer s future as the Red Devils struggle this season.

Solskjaer is under mounting pressure after United were outclassed 2-0 by neighbours Manchester City in the Premier League derby prior to the international break, having been humiliated 5-0 at the hands of Liverpool last month.

United have lost four of their past six games as the Red Devils already find themselves nine points adrift of leaders Chelsea ahead of Saturday s trip to Watford.

Woodward – who is due to leave his role at the end of the year – backed Solskjaer as he announced United s latest financial results.

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