Phil Foden is hopeful of breaking into the England senior squad in time for Euro 2020 after playing a starring role in Manchester City s EFL Cup triumph on Sunday.

Foden, 19, was the best player on the pitch as City claimed a 2-1 victory over Aston Villa, winning the Man of the Match award as Pep Guardiola s men retained the trophy at Wembley.

The playmaker, who came through City s academy, teed up Sergio Aguero for the opening goal in the final, before generally impressing in his role from the right flank.

England manager Gareth Southgate namechecked Foden in the past, adamant it is only a matter of time before the teenager forces his way into the squad, and the youngster hopes he can do that before this year s tournament.

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Long-serving Atletico Madrid midfielder Koke set a new record for the most league appearances of any player for the club in Sunday s meeting with Celta Vigo.

The 31-year-old featured in Atletico colours for 402nd time in LaLiga to overtake fellow Atleti icon Adelardo Rodriguez outright.

Koke is also the club s record appearance maker in all competitions, a record he set in October when appearing for the 554th time.

Spain international Koke emerged through Los Rojiblancos youth ranks and made his first outing for the senior side in a 5-2 loss at Barcelona in September 2009.

Across his 13 years with Atletico, Koke has won eight major trophies, including LaLiga in 2014 and 2021, while also reaching two Champions League finals.

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Tanguy Ndombele is refusing to give up on his chances of representing France at the rescheduled Euro 2020 after starting the season in rejuvenated form for Tottenham.

Spurs splashed out a club-record fee, reported to be £64million, to sign the midfielder from Lyon ahead of last season but injuries and poor form contributed to an underwhelming debut Premier League campaign.

Indeed, a lack of game time under Jose Mourinho led to suggestions Spurs may decide to move Ndombele on and Juventus were linked with an interest earlier this year.

But Ndombele has begun the season in impressive fashion for table-topping Spurs, appearing in each of their nine top-flight games and starting seven of those.

He already has a goal and an assist, managing two in each catego…

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In what looks set to be a heavyweight Serie A showdown on Sunday night, Napoli will make the trip to Turin when they meet Juventus.

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Starting with the hosts, after having their 15-point deduction temporarily overturned earlier in the week, Juventus find themselves sat in pole position to claim a top-four finish this season. However, while the Old Lady might have extended on their Europa League adventure in midweek after edging past Sporting Lisbon thanks to a 2-1 aggregate win, Massimiliano Allegri’s side are seeking some recent stability. Eventually having to settle for a second-leg 1-1 draw in Portugal a few days ago, the Italian giants have recorded just a single win from their last five appearances across all competitio…

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Germany and Italy lock horns at the Nouveau Stade de Bordeaux for their Euro 2016 quarter-final clash tonight.

As World champions, Germany are slim favourites to progress, but Italy have already beaten Belgium and Spain to make it this far, while unbeaten in all their competitive meetings against Germany so they shouldn’t be underestimated.

Germany have made it this far after finishing top of Group C with seven points from a possible nine. Joachim Loew’s men beat Northern Ireland and the Ukraine, while drawing to Northern Ireland in the group, and went on to comfortably dispatch of Slovakia in the last-16.

As for their opponents, Italy have surprised many with their form in th…

Chelsea and AC Milan, the two oldest European Soccer clubs are coming to South Florida. The last meeting of these two prestigious teams was in 2009; three years after, they will face each other again for the first time. Be present at the ; this match is part of the World Football Challenge. Another first on this match is the fact that it will be the first time in 23 years that a major English team has played in South Florida. The last time was in 1989 when Arsenal played Argentina at the then Joe Robbie Stadium now Sun Life Stadium.

According to Mike Dee, the CEO of the Miami Dolphins, Miami is a soccer hotbed; the announcement continues the tradition of bringing world-class events to our facility. Sun Life Stadium is the home of the Miami Dolphins and it has hosted five Super…

Chelsea open their 2018-19 Premier League campaign against Huddersfield Town before hosting London rivals Arsenal.

Antonio Conte s squad will hope for better fortunes when they visit Newcastle United on September 25, having lost 3-0 at St James Park on the final day of last season.

The FA Cup holders welcome back former boss Jose Mourinho when Manchester United visit Stamford Bridge on October 20, with the return fixture not until April the following year.

Chelsea make the short trip to Watford on December 26 before beginning 2019 with a home fixture against Southampton.

They head to reigning league champions Manchester City and host local rivals Tottenham in February, with their campaign concluding with an away game at Leicester City.

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A top Czech football association official said Thursday that he believed national manager Karel Bruckner had begun talks to bring back Juventus midfield star Pavel Nedved into the national squad for the Euro 2008 championships.

I believe that some communication is going on there But the situation is not so advanced that I could say that Nedved is returning to the national squad, first deputy president of the Czech and Moravian Football Federation Vlastimil Kostal said in an interview with radio station Frekvence 1.

The Juventus midfielder, with 18 goals from 91 caps to his name, called time on his international career after the 2006 World Cup.

But pressure has mounted for the 2003 European Footballer of the Year to return to the national fold especially in th…

CAF has decided to move the Africa Cup of Nations back to January for the 2021 edition of the tournament, which is to be held in Cameroon.

The 2019 tournament – hosted by Egypt and won by Algeria – was held in July, as CAF elected to move the tournament to fit in line with the northern hemisphere summer, meaning clubs in Europe s major leagues were unaffected.

However, sweltering conditions in Egypt led to the decision to switch to tournament to June and July being questioned.

Now, it has been confirmed by hosts Cameroon that the 2021 AFCON shall take place in January and February due to concerns over the weather should the tournament have taken place later in the year.

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Spain took a giant leap to securing Nations League quarter-final progression after Tuesday s comfortable 3-0 victory over Serbia.

Luis de la Fuente s side will need just a point from their last two games in the competition next month after a routine win in Cordoba.

Aymeric Laporte opened the scoring after just five minutes, heading into the far corner after a well-worked corner routine allowed Pedro Porro space to deliver.

Mikel Merino s header from Alex Baena s cross was denied by the post soon after, before Spain missed a glorious chance to extend their lead after the interval.

Porro s vicious shot was adjudged to have been handled by Veljko Birmancevic, but Alvaro Morata blazed over with a disappointing 54th-minute penalty.

Captain Morata made …