Messi to return for Argentina next year – General manager Burruchaga

Lionel Messi will play for Argentina again in 2019, according to the national team s general manager Jorge Burruchaga.

Messi has not represented his country since the World Cup, where Argentina were beaten in the last 16 by eventual winners France.

Coach Jorge Sampaoli departed after a chaotic campaign, with Messi s stunning goal against Nigeria helping drag them through the group stage.

The Barcelona superstar s phenomenal hat-trick in a decisive qualifying win over Ecuador secured Argentina s place at Russia 2018 but the captain, who has lost four finals with his country, has yet to comment on when he might return to the fold.

Burruchaga is confident, though, that Messi will be back in the Argentina team in time for their Copa America campaign in Brazil…

Steve Clarke warns Scotland not to treat Norway as one-man team

Scotland manager Steve Clarke stressed the need to focus on “Norway the team” rather than become obsessed with trying to stop Erling Haaland.

Haaland goes into Saturday’s Euro 2024 qualifier in Oslo on the back of a 52-goal, treble-winning season with Manchester City and is set to make his first international appearance since September in front of an expectant crowd at the Ullevaal Stadium.

Much of the build-up to the game has been dominated by talk of the 22-year-old striker’s threat, but Clarke and defender Liam Cooper were careful not to overlook the rest of the Norway team – or give them any cause to feel under-appreciated.

Final prep before Norway.

— Scotland National Team (@ScotlandNT)

Asked about trying stop Haaland, Clarke s…

Prandelli extends Italy contract

Italy coach Cesare Prandelli has signed a new contract that will see him remain in charge until after the 2016 UEFA European Championships.

Former Roma and Fiorentina boss Prandelli took the Azzurri reins immediately after the 2010 FIFA World Cup.

And the 56-year-old announced on Monday that he has put pen to paper on a fresh deal that will extend his stay in the national team hotseat to six years.

Sorry for the delay, Prandelli said at a press conference. But it was precisely due to the fact that we were just signing the contract.

Yes, yes, it is official. Until the European Championships.

Now we will not go into the details, we currently have an objective that is too important. From September we will talk about projects and programs.

The availabili…

Dortmund, Liverpool offers for Guerreiro revealed

Ligue 1 side Lorient have moved to confirm that they have received a total of four official proposals for star player Raphael Guerreiro.

The highly rated full-back is almost certain to leave les Merlus for greener pastures, and it only remains to be seen where he will end up.

Lorient vice-chairman Alex Hayes has now moved to confirm that the club have received offers for Gameiro from Borussia Dortmund and Liverpool, among other clubs, but they are not too keen on seeing the Portugal international leave.

No one wants to see Raphael leave, especially the president, Hayes told Ouest France.

He will only be transferred if a club makes an offer that we can t refuse. For the moment four major foreign clubs, including Dortmund and Liverpool, have made an offe…

Juventus still want Pogba

According to a recent report from Tuttosport, Paul Pogba is still considered to be a primary target for former club Juventus. The belief was that the Frenchman would leave Old Trafford if Jose Mourinho remained in charge, but now that he’s gone, it seems as if he’s more settled than he has been in a long time with Manchester United.

Pogba spent four years of his professional career with the Italian champions, after making the move over from United – where he had spent three years building himself up in their youth setup.

Pogba rejoined United back in 2016, and at the age of 25, there’s a good chance he could go on to become an all time club legend if he decides against a move away.

Pogba is considered to be one of the most valuable midfielders, and playe…

Levante 0-2 Real Madrid: Vinicius and Benzema clinch win for champions

Vinicius Junior and Karim Benzema were on target as Real Madrid overcame Levante 2-0 in LaLiga on Sunday.

After netting the winner against Real Valladolid in midweek, Vinicius scored in successive LaLiga games for the first time in his career.

The Brazilian spurned a couple of chances at the Estadio de la Ceramica to add to his tally after Benzema struck the post early in the second half. Levante also had opportunities – Nikola Vukcevic hit the crossbar in the first half and Thibaut Courtois twice kept out Enis Bardhi around the hour mark.

But Levante s push for an equaliser was punished in the fifth minute of stoppage time when Rodrygo released Benzema and the striker got off the mark this season with an emphatic finish at the end of a fast break.

Th…

Lombaerts wants Zenit progression

Zenit St Petersburg defender Nicolas Lombaerts feels his team s Champions League adventure is not over yet after booking a spot in last 16.

Zenit held Europa League champions Porto 0-0 away from home on Tuesday to secure second spot in Group G and a place in the knockout stages for the first time.

Belgian Lombaerts is confident that Zenit can continue their run in the competition beyond the round of 16.

We could get to the Champions League quarter-finals, he said.

Anything is possible. It has been a magnificent campaign. We re top in the league, six points clear; we could be champions again, Lombaerts told UEFA.

It s the first time we ve got through to the last 16, so it s truly historic. It was very difficult against Porto.

They wer…

Dyche: Burnley still on transfer lookout

Sean Dyche expects to further bolster his Burnley squad before the transfer window closes in September.

Dyche has made a number of new additions since his side secured promotion to the top flight in April.

Michael Kightly, Steven Reid, Matt Gilks, Lukas Jutkiewicz, Matt Taylor and Marvin Sordell have all arrived at Turf Moor as Dyche aims to avoid an immediate return to the Championship.

And the former Watford boss expects more deals to be finalised, stating his squad remains far from complete ahead of their Premier League opener against Chelsea on August 18.

We are in the market, we are still active and we certainly need more than we have got because we want that demand from the squad, he said.

It s not about necessarily replacing, it s about…

United need to tie down De Gea, says Schmeichel

Manchester United legend Peter Schmeichel has urged the club to tie goalkeeper David de Gea down to a new deal.

Former Manchester United goalkeeper Peter Schmeichel has implored the club to secure David de Gea s long-term future with a new deal.

De Gea moved to Old Trafford from Atletico Madrid in 2011 and, after a shaky start to his career in England, has now established himself as one of the best goalkeepers in the world.

The 24-year-old s deal at United is set to expire at the end of next season and, with both club and player in talks about fresh terms, Schmeichel says an agreement would represent a marker of United s intent.

It’s very important the club s best players sign new contracts to send a signal, he told Sky Sports.

It shows that…

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