Soccer (FIFA)

Soccer (FIFA)

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Bayern Munich chief Max Eberl is reportedly planning talks with Crystal Palace centre-back and Liverpool transfer target Marc Guehi on January 1st. The England international is nearing the end of his contract with Palace, and is free to start negotiating a move for next season from January onwards. This only applies to clubs from abroad, so it could give Bayern an edge over Liverpool, who also remain interested, according to Sky Germany.

Left-back - Milos Kerkez Our first change from Tuesday's 1-0 win over Internazionale, Milos Kerkez is likely to come in for Andy Robertson. Robertson has seldom played two games a week this season, and Kerkez's byline runs will make him a prime candidate to start a home league game at Anfield.

I don't think he quite knows what he's walked into.

Is Xabi Alonso's time up at Real Madrid, why is everyone talking about Paul Pogba's camels, how is Turkish football headed into 'panic', can Lens push PSG for the Ligue 1 title and what on EARTH is going on in the Polish league this season? It's a packed Euro Leagues episode as Mina Rzouki, Guillem Balague and Julien Laurens join Steve Crossman to go through all the best stories across the continent in the last week.

Liverpool's Premier League title defence has been one plagued by inconsistent form, questions over Arne Slot's managerial suitability and now the future of star player Mo Salah. What many predicted to be a campaign of consolidation after last season's Premier League triumph and a summer of significant expenditure, it really hasn't panned out that way. Liverpool are hoping to salvage their 2025/26 during the second half of the season by at least securing Champions League football, which at present is far from guaranteed.

Late last Sunday night in one of the offices here, some in the club's hierarchy had been determined to get rid of the coach who had presided over two wins in seven. The sentence was suspended but this was set up as something of a final judgment and, having extended that run to an eighth game, there is no guarantee Alonso will be back. Nor though is there any guarantee that he won't.

Jürgen Klopp, although employed these days by Red Bull as their head of global soccer, confirmed recently that he remains a realist when it comes to the German attitude toward the multinational energy drinks company's football involvement. That doesn't mean he and those charged with making a success of RB Leipzig and the other clubs in their group aren't giving it everything to make it so.

Basel: Hitz, Tsunemoto, Adjetey, Daniliuc, Schmid, Metinho, Leroy, Bacanin, Traore, Shaqiri, Otele. Subs: Salvi, Pfeiffer, Vouilloz, Koindredi, Broschinski, Soticek, Salah, Ajeti, Barisic, Ruegg, Cisse, Ze. Aston Villa: Bizot, Cash, Konsa, Lindelof, Digne, Bogarde, Onana, Guessand, Buendia, Sancho, Malen. Subs: Wright, Oakley, McGinn, Tielemans, Watkins, Garcia, Maatsen, Rogers, Kamara, Hemmings. Celtic: Schmeichel, Trusty, Scales, Tierney, Yang, McGregor, Engels, Tounekti, Nygren, Maeda, Hatate. Subs: Sinisalo, Doohan, Balikwisha, McCowan, Iheanacho, Kenny, Bernardo, Murray, Donovan, Ralston. Roma: Svilar, Mancini, N'Dicka, Hermoso, Celik, Soule, El Aynaoui, Rensch, Pisilli, El Shaarawy, Ferguson. Subs: De Marzi, Gollini, Angelino, Cristante, Pellegrini, Tsimikas, Kone, Dybala, Ziolkowski, Bailey, Franca, Ghilardi.

We wanted to be aggressive, but made a mistake with the press, allowed a dangerous attack, and it scared us. So, we were too stretched out in the first half, weren't aggressive enough in the press. Having said all that, it's understandable. We knew the difficulties of this match, and when they start to pile up with six in a row every three days, you will inevitably pay a price.

Bayern Munich plan to hold talks with Marc Guehi about a potential move, Tottenham will try to sell Yves Bissouma in January and Aston Villa are looking to send Harvey Elliot back to Liverpool. Bayern Munich sporting director Max Eberl plans to hold talks with England centre-back Marc Guehi at the start of January, which is when the 25-year-old can sign a pre-contract agreement with a foreign club as his deal with Crystal Palace ends in the summer.

Barcelona and Lyon consolidated their places in the Women's Champions League as Chelsea climbed to third to also put themselves in position for a quarter-final place. After the penultimate round of league phase matches, the trio make up the top three, with wins on Wednesday serving as reminders of their title credentials. Barca lead the way on 13 points with a strong goal difference after defeating Benfica 3-1 at home as Alexia Putellas scored one and created another.

Hotels across North America have begun hiking prices to astronomical levels as they prepare for the FIFA World Cup in 2026. Next year's World Cup will take place in host cities in the United States, Mexico, and Canada. With the tournament's first matches set to begin in less than six months, hotels are trying to take full advantage of one of the world's largest sporting events.

"It was 11 months, 11 months of doubting yourself," he said. "My first thoughts were like, why? You always keep questioning why and the reason why. It wasn't an easy season for me last season and then, at the moment I stepped in and started to play, started to score goals and play good, this happened."

Ireland striker Evan Ferguson used the stage of Parkhead in Glasgow to respond to criticism from his manager at Roma, amid strong reports that the club are willing to end his loan deal from Brighton six months early, by delivering a two-goal salvo for the Serie A side in a 3-0 win over Celtic. It was a night to forget for the Bhoys, in particular Ferguson's Ireland teammate Liam Scales as the Wicklow man scored an own goal after only six minutes