The contract currently binding Hakan Calhanoglu to AC Milan expires at the end of the season, and the attacking midfielder has been linked with several potential suitors, most notably Manchester United. However, recent reports claimed Milan were set to meet his representatives to discuss a new deal, and according to Italian journalist Fabrizio Romano, the negotiations have begun and are progressing with both sides aiming to reach an agreement.

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The 27-year-old started his career with Karlsruhe in Germany, and he also played for Hamburger SV before joining Bayer Leverkusen in 2014. He arrived to San Siro three years later, for a fee reported to have stood at just under €25 million.

Since then, he s go…

Barcelona midfielder Arturo Vidal is a player many teams would like to sign, according to Inter CEO Giuseppe Marotta.

Vidal featured in 13 of Barca s 18 matches this season prior to Sunday s trip to Atletico Madrid, though just four of those appearances have been starts.

The Chile international this week vowed to leave Camp Nou next year should he fail to be given more minutes by Ernesto Valverde, despite having 18 months to run on his contract.

Inter have been tipped to move for Vidal, who worked with Marotta and head coach Antonio Conte at Juventus, but the Nerazzurri chief said his Barcelona deal must be respected.

A por todo hoy equipo!!!

— Arturo Vidal (@kingarturo23)

He is an important player on the world stage and both Conte and…

Every serious punter knows you need a plan to make money from football betting. An important part of that plan is to set up a successful betting strategy. In this article, I will show you the best Labouchere football betting strategy and how to use it to your advantage.

What is the Labouchere system?

Betting and mathematics always go hand in hand with the punters trying to gain an edge over the . From Martingale, and to Labouchere, all of these systems use defined patterns of betting.

Contrary to popular belief, the Labouchere system was invented by a politician. Henry Labouchere, a British politician and journalist was the one who set up the system. In its origins, this system was used in where the odds of an event to occur were even.

are very familiar wit…

The United States returned to winning ways in emphatic fashion to kick-start their bid for Olympic glory, while Barbra Banda tied a Games record with a second successive hat-trick for Zambia.

Sweden had sensationally put an end to USA s 44-match unbeaten streak at the start of the women s tournament, with Megan Rapinoe admitting the beaten world champions had played a bit tight  in a 3-0 defeat.

However, Vlatko Andonovski s side responded impressively to that setback on Saturday, thrashing New Zealand 6-1 in Saitama, in the process registering their largest margin of victory in an Olympics fixture.

Rose Lavelle and Lindsey Horan gave USA a 2-0 half-time lead, the latter on target to mark her 100th cap. Further efforts from Christen Press and Alex Morgan added to…

Cristiano Ronaldo s lawyer Peter Christiansen insisted a warrant for the Juventus superstar s DNA is a very standard request amid the ongoing investigation into a rape allegation.

American Kathryn Mayorga has accused Ronaldo of sexually assaulting her in a hotel in Las Vegas in 2009, something the Portugal captain has strenuously refuted.

German publication Der Spiegel first reported the claims, which also included the suggestion Ronaldo paid Ms Mayorga $375,000 in 2010 as part of a privacy agreement, preventing her from going public with the allegations. Ms Mayorga filed a lawsuit in an attempt to quash that agreement while Las Vegas police have re-opened an investigation.

Christiansen confirmed the payment was made to Ms Mayorga, but said some documents present…

Japan maintained their pursuit of a record-extending fifth Asian Cup title on Wednesday by advancing to the quarter-finals with a 3-1 win against Bahrain.

The pre-tournament favourites have bounced back from a surprise 2-1 loss against Iraq in the group stage and will play Iran in the next round.

Goals from Ritsu Doan, Takefusa Kubo and Ayase Ueda secured Japan s place in the last eight, while Zion Suzuki s own goal was the only consolation for Bahrain.

Japan went ahead in the 31st minute when Seiya Maikuma s long-range shot came back off the post and Doan converted on the rebound.

Kubo doubled the lead four minutes into the second half when he spun and finished from close range.

The Japan goalkeeper then tried to catch the ball, but collided with…

Atletico Madrid are interested in signing Chelsea right-back Cesar Azpilicueta in the summer of 2022, according to . The Spain international, who can also operate as a right-back, is out of contract at Chelsea in the summer of 2022, and defending Spanish giants Atletico are keen on securing his services on a free transfer.

Spanish and European giants Barcelona are also interested in Azpilicueta and are monitoring his situation at Chelsea. Talks between the 32-year-old and the defending European champions over a new deal are going on.

Azpilicueta has been on the books of Chelsea since 2012 and has been superb for the Premier League club over the years. The Chelsea no. 28 has made 306 appearances in the Premier League for the London club so far in his career, in the proc…

Marc-Andre ter Stegen s extraordinary error gifted Atletico Madrid the decisive goal as they defeated Barcelona 1-0 at the Wanda Metropolitano.

Saturday s hard-fought contest was settled by a remarkable Yannick Carrasco strike in the third minute of first-half stoppage time, ending Atleti s 20-match winless run against Barca in LaLiga.

Ter Stegen – making just his third Blaugrana appearance in all competitions since returning from a knee injury – rashly set off in pursuit of the ball near the halfway line and was beaten by Carrasco, who kept his cool to find the net.

It was a setback Barca could not recover from as they succumbed to a third league defeat of the season to remain 10th, also losing Gerard Pique to a knee injury as Ronald Koeman s teething probl…

Joao Felix and Felipe were on target as Atletico Madrid ended their four-match winless run and booked a place in the last 16 of the Champions League with a 2-0 victory over Lokomotiv Moscow.

Back-to-back Group D defeats left Atletico needing to beat already-eliminated Lokomotiv at Wanda Metropolitano on Wednesday to make certain of progression alongside Juventus.

Kieran Trippier missed a penalty with 114 seconds on the clock but Joao Felix settled the home side s nerves and ended their recent goal drought by converting from the spot 15 minutes later.

Alvaro Morata had a goal ruled out for offside but Felipe added a second early in the second half for Atletico, who are in the hat for Monday s knockout-stage draw at the expense of Bayer Leverkusen as they were beat…

Liverpool slipped to a first league defeat at Anfield since April 2017 as they went down 1-0 to Burnley, leaving Jamie Carragher struggling to explain the Reds dip in form.

Ashley Barnes late penalty settled a contest which Liverpool dominated on Thursday, ending a 68-game unbeaten run at home in the league for Jurgen Klopp s side.

Liverpool had 71.9 per cent possession and 27 attempts – with six on target – yet could find no way through to goal for the fourth Premier League match in succession.

The Reds have had a total of 87 shots since Sadio Mane s opener in a 1-1 draw with West Brom on December 27, and their tally of efforts on Thursday is the most they have had in a single league match without finding the net since April 2013 and most at Anfield since A…