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Hans India
3 days ago
- Sport
- Hans India
Rashford does not deserve Barcelona move: Former Man Utd striker Sheringham on ‘soul-destroying' transfer saga
New Delhi: Former Manchester United striker Teddy Sheringham let his feelings towards Marcus Rashford's potential move to FC Barcelona known and described the episode as "soul destroying". As per reports, Barcelona is Rashford's preferred destination but Sheringham believes Rashford does not deserve the step up. "If you assess where Marcus Rashford is at, as a professional footballer, you strive as a youngster to get to the very top and play for clubs like Manchester Utd, and when you're there, you appreciate it. You don't throw it away and say you want to leave,' said Sheringham to Sky Bet. The former Man Utd man also compared the situation to Pierre Emerick Aubameyang's who left Arsenal after a falling out with Mikel Arteta and joined Barcelona. 'I find the whole episode very soul-destroying, compared to the way I was back in the day and how I strove to get the privilege to play for such a huge football hear someone talking the way he is talking, saying he wants out - I didn't like Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang doing that at Arsenal, I thought it was soul-destroying, and I hope Rashford doesn't get the move that he's hankering for. From my perspective, if you go from Manchester Utd to Barcelona, that's a step up that he hasn't deserved,' he added. Rashford had made 15 Premier League appearances for Man Utd in the 2024/25 season and also scored in head coach Ruben Amorim's first match - a 1-1 draw at Ipswich Town on 24 November - before adding two more in a 4-0 win over Everton a week later. He had not played since being left out of the squad for the Manchester derby on December 15, after a falling out with the Portuguese head coach, before signing for Aston Villa on loan in February. Manchester United are struggling in the transfer market given they need to clean house before looking to spend big. With players like Antony, Jadon Sancho, Rashford and Alejandro Garnacho having made it clear they want to leave Old Trafford this summer, Sheringham believes United's inability to sell is due to other clubs knowing United's position. "It's very easy to spend money on players, but it's hard to recoup it. It seems quiet, but I bet there's lots going on behind the scenes at Manchester Utd. Other clubs know Utd's position. They've made it known that they're looking to sell around five players, which signals to other clubs to make them ridiculous offers,' Sheringham said.
The Sun
12-07-2025
- Business
- The Sun
Chelsea line up stunning cut-price swoop for PSG star with decision to be made after pair's Club World Cup final clash
CHELSEA are eyeing a move for PSG stopper Gianluigi Donnarumma ahead of their upcoming Club World Cup final clash. The Italian keeper is out of contract next summer and a string of clubs are circling for a potential move on the cheap. 4 4 The Blues are one such club and hope to scoop the 26-year-old up after Sunday's Club World Cup final, according to reports from L'Equipe. Donnarumma is believed to want to stay in Paris and renew his contract, but has deferred his decision until after Sunday's final. Chelsea will want to put on their best audition for the keeper in that match, not least because of the potential prize money, nearing a cumulative £100million. Chelsea could also be rivalled for his signature by other English clubs including Manchester Utd and Manchester City. It is no surprise that English clubs are aware of his quality after his Champions League heroics dumped both Liverpool and Arsenal out of the competition on PSG's route to the trophy. 4 Enzo Maresca's Chelsea are in the market for a new star keeper after lacklustre seasons for Robert Sanchez and Filip Jorgensen, who rotated duties last campaign. Should he sign, Donnarumma would be the latest player in Chelsea's revolving door of transfer activity. Chelsea's notable incomings have included Ipswich striker Liam Delap Brighton's Joao Pedro and Borussia Dortmund winger Jamie Gittens. JOIN SUN VEGAS: GET £50 BONUS Chelsea have already sold Kepa Arrizabalaga to Arsenal, while fellow back-up keeper Djordje Petrovic is closing in on a move to Bournemouth. Meanwhile, winger Noni Madueke has departed Chelsea's Club World Cup camp to join Arsenal, according to transfer guru Fabrizio Romano.
France 24
28-05-2025
- Sport
- France 24
Toothless Man Utd beaten in Malaysia friendly
Ruben Amorim's side, who finished 15th in the Premier League for their worst season since 1974, looked lethargic and devoid of ideas in the heat. Some fans at Bukit Jalil national stadium left before the end and a few boos rang out at the final whistle. In their first of two post-season games in Asia, United started with several regulars including Harry Maguire, Rasmus Hojlund, Casemiro, Diogo Dalot, Manuel Ugarte, Kobbie Mainoo and Andre Onana. In temperatures of 32 degrees Celsius (90 Fahrenheit) at kickoff, it was the ASEAN All Stars who looked more threatening. Filipino defender Amani Aguinaldo blasted a shot just wide in the 16th minute. Onana was called into action midway through the first half with a low save that endeared him to the largely United-supporting crowd. Mainoo provided the first real threat for Manchester Utd with a 25-yard effort that was turned behind for a corner, before the young midfielder saw his shot cleared off the line in the 38th minute. Captain Bruno Fernandes came on in the second half and his half-volley drew a loud cheer after a drab restart. The Southeast Asian side stunned Amorim's men through a brilliant counter-attack in the 71st minute. Burmese attacker Maung Maung Lwin found himself clean through on goal and the 29-year-old fired emphatically into the top corner past Tom Heaton. The home team could have had a second soon after, but Heaton came to the rescue to prevent further embarrassment.
Irish Examiner
08-05-2025
- Sport
- Irish Examiner
Mount brace helps secure Europa League final spot for United
Uefa Europa League semi-final second leg: Manchester Utd 4 (Mount 72', 90+1', Casemiro 79', Hojlund 85') Athletic Club 1 (Jauregizar 31') (Agg 7-1) RUBEN Amorim's bold gamble has Manchester United on course for their worst domestic league season in decades but, on a nervy night at Old Trafford, it has also booked his club an unexpected Europa League final date with Tottenham in two weeks. That will take place in Bilbao and Athletic may never get another chance to play a European final at their home stadium although, considering they came to Manchester with a 3-0 first leg deficit, they made a good attempt at it. In fact, it was not until the 72nd minute, when Leny Yoro marauded into the Bilbao area, laid the ball off for substitute Mason Mount and the former England international curled in an equaliser, that the Reds could enjoy the night. Casemiro's neat, near-post header, from a Bruno Fernandes free-kick seven minutes later, took a deflection and finally saw that rarest of Old Trafford phenomena this season - wide and happy grins from all of a United disposition. And, by the time Rasmus Hojlund tapped in Amad Diallo's cross for a United third on 85 minutes, Amorim's recent decisions were all fully vindicated. There was more to come, in the first minute of added time, when Mount spotted the keeper off his line and floated the ball into the open goal from just inside the Bilbao half. Old Trafford had never seen anything like it, under Amorim at any rate. Until that late flurry, it was edge-of-the-seat stuff for United, but, while it may have been unconvincing for long stretches, Amorim's men had done enough in the first leg to justify their passage. For weeks, Amorim has been transparent in his intent to relegate Premier League matters and focus on the Europa League, and a possible route into next season's Champions League. Indeed, since the middle of December, United have only won one game against a team that is going to be in the Premier League next season - in January at Fulham - with their only other victories coming against relegated sides. It shows how much emphasis Amorim has placed on Europe's second biggest competition, at the expense of their domestic campaign, and now he stands just one win from that aim of Champions League football. It had looked very much as though the spectacular 3-0 victory in last week's first leg in Bilbao had done the hard work in this particular tie: after all, United had never lost a home European game by three or more goals. And after the pre-match pyrotechnics, ably assisted by 4,000 vocal Basque supporters, all clad in red, had died down, United made a composed enough start … for eight minutes at least, until Noussair Mazraoui gifted the ball to Unai Gomez whose pass to Alex Berenguer ended in a shot that curled over the home bar. Athletic were building a head of steam, although this also seemed to be playing into United's hands, with Amorim's team more comfortable on the counter. Halfway through the first period, Bilbao avoided a VAR penalty call, following Andoni Gorosabel's challenge on Patrick Dorgu, while Rasmus Hojlund almost managed to break clear. They were moments that could have put the tie to bed. Instead, United found themselves caught in a waking nightmare when Bilbao opened the scoring after 31 minutes. It came from a mistake from Harry Maguire, who steered a poor clearance to Alvaro Djalo whose shot struck Yoro and rebounded directly to Mikel Jauregizar. The midfielder had time to gather the ball, take aim and curl a perfect finish into the top corner from a little over 20 yards, a goal that sent the visiting fans at the other end of the stadium into a state of delirium. To their credit, United did not fold, however, and enjoyed their best spell of the game after falling behind, Dorgu having a shot blocked by Yeray Alvarez then playing a brilliant ball for Alejandro Garnacho to race clear, only for the youngster to chip an effort over the keeper and wide of the goal. There was a reminder of the jeopardy United still faced when Gomez wasted a promising chance, in first half injury-time, by firing straight at Onana, and the visitors began the second half with a step-up in intensity. It helped that they were attacking the end where their irrepressible support was massed, and winger Djalo looked particularly threatening on the right. Berenguer almost played Djalo clean through, and Djalo almost did the same for Gomez, but the clock was against Bilbao, and very much in United's favour as they counted down the minutes to the final. Still, it was nervous stuff, as so much of United's football has been under Amorim, and the home manager responded by throwing on experienced Luke Shaw and Mount and winger Amad Diallo, to try and stem the tide. It seemed as if the visitors were putting in one last push for a second goal that would, surely, have panicked United, players and supporters, alike. Djalo skied a shot high over the ball, Unai Nunez's header drifted just wide and Aingeru Olabarrieta shot wide with an ambitious long-range hit - the last serious throw of the dice from the visitors. Manchester United (3-4-2-1): Onana 7; Lindelof 5 (Amass 81), Maguire 6, Yoro 7; Mazraoui 6 (Shaw 62, 6), Ugarte 6 (Mount 62, 7), Casemiro 7 (Mainoo 81), Dorgu 8; Fernandes 6, Garnacho 5 (Diallo 63, 7); Hojlund 6. Substitutes (not used) Bayindir, Eriksen, Fredricson, Heaton, Kamason, Mantato. Athletic Bilbao (4-2-3-1): Agirrezabala 6; Gorosabel 6 (De Marcos 61, 5), Alvarez 5, Nunez 5, Berchiche 6; Ruiz de Galarreta 6 (Prados 61; Vesga 73, 5)), Jauregizar 8; Djalo 7 (Olabarrieta 62, 5), Berenguer 7, Gomez 7 (Guruzeta 67, 5); Sannadi 6. Substitutes (not used) Boiro, Canales, Lekue, Paredes, Rego, Simon, Varela. Referee: D Siebert (Germany) 7
Yahoo
22-04-2025
- Entertainment
- Yahoo
David Beckham teases A-list guests on new chat show
David Beckham is set to host his own Champions League talk show. The Manchester Utd and England football legend is reportedly lining up celebrity guests including Ryan Reynolds, Gordon Ramsay and Tom Cruise for the upcoming programme. He told America's CBS Golazo sports network: "I'm really looking forward to turning up with a few mates, a few glasses of wine, watching the game and great conversation." Teasing the show on Instagram, the soccer star filmed himself walking through his studio, showing a lavishly decorated set with orange velvet armchairs, modern furniture, huge bookshelves and abstract art on the walls. Beaming at the camera, he shared: "So I've just arrived in my studio for Beckham and Friends Live, my new Champions League show and I must admit it all looks so beautiful. Very exciting!" The news of the new chat show comes off the back of Beckham's hugely successful Netflix documentary series, Beckham, which offered unprecedented access into the former Real Madrid star's life. The Sun even claimed this could pave the way for the former player getting into hosting football shows and being the heir apparent to Match of the Day chair, Gary Lineker. The first two episodes of the Inter Miami co-owner's show will be live from London and will cover the Champions League semi-final second legs between Inter Milan and Barcelona and Paris Saint-Germain and Arsenal on 6 and 7 May, respectively.
