Confirming the team news as West Ham United gear up take on Wolverhampton Wanderers tomorrow evening at Molineux, Irons manager David Moyes has dropped the latest injury updates on Arthur Masuaku, Andriy Yarmolenko and Angelo Ogbonna.

The Scotsman, speaking to the press as relayed by the club’s official Twitter channel, has confirmed that long-term absentee Masuaku has played a reserve game and is back around the squad after undergoing knee surgery.

Masuaku is still a doubt for Wolves but appears to be nearing a return as Moyes refused to rule out his possible inclusion, with the Irons boss ‘unsure’ over his match fitness at this moment.

Meanwhile, both Yarmolenko and Ogbonna will remain sidelined for the encounter. The latter is making ‘good progress’ but isn’t ‘ready’ at this moment, with plenty of Hammers fans having their say on this team news through to social media.

Most of these supporters are particularly excited about the progress of Masuaku, with one calling this update from Moyes ‘great news’.

Find some of their best verdicts down below.

West Ham fans react to Moyes update

“Great news on Arthur. Shame about the other two… but at least they’re nearly there

COYI!”

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“MASUAKUUUUUUU”

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“King Arthur”

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“Arthur will be on the bench I reckon”

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“C’mon boys they’re on their way”

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“Mas sooooon”

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In other news: West Ham now eyeing ‘extraordinary’ striker, find out more here.

As Manchester City sweat over the fitness of Kevin De Bruyne following their 1-0 FA Cup semi-final loss to Chelsea at Wembley on Saturday evening, many Sky Blues fans have erupted over the latest update from manager Pep Guardiola.

De Bruyne was hooked just after half-time following a collision with opposition midfielder N’Golo Kante as the Belgian appeared to land awkwardly on his own ankle.

The 29-year-old was immediately withdrawn from the contest after going down and was replaced by Phil Foden, but even the youngster’s introduction couldn’t propel City to a win as they bowed out of the FA Cup and surrendered hopes of an unprecedented quadruple.

Following the match, Guardiola provided an update on De Bruyne in what appears to be a negative outlook, with the Spaniard claiming that it ‘doesn’t look good’ for the Belgian (via Manchester Evening News).

Guardiola also said that De Bruyne ‘has pain’, with City now sweating on an official recovery estimate and waiting to see the full extent of the problem.

Flocking to the manager’s post-match update, many Sky Blues supporters feared the worst, with one unsurprisingly calling it “really bad news”:

Man City fans erupt over De Bruyne injury update

“We are done”

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“Worst day of the season”

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“This pain just got worse”

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“Oh God please no”

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“This day just gets even worse”

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“This is really bad news, wishing him a speedy recovery. May he be back soon”

Credit: @Jkmburu17

“Season over”

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“Oh no”

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In other news: City fans also flocked to a Fabrizio Romano claim, find out more here.

Luke Edwards has dropped a big update on the future of Steve Bruce at Newcastle United.

Writing in his latest piece for the Daily Telegraph, the football journalist has claimed that the St. James’ Park faithful could offer the former Aston Villa and Sunderland boss a new deal in the North East if he keeps them up in the Premier League at the end of the 2020/21 term.

Mike Ashley is continuing to show his support for Bruce despite the real chance of the Tyneside club finding themselves relegated down to the EFL Championship, but it is not clear whether he would still back the manager if this were to happen.

Edwards tweeted that the contract talks, that could open up in the summer, ‘all seems a long way off’ at this moment in time, given that the Magpies are far from secure in the top flight.

Newcastle must stay up

The Toon just need to prioritise staying in the division for now before any discussions over a potential new contract for Bruce.

However, even if they were to stay up, one could still question whether it would be a successful season to just avoid relegation, especially considering the discontent from fans about the play-style and tactics offered by Bruce.

NUFC need a manager that will push them on, and it seems pretty clear by now that Bruce cannot do that.

In other news, find out what worrying update Bruce has dropped ahead of Tottenham Hotspur here!

According to Italian journalist Fabio Santini, speaking to Il Prosecco as relayed by Area Napoli and translated by Sport Witness, former Premier League boss Maurizio Sarri ‘could go to train in the Premier League with Tottenham’. 

This big claim comes amid other reports that the favourites to succeed former boss Jose Mourinho on a permanent basis appear to be the likes of Julian Nagelsmann and Brendan Rodgers.

Spurs touted as possible move for Sarri

Other reports have even mentioned Graham Potter and Scott Parker as outside managerial candidates over Sarri, so it seems to be a complete free-for-all when it comes to predicting Mourinho’s permanent successor.

Recently, other claims coming out of the continent suggested that Levy had approached the ex-Chelsea gaffer, but reporters close to the club have since come out to deny those reports (Evening Standard).

Now, another Italian reporter has claimed Sarri is indeed a candidate – citing his sources as proof.

“I have two news about Napoli,” he told Il Processo, via Area Napoli and Sport Witness.

“I’m starting from the bad one: Maurizio Sarri, much loved by the fans, will not land in Campania.

“According to my information, the coach from Figline Valdarno could go to train in the Premier League at Tottenham.”

Transfer Tavern take

A winner in both Italy and England, winning the Europa League with Chelsea and the Scudetto with Juventus, he has absolutely no shortage of credentials.

He was famed for his brand of attacking play, dubbed ‘Sarri ball’, and he has also been described as ‘extraordinary’ by Chelsea midfielder Jorginho (Football Italia).

However, given he was at the Chelsea helm, he could be a controversial appointment for Spurs supporters.

Nagelsmann, on the other hand, plays a similar style of football and has been lavished with praise by both the media and his players for his ‘fearless’ approach to management.

For this reason, we believe the German boss should be targeted above all others, even if Sarri is an intriguing candidate.

In other news: Spurs confirmed this ‘amazing’ news, find out more here.

Speaking exclusively to Football FanCast, ex-Newcastle star Rob Lee has called out the midfielders at his old side for their lack of goals this season.

Newcastle have scored 28 goals across 29 Premier League fixtures, which is one of the worst records in the division, and Lee feels those in the middle of the park have to take some responsibility.

While Callum Wilson has been doing his job up front, netting 10 times so far in the current English top-flight campaign, he has not been getting much support elsewhere.

Combined, midfield regulars Jonjo Shelvey and Jeff Hendrick have scored just three goals, evidence of the Magpies’ struggles when it comes to arriving into the final third.

Ultimately, it is a problem that needs to be fixed, in the eyes of Lee, as Newcastle continue to battle against relegation.

“We have midfield players that don’t score goals,” the former Newcastle player told FFC in an exclusive interview. “That’s got to be addressed. They have to chip in, you have to chip in with goals. We’ve got wingers who don’t score, so where are we going to go? At the moment, [Jamaal] Lascelles scores our goals.”

The next test for Newcastle’s midfielders is Jose Mourinho’s Tottenham, who they play at St. James’ Park when the Premier League returns after this round of international fixtures.

MatériaMais Notícias

Desde o ano passado, 13 de outubro é uma data a se lamentar no São Paulo. Foi quando Carlos Miguel Aidar renunciou ao cargo de presidente, encerrando um ciclo marcado escândalos. O passado vergonhoso deixou feridas no clube, que, exato um ano depois, ainda tenta se reerguer. Nesta quinta-feira, no clássico contra o Santos, às 21h, no Pacaembu, o Tricolor busca mais um passo para se livrar do rebaixamento no Campeonato Brasileiro e reencontrar o caminho das vitórias. Devolver ao torcedor à alegria tantas vezes vista no municipal.

Mandante, o São Paulo estará longe do Morumbi por conta de um acordo feito entre os clubes no primeiro turno. Mas nem por isso falta inspiração. Em seus 86 anos de história, o Tricolor paulista cansou de comemorar no Pacaembu. Inclusive contra o adversário desta quinta.

Dentre duelos, dois ocupam lugar de destaque. A maior goleada (9 a 1) e o jogo em que “acusam” o time de Pelé de ter fugido (veja mais abaixo). O retrospecto recente, apesar da derrota no primeiro turno por 3 a 0, também anima: três vitórias, um empate e uma derrota nos últimos cinco jogos. Sem contar que a torcida será só de tricolores.

– Teoricamente, é um campo neutro, mas só estarão torcedores do São Paulo. Isso pode nos favorecer. Independente de Morumbi ou Pacaembu, estaremos preparados para fazer um bom jogo – afirmou o zagueiro e capitão Maicon.

Fato é que antes da inauguração do Morumbi, em 1960, o Pacaembu era a casa do São Paulo. A estreia de Leônidas da Silva, em maio de 1942, contra o Corinthians, registrou o maior público da história do estádio: 71.281 pagantes. Depois, vieram seis títulos estaduais (1943, 1945, 1946, 1948, 1949 e 1957).

Bons tempos, que o torcedor quer de volta para apagar um aniversário que não se comemora.

JOGOS HISTÓRICOS NO PACA

9 a 1 no Santos
No dia 18 de junho de 1944, o São Paulo anotou a maior goleada da história do San-São. Curioso é que o Tricolor também meteu 14 a 0 sobre o rival na preliminar. Histórico.

Parou Pelé
Em 1963, o Tricolor fez 4 a 1 no Santos com Coutinho e Pelé expulsos ainda no primeiro tempo tempo. O jogo foi encerrado antes porque o Santos ficou com sete atletas, o que não era permitido. O Tricolor disse que o rival aplicou a tática do “cai-cai” e fugiu do duelo. Dorval e Pepe acusaram lesão na partida.

Atropelo
Em 8 de maio de 2005, o time campeão do mundo naquele ano aplicou 5 a 1 no Corinthians no BR. A goleada derrubou o argentino Daniel Passarella, técnico do rival.

Internacional
No dia 7 de novembro de 2012, pelas quartas de final da Sul-Americana, goleada de 5 a 0 sobre a Universidad do Chile, atual campeã do torneio. Foi o último título do Tricolor.

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Glasgow Rangers fans are delighted after the club confirmed Leon Balogun has signed a contract extension to keep him at Ibrox until the end of next season.

Balogun made the move to Glasgow last summer from Brighton and has proven to be an astute signing from Steven Gerrard and co. Despite a couple of injuries, he has still managed 28 appearances in all competitions, and the Gers have shipped just 20 goals during that time (Transfermarkt).

Now, he has signed a new contract to keep him in Glasgow for another 12 months. Clearly, Gerrard still sees him as a part of the club’s future and trusts him to continue to perform even as the 55-time Scottish champions aim to qualify for the Champions League group stages.

The news was shared on Twitter by the Gers’ official account, and it attracted plenty of attention from the supporters. They took to the social media platform to share their thoughts, with one fan hailing it as ‘fantastic news’.

Let’s see what the fans had to say about the Balogun news below

“Tremendous scenes”

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“Fantastic news!”

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“Outstanding news Don’t let a shaky performance at right back against Slavia cloud your judgement of what has been a ridiculously good season from an absolutely cracking free transfer.”

Credit: @Rangers_View

“Great business once again by Rangers”

Credit: @the_bluenose1

“That’s just won us the league, so it has.”

Credit: @deecee1872

“Might be unpopular but delighted with this. Never seen anything but fight from the boy.”

Credit: @paddyjaque

In other news, Rangers fans are livid at this journalist’s comments.

تحدث محمد مجدي أفشة، لاعب فريق الكرة الأول بالنادي الأهلي عن مباراة بالميراس البرازيلي في نصف نهائي كأس العالم للأندية.

وكان ملعب استاد آل نهيان قد استضاف مباراة الأهلي وبالميراس والتي فاز بها الفريق البرازيلي بهدفين دون رد.

فيديو | موسيماني: أيمن أشرف يستحق الطرد أمام بالميراس.. وواجهنا خصمًا صعبًا

وقال أفشة في تصريحات بفضائية “أبو ظبي الرياضية” عقب المباراة”: “نحمد الله على النتيجة، لسنا سعداء ونعتذر لجماهير الأهلي”.

وأضاف: “كنا نتمنى أن نفوز ونصل إلى النهائي، وإن شاء الله نحقق دوري أبطال إفريقيا هذا الموسم ونعود لكأس العالم للأندية”.

واستكمل: “الأهلي ناد كبير ويلعب لآخر دقيقة، وطرد أيمن أشرف أثر علينا، كنا نتمنى ألا تذهب الجماهير حزينة، وإن شاء الله سنلعب على حصد المركز الثالث”.

وأتم: “أبارك لنادي بالميراس، الشوط الأول كنا نلعب متحفظين ولكن الشوط الثاني هاجمنا، نحن النادي الأهلي ولا ندافع، ونعد الجماهير بالمنافسة على المركز الثالث والفوز به”. تصريحات أفشة بعد مباراة الأهلي وبالميراس

Sunderland are currently stuck in a horrible rut.

Lee Johnson’s men haven’t won in five matches and in the space of a fortnight; they’ve seen their automatic promotion hopes dusted.

On the chalkboard

Sunderland’s chances of securing promotion this season won’t be made any easier by the news emerging regarding Aiden McGeady.

The Irishman missed their 2-2 draw with Hull City in midweek because of a bruised foot which, given he’s got 13 assists to his name this term, was a huge blow.

It doesn’t look good for McGeady’s involvement this weekend either. Speaking in his pre-match press conference on Thursday afternoon, Johnson admitted: “I would put him at 50-50.”

The boss continued: “He is tough and he wants to play, but his foot is still very bruised even though it is only a superficial injury, if you like – it’s nothing bone or ligament related.”

Consequently, the manager may have to start thinking about alternatives.

The solution

When the Black Cats drew with Hull it was Jordan Jones who started on McGeady’s favoured left side.

Next to Jones were Josh Scowen and Lynden Gooch but they put in two different performances.

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Gooch stood out on the right-hand side and was a menace for the Tigers’ backline. Scowen, however, isn’t particularly adept in forward areas.

Thus, in order to extract more from Sunderland’s front line, Johnson should consider unleashing Chris Maguire.

The Scot hasn’t started for the Mackems since the current manager’s very first game in charge, a 1-0 defeat to Wigan Athletic.

That’s a run of outings stretching back to the 5th December, a painstaking 27 straight league matches.

Though, there was a spell within that, specifically towards the end of February and the beginning of March where he showed his quality.

Dubbed “very talented” by Steve Parkin, he hasn’t shown many glimpses of that apart from a three-game run.

During the aforementioned time frame, the 32-year-old scored a superb goal against Crewe while picking up assists against Fleetwood and Swindon.

Maguire made his feelings felt in a recent U23 match. He let rip from range and scored a breathtaking strike from long-range against Burnley.

Having endured a spell in the youth team to get his fitness up to scratch, Johnson needs to bring him back into the first team.

AND in other news, SAFC can finally axe McFadzean by signing 18 y/o that Jack Ross thinks is “brilliant”…

Manchester City can secure their first piece of silverware this season as they take on Tottenham Hotspur in the Carabao Cup Final at Wembley on Sunday.

City have an excellent record in the competition since Guardiola’s arrival, having now won it three seasons in a row, and the Citizens should be confident against a side whose last trophy came in 2008.

There will be no repeat of Guardiola’s rivalry with Jose Mourinho on Sunday however, as the North London club sacked the Portuguese manager earlier this week, meaning 29-year-old Ryan Mason will be in charge for the game at Wembley.

Whilst City have a huge game against PSG to come on Wednesday next week, Guardiola should try and avoid the same mistake he made against Chelsea in the FA Cup, where resting numerous first-team players resulted in a disjointed display.

Here’s how Football FanCast expects the former Barcelona boss to line his side up against Spurs, with three changes from the team that started in the midweek win against Aston Villa…

Although Zack Steffen has featured earlier in the competition, he was arguably at fault for Chelsea’s goal in the FA Cup recently, so Ederson should start in goal.

There are two changes in defence, as Joao Cancelo replaces Oleksandr Zinchenko at left-back, whilst Aymeric Laporte comes in for John Stones, who is suspended after his reckless challenge at Villa earned him a straight red card.

In midfield, Kevin De Bruyne returns from injury to start alongside Ilkay Gundogan and Rodri, which sees Bernardo Silva pushed further forward to feature as a false nine.

He is supported by Phil Foden and Riyad Mahrez on the wings, meaning that the “brilliant” £54m-rated Gabriel Jesus is relegated to the bench.

And, in other news… Sheikh Mansour’s huge call is massive news for Pep, De Bruyne will be delighted