Robert Snodgrass has left Leeds training camp in Cornwall to begin talks with Premier League club Norwich City, manager Neil Warnock has confirmed.
The club captain, who featured in Monday s 6-0 friendly thumping of Tavistock, parted company with his team-mates on Wednesday morning to put the finishing touches on a deal believed to be in the region of three million pounds.
New Canaries boss Chris Hughton had previously revealed that he had had an offer for the midfielder knocked back, but his opposite number confirmed that Snodgrass is discussing terms with the Norfolk side.
Negotiations have been going on for weeks, Warnock told Leeds official website.
I was hoping he would have had a change of heart and I can honestly say that, in all my time in foot…
Mino Raiola has claimed that Alex Ferguson branded him a t*** during talks over a new contract for Paul Pogba in 2012.
Pogba left United to join Juventus after failing to reach an agreement over a new deal, with then-manager Ferguson later claiming that Raiola s attitude made negotiations futile.
The France international s agent says the offer put forward by United was derisory and has revealed Ferguson s fury as the talks reached an impasse.
Speaking to The Financial Times, he recounted the conversation that took place in Ferguson s office:
Ferguson to Pogba: You don t want to sign this contract?
Pogba: We re not going to sign this contract under these conditions.
Ferguson to Raiola: You re a t***.
Raiola: This is an offer th…
FIFA secretary general Jerome Valcke has insisted he was not responsible for a $10million payment made by the South African government to CONCACAF during the 2010 World Cup bidding process.
Authorities in the United States have alleged that the funds were paid as bribe to secure the right to host the tournament.
The claim forms part of a wider operation that saw 14 people, including nine past and present FIFA officials, indicted for racketeering conspiracy and corruption and was followed by the resignation of president Sepp Blatter.
A report in the New York Times stated that Valcke was responsible for transferring the monies to CONCACAF, then led by former FIFA vice-president Jack Warner, who was one of the nine officials implicated in the corruption scandal.<…
Franck Ribery believes Bayern Munich are hitting a vein of form that could see them repeat 2013 s treble heroics.
Bayern swept the board in Jupp Heynckes final season in charge, regaining a Bundesliga title that is yet to slip from their grasp before beating Borussia Dortmund and Stuttgart respectively in the finals of the Champions League and DFB Pokal.
The Bavarians lead the way in Germany s top flight by five points after 22 games this time around and, having established a handsome 5-1 advantage over Arsenal in the first leg of their Champions League last-16 clash, they beat Schalke 3-0 on Wednesday to move into the semi-finals of the Pokal.
A showdown with Dortmund awaits if their rivals can see off minnows Sportfreunde Lotte but Ribery sees parallels with th…
Bayern Munich great Lothar Matthaus compared Robert Lewandowski to Barcelona superstar Lionel Messi as he lauded the exceptional striker.
Lewandowski, who has been linked with a move to Spanish and European champions Real Madrid after changing agents which only fuelled speculation, has scored 20 goals in as many starts for Bayern in the Bundesliga this season.
The 29-year-old has netted more than 100 goals since arriving from German rivals Borussia Dortmund in 2014, while helping deliver three Bundesliga titles among others.
And former Bayern captain Matthaus hailed the importance of Lewandowski at the Allianz Arena, likening the Poland international to five-time Ballon d Or winner Messi.
Lewy makes a difference, he cannot be replaced, Matthaus said via …
The 59-year-old Napoli coach Maurizio Sarri is an unusual football figure.
The Italian tactician spent the first decade of his managerial career splitting time between coaching and working in the banking sector and it wasn’t until his sixth job in football that he decided to commit his full-time to management.
From amateur sides and the world’s oldest bank still in operation – the Banca Monte dei Paschi di Siena – Maurizio Sarri has come the long way to become the head coach of Serie A giants Napoli.
Napoli Sarri A Match made in Heaven
With spells at the likes of Avellino, Verona, Perugia and Empoli under his belt, Maurizio Sarri commenced his Napoli stint in 2015, quickly realizing that partnership with one of Italy’s most difficult clubs to work at …
Nikola Kalinic crashed in a much-needed goal to rescue a 1-1 draw for AC Milan against Sassuolo in Serie A.
Croatia striker Kalinic has struggled badly for his best form since joining Milan from Fiorentina last August and he was without a goal in 2018 for the Rossoneri when he came off the bench midway through the second half on Sunday.
He missed a gilt-edged headed chance after Matteo Politano s 75th-minute opener for the relegation-threatened visitors but Kalinic latched on to Mateo Musacchio s cross and turned to fire into the roof of the net with four minutes to go.
Milan head coach Gennaro Gattuso signed a contract extension until 2021 this week and the work ethic he has successfully instilled in the squad was again in evidence as they tore at Giuseppe Iachi…
Borussia Dortmund head coach Marco Rose asked to ease the pressure on Erling Haaland and let him recover from a thigh injury amid question marks over his availability for Norway ahead of their World Cup qualifiers.
Haaland was absent again as Dortmund defeated Augsburg 2-1 in the Bundesliga thanks to goals from Raphael Guerreiro and Julian Brandt on Saturday.
Dortmund sensation Haaland also missed last weekend s defeat to Borussia Monchengladbach and the Champions League victory over Sporting CP on Tuesday.
As Norway prepare for qualifiers against Turkey (October 8) and Montenegro (October 11) on the road to Qatar 2022, Rose stressed that both the national team and Dortmund need the 21-year-old forward back.
It is not my job to finish someone s hope, …
Jurgen Klopp hopes Liverpool can have a little more luck with regards to injuries next season, believing a full-strength squad would see them sitting much closer to runaway leaders Manchester City.
Liverpool finished 18 points clear of second-place City in the 2019-20 Premier League season as they ended a 30-year wait to be crowned champions again.
However, while they have struggled in the defence of their title, Pep Guardiola s squad are once again the team to beat. They set a new record with Wednesday s 3-1 triumph at Everton, becoming the first top-flight team to start a calendar year with 10 straight league victories.
The Reds focus has switched to finishing in the top four they sit in fifth place ahead of Saturday s Merseyside der…
USA winger Robbie Rogers has publicly announced that he is gay and revealed that he is retiring from professional football.
USA winger Robbie Rogers has publicly announced that he is gay and revealed that he is retiring from professional football.
The 25-year-old most recently played for Championship side Leeds United before his release from Elland Road last month and also had a brief a loan spell at Stevenage.
Rogers had been an MLS Cup winner with Columbus Crew in 2008 before he made his move to England after a successful start to his career in America.
Secrets can cause so much internal damage, Rogers wrote on his personal blog.
People love to preach about honesty, how honesty is so plain and simple. Try explaining to your loved ones after 25 years you are gay. T…