Amorim delivers team news for opener

Former Liverpool defender Sepp van den Berg has admitted that he wants to return to the club in the future as he continues to thrive with Brentford. The Dutchman arrived at Liverpool as a 17-year-old in 2019 after leaving PEC Zwolle but struggled to make his ascent into the Reds’ first-team over the next few…

Manchester City boss Pep Guardiola has been ambitiously linked with a summer switch to Serie A giants AC Milan, who are set on taking a new direction next season. Incumbent coach Sergio Conceicao is widely expected to leave his post at the end of this campaign, regardless of whether Milan go on to claim the…

FRIDAY 24 OCTOBER USA v Portugal (00:00 BST) Germany v France (16:45 BST) Poland v Netherlands (17:00 BST) Italy v Japan (17:15 BST) Switzerland v Canada (18:30 BST) Spain v Sweden (19:00 BST) Friday is a bumper day of action and USA kick it off as they take on Portugal in a friendly, which gets…

Real Madrid legend Karim Benzema has hinted at a desire to return the club once he has brought down the curtain on an illustrious playing career. Benzema is second on Madrid’s list of all-time goalscorers, ahead of icons Raul and Alfredo Di Stefano, having netted 354 times across 14 years. He is also fifth on…

Bournemouth manager Andoni Iraola has confirmed he is happy at the Vitality Stadium in the face of interest from Tottenham Hotspur. Spurs are considering Postecoglou’s future at the club after a bitterly disappointing campaign which has left them 14th in the Premier League table with just nine games left to play. If they chose to…

From the world of professional football, where the elite player’s every move is watched, analysed and dissected, to the chessboard, where your every move is watched only by your direct opponent. Mbeumo plays a lot. “I like piano, playing chess, video games,” he told us in his signing interview. “I’m just a normal guy.” That…