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Latest Football News And Gossip
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Manchester United could make a summer bid for West Ham's Declan Rice, although the 21-year-old England midfielder is thought to prefer Chelsea should he leave the Hammers. (Express)
Wolves are monitoring Liverpool and Belgium striker Divock Origi, 25, who could be allowed to leave in January. (Mail)
Manchester United are working on a January exit for Marcos Rojo, with Newcastle keen on a loan move for the Argentina defender, 30. (The Athletic - subscription required)
Liverpool have added Roma centre-back Roger Ibanez to their list of defensive targets to cover injured Netherlands international Virgil van Dijk, 29, and could bid £30m for the 22-year-old Brazilian. (AS Roma Live, via Team Talk)
Barcelona presidential hopeful Victor Font says he will not be repeating the mistakes of previous candidates by making bold transfer promises, amid links with Borussia Dortmund's Norway striker Erling Haaland, 20, but hopes to persuade Argentina playmaker Lionel Messi, 33, to sign a new contract. (Goal)
Hungary midfielder Dominik Szoboszlai, 20, a target for Arsenal, has completed his move to RB Leipzig from sister club Red Bull Salzburg, and will join in January after signing a four-and-a-half year deal. (Mirror)
Arsenal appear to be on the verge of finally wrapping up a deal for Hertha Berlin centre-back Omar Rekik after the 18-year-old defender arrived in London on Thursday. (Metro)
Napoli will demand at least £14m if they are to sell Poland striker Arkadiusz Milik in January amid interest from Juventus and Atletico Madrid. The 26-year-old has also been linked with Everton. (Goal)
Everton boss Carlo Ancelotti hopes he can see out the full length of his contract and deliver "trophies and something special" over the course of his stay which will take him until the end of the 2023-24 season. (Liverpool Echo)
Celtic are in talks with Northern Ireland goalkeeper Conor Hazard, 22, over a new long-term deal. (Football Insider)
Manchester United are in negotiations with Celta Vigo's 16-year-old defender Stefan Bajcetic over a move to Old Trafford. (La Voz de Galicia, via Sport Witness)
Arsenal's Germany goalkeeper Bernd Leno, 28, has accused his club's squad of lacking "discipline" and having "no self-confidence" during a poor run of results in the Premier League, and insists Mikel Arteta is not to blame. (Sky Sports)
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AFC Wimbledon are considering the possibility of sharing their new home at Plough Lane with rugby league side London Broncos. (London Evening Standard)
Anderlecht manager and former Manchester City captain Vincent Kompany says his on-loan City striker Lukas Nmecha has no noticeable weaknesses, as the Germany Under-21 international, 22, continues to impress in Belgium. (Manchester Evening News)
Anderlecht are keen for discussions with Manchester City about extending Nmecha's loan for another season. (Sports Illustrated)
Government minister Guy Opperman has written to the Premier League again "to seek the answers" that Newcastle supporters "deserve" after the club's proposed takeover fell through last summer. (Newcastle Chronicle)
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Klopp Wins The Coach Of The Year, Lewandowski As The Player Of The Year. See Full List Of FIFA Awards
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This year edition of FIFA awards is set to acknowledge outstanding players in the year 2020.
Also known as The Best, this year award was held virtually due to the ongoing global pandemic. The show was broadcasted live from FIFA's headquarters in Zurich while players, coaches and stakeholders connected virtually from different parts of the world.
Tottenham's Heung Min Son won Pukas award for his remarkable solo goal against Burnley while Liverpool's gaffer Jurgen Klopp won the best FIFA Coach of the year beating Bayern Munich manager Hans-Dieter Flick who won the treble with Bayern Munich in his first season.
For FIFPRO XI, Alison was chosen ahead of Manuel Neur who was awarded the best goal keeper in 2020.
In defense, Real Madrid's Sergio Ramos partnered Liverpool's influential defender Virgil Van Dijk. Canadian youngster, Alphonso Davis is the left back while Liverpool's Trent Alexander Arnold is the right back.
In Midfield, Manchester City's Kelvin De Bruyne partners Bayern Munich Joshua Kimmich and ex Bayern star Thiago Alcantara.
In attack two of the greatest players in football Cristiano Ronaldo and Lionel Messi partners a player who had the best 2020, Robert Lewandowski.
The biggest news on the night was when Robert Lewandowski was announced as the winner of 2020 The Best award ahead of Cristiano Ronaldo and Lionel Messi.
Robert Lewandowski totally deserved the award as he was remarkable in the year, guiding Bayern Munich to a treble winning season.
List of FIFA FIFPRO WomenXI:
Christiane Endler; Lucy Bronze, Wendie Renard, Millie Bright, Delphine Cascarino, Barbara Bonansea, Veronica Boquete, Megan Rapinoe, Pernille Harder, Vivianne Miedema, Tobin Heath
Lucy Bronze of England and Manchester City is the best female player while Sarina Wiegman won the best FIFA women's coach.
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