Veteran striker Kazuyoshi Miura extended his remarkable record as the oldest scorer in the Japanese league when he nodded home for Yokohama at the age of 48 on Sunday.
The former Japan international was on target after 14 minutes of his side s 3-2 defeat to Jubilo Iwata in the second-tier J2 League clash, one month and 10 days after his 48th birthday.
The forward known as Kazu already held the record, having last scored in November 2013.
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Spanish newspaper that Liverpool have made an attempt to sign free agent Ivan Klasnic.
The Croatian striker has been a free agent since his contract at Bolton expired in June and he has been searching for a new club since.
Being out of contract, the 32-year-old is free to sign for a new club despite the fact that the summer transfer window is now closed.
Spanish newspaper Marca understands that the player was on the verge of joining Deportivo La Coruna, only for Liverpool to try and hijack their bid for the veteran forward.
The Reds allowed striker Andy Carroll to join West Ham as they believed they would sign Clint Dempsey on transfer deadline day, but the USA forward spoilt their plans by option to join Tottenham instead.
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Napoli coach Walter Mazzarri has urged his players not to underestimate Europa League opponents AIK ahead of their clash on Thursday.
The Serie A side will make their second appearance in the competition in its modern format after making their debut in the 2010/11 season.
Last year, they reached the Champions League round of 16 but were beaten by eventual winners Chelsea.
A tough fixture list sees Napoli face Catania, Lazio and Sampdoria, as well as Udinese and PSV Eindhoven, over the course of the next few weeks and with those tests in mind, Mazzarri admits he will look to rotate his squad but not out of complacency.
I am facing this competition with the usual fire and nothing has changed for me, he told reporters at a press conference. We must respec…
Chelsea have been handed a boost as head coach Graham Potter prepares to welcome Reece James and N Golo Kante back from injury for their Premier League game against Aston Villa.
Having played the last six minutes in England s 2-1 away win against Italy, James withdrew from the England squad with an injury but has been training with Chelsea since.
Kante has not featured since August after suffering a hamstring injury that required surgery, but is in line to feature against Villa after playing in a series of behind-closed-doors friendlies during the break.
Reece has had the last two training sessions with us so providing there is no reaction he should be available, Potter said at a press conference on Friday.
N Golo has had some time on the pitch, some g…
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With a spot in the group stages of this year s Champions League still hanging in the balance, PSV will welcome Rangers to the Philips Stadion on Wednesday night.
Starting with the hosts, eventually managing to leave Ibrox with an action-packed 2-2 draw on first-leg duties last week, PSV should be feeling like they re sat in pole position. While the Dutch outfit might have fallen just short in their Eredivisie title charge earlier in the year, Head Coach Ruud van Nistelrooy does find his side enjoying an extended purple patch. Really finding their feet under the one-time Manchester United marksman, the Lightbulbs are unbeaten in all six of their competitive outings so far this season. Coming past French giants Monaco on August 9th as th…
The Telegraph understands that Chelsea will not move to sell Tiemoue Bakayoko or Alvaro Morata this summer.
Both players have fallen somewhat short of expectation in their first season at Stamford Bridge but neither will be let go unless they request to leave.
Bakayoko has racked up thirty-nine appearances for the Blues in all competitions since signing from Monaco in the summer of 2017, scoring three goals.
Morata signed from Real Madrid for a club record fee last July and has since played forty-three times, scoring fourteen goals eleven of which have come in the Premier League.
Last season’s Premier League champions are in danger of missing out on qualifying for next season’s Champions League as they sit five points behind fourth place Tottenh…
Martin O Neill has left Nottingham Forest after just five months in charge, with Sabri Lamouchi appointed as the Championship club s new head coach.
After leaving his role with the Republic of Ireland, former Celtic and Aston Villa manager O Neill along with assistant Roy Keane took over in January.
O Neill enjoyed a trophy laden spell at Forest during his playing days, winning the First Division title, two European Cups and one League Cup during his time at the City Ground under Brian Clough s guidance.
However, he could not propel Forest into the play-offs in the second half of the 2018-19 campaign, winning eight of his 19 games in charge.
Amid reports suggesting several key players had turned against O Neill, the 67-year-old has departed Forest, …
Bayern Munich finished the Bundesliga season with a shock 4-1 home defeat to Stuttgart, as the final league game of Jupp Heynckes second spell in charge ended in disappointment.
The champions were blown away by the visitors slick counter-attack, as Anastasios Donis, Chadrac Akolo and a double from Daniel Ginczek ended their 38-match unbeaten run at home in the top flight.
The loss, only their fourth under Heynckes this season, somewhat soured the title celebrations at the Allianz Area, as Bayern got their hands on the trophy for the sixth season in a row while saying goodbye to their coach.
Heynckes – who will step down after the DFB-Pokal final – and former Bayern defender Holger Badstuber were given special tributes before kick-off, but Stuttgart looke…
German media outlet Bild claims that Bayern Munich missed the opportunity to sign French winger Ousmane Dembele who eventually ended up joining arch rivals Borussia Dortmund.
Both sides decided to step up their interest in the talented footballer near the end of 2015, but the Bavarians made a huge mistake that ended up costing them dearly.
Namely, while Dortmund were in talks with Dembele’s actual representative Marco Kirdemir, Bayern technical director Michael Reschke was speaking to his former agent Badou Sambague instead.
As soon as they heard that the Bavarians were keen, the Millionaires wrapped up the deal and ended up getting their hands on the marvellous footballer.
Dembele, 19, has enjoyed a bright start to his career at Signal-Iduna Park and…
Roberto Di Matteo feels Schalke s UEFA Champions League double header with Sporting Lisbon is crucial to making the knockout stages.
Bundesliga side Schalke have taken two points from matches against Chelsea and Maribor in their opening two Group G matches.
Di Matteo will now take charge of the Gelsenkirchen side for the first time in European competition since replacing Jens Keller as head coach earlier this month.
The 44-year-old, who led Chelsea to Champions League glory in 2012, is content with Schalke s position, but believes the club s hopes of progressing in the competition could hinge on the two games with Sporting.
In the Champions League you ve got to try to win at home because winning away is tough, he said ahead of Tuesday s encounter at the …