Mikel Arteta revealed that many Premier League managers had been in contact with him after the Arsenal boss was charged by the Football Association for comments after the Gunners’ 1-0 defeat at Newcastle earlier this month.

Arteta branded the officials’ decision not to overturn Anthony Gordon’s goal “an absolute disgrace” and waits to see the extent of his punishment.

And Arteta highlighted that he and his manager colleagues were “all in this together” when it came to making improvements regarding officiating in the Premier League.

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“I have been in contact with many of them, I know most of them for many years and we are all in…

Bayern Munich boss Carlo Ancelotti says Arjen Robben must settle for a role as a substitute for the time being as he continues his recovery from injury.

The Netherlands international scored a brilliant third goal in Wednesday s 3-0 Bundesliga win over Hertha Berlin, a full 200 days on from his last competitive appearance.

Robben stated after the match that he was keen to be sensible with his involvement in the first team, in order to avoid a recurrence of the groin injury that had kept him sidelined since March.

And although Ancelotti plans to rotate his side for Saturday s trip to Hamburg, he does not plan to include Robben in the starting line-up.

I spoke to Robben, he ll be on the bench for the time being, he said.  He ll play in the second half. [Ma…

Joachim Low brought up his 100th win as Germany head coach in his 150th match at the helm as the world champions claimed a 3-1 victory over Cameroon at the Confederations Cup.

The result means Low s men progress as Group B winners and return to Sochi s Fisht Stadium on Thursday to face Mexico in the semi-finals.

After a goalless first-half, Hoffenheim midfielder Kerem Demirbay scored his maiden international goal in sumptuous style, picking out the top corner on the end of Julian Draxler s backheel before Timo Werner also claimed his first Germany goals with a brace, either side of Vincent Aboubakar pulling one back for Cameroon.

The long-serving Low collected his maiden victory at the first time of asking back in 2006, when Sweden were swept aside 3-0.

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Milan moved back to the top of Serie A as Sandro Tonali s stoppage-time goal sealed a deserved 2-1 victory over Lazio on Sunday.

Stefano Pioli s side had been usurped at the summit by local rivals Inter after their 3-1 win over Roma on Saturday, but victory at the Stadio Olimpico means the Rossoneri regained their two-point lead at the top.

Ciro Immobile had given Lazio an early lead with his 25th league goal of the season, but Olivier Giroud pulled the visitors level shortly after the interval.

Tonali then poked home two minutes into stoppage time to seal a dramatic three points and spark jubilant scenes among the travelling supporters. 

Lazio started superbly and went ahead in the fourth minute when Immobile steered home Sergej Milinkovic-Savic s ri…

On a visit to Qatar in January, Kylian Mbappe predicted France would play Achraf Hakimi s Morocco at the World Cup.

The Paris Saint-Germain star was examining the surroundings in Qatar with club team-mate Hakimi when Mbappe jokingly put forward to possibility they would face one another, adding I have to destroy my friend, to which Hakimi replied, quick as a flash, I am going to kick him.

Fast-forward 11 months and that semi-serious guess came true, with the very serious prize of a World Cup final place on the line.

Separated in age by just six weeks, Mbappe and Hakimi have built a strong bond in Paris since the latter moved to PSG in July 2021, with a clear respect on the pitch as well as off it.

Mbappe called Hakimi the best right-back in the world aft…

Mauro Icardi and Thilo Kehrer were on target as Paris Saint-Germain ground out a 2-1 win against Nantes in the absence of Neymar at La Beaujoire on Tuesday.

The build-up to the game was overshadowed by talk of discontent at PSG, with Thomas Tuchel frustrated by Neymar s decision to hold a birthday party on Sunday and Kylian Mbappe reacting angrily to being substituted in Saturday s 5-0 victory over Montpellier.

The announcement that Neymar would miss the trip to Nantes with a rib injury consequently proved controversial, but Icardi and Kehrer put the visitors on the path to what looked set to be a routine win.

Moses Simon capitalised on an error from Presnel Kimpembe in the 68th minute to set up a tense final but PSG held on to make it seven straight wins in all …

Real Madrid forward Karim Benzema has no plans to leave the European champions, saying his dream was to win more trophies with the LaLiga giants.

Benzema, 29, has been linked with a move away from Madrid after eight seasons at the club.

The France international scored 19 goals in all competitions in 2016-17, helping Zinedine Zidane s men win LaLiga and the Champions League.

Despite reports he could leave Madrid, Benzema said his desire was to stay.

My dream is to continue winning titles with Real Madrid, the former Lyon man told Marca.

Benzema has netted 180 goals for Madrid since joining the club in 2009, winning two LaLiga titles, three Champions League crowns and numerous other trophies.

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Wolverhampton Wanderers are interested in signing Ludovic Ajorque from Strasbourg in the summer transfer window, according to journalist Ignazio Genuardi.

The well-known and well-respected journalist has reported on that Premier League club Wolves have made a bid close to €12 million for the striker, but French club Strasbourg have turned it down as they want more.

It remains to be seen if Wolves return with a new bid for the striker.

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Cristian Arango will be getting treated to dinner by his Los Angeles FC team-mate Kwadwo Opoku after the latter s winner against D.C. United.

Opoku – commonly known as Mahala – came off the bench to net his sixth MLS goal of the season on Tuesday to see off Wayne Rooney s team 1-0 in California.

That brought up a seventh straight league win for LAFC, who are well on course to win The Supporters Shield.

Mahala s goal, the 15th scored by an LAFC substitute this season, came just five minutes after he entered the fray at Banc of California Stadium, with the hosts leading scorer Arango turning provider.

Arango could have gone for goal himself after latching onto Carlos Vela s throughball, but instead squared for Mahala, who took a touch to steady himself …

According to a recent report from Bild, Liverpool are in the midst of the frontrunners in the race to sign Jadon Sancho. The Borussia Dortmund youngster appears to be edging closer and closer towards leaving the German giants, with a number of teams across Europe being linked. Liverpool are one of them alongside rivals Manchester United, with Real Madrid also keeping an eye on proceedings. 

They believe a deal could even be struck during the January transfer window or in time for the window opening, which makes sense, given the fact that Sancho doesn’t seem to be in Dortmund’s good books right now. 

The relationship between the two parties has deteriorated dramatically as the weeks have gone on, to the point now where it’s hard to see him starting another game f…