Pavel Nedved believes Massimiliano Allegri deserves credit for changing Juventus mentality in European football after they were drawn to play Monaco in the UEFA Champions League quarter-finals.

Juve reached the last eight courtesy of a superb 5-1 aggregate victory over Borussia Dortmund, including a comprehensive 3-0 triumph at Signal Iduna Park on Wednesday.

The Turin club have faced criticism in recent times for failing to replicate their domestic domination which has seen them win three straight Serie A titles in the Champions League, having been eliminated at the group stages in 2013-14.

However, Juve director Nedved is confident the team are a forced to be reckoned with under Allegri.

We need to congratulate the boss who has equipped the team w…

Bid leaders have promised Euro 2028 will be accessible and affordable after UEFA officially awarded the tournament to the UK and Ireland.

The five-nation bid was formally approved on Tuesday, having gone into decision day unopposed following the withdrawal of Turkey.

Politicians including British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak hailed the announcement, with the tournament set to bring £2.6billion in benefits to the host economies, according to analysts.

Football Association chief executive Mark Bullingham said it was vital that the tournament be open to as many people from the five nations as possible.

Ten venues in nine cities were included in the final bid document submitted to UEFA in April – Wembley, the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium, the Etihad Stadium, Vi…

Manchester United head into their summit meeting with Chelsea this weekend with a warning from Liverpool manager Rafael Benitez ringing in their ears.

The two sides who contested last season s Champions League final kicked off this campaign as joint favourites for the 2008/09 Premier League title.

But it is Benitez s Liverpool who enter the business end of the season at the top of the table and the Spaniard is confident his side have the necessary reserves to keep their noses in front of rivals with deeper resources all the way to the end of the season.

Benitez will be in the dugout at Stoke on Saturday for the first time since undergoing surgery to remove kidney stones last month and he is looking forward to seeing how his side respond to the return of both Fer…

Mathieu Flamini says reports he has €30billion in his bank account are inaccurate.

Forbes claimed the former Arsenal midfielder now with Getafe in LaLiga had established the fortune through his company, GF Biochemicals, which produces levulinic acid.

But the former France international denied that is the case and rejected suggestions he is the world s richest footballer.

Well, it s important to rectify things, Flamini told L Equipe.

Contrary to what I read, I do not have €30billion in my bank account.

And this sum does not correspond to the valuation of my company, GF Biochemicals.

Such an honour to have been invited to speak about bioeconomy among experts in the field, at the conference organised by the European Commission and Bio…

Liverpool have completed the capture of Salzburg winger Takumi Minamino for a reported £7.25million fee.

The Japan international will link up with the Premier League leaders when the transfer window opens on January 1.

Minamino, 24, passed a medical and finalised personal terms on Wednesday and will become the club s first mid-season arrival since Virgil van Dijk joined from Southampton two years ago.

Reports of the Reds interest gathered pace after Minamino shone for Salzburg in a Champions League loss to Liverpool this month.

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Lille have announced that head coach Rene Girard will leave the club at the end of the season by mutual consent.

Girard has been in charge at Stade Pierre-Mauroy since 2013 and is joined by assistants Gerard Bernadet and Nicolas Girard in making an exit.

Lille have promised the announcement of a new coach by the end of the month.

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Shandong Luneng have completed the signing of Graziano Pelle from Southampton for an undisclosed fee, the Premier League side have confirmed.

Pelle moved to St Mary s Stadium from Feyenoord in 2014 and made 81 appearances for the club, scoring 30 goals.

The striker s impact earned him a first Italy cap against Malta in October 2014, and his impressive displays culminated in a place in Antonio Conte s squad for Euro 2016.

A Southampton statement read: Everyone at Southampton Football Club would like to thank Graziano for his efforts during his time at St Mary s and wish him well for the future.

The Italy international follows Sadio Mane and Victor Wanyama, who joined Liverpool and Tottenham respectively, out of the exit at St Mary s.

However, Sout…

Simon Kjaer is looking to stay at Wolfsburg next season, if the Bundesliga club offer him the chance to stay.

The Denmark international has been linked with a move away from the Volkswagen Arena in the off-season, with Newcastle United reportedly long-term admirers of his talents, while he spent the 2011-12 campaign on loan at Serie A side Roma.

But Kjaer, who made 22 league appearances for Wolfsburg last term, is more than happy to remain where he is for the time being.

He told Ekstra Bladet: It depends on our negotiations and how Wolfsburg see things.

I certainly would be willing to sign. If they were to offer a new contract and could offer guarantees about playing an important part, it would be a possibility.

Wolfsburg are a club who want to fight at the…

Chelsea are on the verge of completing a loan deal for Monaco star Radamel Falcao, .

The forward, who is currently in Chile for the Copa America with Columbia, spent last season with Manchester United but was largely underwhelming with just four goals in twenty-nine appearances in all competitions.

The 29 year old was keen to remain in England, and Blues’ boss Jose Mourinho is set to give him the opportunity as he looks to bring in a replacement for Didier Drogba, who hung up his boots at the end of last season.

Falcao moved to Monaco from Atletico Madrid in the summer of 2013, while he has also played for River Plate and Porto.

Having won their first league title in five years back in May, Chelsea begin the defence of their crown at Stamford Brid…

West Brom striker Peter Odemwingie says a win at Arsenal this weekend would be no surprise.

The two sides have had contrasting fortunes so far this season, with West Brom sitting fifth on the Premier League table, five points and five places ahead of the Gunners.

The 31-year-old Nigeria striker was part of them team that stunned Arsene Wenger s side in a 3-2 win two seasons ago and is hoping to repeat that feat on Saturday.

I have good memories from 2010, I d only just arrived in England and we went 3-0 up which was hard to believe, Odemwingie told The Mirror.

It would be less of a surprise if we were to get a result now.

Arsenal haven t started so well, they lost to Swansea at home last week if they can do it, why can t we?

They stil…