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Manchester City have loaned United States goalkeeper Zack Steffen to Fortuna Dusseldorf for the duration of the 2019-20 campaign.

Steffen was signed by the Premier League champions in December but remained on loan with Columbus Crew for the first half of the Major League Soccer season.

He made his 84th and final appearances for Columbus in last month s 2-2 draw with New York City FC and is now heading back to Germany with Dusseldorf, having previously played 14 times for Freiburg s reserve team at the start of his career.

I m really looking forward to returning to Germany and becoming part of such a traditional club, he told his new side s official website.

Hier möchte jemand ein paar Worte an Euch richten

— Fortuna Düsseldorf (@f95)

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Philippe Clement is “still curious” about the potential of Rangers after they went into the winter break with a bounce-back 3-1 win over Kilmarnock and still on the heels of Celtic.

The Belgian had lost his first game as Gers boss since taking over in October in the narrow 2-1 Old Firm defeat at Parkhead on Saturday but late first-half goals from wide-men Ross McCausland and Abdallah Sima at Ibrox on Tuesday had the Light Blues in control at the break.

Danny Armstrong reduced the deficit in the 58th minute with a penalty awarded after VAR intervention but Todd Cantwell soon restored the two-goal cushion to keep them eight points behind cinch Premiership leaders Celtic with two games in hand.

with our third against Kilmarnock.

We are back at Ibrox o…

Argentina coach Diego Maradona was accused of making fatal errors in selection and tactics on Thursday as the soccer-mad country contemplated the humiliating prospect of missing out on the World Cup.

Wednesday s 1-0 defeat to Paraguay sent the former double champions slipping out of the four automatic qualifying places for the 2010 finals in South Africa with just two games in the South American zone left to play.

It was the fourth defeat in six qualifiers since Maradona took the reins.

The La Nacion newspaper said: These are hard times for the coach who had multiple errors.

Edge of the abyss, headlined Clarin, the country s biggest-seller which added that Maradona can t afford any more slip-ups against Peru, who are already eliminated, and then Urugu…

that Xherdan Shaqiri will be allowed to leave Bayern Munich when the transfer window reopens, paving the way for a potential move to the Premier League.

Arsenal and Liverpool have been linked with the Switzerland international in recent months, and both could be set to make a bid in January after Bayern president Franz Beckenbauer admitted that he is surplus to requirements.

Since signing for Basle in the summer of 2012, the midfielder has started just twenty-six times in the league
though he has been part of the squads that have won back to back league and cup doubles, as well as the Champions League in 2013.

Internationally the 23 year old has been capped forty-one times, scoring fifteen goals – three of which came at this summer’s World Cup finals wh…

Borussia Dortmund sporting director Michael Zorc says claims made by Ciro Immobile that he was not given adequate support from the club during his time at Signal Iduna Park make him want to puke .

Immobile left Dortmund for Sevilla last month in a loan move after a disappointing year in the Bundesliga.

The Italian suggested in an interview with Spanish newspaper El Pais on Tuesday that his poor form on the pitch was linked to the fact he received no help, neither me nor my family off it.

Zorc was quick to offer a response, telling Kicker: If these quotes are actually true, they make me want to puke. Instead of criticising team-mates, coach and club, a little more self-criticism would be appropriate.

Immobile joined Dortmund for €19million last year a…

An emotional Vinicius Junior said it is not him who will decide whether he remains at Flamengo for another year or leaves for Real Madrid.

With the Campeonato Brasileiro going on a month-long break during the World Cup, Vinicius was in tears as he mingled with fans after playing what could be his final match for Flamengo at the Maracana on Sunday a 2-0 win over Parana.

He made his debut for the Rio de Janeiro giants aged 16 in May 2017 and later that month was signed by Madrid for a reported €45million, the terms of the deal stating he would join this July unless both clubs agreed otherwise.

Vinicius still does not know where he will spend the upcoming year, though he expects clarity this week.

Flamengo is the club that always helped me, took me out of…

Antoine Griezmann and Kylian Mbappe have the potential to be even better than France icon Thierry Henry, says David Trezeguet.

Henry and Trezeguet were part of the France squad that led the country to World Cup success on home soil in 1998.

But with France seeking to go one step better at Russia 2018 after defeat in the Euro 2016 final to Portugal, Trezeguet has tipped Griezmann and Mbappe to develop into even more dangerous attackers than Arsenal icon Henry Les Bleus record scorer.

I think Griezmann has all the quality to overcome Thierry Henry, as Mbappe has too, Trezeguet said.

Because they are young, they are determinant and they are still growing as players.

19 Kylian Mbappe (19 years 6 months) is the youngest France

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Two sides who find themselves battling it out at opposite ends of the La Liga table, Atletico Madrid will travel to the Nuevo Los Carmenes on Monday night when they meet Granada.

Granada

Starting with the hosts, while Granada might have opened the New Year with a crucial 2-0 victory at home against Cadiz, it appears that result might have just been a minor boost for Alexander Medina s downbeat squad. Making an immediate return to losing ways last week as they slumped to a 1-0 defeat at the hands of Real Betis, the Nasrids find themselves at the heart of a relegation scrap and open this weekend’s fixtures sat five points adrift of finding a route out of the drop zone. Collecting just 11 points from their 20 La Liga appearances this s…

Arsenal are interested in signing Joshua Zirkzee from Bologna in the January transfer window, according to . The report has claimed that the former Bayern Munich striker has a release clause of €40 million in his contract.

Premier League club Arsenal are looking for a new striker in the middle of the season due to Gabriel Jesus not scoring enough. The Brazil international striker has scored three goals and given two assists in 16 Premier League matches and has scored four goals and provided two assists in five UEFA Champions League games for the Gunners this campaign.

Zirkzee has made 18 starts and one substitute appearance in Serie A for Bologna this season. He has scored seven goals and given two assists in those games. Bologna are seventh in the Serie A table at th…

Italy have failed to secure a spot in the semi finals of the Confederations Cup 2009, suffering a painful 3-0 defeat to group winners Brazil.

Although the Italians did create chances up front, they lacked the precision Brazil did seem to have.

Luis Fabiano scored the Seleçao s first after 37 minutes and went on to add a second following a low left-winged cross in the 43rd.

And just before half time, Italy were further humiliated as a Robinho pass from the left was directed into his own goal by defender Andrea Dossena.

As the United States beat Egypt 3-0 in the other group match, the Americans finish second based on goal record. Brazil comfortably win this group and face hosts South Africa in Thursday s semi final.

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