Spain midfielder Andres Iniesta believes that winning Euro 2012 will be the toughest task his side have had.
Spain are highly favoured for the tournament in Poland and Ukraine after winning Euro 2008 and the World Cup in 2010, but Iniesta alerted his side that they will have to step up a notch to come out on top in Poland and Ukraine.
Everything that is in the past is always easier than what is to come, Iniesta told reporters.
These Euros will be much harder than the World Cup we won. This team is ready. I like to live the present, what lies ahead.
We have a very beautiful challenge ahead which will be a lot tougher than the previous one.
Spain begin their European Championship campaign against Italy on June 10 before taking on the Republic o…
Atletico Madrid returned to winning ways in unconvincing fashion as Antoine Griezmann and Alvaro Morata earned a 2-0 LaLiga victory over Celta Vigo.
Diego Simeone s men welcomed Celta to the Wanda Metropolitano following a 2-0 defeat to Barcelona that effectively ended their title hopes.
Diego Costa received an eight-match ban for insulting the referee during that game, and Atletico were often second best against a resurgent Celta, who had taken seven points from their last three matches to boost hopes of survival.
However, Griezmann lashed home a 42nd-minute free-kick and Morata doubled their lead 16 minutes from time as Atletico increased their lead over Real Madrid who play Leganes on Monday to five points in the battle for second. Celta remain two points abov…
Boca Juniors president Daniel Angelici says Barcelona are still interested in signing promising forward Sergio Araujo.
The 20-year-old was heavily linked with a move to Barcelona in 2011, but the transfer did not materialise.
Nevertheless, Barcelona have not forgotten about Araujo and they continue to follow the Argentina Under-23 star s progress.
They continue to be interested in Sergio Araujo, so I invited them to make an offer if they really want him, Angelici told Sport.
Araujo is a product of the Boca youth academy, and made his official first-team debut in December 2009.
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Nottingham Forest have asked for the VAR audio to be released concerning three key decisions that went against them in their match at Everton on Sunday.
Forest issued an extraordinary post on social media soon after the final whistle in their 2-0 Premier League defeat at Goodison Park, criticising the decision to reject three penalty claims.
The club said they had “warned” Professional Game Match Officials Limited (PGMOL) that VAR Stuart Attwell “was a Luton fan”, but that the referees’ body did not change the appointment.
Nottingham Forest has today submitted a formal request to the PGMOL to release into the public domain the audio recordings between officials during yesterday’s match against Everton at Goodison Park.
The club has requested t…
Liverpool are eyeing a shock move for Mexico international Javier Hernandez, .
The 26 year old is currently on loan at European Champions Real Madrid after being deemed surplus to requirements by Manchester United manager Louis van Gaal last summer.
Premier League duo Tottenham Hotspur and West Ham United have also both been linked with a move for the forward, who has barely featured for Real since switching to Spain.
He has made just one start in La Liga, and has scored only four goals in all competitions, with his last club strike coming in a 4-1 Copa Del Rey win over Cordoba almost six month ago.
So far for United, the former Guadalajara has scored fifty-nine goals in one hundred and fifty-four games, while internationally he has thirty-nine in s…
Gelson Fernandes has signed with Sporting Lisbon after leaving Saint-Etienne on a free transfer.
The Switzerland international spent the second half of last season on loan at Udinese but has now opted to move to the Portuguese club on a four-year contract.
I am delighted and I have to say thanks for the reception that I have received, Fernandes told his new club s official website.
I was astonished by it. Sporting have a great history and are hungry for victories.
Fernandes, who was born in Cape Verde but has now been capped 37 times by Switzerland, joined Saint-Etienne from Manchester City in 2009.
However, the midfielder failed to settle in France and already had loan spells at Chievo and Leicester City before being farmed out to Udinese in …
Paris Saint-Germain captain Thiago Silva said he wants to extend his contract with the Ligue 1 champions amid uncertainty surrounding his future.
Thiago Silva is set to become a free agent at season s end and a new deal does not appear forthcoming, alerting Serie A title-holders Juventus.
Juventus have been encouraged by comments made by the representative of Thiago Silva, who suggested the Brazil international could leave if his future is not resolved by December.
But the 32-year-old formerly of AC Milan wants to remain in the French capital.
It s not for me to decide, we need to talk, Thiago Silva is quoted as telling reporters following Sunday s goalless draw at home to Marseille.
We started talking last year, at the end of the season, and af…
Liverpool can win the Premier League title within the next four years, new manager Jurgen Klopp has suggested.
The 18-time champions of England have failed to finish first in the top flight since 1990, with Brendan Rodgers coming closest to ending that drought with a second-place finish in 2013-14.
Klopp believes major silverware is possible before 2019 though he has pleaded for patience as he attempts to build a side capable of challenging.
It s absolutely surreal. I woke up this morning and I was manager of Liverpool FC. But I don t care about things like that, things like the press. I m a normal manager and I want to work with the players on the pitch, he said.
It s not so important what people think when you come in it s about what you think when…
The Mirror understands that Liverpool midfielder Emre Can has already agreed a deal to sign for Juventus in the summer.
The Germany international has long been linked with a move to the Serie A champions though looked as if he may commit his future to the Merseyside outfit last month.
However, the twenty-four year old’s agent has suggested that his future is already sorted out and that future is in Turin.
Can began his career at Bayern Munich, and signed for Liverpool from Bayer Leverkusen in the summer of 2014 and he has since racked up one hundred and fifty-nine appearances in all competitions, scoring thirteen goals while he was named the club’s Young Player of the Season in 2016.
Internationally, he has been capped twenty times for his count…
Borussia Dortmund forward Michy Batshuayi accused Atalanta supporters of aiming racist abuse at him during his side s 1-1 Europa League draw on Thursday.
Marcel Schmelzer s late goal secured a 4-3 aggregate win for Dortmund as the Bundesliga side booked their place in the last 16, but the aftermath has been overshadowed by the Chelsea loanee s claims.
Batshuayi tweeted: 2018 and still racists monkey noises in the stands…really?! Hope you have fun watching the rest of the Europa League on TV while we are through. #SayNoToRacism #GoWatchBlackPanther
Atalanta president Antonio Percassi was told about the tweet during a live interview with Sky Sport Italia.
He said: I ll be honest, I didn t hear them. If they did happen, then I am very sad and absolutely a…