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Inter Milan are set to move for Fenerbache winger Nani,.

The Portugal international moved to the Turkish side from Manchester United last summer, and has so far racked up thirty-four appearances in all competitions, scoring nine goals having spent last season on loan with Sporting the club where he began his career.

In just over eight years at Old Trafford, the twenty-nine year old played two hundred and thrity times, scoring forty goals and on route to winning a whole host of honours including four Premier League titles, the FA Cup and the Champions League.

Internationaly, he has won ninety-four caps for his country, scoring seventeen goals and featured at the 2014 World Cup finals in Brazil.

Inter manager Roberto Mancini knows Nani well from his t…

Robert Lewandowski hopes Poland can make the most of their strength from set pieces in Wednesday s international friendly against Netherlands as they step up their preparation for Euro 2016.

Poland will meet Germany, Northern Ireland and Ukraine in Group C and the Bayern Munich striker believes details could be decisive in their attempts to reach the knockout stages.

National team coach Adam Nawalka has been busy creating set-piece variations over the past few days and Lewandowski thinks the Poland boss attention to detail may make the difference.

When it comes to set pieces, Poland might be even better than Bayern Munich, Lewandowski was quoted as saying by Przeglad Sportowy.

You can clearly see the coach s hand in it. Nothing happens by coincidenc…

Franz Beckenbauer feels Bayern Munich cannot afford to celebrate their Bundesliga title ahead of the DFB-Pokal final with Borussia Dortmund.

Bayern claimed the German top-flight crown for a 24th time back in March with a 3-1 win over Hertha Berlin, but their form has dipped somewhat since that achievement.

The Bavarians title triumph was immediately followed by a draw against Hoffenheim and successive defeats versus Augsburg and Borussia Dortmund, ending a league unbeaten run that had stretched back to October 2012.

Pep Guardiola s men have since got back on track with three straight wins, but their 5-0 aggregate loss to Real Madrid in the UEFA Champions League semi-finals, a reverse that ended Bayern s defence of their European title, has led many to criticise coach P…

After opening their Copa America Centenario campaign with a 1-0 victory over Haiti, coach Ricardo Gareca insisted Peru were deserved winners in Seattle.

Semi-finalists at last year s Copa America, record-breaking striker Paolo Guerrero scored the only goal of the match as Peru opened the centenary edition in winning fashion on Saturday.

Peru were the superior outfit throughout against the 2015 CONCACAF Gold Cup quarter-finalists at CenturyLink Field and had to wait until the hour-mark to break the deadlock after Edison Flores hit the post in the first half.

Speaking afterwards, Gareca said: It was a tough game as we expected. Haiti played good. [But] Peru deservedly won the game, and it was demonstrated during the 90 minutes.

I have to congratulate my…

Mark van Bommel has criticised Bayern Munich fans after they jeered their own winger Arjen Robben while playing for the Netherlands.

The Dutch national side faced Bayern at the Allianz Arena on Tuesday as part of the settlement agreed following the injury sustained by Robben at the 2010 FIFA World Cup.

The winger incurred the wrath of the home fans after missing a penalty during Bayern s Champions League final defeat to Chelsea at the same stadium on Saturday.

And Robben s international team-mate Mark van Bommel, himself a former Bayern player, has reacted angrily.

It s a disgrace, he SBS6.

When you look at what Robben has achieved in his career.

He led Bayern to the final at Madrid and is so important to the club. Bayern should be r…

Santos star Neymar was over the moon after seeing a young Brazil side romp to victory over the United States.

The 20-year-old striker netted Brazil s first from the penalty spot as the South Americans ran out 4-1 victors in Washington DC, the second win in a week for the squad composed almost exclusively of players under the age of 23 in preparation for the Olympic Games.

The penalty conversion saw Neymar became Brazil s top scorer under manager Mano Menezes.

Marcelo, Thiago Silva and Alexandre Pato also hit the target against Jurgen Klinsmann s men, whose only goal came from Herculez Gomez.

Neymar praised the effort showed by his inexperienced team-mates, and insisted that it was far more important than his own performance.

It was a great ga…

Liverpool forward Mohamed Salah is finally back to 100 per cent fitness, according to manager Jurgen Klopp.

The Egypt international scored the final goal of Liverpool s 3-0 win over Bournemouth as they clocked up their 15th victory out of 16 Premier League fixtures this term.

It was Salah s 63rd strike in his 100th Premier League appearance, and only three players   Alan Shearer (79), Ruud van Nistelrooy (68) and Sergio Aguero (64)  have bettered that tally in their first century of games.

Salah had been struggling with an ankle problem since a clash with Leicester City s Hamza Choudhury back in October, but Klopp is confident the player is now fully fit.

He looks now 100 per cent, Klopp said in his post-match news conference after the win over the …

Rangers boss Steven Gerrard says his players and the assistant referee need to share responsibility for the 1-0 Scottish League Cup final defeat to Celtic on Sunday, but concedes officials need more help than they are getting.

Gerrard s side were comfortably the more dominant throughout, carving out a host of clear opportunities and then missing a penalty through Alfredo Morelos just moments after Christopher Jullien s goal for Celtic, who played much of the second half with 10 men.

Replays appeared to show Jullien in an offside position when he tucked home Ryan Christie s free-kick, leaving Gerrard frustrated the goal was not ruled out, with VAR not yet introduced to Scottish football.

Finals are normally decided on big moments and the big moments haven t gon…

Southampton have been linked with a move for Swansea City left back Neil Taylor as they prepare for life without Luke Shaw, .

The Wales international’s representative has said that his client would welcome a move away from the Liberty Stadium if he is not guaranteed as starting berth under Garry Monk, and the Saints are monitoring the situation.

Having missed the majority of the 2012/13 campaign through injury, Taylor made just ten league appearances for the South Wales club last season.

Shaw, who is currently with England preparing for Thursday’s crucial World Cup clash with Uruguay, is expected to secure a move to either Manchester United or Chelsea when he returns from Brazil.

Southampton announced former Dutch international Ronald Koeman as t…

Newcastle goalkeeper Rob Elliot has revealed he has to pinch himself to believe he is playing in the Premier League.

Elliot began his youth career at Erith Town a club in the Kent League Premier Division, a far cry from the heights of the English top flight.

The 26-year-old joined the Magpies in 2011 after spending seven years at Charlton Athletic, which included loan spells at Bishop s Stortford, Notts County and Accrington Stanley.

But after putting in a man-of-the-match display against Anzhi Makhachkala in the Europa League while number one Tim Krul was out injured, Elliot is looking forward to establishing himself in the starting XI.

Of course I want to be number one some day, he told reporters.

Any player at any club should aspire to be th…