#Roger Schmidt

BENFICA have said that Enzo Fernandez's proposed switch to Chelsea is CLOSED. The Blues have been strongly linked with the Argentina World Cup star in recent weeks following his outstanding form in Qatar. But the Portuguese outfit have been left angry with Chelsea's latest bid. They were negotiating over his £105m buyout clause but saw their offer…

There is a sensation particular to watching Pep Guardiola's Manchester City. Most of the time they're thrilling and brilliant, but every now and then something seems to stutter, and a vast cloud of nothingness balloons over the pitch. 98% of the time his teams destroy the opposition. 2% of the time they smother themselves. Lampard - I wanted to…

CHELSEA appear to be closing in on the signing of Enzo Fernandez, with reports in Italy revealing the structure of a deal. The Blues have been heavily linked with a move for the Argentine and Gianluca Di Marzio has stated that a deal is close. The last details are now being discussed on payment terms over a €127million deal which is to be paid in…

ASTON VILLA are keeping an eye on England No 1 Jordan Pickford's contract situation. Villa are bracing themselves for offers for World Cup winner Emi Martinez and monitoring Pickford, SunSport can exclusively reveal. Goalkeeper Pickford, 28, has yet to settle a new deal at Everton and that has alerted his admirers. Elsewhere, Cristiano Ronaldo has…

The start of the 2022/2023 season of the UEFA Champions League is drawing near, and the teams are taking shape. We're close to the final rounds of the qualification to get the 32 teams competing for the most coveted club football title in Europe. It is always epic, and every team tries to manage the champions league schedule with their local…

Benfica to win and both teams to score NO is 3/4. Tip of the day Benfica to win 2-0 against FC Midtjylland- 9/2! Benfica have won all six European home games against Danish opposition. At 9/2, a £10 bet would return £55! Benfica vs FC Midtjylland August 02, 2022 8:00 pm BST Benfica are two-times champions of Europe, featuring in seven European Cup…

Paris Saint-Germain welcome Benfica to the French capital in midweek Champions League action in a clash that could decide top spot in Group H. The two sides battled out a 1-1 draw in the reverse fixture in Lisbon last week with goalkeepers Gianluigi Donnarumma and Odysseas Vlachodimos producing key performances. That result has done little to…

In some ways, RB Leipzig's decision to sack Domenico Tedesco last month was a surprise. The Italian-German manager had only been in charge for nine months, and he had achieved plenty in that time. Inheriting a team low on confidence and near the bottom of the Bundesliga table last December, Tedesco led Leipzig to a top-four finish and Champions…

October is a busy month of football and the top teams around Europe will cram in several games ahead of the World Cup's kick-off next month. Wednesday night will be the second night of Champions League matchday No. 3 action this week. It will feature several big matches, with teams battling for possible progression to the next phase. We tallied up…

GRAHAM POTTER has reached a verbal agreement with Chelsea over the vacant manager's job and has left Brighton's training ground. The Brighton boss has talks with Chelsea's owner Todd Boehly in London on Wednesday night and talks were amiable. Bookies have suspended betting on Potter taking charge. Zinedine Zidane and Mauricio Pochettino have also…

This Tuesday football acca is made up entirely of Champions League groups stage matches taking place this week. The first matchday of the group stage will feature some big clubs facing off. It will also see several fixtures between teams that haven't met on the pitch in European competition in some time. If you stake £10 on our five-fold for…