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(GSM) Villarreal midfielder Marcos Senna has admitted that he feels privileged to be linked with Catalonia giants Barcelona.

Reports in Spain have suggested that Barca are considering the signing of Senna as a cover for defensive midfielder Sergio Busquets and as a replacement for Yaya Toure, who recently departed Camp Nou for Manchester City.

Brazilian-born midfielder, who was a star performer for Spain as they clinched the European title in 2008, had an injury plagued season last year and consequently missing out on this summer s World Cup.

While being on a pre-season tour with the Yellow Submarine in Ireland, the 34-year-old admits he would be thrilled to make a switch to Barca.

For me, it s an honour and a dream that Barca are thinking of me, said S…

Neil Adams acknowledges there is doubt over his position and the future of Norwich City s best players due to the club s likely relegation.

The 48-year-old took over from Chris Hughton at the start of April and looks set to preside over their relegation with Norwich requiring an unlikely final-day scenario to maintain their top-flight status.

Even a win against Arsenal coupled with defeat for West Brom against Stoke City would still leave the Carrow Road outfit needing a 17-goal swing in goal difference.

With the club primed to return to the Championship for the first time since 2011, Adams is aware of the fight he faces to secure the job long term and the task of keeping his better players.

I ve really enjoyed the job, but what I haven t enjoyed is the situati…

Juventus have confirmed that Antonio Conte will remain as their head coach for next season.

Conte led Juve to a third consecutive Scudetto this season, the team picking up a record haul of 102 points in Serie A.

Yet doubts remained over his future ahead of a reported meeting with president Andrea Agnelli on Monday.

In a brief message from their official Twitter account, Juve put an end to the speculation regarding the 44-year-old, who succeeded Luigi Delneri in 2011.

The tweet read: 2014-15 season: coach Antonio Conte.

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Arsene Wenger has not given up on a top-four finish in the Premier League after Arsenal moved past their points tally from last season with a 2-0 win over Sunderland on Tuesday.

The Gunners finished second in the table behind Leicester City in 2015-16, but are in danger of missing out on Champions League football this time around, sitting fifth ahead the final round of matches.

Wenger who has yet to sign a new contract with the club  has received his fair share of criticism following their underwhelming results, but the Frenchman feels their potential failure to clinch a top-four finish is very much down their rivals improvements rather than their own struggles.

However, the Frenchman refuses to throw in the towel ahead of their clash with Everton on Sunday.

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Fenerbache forward Robin van Persie has been linked with a sensational return to Feyenord, .

The Netherlands international only moved to the Turkish Super Lig side in the summer, but is expected to move on after struggling to settle in Istanbul.

Van Persie spent three seasons in Feyenord’s first team having come through their youth ranks to go on and make seventy-eight appearances for the club, scoring twenty-two goals.

He then moved to the Premier League, spending eight years with Arsenal where he won an FA Cup, before moving to Manchester United in 2012.

He won the title in his first season at Old Trafford netted fifty-eight goals in one hundred and five games but was deemed surplus to requirements at the end of last season, eventually signing fo…

Mikel Arteta wants to see further improvement from Arsenal despite making it six wins on the trot with a hard-fought 1-0 away victory over Bodo/Glimt in the Europa League.

Bukayo Saka s deflected 24th-minute goal gave the Gunners the lead, but they faced serious pressure in the second half as their hosts pushed for an equaliser.

Tthe Norwegian champions attempts to maintain their run of 14 straight home victories in European competition was ultimately ended however as their visitors clung on for 11 wins across 12 games this season.

Speaking afterwards however, Arteta acknowledged his side needed to up their game on the whole, despite professing his satisfaction with another taut triumph.

I m really happy with the win against a team that has won the last …

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Two sides who mark their return from the international break riding a recent wave, Nottingham Forest will host Blackpool on Saturday afternoon.

Starting with the hosts, while Nottingham Forest might have opened the 2021/22 campaign in the midst of a real nightmare, the Reds are enjoying a new lease of life. Making the decision to bring in Steve Cooper last month, the one-time European champions have managed to find an immediate bounce. Playing their way out of the drop zone and now looking up the table, they were last seen earlier in the month picking up a thumping 3-0 win away at Birmingham. In fact, Forest have collected 10 points from their last four Championship outings. However, now riding a real wave, Saturday s ho…

Three-time champions South Korea dealt another bodyblow to Chinese football with an impressive 3-0 win in the Asian Games last 16 on Monday.

After struggling into the knockout stages, China were no match for the cultured and talented Koreans who now go on to face Uzbekistan for a place in the semi-finals.

We scored an early goal which meant we were going to win, said South Korea coach Hong Myung-Bo.

The Chinese fans who were supporting China before the match began to support us towards the end.

South Korea had dominated the first half and could have gone in at the break at least three goals up.

They had taken the lead after 19 minutes when a swift break down the left forced the stretched Chinese defence to furiously back-pedal.

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Everton duo Seamus Coleman and Victor Anichebe will both remain at the club until 2015 after signing new contracts on Thursday.

The pair both penned new four-and-a-half-year deals that will keep them at Goodison Park for the foreseeable future.

The news will come as a relief for manager David Moyes, who will pleased that two of his most talented youngsters are staying with the club after South African Steven Pienaar left to join Tottenham earlier this week.

The form of Coleman, 22, has been nothing short of outstanding this season with the former Sligo Rovers product announcing himself to English football with five goals from 22 appearances.

Signed in 2009 for just 60,000 pounds, Coleman was immediately shipped out on loan to Blackpool, before returning …

Alex Sandro has urged Juventus not to let their level drop against Fiorentina ahead of a round of fixtures that could see them clinch a fifth consecutive Serie A title.

Juve hold a nine-point lead at the top of the table and will seal the Scudetto should Napoli fail to match their result when Maurizio Sarri s men visit Roma on Monday.

But first Juve, whose 3-0 win over Lazio on Wednesday marked their eighth consecutive league victory, must overcome a tricky away trip to the Stadio Artemio Franchi. 

Alex Sandro told Juve s official website: We ve approached every game in our run-in as if it were a final and it will be no different against Fiorentina this weekend.

Every point is precious at this stage of the season. In the final rush to the finish line, …