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, …

Leicester City head to Manchester United on Sunday on the brink of securing a historic Premier League title and Claudio Ranieri hopes his players get an American movie  ending.

Having narrowly escaped relegation from the top flight last season by winning seven of their final nine outings, the dramatic turnaround continued into 2015-16 and has seen Leicester set the pace at the top of the table.

Tottenham s failure to beat West Brom on Monday means Leicester, who are seven points clear and nine matches unbeaten, require just three points from their three remaining games in order to be crowned champions.

The first opportunity to secure a maiden top-flight title comes when Ranieri s side travel to Old Trafford, home of the Premier League s most-successful club.…

Cristiano Ronaldo is now the all-time leading goalscorer in European Championship history after netting twice in Portugal s Euro 2020 opener against Hungary.

Ronaldo went into the tournament level with France great Michel Platini but his penalty late on in Budapest put him out in front and he added to his tally in added time.

The Juventus star was making his 22nd European Championship appearance. Platini needed just five games to reach his nine-goal haul, all of which came at Euro 84.

Ronaldo has other records in his sights at this tournament as well.

His double against Hungary has taken him to within one of Miroslav Klose s record (19) for the most goals scored by a European player at the World Cup and Euros.

Though arguably even greater than…

Borussia Dortmund emerged victorious in the Erling Haaland transfer saga as they confirmed his capture from Salzburg on Sunday, seemingly beating Manchester United, Juventus and other major clubs to the Norwegian.

The 19-year-old had emerged as a supreme talent this season with the Austrian champions, starring in their domestic Bundesliga and in the Champions League.

In all competitions, Norway international Haaland scored 28 goals in 22 matches this season prior to confirmation of his impending transfer.

He is the latest in an impressive line of young players developed and sold on by Salzburg, following on from Sadio Mane, Naby Keita, Amadou Haidara, Dayot Upamecano and Takumi Minamino, whose January move to Liverpool was also confirmed this month.

But …

Simone Inzaghi is optimistic Inter can keep hold of Milan Skriniar as they look to clinch a Champions League last-16 spot and eliminate Barcelona.

Slovakian defender Skriniar was wanted by Paris Saint-Germain during the last transfer window, and they could return to sign him on a free transfer next year.

That is because Skriniar s contract with Inter expires after this season, but head coach Inzaghi is backing club officials to negotiate an extension before then.

It has been suggested that in order to do a deal, Inter might need the financial boost a run in the Champions League can provide.

Should Inter beat Viktoria Plzen on Wednesday at San Siro, that would assure the Serie A giants of a last-16 place while ending Barcelona s hopes of reaching the knock…