Fernando Gago, Leonel Vangioni and Agustin Marchesin have been added to Argentina s squad for friendlies against Brazil and Hong Kong.
The Argentina-based trio completed Gerardo Martino s 22-man party for the October friendlies.
Martino named 19 foreign players last week in a selection highlighted by the inclusion of eight Premier League-based members and the absence of in-form Juventus striker Carlos Tevez.
Tevez has not made an international appearance since their quarter-final exit at the 2011 Copa America.
Midfielder Gago – who plays for Boca Juniors – was involved in Argentina s World Cup squad earlier this year. Argentina lost the 2014 final to Germany in extra time.
River Plate left-back Vangioni and Marchesin, goalkeeper at Lanus, have…
Two-time World Cup winners Uruguay are slowly returning to old glory days and they are hoping to enjoy their third successful tournament in a row. Having reached the semi-finals at the 2010 World Cup before winning the 2011 Copa America, La Celeste arrive in Brazil full of confidence.
Oscar Tabarez s charges have been placed in the same group as Italy and England, meaning that a big win over Costa Rica is a must if they are to make life easier for themselves in the final two fixtures in Group D.
And even with Luis Suarez likely to miss out, the likes of Edinson Cavani and Diego Forlan should be able to compensate and help La Celeste enjoy a comfortable victory. With that in mind, you should be aware on Uruguay to win both halves against Costa Rica.
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Gael Clichy says he turned down Fenerbahce and Galatasaray to sign for Istanbul Basaksehir, who he describes as a mini Manchester City.
Clichy swapped the Premier League for the Super Lig on Friday as he put pen to paper on a three-year deal with last season s runners-up.
The 31-year-old was released after six seasons in Manchester, where he won the league and EFL Cup on two occasions.
He says his dealings with Basaksehir convinced him it was the right project to join rather than the more established duo of Fener and Gala and that his new club has a similar feel to the one he has just left.
Basaksehir gave me the impression of Manchester City, he told a media conference.
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Jose Callejon has committed his future to Napoli by signing a contract until 2020.
The former Real Madrid forward still had a couple of years to run on his old deal, but had been linked with a return to La Liga with Atletico Madrid.
However, Napoli have moved swiftly to ward off any potential interest from Spain by handing the 29-year-old fresh terms.
A short club statement read: Napoli are pleased to announce Jose Callejon has renewed his contract until 2020.
Callejon signed for Napoli in July 2013 and won the Coppa Italia at the end of his first season in Italy.
He scored seven goals in 38 Serie A appearances last season as Napoli finished runners-up to Juventus.
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Leicester City boss Brendan Rodgers is hopeful James Maddison will sign a new contract with the club soon and end the speculative reports linking him with a move away from the club.
Maddison has reportedly been a target for Manchester United for ages, with some outlet going as far as claiming the attacking midfielder had already made his decision to move to Old Trafford as soon as possible. However, speaking to the press ahead of Leicester s defeat to Norwich City on Friday, Rodgers revealed that Maddison actually wants to be at the King Power Stadium and that there were ongoing talks between the club and Maddison s representatives over a new contract.
The 23-year-old was understandably a topic during the conference, given that he arrived to Leicester from Norwich back …
Bournemouth striker Callum Wilson was ruled out of Wednesday s Premier League match against Chelsea after having minor knee surgery.
Cherries boss Eddie Howe confirmed the England international underwent the procedure to clean it out .
Wilson suffered ruptured anterior cruciate ligaments in each knee within the space of 17 months, with the latter setback coming in February 2017.
But he returned to peak form and has 10 Premier League goals this season – exploits that helped to earn him a maiden England cap in November.
Chelsea were linked with a move for Wilson this month before bringing in Gonzalo Higuain on loan from Juventus – the Argentina striker who made his Premier League debut in the Vitality Stadium contest, where Bournemouth were also without…
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Desperate to extend on their Champions League charge on Tuesday night, Tottenham will travel across the capital when they meet West Ham.
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Starting with the hosts, while West Ham might have punched a Europa League quarter-final ticket earlier in the month, the Hammers are in the midst of an extended domestic wobble. Marking their return from March’s international break with a nightmare collapse away at Newcastle as they eventually slumped to a 4-3 defeat at St. James’ Park, it is no secret that David Moyes has a huge amount of pressure on his shoulders. Facing a real battle in their bid to snatch another European finish in 2024, the one-time Manchester United boss has seen his squad muster just a pair of wins from any of t…
Erik ten Hag handed Cristiano Ronaldo the captain s armband for Manchester United s clash with Aston Villa on Sunday.
Ronaldo s future at United remains far from certain, with the 37-year-old not a guaranteed starter under Ten Hag.
However, 17 days on from storming down the tunnel after being an unused substitute against Tottenham – an act that saw him left out against Chelsea on October 22 – Ronaldo was given the armband for the game at Villa Park.
Against no side has Ronaldo scored more Premier League goals than he has against Villa (eight).
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United s club captain Harry Maguire was named on the bench, with Victor Lindelof and Lisandro Martinez preferred to the England internati…
Middlesbrough striker Scott McDonald will miss four to six weeks with a knee injury sustained in Wednesday s 2-2 draw at Leicester City.
The injury will rule him out of Australia s World Cup qualifier against Saudi Arabia on February 29.
The Australian striker had scored in the clash with Leicester before injuring his knee in the second half and having to be replaced with 15 minutes to play.
He ll be out for four-to-six weeks and he s desperately disappointed in there, Boro boss Tony Mowbray said.
McDonald has sustained a medial knee ligament injury which is a blow after his recent good form had boosted his Socceroos hopes.
The 28-year-old forward, who is yet to score an international goal in 25 appearances for his country, has netted eight time…
James Ward-Prowse scored directly from a corner as West Ham came from behind to win 2-1 at Wolves but only after Jarrod Bowen was injured, days before their Europa League clash against Bundesliga leaders Bayer Leverkusen.
Ward-Prowse took advantage of the wind whipping around Molineux to curl in a corner in the 84th minute after Lucas Paqueta’s 72nd-minute penalty had cancelled out a first-half spot-kick from Pablo Sarabia in this Premier League contest.
Wolves captain Maximilian Kilman thought he had levelled in the ninth minute of stoppage time but his header was ruled out for offside after a VAR intervention.
The win puts West Ham level on points with sixth-placed Manchester United in the fight for Europa League places, but their immediate European ambitions…