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Jurgen Klopp has no interest in looking beyond Saturday s Premier League game against Nottingham Forest, knowing Liverpool must realistically win every match to have a hope of qualifying for the Champions League.

The Reds are nine points behind fourth-placed Newcastle United with only eight games to play.

Although they have a favourable schedule, time is running out for a team who have been wildly inconsistent.

Klopp acknowledged that inconsistency on Friday as he described Liverpool s average season that has included a couple of the highest results in this club s history .

Ahead of the first of five remaining home matches, Klopp s full focus was on Forest.

When you are in a super moment in a season, the only game you have to worry about is the n…

Thibaut Courtois insisted Real Madrid have not given up hope of catching LaLiga leaders Barcelona and dramatically retaining their title.

It would take a Barcelona collapse and consistent winning from Madrid to transform the situation at the top of the Spanish top flight.

Although Madrid won 2-0 on Saturday against Celta Vigo to trim Barcelona s lead to eight points, the Catalans had a home game against Atletico Madrid coming up on Sunday.

Were Barcelona to win that, their lead would be back to 11 points with eight rounds of games remaining. Even if Barcelona were to lose, their lead would still be such that they would remain firm title favourites.

Still, Madrid see no reason to give up hope, with goalkeeper Courtois telling broadcaster DAZN: We are going…

The 2009-2010 Italian season begins far away from home, as the Super Coppa clash between Internazionale and Lazio is scheduled to be played in Beijing s National Stadium.

The Super Cup was played outside Italy three times before. Milan beat Torino to win the season s first trophy in Washington DC, in 1993. Juventus were too strong for Parma in Tripoli, 2002 and a year later it was again Juve to beat Milan on penalties in New York.

The match in Beijing will be played on August 8, to celebrate the first anniversary of last year s Olympic opening ceremony.

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(GSM) PSV Eindhoven are set to start 2010 with a boost, as defender Jan Kromkamp returns from a long-term knee injury.

The former Liverpool player underwent surgery in September, his third knee operation in three years time.

The 29-year-old played his most recent match on August 20th, an Europa League encounter with Bnei Yehuda. In total, Kromkamp appeared in four games this season.

Kromkamp left Liverpool to join PSV in 2006 and after two successful seasons at the Dutch club, he made only 12 league appearances in the entire 2008-09 season.

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Galatasaray have confirmed Netherlands international Wesley Sneijder has signed a contract extension until the end of the 2017-18 season.

Sneijder, 31, joined the Turkish Super Lig heavyweights from Inter in 2013.

The former Ajax and Real Madrid player has lifted the league title twice during his time in Istanbul.

He will reportedly earn €4.5million per season, with possible bonuses of €250,000 apiece for winning the championship again or reaching the last 16 of the Champions League. . 

Galatasaray, who lead the Super Lig by one point ahead of Besiktas and Fenerbahce, are third in Champions League Group C behind Benfica and Atletico Madrid, but ahead of Astana. 

Sneijder and Netherlands, meanwhile, are in Euro 2016 qualifying action away to…

Uruguayan striker Luis Suarez hopes to remain at Barcelona for the remainder of his career.

Since joining Barca in 2014 Suarez has scored 93 goals in 108 appearances, winning the LaLiga, Copa del Rey and Champions League treble in his first season with the club.

The Uruguayan followed that up with 40 strikes in the 2015-16 Spanish top flight, a haul which earned him the European Golden Shoe award and helped the Catalan giants defend their title.

Suarez paid tribute to his team-mates particularly Lionel Messi and Neymar, with whom he has formed one of the greatest attacking tridents in the history of the game – and stated his desire to finish his career at Camp Nou.

I want to thank Barca for bringing me here and allowing me to fulfil my goals. My team-…

Newcastle United have an offer to sign Raphinha from Barcelona in the summer transfer window, according to . The report has claimed that the Premier League club have made a verbal offer of €80 million for the former Leeds United winger.

Barcelona are in financial problems and could be forced to sell some of their best players. Raphinha is someone that the former La Liga and UEFA Champions League winners could cash in on at the end of the season. Xavi s side are doing well on the pitch and are now likely to win the La Liga title this campaign.

Raphinha has made 21 starts and 10 substitute appearances in La Liga for Barcelona so far this season, scoring seven goals and providing six assists in the process. The 26-year-old Brazil international winger gave two assists in …

Manchester City boss Pep Guardiola believes former City captain Vincent Kompany is set to achieve great things as a manager.

The ex-Belgium international has certainly gotten off to a great start, winning the Championship with Burnley at the first attempt in a very impressive manner.

He will have huge success in his career.

Pep Guardiola is confident that Vincent Kompany can achieve big things as a manager

— Football Daily (@footballdaily)

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The Mail Online understands that Robin van Persie could set to leave Manchester United in the summer, with Inter Milan and Juventus waiting in the wings.

The Dutch international moved to Old Trafford from Arsenal in the summer of 2012, and won the Premier League title in his first season in Manchester, clinching the division’s Golden Boot along the way.

He bagged eighteen goals in all competitions in his second season, but has struggled this campaign with just ten in twenty-six games though he is currently out injured.

Van Persie, who turns 32 in August, is set to move into the final year of his current contract in the summer, and United are ready to listen to offers.

Juventus, who have previously been linked with a move for the former Feyenord ma…

Everton winger Kevin Mirallas has insisted that he sees his future at Goodison Park, amid reports he wants to leave the Merseyside club.

Mirallas has made 101 appearances for Everton since arriving for Olympiacos in August 2012 and has scored 10 goals in all competitions this season, including the winner against Burnley in the Premier League on Saturday.

And the 27-year-old – who has a year left on his current deal, although Everton have the option to extend that by another season – has confirmed that he is happy to remain at the club, despite being heavily linked with a switch elsewhere.

A lot of people have talked about my future, but I like to play for Everton, said Mirallas, who manager Roberto Martinez has claimed is key to his plans for next seaso…