Despite reports to the contrary, Leicester City have denied that they have sacked manager Nigel Pearson.

Leicester City have moved to deny reports manager Nigel Pearson has been sacked.

Speculation on Sunday suggested Pearson had been removed from his post at the King Power Stadium, with the club sitting bottom of the Premier League.

However, the Midlands club have stressed those rumours are of no substance.

A statement on Leicester s official website read: Leicester City Football Club would like to clarify its position relative to its manager, Nigel Pearson.

Contrary to media speculation on Sunday evening, Nigel remains the club s first team manager. Reports to the contrary are inaccurate and without foundation. 

Nigel, his staff a…

Despite taking the lead against Denmark through Harry Kane in the 18th minute, England failed to stay ahead for long and dropped two points due to an equalizer by Morten Hjulmand in the 34th.

Before the match, Denmark fans taunted their English counterparts in the streets of Frankfurt.

England, England, it s never coming home

Danish fans clearly expressing their feelings before the match against England

— Football on TNT Sports (@footballontnt)

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AC Milan forward Jeremy Menez has become the subject of interest from former club Monaco, according to Il Corriere dello Sport.

The Rossoneri may be forced to sell the Frenchman in order to raise money for new signings and the Principality club seem ready to pounce.

Il Corriere dello Sport has suggested that Monaco are readying an official proposal believed to be worth between €10m and €12m.

Jeremy Menez enjoyed two successful years at Stade Louis II before joining AS Roma in the summer of 2008 and he is currently coming off the most productive season in his career.

The 28-year-old is AC Milan s top goalscorer having netted 16 times in 33 league outings, but his long-term future at San Siro is clearly in doubt.

Few more top clubs are showing …

Xavi insists there is no problem with referee Gil Manzano taking charge of Barcelona s Copa del Rey quarter-final with Real Sociedad.

Manzano was the official who showed Robert Lewandowski a red card when Barca faced Osasuna in LaLiga in November, before including mention of a gesture the Polish striker made when leaving the pitch in his report, which landed Lewandowski a three-match ban.

Speaking ahead of the Blaugrana s home game against La Real, Xavi was relaxed about involving his top scorer with Manzano in the middle.

There is no problem. Let it go unnoticed, he told reporters on Tuesday. We hope it will be a pleasant match. Robert is a professional who will be aware of the game, which we can control.

I always tell [the players] to forget about the…

European football’s governing body has announced that no UEFA competition matches will be played in Israel until further notice.

Israel’s national teams and club sides Maccabi Haifa and Maccabi Tel Aviv, who are both competing in Europe, must find alternative venues outside the country to fulfil their UEFA fixtures.

The announcement comes amid the escalating Israel-Palestine conflict, which was sparked earlier this month by an attack on Israeli citizens by Hamas militants.

A UEFA statement read: “After a thorough evaluation of the current safety and security situation in the whole territory of Israel, the UEFA Executive Committee decided that no UEFA competition matches shall be played in Israel until further notice.

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Xavi warned Barcelona they must deal with one of the most dangerous players in Europe in Marcus Rashford when they host Manchester United on Thursday.

The two European heavyweights will face off in the Europa League at Camp Nou in the first leg as the pair bid for a place in the last 16.

Runaway LaLiga leaders Barca have been in fine form, winning 11 straight games in all competitions since the start of 2023 ahead of the high-profile clash in UEFA s secondary club competition.

But the Blaugrana will have to deal with the in-form Rashford, who has scored 13 times in 15 games since the World Cup, and Xavi acknowledged the danger the England international will pose.

In the transition he is very, very dangerous, so we need to take care of all of them but esp…

French giants Marseille have announced the signing of French goalkeeper Yohann Pele from Sochaux.

The 32-year-old arrives at Stade Velodrome on a free transfer, but the length of his contract was not disclosed.

It remains to be seen whether the experienced keeper will serve as a replacement for Steve Mandanda or if he will be a number one shot-stopper if the France international leaves.

Several years ago, Pele was widely regarded as Ligue 1 s best goalkeepers, but he then struggled to get his career back on track after being diagnosed with pulmonary embolism.

A move to Sochaux helped him return to the big stage, with Pele making 49 league appearances for les Lionceaux.

The highly rated footballer had began his career at Le Mans, making 164 league…

Manchester United midfielder Morgan Schneiderlin says his team must take advantage of their victory over title-chasing Arsenal by following that up with another Premier League win against Watford at Old Trafford on Wednesday.

Louis van Gaal s injury-hit squad recorded a morale-boosting 3-2 win on Sunday, with 18-year-old striker Marcus Rashford netting twice on his league debut and Ander Herrera also on target.

The result rekindled hopes of a late-season charge to finish in the top four, with United now sitting within three points of Manchester City, having played one match more.

Schneiderlin acknowledges that United have underperformed this term, but says the players are eager to put it right prior to the end of the campaign and take advantage of any slip-ups fr…

Mats Hummels father has described Manchester City as an interesting option for his son and labelled the club s incoming boss Pep Guardiola as the best coach in the world .

Hummels  contract at Borussia Dortmund expires at the end of next season and there has been a lot of speculation this week most of it driven by his father and agent Hermann regarding his next move.

On Friday, Hermann talked up City s prospects for next season, with Bayern Munich boss Guardiola set to replace Manuel Pellegrini at the helm at the Etihad Stadium.

Hermann told SID:  Manchester City could be interesting.

They were not so good this year, but they will be [Premier League] champions next year. They are getting the best coach in the world.

Bayern had also been menti…

Mikel Arteta is unconcerned by Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang s slow start in front of goal for Arsenal this season.

Gabon striker Aubameyang has scored just a solitary goal in five appearances Premier League for the Gunners so far this season.

The 31-year-old was Arsenal s top scorer in the previous campaign with 29 goals in all competitions and signed a lucrative new three-year deal in September.

However, speaking at a news conference on the eve of Arsenal s Europa League Group B clash with Rapid Vienna, Arteta claimed he is not worried about Aubameyang s profligacy.

With all the strikers if you ask when they don t score for two or three games if there are concerns in my opinion the performance was not a cause of this, Arteta said.

He could have s…