Giovani Lo Celso wants to stay at Tottenham Hotspur

Paulo Dybala needs to train at the same level as Cristiano Ronaldo if he is to become a regular starter at Juventus this season, according to Andrea Pirlo.

Dybala started Juve s opening match of the Serie A campaign against Chievo but was not involved against Lazio and was limited to only 10 minutes off the bench in the 2-1 victory over Parma prior to the international break.

The arrival of Ronaldo in Turin has led to questions over the future of the Argentina international, with reports linking him with a move to LaLiga and the Premier League.

Palermo owner Maurizio Zamparini, who sold Dybala to Juve in 2015, even claimed the forward has already received offers from Spain and England and will change clubs in January.

But Juve legend Pirlo believes he sti…

Verdict: Barcelona to score during first half yes

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FC Barcelona have been the best club in LaLiga so far and sit comfortably at the top of the standings. They will try to extend their positive run on Saturday, when they travel to Bilbao to take on Athletic Club. Kick-off is scheduled at 19:45 BST, and Juan Martinez Munuera will be the referee.

Athletic Club

Athletic Club have not exactly been a model of consistency during the current season. They currently sit in 11th place with 11 points (W3, D2, L4), and have underperformed in comparison to their pre-season expectations. They only have one win in their last 10 matches, and are coming off a disappointing defeat against Leganes and a draw against Formentera in the Copa del Rey a…

Verdict: Ukraine and Switzerland to draw 1-1

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Switzerland and Ukraine will kick off their 2020–21 UEFA Nations League A campaign this week. The Group 4 encounter between the two sides is scheduled to kick off at 7:45pm on Thursday and will be held at Arena Lviv in Lviv, Ukraine.

Ukraine

Ukraine were in 2018–19 UEFA Nations League B, and they did superbly to win promotion to League A for the 2020-21 campaign. Andriy Shevchenko has been in charge of the national team since 2016, and it was a considerable success for him to get the side promoted to the elite division.

Ukraine picked up nine points from their four matches from Group 1, which also included the Czech Republic and Slovakia. They won three games, lost one, sc…

Crystal Palace kept their first clean sheet of the Premier League season as they held Brighton and Hove Albion to a 0-0 draw to earn their first away point of the campaign.

The two sides renewed their top-flight rivalry after 36 years in the Eagles first visit to the Amex Stadium since their infamous victory in the Championship play-off semi-final of 2013, and the tension around the ground was reflected by two teams who defended in numbers.

The return of Christian Benteke to Roy Hodgson s starting line-up, alongside Wilfried Zaha and Andros Townsend, ensured that Brighton could not relax and all three forwards had chances to score Palace s first away goal in the league since April.

Former Palace striker Glenn Murray was given precious little to work with at the…

Ajax have today confirmed that they ve re-signed Daley Blind in a deal that could rise to around £18.1 million. The 28-year-old, who can play as either a midfielder or defender, hasn t been able to lock down a consistent place in the first team with Manchester United and now, he s returning to the place that he called home for so many years.

Blind began his football journey with Ajax at the age of just eight, rising up through the ranks as something of a hometown hero before eventually switching to Old Trafford back in 2014. The Amsterdam-born Daley initially got off to a promising start in English football with a series of impressive performances, but over time, he seemed to fall out of favour before the rumours surrounding his future started to get louder and louder.