Newcastle United are plotting a move for Burnley goalkeeper Tom Heaton, according to the Express.

The newly-promoted north east outfit are preparing for life back in the top flight after securing promotion from the Championship last month and are on the lookout for a new goalkeeper.

Crystal Palace are also interest in securing Heaton’s services, with the England international helping his side all but secure their Premier League status with ten clean sheets so far, while he has also made the most saves in the division – 136.

Since moving to Burnley from Bristol City in the summer of 2013, the thirty-one year old has racked up one hundred and seventy-one appearances in all competitions, and was part of the squad that won the Championship title twelve month…

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Middlesbrough play host to Manchester City on Saturday lunchtime in an FA Cup quarter-final clash that will decide which set of fans make a memorable trip to Wembley in April.

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Middlesbrough are in big trouble in the Premier League after finding themselves in the relegation zone and three points from safety. They have picked up just four draws in the last nine games and their goal scoring has been a real issue after netting just twice in that time. However, their form in the FA Cup has been quite the opposite after beating three teams to get to this stage. Although they have played lower league opposition at the Riverside Stadium in all previous rounds, they have still managed to score seven goals a…

Thierry Henry has stepped down as Montreal head coach after one season in charge.   

Former Arsenal and Barcelona forward Henry was appointed by the MLS side in November 2019 following his sacking by Ligue 1 outfit Monaco earlier in the year after just 20 games in charge.   

He guided the club to the 2020 MLS Cup Playoffs in his solitary campaign, where they were eliminated in the first round by the New England Revolution.   

Montreal had to relocate to the United States last year amid the coronavirus pandemic and would have to do so again when the new season starts in April.   

Henry, who had been linked with the managerial position at Championship club Bournemouth before Jonathan Woodgate was appointed, cited the continued separation fro…

Manchester United s record against the so-called big six of the Premier League this season reads zero wins, two defeats and two draws.

They have conceded seven goals, six of them at home to Tottenham, and scored just once – a Bruno Fernandes penalty two minutes into that 6-1 hammering in October.

Fernandes scored their previous goal in these encounters from the spot, too, in a 1-1 draw at Spurs last June. In fact, you have to go back to March 2020 and their 2-0 win at home to Manchester City, the last Old Trafford game played in front of a crowd, for the previous occasion that they scored a goal against a big-six team that wasn t a penalty.

They might be top of the league heading into Sunday s showdown with Liverpool but, for a manager that made an early hab…

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Eindhoven to Dynamo Kiev as a step forward after switching to Ukraine for an undisclosed fee.

The 25-year-old striker has signed a four-year deal to end his three-year spell with PSV, for whom he scored 34 Eredivisie goals in 96 games.

The Netherlands international has spent his entire club career in his native country having started out at AZ Alkmaar.

He told PSV’s official website after finalising his move to Dynamo: For me this is a step forward.

I put no secret of the fact that I have signed a very good contract, but sport is very important for me.

Lens won the Eredivisie with AZ in 2008-09.

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Gareth Southgate says Raheem Sterling is “not particularly happy” to have been overlooked for an England recall.

The 28-year-old is one of the national team’s most experienced players but has not added to his 82 caps since December’s World Cup quarter-final exit to France.

Sterling missed the March meet-up through injury and a nagging hamstring issue led to what his camp described as a “mutual decision” to recuperate his body after a rocky first season at Chelsea.

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But the forward’s expected return did not come to pass, with the forward the most eye-catching omission from Southgate’s 26-man squad for the Euro 2024 qualifier against Ukraine and friendly in Scotland.

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Milan do not have the finances to sign Davide Astori or Davide Santon, according to the players agent.

Both the Cagliaria centre-back and the Newcastle United defender have been reported targets of Massimiliano Allegri at San Siro.

However, according to Renzo Contratto, who represents both players, Milan do not have the finances available to make the deals a reality.

He is certainly a player who they are interested in but if there are no finances available then a deal can never happen, Contratto told Milan News.

There was an attempt for him in January but, in this case too, nothing occurred because of a lack of funds.

For Santon, any potential move would mean a return to San Siro, having played for Inter before joining Newcastle in 2011.

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Newly-appointed Chivas USA manager Jose Luis Real has described the opportunity as the biggest challenge of his career.

Real, who had previously managed Chivas Guadalajara between 2009 and 2011, guiding them to the final of the Copa Libertadores in his final year with the club.

He takes over from Jose Luis Sanchez Sola, who was dismissed in May and has stressed is eagerness to guide the Los Angeles-based side, who have not won an MLS match since March 30, to success.
Anytime there s an opportunity to make history, I sign up, he said.
Nobody can erase history. At this moment, Chivas is in the midst of an integrative project. I m not here to just coach the club for personal gain; I m going to do everything so that this team has success.
Reports had suggested that Real h…

Nathan Ake is eager to return to Chelsea once his loan spell with Watford comes to a close at the end of the season.

The Netherlands Under-21 international has been a key figure for Quique Sanchez Flores men this campaign and recent reports suggested Watford are keen to make his stay at the club permanent.

However, the versatile defender has set his sights on a return to Stamford Bridge, although he has admitted he needs regular playing time in order to keep improving.

Of course, I would like to return to Chelsea, the 21-year-old told the official KNVB website.

But it is important for a player of my age to get regular playing time. Things have been going pretty well this season. I am getting plenty of gametime and I really feel like I am improving as a…

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Japan and Colombia meet in the opening game of Group H at the World Cup finals, with El Tricolor and the Samurai Blue battling for a strong start in Russia.

Tipped by many as the front-runners to top Group H later this month, Colombia will be hoping to replicate the same form that saw them breeze through the 2014 World Cup finals and even beat fellow South Americans Uruguay in the last 16. While they may be coming off the back of consecutive 0-0 draws with fellow finalists Egypt and Australia, we do believe that José Pékerman s side will have to much firepower come kick off. Leading the line for El Tricolor will be Bayern Munich s James Rodríguez along with Radamel Falcao and Villarreal s Carlos Bacca.

As for The Samura…