Phil Neville knows his Portland Timbers team have their fate in their own hands, and says they are exactly where we want to be .
The Timbers drew 1-1 with their Pacific north-west rivals the Vancouver Whitecaps last time out.
With FC Dallas losing to Orlando City, Portland are eight points clear in the final playoff wildcard spot in the Western Conference with only nine points left to play for.
It means that a win against Austin FC on Wednesday would guarantee the Timbers place in the postseason.
A draw may also be enough, depending on Dallas result elsewhere, though Portland then face the team from Texas in their penultimate regular-season match.
Neville said: It s in our own hands.
What I ve said to the players is that at the start of t…
Danilo Orsi hit the winner as Crawley made it two league wins out of three to go third in the table with a 2-1 home win over previously unbeaten MK Dons.
The Reds, desperate to make up for their worst ever placing since entering the league in 2011, turned on the style as under-fire co-owner Preston Johnson looked on for the first time this season.
Midfielder Liam Kelly had a shot tipped over the bar by keeper Craig MacGillivray before the Reds opened the scoring in the 16th minute.
Nick Tsaroulla gave MacGillivray no chance with an angled shot into the far corner after an exchange of pass with Danilo Orsi.
The Dons levelled with their first meaningful attack on 27 minutes through Mo Eisa who raced through on a pass by strike partner Jonathan Leko to hit h…
Luis Enrique has no qualms over going into battle with former club Barcelona as he attempts to end Paris St Germain’s quest for Champions League glory.
The 53-year-old Spaniard guided Barca, for whom he had made 300 appearances as a player, to European glory as manager in 2015 and was handed the task of repeating the feat with the big-spending French champions last summer.
The two sides go head-to-head in the first leg of their quarter-final showdown at the Parc des Princes on Wednesday evening with no question over where Enrique’s loyalties lie.
Luis Enrique: There ll be an extraordinary atmosphere
The Paris Saint-Germain coach spoke to the media ahead of Wednesday s eagerly anticipated UEFA Champions League quarter-final first leg at home to Barce…
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In what is a heavyweight Serie A showdown on Saturday night, Juventus will welcome Roma to Turin.
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Starting with the hosts, while Juventus might have been dealing with a string of issues behind the scenes last season, the Italian giants have come roaring back this time around. Last seen claiming a 2-1 victory away at Frosinone, Massimiliano Allegri’s men should find the mood in their camp at a red-hot high. Collecting 40 points from their first 17 Serie A appearances this year, some around Turin are dreaming of the chance to mount a genuine title charge in the New Year. Breezing their way to a Champions League return, Juventus will be looking to make another top-flight statement here. Suffering just a single Serie A defeat s…
Former Liverpool midfielder Lucas Leiva believes the Reds have the quality to challenge for the Premier League next season.
Liverpool were part of a three-horse race for top spot for the majority of last season, along with Manchester City and Arsenal.
However, a run of poor results in April saw them drop out of contention, eventually finishing nine points behind Pep Guardiola s side in Jurgen Klopp s final season in charge.
Arne Slot has stepped into the German s shoes, having been picked for a similar style of tactics to his predecessor, and questions have been asked whether Liverpool can pick up where they left off under a new manager.
And Leiva, who played for the Reds for 10 years between 2007 and 2017, has backed them to do just that.
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Tottenham Hotspur are among the clubs who are interested in signing Marcus Thuram from Inter Milan, according to . The report has claimed that Aston Villa and Atletico Madrid are also keen on securing the services of Thuram.
However, Inter are not openly looking to cash in on Thuram. Fichajes has claimed that the Italian giants consider the forward a key player in the team, adding that the Serie A club’s priority is to keep him for the foreseeable future. However, it will be interesting to see what Inter do if they get a big offer for the 27-year-old.
Thuram has been on the books of Inter since the summer of 2023 when he joined on a free transfer after leaving German club Borussia Monchengladbach. The 27-year-old has scored four goals and given one assist in six Serie…
Belgium full-back Timothy Castagne has been ruled out for the remainder of Euro 2020 after sustaining a double fracture of his right eye socket.
Roberto Martinez s Belgium opened their Euro 2020 campaign with a comfortable 3-0 win over Russia on Saturday but it came at a cost.
Castagne and Russia s Daler Kuzyaev collided in mid-air after 25 minutes and both went down holding their heads.
Belgium s Castagne was substituted immediately and Kuzyaev two minutes later in the Group B clash in St Petersburg.
Really bad news, really sad news to see Timothy Castagne is going to be out of the tournament, Belgium head coach Martinez said.
He s had images taken, he s got a double fracture and now we ll take the necessary treatment.
Timo, we got y…
Wrexham owners Rob McElhenney and Ryan Reynolds have welcomed the decision for the club to take over the Racecourse Ground lease and allow them to push ahead with stadium development.
The lease is currently held by Wrexham Supporters Trust, who wanted a binding covenant that the Hollywood-owned League Two club could not be moved away from the ground.
WST members have now agreed to surrender the Racecourse lease under the terms of a deal that will see Wrexham continue to play at the ground until at least June 30, 2115. Wrexham will also make a payment of £187,000 upon surrender of the lease.
Co-chairmen McElhenney and Reynolds said: “We were delighted to receive the support of the directors of the WST and share their understandable desire to protect the long-te…
AC Milan vs. Real Madrid, Yankee Stadium, NY, Aug 08, 2012
Football fans in the United States will be in for a real treat when European giants Real Madrid and AC Milan square off in a friendly at Yankee Stadium on 8th August 2012.
Both teams will be touring the North America in the summer before the start of the new football season in Europe and Yankee Stadium PR have announced that the two sides are set to meet on 8th August at this hugely popular sporting venue.
There are no doubts this high-profile friendly is going to attract a lot of attention among the football fans everywhere, and the safe thing to do is buy the tickets for the match as soon as possible.
, with prices ranging from $150 to $750, and once you have completed the purchase the tickets…
Porto have confirmed head coach Sergio Conceicao has committed his future to the club through to 2021.
The Primeira Liga leaders face title rivals Benfica, who are a point off the top, on Saturday and delivered a pre-match boost by announcing a contract renewal for Conceicao, who had two spells with Porto as a player.
Conceicao, linked with taking charge of Premier League side Everton last year, has led Porto to the last 16 of the Champions League this season.
Porto trail Roma 2-1 after the first leg of their tie with the return game set to be played at Estadio do Dragao on Wednesday.
Conceicao s side are also on track to reach the final of the Taca de Portugal, holding a 3-0 lead after the first leg of their last-four clash with Braga.
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