Roma forward Edin Dzeko believes he is having his best season ever as he prepares for a Europa League clash with Lyon.

The 30-year-old is enjoying his second campaign in Italy, having signed from Manchester City in 2015, and has scored 29 goals in all competitions this term.

Eight of those have come in Europe – including two hat-tricks – and, ahead of facing Lyon in their last-16, first-leg clash, Dzeko spoke about hitting his peak.

I m 30, nearly 31, and I admit that this is maybe my best season ever, he told UEFA.com. I do not feel 30 years old.

I m fit and I am ready, but it s no accident – I work a lot, before and after training.

Scoring three goals in one game is not easy, but when I do it in the Europa League it motivates me bec…

Andre Onana called for his Manchester United team-mates to stick together in the bad moments as well as the good after they extended their winning Premier League run to four games against Luton on Sunday.

Two early goals from striker Rasmus Hojlund set United on the way to a 2-1 victory at Kenilworth Road, though they were made to sweat on the result after Carlton Morris pulled one back for the Hatters after 14 minutes.

Hojlund became the youngest player to score in six consecutive Premier League games, with the 21-year-old’s barren spell that followed his £72million move from Atalanta seemingly now behind him.

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United are within five points of fourth-place Aston Villa in the race to qual…

Chelsea will entertain West Bromwich Albion at Stamford Bridge on Matchday 11 in the English Premier League on Saturday, 9 November.

The Blues enter Saturday s clash five points behind table toppers Arsenal, who will travel to Old Trafford to face eighth-placed Manchester United on Sunday.

Chelsea bounced back from their defeat in Newcastle last weekend with a comprehensive 3-0 win over Schalke 04 in the UEFA Champions League in midweek.

Meanwhile, West Brom come into this game on a one-match winning streak, having defeated top-flight newboys Crystal Palace last weekend.

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Maurizio Sarri has acknowledged the possibility that he may leave Napoli at the end of his current contract, though he has no concerns over the situation.

Napoli sit third in Serie A and face Sassuolo on Sunday as they bid to overtake Roma in the race for second place behind Juventus.

Sarri has reformed Napoli since taking over at the start of the 2015-16 campaign and a key member of his squad, Lorenzo Insigne, recently signed a new long-term contract with the club.

However, despite expressing his delight at securing Insigne s future in Naples, Sarri remained coy in regards to his own situation.

Napoli are in a strong era and egotistically speaking I am happy to represent it, but for the long-term future there are many issues to be evaluated, sa…

Al Ahly took a huge step towards progressing into the CAF Champions League final as they saw off ES Setif in the first leg of their semi-final on Tuesday.

First-half goals from Walid Soliman and Islam Mohareb secured the win for 2017 s beaten finalists, who have won the competition a record eight times, although the Egyptian champions squandered a glut of chances to put the tie beyond all doubt in the second half.

In the other semi-final, a late strike from substitute Bua saw CD Primeiro de Agosto who are aiming to become the first Angolan side to reach the CAF Champions League final edge out ES Tunis 1-0, with the visitors reduced to 10 men in second-half stoppage time when Khalil Chemmam picked up a second booking.

The second legs will take place on Octobe…

VAR was wrong to intervene in the incident which caused Jack Grealish to be penalised for handball in the FA Cup final.

That is the view of former Premier League referee Mark Halsey, who feels the Manchester City and England star had been hard done by after conceding a penalty in the first half.

There was relief for Grealish and City at Wembley on Saturday, as they went on to win the final 2-1 despite Bruno Fernandes equaliser from the penalty spot.

That 33rd-minute spot-kick came after a VAR intervention. Aaron Wan-Bissaka headed the ball into Grealish s arm from close range as the pair battled to reach a cross-field pass from Fernandes.

The match referee Paul Tierney initially waved away strong United appeals, but VAR called him to the monitor at the ne…

Uruguay strikers Diego Forlan and Edinson Cavani believe the team s experience in tight situations can rescue their FIFA World Cup campaign.

Cavani gave his country the lead from the penalty spot in their opening match with Costa Rica on Saturday, but the Central American nation responded sensationally to claim a shock 3-1 win.

There is now little margin for error against Group D heavyweights England and Italy, starting with the much-anticipated showdown with Roy Hodgson s team in Sao Paulo on Thursday.

But it is a scenario Uruguay are more than familiar with, having come through intercontinental play-offs to reach their past three World Cups.

The bulk of the squad that reached the semi-finals in South Africa four years ago and went on to claim 2011 Copa America …

Diego Costa is unlikely to return to Atletico Madrid from Chelsea, according to the Liga club s president Enrique Cerezo.

Costa, who is currently serving a three-match suspension, has been linked with a move back to Atletico over recent weeks amid speculation that he is unsettled at Stamford Bridge.

The Spain international scored 64 times in 133 games for Atletico, helping the club to the 2013-14 La Liga title before joining Chelsea, but Cerezo is not optimistic of a deal being struck with the Premier League side.

He has a contract with Chelsea, Cerezo told Al Primer Toque Onda Cero. There are many times when, as much as a I want a player, there is a contract.

To negotiate with Chelsea can be really tough, almost impossible.

Costa, who was drop…

Christian Eriksen has been transferred to hospital and stabilised after collapsing on Saturday, UEFA has confirmed.

The Danish Football Union added that Inter midfielder Eriksen was awake and set for further examinations after he fell to the ground with no other player around him during the first half of his country s Euro 2020 opener against Finland in Copenhagen.

Team-mates and referee Anthony Taylor called for immediate help from medical staff, with the players forming a protective barrier around Eriksen while efforts were made to resuscitate him.

UEFA soon confirmed the match had been suspended due to a medical emergency .

A further update followed and confirmed Eriksen was now in hospital, with a crisis meeting set for later on Saturday.

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Down the years there have been numerous footballers who have failed to fulfil their potential because they have been constantly hampered by injuries.

Everton striker Louis Saha is probably one of the finest examples of potential unfulfilled.

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The French striker has the ability to do some fantastic things with a football and last weekend he showed just what he can do with four goals in Everton’s 5-3 win over Blackpool.

He could even have had five as he had a perfectly legitimate goal ruled out.

As Everton boss David Moyes revealed after the game he was simply unplayable and unstoppable against the Tangerines. Some people have said it was only against Blackpool but it’s difficult to score four goals against any team in the Premier Leag…