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Arsenal boss Mikel Arteta believes forward Nicolas Pepe has “come a long way” after an inconsistent start to his Gunners career. Pepe signed for the Premier League giants in 2019 for £72m from Lille in France’s Ligue 1 but had a difficult start to his career in England as he was always critiqued on the basis of his transfer fee. The Ivory Coast international who is still only 25 years old, was previously described by Arteta as a “free spirit” who “needed guidance”. The Ivorian has turned over a new leaf, however, having scored 14 goals in all competitions...

Liverpool boss Jurgen Klopp felt his side’s victory against Burnley was like winning “a semifinal” as they get ready for Sunday’s “final” against Crystal Palace in the Premier League as they have UEFA Champions League qualification to secure. Liverpool’s incredible win at West Bromwich Albion on Sunday kept their Champions League hopes alive and at Turf Moor, they made sure that Sunday’s efforts were not in vain as a 3-0 victory sees Liverpool almost there in the race for UEFA Champions League places. Roberto Firmino gave the Reds the lead in the 43rd minute to turn the game Liverpool’s...

Federico Chiesa netted the winner to give Andrea Pirlo his first major trophy as manager of Juventus as the Bianconeri beat Atalanta in the 2021 Coppa Italia final. Chiesa had earlier hit the post after Cristiano Ronaldo’s neat backheel set him up for a shot on goal but a nice one-two with Dejan Kulusevski saw him finding the back of the net in the 73rd minute to win Juve a 14th Italian Cup. Kulusevski had given Juventus a first-half lead after 31 minutes with a classy curling effort before Ruslan Malinovskyi levelled just 10 minutes later for Atalanta. The...

Germany have confirmed their 26-man squad for Euro 2020 and it is a welcome recall for Bayern Munich star Thomas Muller and Borussia Dortmund centre-back Mats Hummels for the first time since the 2018 FIFA World Cup. Germany have been in a rebuilding face ever since their poor performance at the 2018 FIFA World Cup in Russia and head coach Joachim Low now thinks that it is high time to bring back the veterans given the failure of their youngsters to succeed consistently. It has been a tough 18 months for the Germans so having the experienced faces will...

Nigeria international Abraham Marcus is thrilled to receive his maiden call-up to the Super Eagles as the team gets ready for the 2022 FIFA World Cup qualifiers that start in September. The 21-year-old winger has been included in Nigeria’s 31-man provisional squad for the international friendly against Cameroon in Vienna, Austria on 4th June 2021. Marcus has been really impressive in Portugal, playing for the second division club Feirense. This season, the youngster has scored 11 goals in 25 games. “I told my late dad before he passed that any time I step foot in Europe and have a...