Southampton captain James Ward-Prowse has signed a new five-year contract with the Premier League side.
The 25-year-old joined the club as an eight-year-old and has spent the past eight seasons as part of their first team.
He played every minute of the Saints Premier League campaign in 2019-20 and took over the captaincy from Pierre-Emile Hojbjerg in the closing stages of the campaign.
Southampton confirmed on their official website on Monday that twice-capped England international Ward-Prowse has now agreed to stay on until 2025.
2003 2025
One of our own
— Southampton FC (@SouthamptonFC)
I think it s the most excited that I ve been as a Southampton player for a few years now, not just because of the captaincy and how things a…
Everton playmaker Mikel Arteta has now became eligible for dual-citizenship.
That means because he has lived in England for five years and hasn’t represented Spain at international level he could turn out for the Three Lions.
Intent
Arteta hasn’t yet made his feelings known on the subject and that’s a crucial fact in this situation.
I don’t think he has given up on playing for Spain but the lure of international football could persuade him to decide to represent England.
I can’t see him suddenly changing his allegiances from Spain to England though.
Not-Cricket
People who are for the switch state the England cricket team as a parallel. The England cricket team has given the chance to South African’s to play internation…
Ross McCrorie is looking to build on a momentous week in his career by winning his first Scotland cap during this month’s Euro 2024 qualifiers.
The versatile defender was called up to the Scotland squad on Monday in place of Celtic right-back Anthony Ralston.
The 25-year-old then completed a move from Aberdeen to Bristol City on Tuesday before flying out to Spain to join his international colleagues for a training camp ahead of games against Norway and Georgia.
Signed, sealed, delivered.
— Bristol City FC (@BristolCity)
The uncapped former Rangers player said in a City video: “It’s an honour for me to get called up.
“Personally I feel I have been playing at a high level for the last couple of years and it’s great to get that …
Adriano Galliani has praised M Baye Niang after the attacker scored his first Serie A goals for AC Milan in a 4-1 win over Sampdoria on Saturday and has taken credit for preventing the Frenchman from joining Genoa on a permanent basis.
Niang who scored twice and set up another to help Sinisa Mihajlovic s men to a comfortable win at San Siro spent the second half of last season on loan at the Stadio Luigi Ferraris and Genoa were apparently keen to hold of him beyond that temporary spell.
I would like to praise Niang in particular. He was fantastic and he is just 20 years old, Galliani told reporters.
I brought Niang to the club at a young age and last year I resisted the interest of Genoa, who wanted an option to buy him during his loan spell. But we didn t give…
Manchester United are closing in on the signing of Athletic Bilbao midfielder Ander Herrera, .
The 24 year old has a release clause which is set to rise to £33.5m next week, though incoming United boss Louis van Gaal has acted fast to secure a deal at his current buy-out price, with a four year deal on the table worth around £9.2m.
Herrera, who began his career with Zaragoza was close to signing for the then Premier League champions twelve months ago, though the protracted transfer fell through in farcical circumstances amid reports of fake lawyers attempting to negotiate a deal.
In two seasons with Bilbao, he has made eighty-nine appearances in all competitions, scoring six goals and finishing as runner up in both the Copa Del Rey and the Europa League in…
Kylian Mbappe is looking forward to facing one of the world s best goalkeepers Gianluigi Buffon in the semi-finals of the Champions League as Monaco prepare to host Juventus in Wednesday s first leg.
Despite the 21-year age gap between the pair, both are seeking to win the competition for the first time in their careers, with Buffon a runner-up with Juve in 2002-03 and 2014-15.
Mbappe heads into the semi-final in blistering form the 18-year-old has scored five goals in his last five appearances, including a brace against Borussia Dortmund in the previous round and the teenager is keen to test himself against the experienced Buffon.
He is a goalkeeper who has made his mark on history, one of the best in the world, Mbappe told the UEFA website. I m glad I ll…
Chile s Marcelo Diaz believes the Confederations Cup is the perfect opportunity for La Roja to break new ground as they prepare to meet Cameroon in their Group B opener.
The Copa America champions have never before featured at the tournament and are the sixth side from their continent to participate.
Juan Antonio Pizzi s men sealed their place courtesy of a penalty shoot-out success over Argentina in the 2015 Copa on home soil – a feat they repeated 12 months later in the special centenary edition of the competition.
Cameroon, meanwhile, take their place in Russia by virtue of their fifth Africa Cup of Nations triumph, secured with a 2-1 win over Egypt in the final in February.
The Indomitable Lions are in Russia!
Cameroon posed for portraits in Mos…
Michael O’Neill has told his young Northern Ireland players to embrace the challenge of taking on Denmark in Copenhagen on Friday night.
O’Neill said this Euro 2024 qualifier was not only the hardest fixture on paper but the “hardest fixture full stop” as Northern Ireland travel to take on the top seeds in Group H at the always noisy Parken Stadium.
Jamal Lewis has been added to an already lengthy injury list which has robbed O’Neill of half a dozen of his most experienced players, and with Shane Ferguson also out there is a shortage of left-sided players.
— Northern Ireland (@NorthernIreland)
O’Neill will try to get as much experience as he can into his starting 11, but there will be no option but to rely on younger players too,…
Barcelona, Liverpool and Chelsea are reportedly all interested in 21-year-old Benfica midfielder Enzo Fernandez.
Fernandez arrived at Benfica from River Plate just four months ago in June for a fee of €10million, and immediately took the Primeira Liga by storm, with the league naming him August s player of the month.
He has since helped Benfica to an undefeated record in both the league (8W 1D) and the Champions League (2W 2D), playing in every game, and his exploits in back-to-back draws against Paris Saint-Germain seem to have convinced some of the world s top clubs that he is up to the level.
An Enzo Fernández stan account? Quite possibly.
— The Analyst (@OptaAnalyst)
TOP STORY – WORLD POWERHOUSES CLAMOUR FOR 21-YEAR-OLD BENFICA MIDFIE…
Robert Koren will end a four-year association with Hull City after the club announced that he will not be offered a new deal.
The Slovenia international, Hull s club captain, was a driving force in their return to the Premier League last season but found himself on the sidelines this term and was only able to make 10 league starts.
The 33-year-old was an unused substitute during Hull s FA Cup final defeat to Arsenal last weekend, meaning his last appearance for the club was their 2-0 defeat to Everton in the last game of the league season.
Koren, who moved to the KC Stadium from West Brom in 2010, is joined on the released list by central defender Abdoulaye Faye, but goalkeeper Steve Harper will remain for another season after triggering a clause in his contract.
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