While Premier League teams might have broken up for March s international break, there is no doubt that bosses from up and down the country will already be planning for next season.

With only nine top-flight games remaining before the 2020/21 campaign draws to a close in May, clubs such as , Manchester City and Liverpool still have some contract issues that need resolving.

On a list that includes some of Europe s biggest stars, we have taken a look at three heavyweights who could be leaving England on a free this summer.

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Long since relinquishing their Premier League crown, there is no doubt that many around Anfield will agree that this has been a disastrous campaign on Merseyside.

While the jury might still be out on former…

Harvey Barnes has warned his Leicester City team-mates time is running out for them to put things right in their quest to avoid Premier League relegation.

Managerless Leicester have taken just one point from their past seven games ahead of Saturday s huge showdown with fellow strugglers Bournemouth at the King Power Stadium.

City are one place below Bournemouth in 19th, but just three points separate themselves and Wolves in 14th, meaning victory this weekend could change the relegation picture entirely.

The quality is there. You see it when you look around at the players we have here, and it s difficult to see that we re in this position, but we are, Barnes told Leicester s website.

There are teams who are doing a lot better than us in the league that …

Wales have waited 58 years for their return to a major championship but are now just 90 minutes away from achieving exactly that.

Victory over Israel in Cardiff on Sunday would see Chris Coleman s side seal their place at Euro 2016, signalling the first time Wales have graced a tournament since John Charles and co reached the quarter-finals of the 1958 World Cup.

Indeed, after Gareth Bale scored the winner in Thursday s 1-0 victory over Cyprus, manager Coleman described the Real Madrid attacker s thumping headed finish as having come straight out of the John Charles soccer book .

Leeds United and Juventus legend Charles was a central figure in the team that reached the last eight in Sweden in 1958 and his absence through injury proved costly as Wales were elimina…

Pep Guardiola scoffed at the idea his friendship with Mikel Arteta could be impacted by Manchester City and Arsenal’s title challenge.

The Premier League title rivals face off in a huge encounter at the Etihad Stadium on Wednesday.

Arsenal have drawn their last three games meaning a win for City – who have two games in hand on the Gunners – would see their lead cut to just two points.

Arteta left Guardiola’s coaching staff to join Arsenal in 2019, but City’s boss has nothing but admiration for his close friend.

Nothing changes, said Guardiola when asked if his friendship with Arteta gave the match an extra dimension .

Nothing has changed on what I think about him. We talk less, that s normal, but the rivalries have always been there an…

Russia host Portugal in Krasnodar on Friday as the two nations look to maintain their strong momentum going into Euro 2016.

Both finished their qualifying campaigns on impressive form to book their tickets to France and now meet in what is the first part of double-headers for each side during the international break.

Portugal have rested captain Cristiano Ronaldo for their trip to Russia and the match against Luxembourg on Tuesday, while experienced trio Ricardo Quaresma, Ricardo Carvalho and Tiago are also given a break.

Adrien Silva, Danny, Eder and Fabio Coentrao miss the game through injury, meaning Fernando Santos has an experimental squad at his disposal which will be captained by Nani.

However, on-loan Nottingham Forest striker Nelson Oliveira ins…

Juventus manager Massimiliano Allegri conceded his side s Serie A title chances had evaporated after their 1-0 home loss against Inter.

The home side controlled the majority of the contest, finishing with 23 shots compared to just five from Inter, but were unable to find the back of the net.

The decisive goal was drenched in controversy as Hakan Calhanoglu s penalty was saved in first-half stoppage time, with the rebound being scrambled in, before VAR and the referee decided other players had entered the box too early, leading to the penalty being retaken.

Calhanoglu made no mistake the second time around, slamming his shot into the bottom-left corner for what ended up being the match-winner.

Speaking to DAZN after the loss, Allegri said the result ma…

Beth Mead has stated her opposition to the men s World Cup going ahead in Qatar, with England s Euro 2022 hero saying it shows there is no respect on a lot of levels .

With the Qatar 2022 finals beginning on November 20, players are poised to depart within days for the finals.

Qatar s human rights record has been widely criticised, with its treatment of groups such as the LGBTQ+ community and migrant workers particularly highlighted by campaign groups

Mead, who is in a relationship with her Arsenal team-mate Vivianne Miedema, said the tournament was one she would not be backing or promoting .

Qatar was awarded the World Cup in December 2010 after a vote of FIFA members, to the disbelief of many in the game.

Officials from Qatar have strenuously de…

Argentina s World Cup hopes took a shuddering blow in their Qatar 2022 opener as they were sensationally beaten 2-1 by Saudi Arabia.

Having won the Copa America last year and embarked on a 36-match unbeaten run, La Albiceleste arrived in Qatar as one of the favourites to be crowned world champions.

Lionel Messi s penalty gave them an early lead in their first Group C match at Lusail Stadium, but second-half goals from Saleh Al-Shehri and Salem Al-Dawsari ensured Saudi Arabia pulled off a huge upset.

Here, Stats Perform takes a look at five of the other monumental World Cup shocks over the years.

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Didier Deschamps has extended his France contract to 2020, the French Football Federation (FFF) has announced.

Deschamps has been in charge of Les Bleus since July 2012 and his contract was set to expire after the 2018 World Cup in Russia.

The two-year contract extension was announced by the FFF at a press conference on Tuesday, ahead of November friendlies against Wales and Germany, with France set to learn their World Cup opponents in December s draw.

France reached the final of Euro 2016 on home soil under the leadership of Deschamps, but were beaten 1-0 by Portugal thanks to Eder s extra-time strike.

[OFFICIEL] Didier Deschamps est prolongé à la tête de l jusqu en 2020 !

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Deschamps, who succeeded Laurent Blanc in …

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Club Atlético Independiente and San Lorenzo de Almagro will lock horns with each other in the Argentine Primera División this weekend. The match between Julio Vaccari’s side and Leandro Romagnoli’s team will be held at Estadio Libertadores de América and is scheduled to kick off at 12:15 am UK time on Sunday.

Club Atlético Independiente

Club Atlético Independiente are a major club in Argentina and have done extremely well in their history. Founded in 1905, El Rojo have won the Argentine championship 16 times and have the most number of wins at the Avellaneda derby, the second most important derby in the country behind the Superclásico.

Los Diablos Rojos had a poor 2023 Argent…