Cristiano Ronaldo became only the fourth player to score at least 33 Serie A goals in a calendar year by bagging a brace in Juventus 4-0 win over Parma.
The 35-year-old scored in each half as Juve cruised to a victory that moved them level on points with Inter and one adrift of leaders Milan, both of whom play their game in hand on Sunday.
Ronaldo equalled former Juventus forward Omar Sivori s goal haul from 1961 the joint-third most in a single year behind Gunnar Nordahl (36 in 1950) and Felice Borel (41 in 1933).
He could move further up the list as Juventus have one more league match to play in 2020 a home meeting with Fiorentina on Tuesday.
has equalled Omar Sivori, the last player to score 33 goals in a single calendar year in , in 1961
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Rafael Benitez remains on course to become only the second coach to win the UEFA Europa League on three occasions after a 2-2 draw saw Napoli stroll past Wolfsburg 6-3 on aggregate
Having already won the competition with Valencia – in its previous guise as the UEFA Cup – and Chelsea in 2013, Benitez could match Giovanni Trapattoni s record after his Napoli side cruised into the semi-finals thanks to goals from Jose Callejon and Dries Mertens.
Wolfsburg dominated the opening half and could have wiped out their three-goal deficit in the first half but Ivan Perisic and Nicklas Bendtner both failed to take their chances.
Napoli made them pay five minutes after the break as Callejon converted a Gonzalo Higuain pass albeit with the aid of a deflection.
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Newcastle United goalkeeper Tim Krul could be set to seal a move to North East rivals Middlesbrough, .
The Netherlands international has one year remaining on his current deal at St James’s Park but his future is uncertain following his sides relegation to the Championship.
Newcastle boss Rafael Benitez has already moved to bring in competition between the posts, agreeing a deal to sign Matz Sels from Gent for £5m.
Aside from loan spells with Falkirk and Carlisle United, Krul has spent his entire club career so far with Newcastle, racking up one hundred and eighty-five appearances in all competitions.
He has been capped eight times for his country, with one of those appearances coming at the 2014 World Cup finals in Brazil.
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Chelsea striker Fernando Torres is being linked with a £17million move to Barcelona
According to Spain-based journalist Graham Hunter, Spanish giants Barcelona are ready to make a £17millon bid for Chelsea striker Fernando Torres.
The striker has not quite found his top form with Chelsea and that has led to the striker being constantly linked with a move elsewhere.
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It is a well-sourced story, Hunter told Sky Sports News.
Barcelona do want to add a centre forward and are in the process of selling David Villa. Although they have added Neymar and have a replete armoury of different kinds of strikers, they do want a No 9.
Every time Torres played for Atletico Madrid against them he scored and terrorised them at Camp Nou. He …
Portuguese daily that Malaga have joined the race for Sporting Lisbon winger Diego Capel.
Considering the club s difficult financial situation and the fact the Spaniard is one of the highest earners at the club, everything suggests he will be leaving Estadio Jose Alvalade in the summer.
Liverpool and Marseille have been keeping close tabs on the highly rated footballer, but it appears Malaga are in the chase as well.
According to O Jogo, los Boquerones have submitted a €3 million bid for Capel, but the proposal was deemed insufficient by the club chiefs.
Even so, it appears it is only a matter of time before the Spaniard will leave the Lions for greener pastures.
Diego Capel, who came through the youth ranks at Sevilla, joined Sporting in a cu…
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Romania and Switzerland will lock horns with each other in UEFA Euro 2024 qualifying Group I this week. The match between Edward Iordănescu’s side and Murat Yakin’s team will be held at Arena Națională in Bucharest and is scheduled to kick off at 7:45 pm UK time on Tuesday.
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Romania have already qualified for the UEFA Euro 2024 finals. They have been one of the best and most consistent teams in the qualifying campaign and have deservedly booked their place in the finals next summer.
Edward Iordănescu’s team have picked up 19 points from nine matches. Romania are at the top of UEFA Euro 2024 qualifying Group I, a point ahead of second-placed Switzerland. Israel in third…
Spanish Primera Liga club Valencia said it has yet to receive any satisfactory offer for star striker David Villa, a target for both Real Madrid and Barcelona.
On the subject of David Villa, two points need to be clarified: Valencia has never concluded an agreement with a club for Villa s possible transfer and currently we have not received any satisfactory offer, said the club s sporting director Fernando Gomez Colomer.
There have been foreign clubs interested, there have been offers. The player prefers to stay at Valencia, he said following a board meeting of the club on Monday.
The Spanish press have said Manchester United are interested in Villa, one of the stars of Spain s victorious Euro 2008 squad.
Barcelona vice president Rafael Yuste said on S…
Erik ten Hag vented his fury over Manchester United s schedule after Marcus Rashford sustained an injury during a 2-0 Premier League win over Everton.
Rashford limped off with a groin issue late in the Red Devils victory over the struggling Toffees at Old Trafford on Saturday, where Scott McTominay and Anthony Martial were on target.
United manager Ten Hag revealed that his leading goalscorer s injury doesn t look well ahead of a Europa League quarter-final first leg against Sevilla on Thursday.
The Dutchman put the England forward s setback down to playing so many games in a short time.
Asked about the extent of Rashford s injury, he said: I can t say in this moment. You are a doctor, maybe I m not.
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A Tottenham side deprived of the services of star man Harry Kane fought back after two Hakim Ziyech goals to earn a 2-2 draw with Chelsea at Stamford Bridge.
Goals either side of half-time from Ziyech gave Chelsea a well-deserved two-goal lead but Lucas Moura and Steven Bergwijn cancelled out the Blues advantage with second-half finishes of their own.
Having paraded their Champions League trophy in front of the near-capacity crowd prior to kick-off, Chelsea got off to an emphatic start with Ziyech blasting in low from the edge of the area to capitalise on Lucas laziness in possession.
Timo Werner thought he had added a second after rounding Pierluigi Gollini, though the offside flag denied him – with no VAR in operation, the Germany forward could not argue wi…
Manuel Neuer has been included in Bayern Munich s squad for the DFB-Pokal final against Eintracht Frankfurt on Saturday.
The Germany international has recovered sufficiently from foot surgery to be named in the group travelling to Berlin, although it is likely Sven Ulreich will start the match in goal.
It is the first time Neuer will be in a matchday squad since the 4-0 Bundesliga win over Mainz on September 16 last year.
Thomas Muller has also been passed fit after suffering a stomach bug this week, but veteran winger Arjen Robben and defender Jerome Boateng have been ruled out with ongoing muscle problems.
Midfielder Arturo Vidal is also unavailable as he continues his recovery from knee surgery.
Bayern are looking to clinch the domestic double …