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Looking to secure back-to-back Championship victories on Tuesday night, Raith will welcome a struggling Hamilton to Stark’s Park.

Starting with the hosts, making an immediate return to winning ways last weekend as they claimed a deserved 2-0 victory at home against Queen’s Park, Raith should be smelling another golden chance on Tuesday night. Now winning two of their last three Championship appearances, Ian Murray’s men will now have their sights firmly set on securing a top-half finish this season. Storming their way to a remarkable 5-1 romp against Cove Rangers on March 18th, Ian Murray’s men have continued on a real rugged run on home soil. In fact, including last weekend’s 2-0 win against Queen’s Park, the midweek h…

Antoine Griezmann equalised eight minutes from time to grab a 1-1 draw and give 10-man Atletico Madrid the advantage in their Europa League semi-final against Arsenal.

An expectant Emirates Stadium enjoyed an early onslaught from the Gunners in Arsene Wenger s final European home match and Atletico right-back Sime Vrsaljko haphazardly collecting two yellow cards inside the opening 10 minutes placed further onus on the hosts.

Atleti s famously miserly backline played without direction from boss Diego Simeone, who was sent to the stands by referee Clement Turpin, having refused to curtail his protests following Vrsaljko s dismissal.

They managed to hold out until the 61st-minute, when Alexandre Lacazette expertly directed Jack Wilshere s cross beyond Jan Oblak.

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Real Madrid head coach Zinedine Zidane said Eden Hazard needs time to return to his best and start games after making his return off the bench in Wednesday s draw with Elche.

Hazard was a substitute as LaLiga champions Madrid were held to a 1-1 draw at Elche midweek, having not featured for Los Blancos since injuring his thigh in November.

The Belgium international star, who was an unused substitute against Granada last week, was introduced with 13 minutes remaining and spurned a late chance for Madrid.

[Eden Hazard] needs time, he needs game time as well and slowly but surely he ll be back in the starting 11, Zidane told reporters.

I do think we should have scored a second goal in the first half because we played very well [against Elche] and we strugg…

Manchester City goalkeeper Ederson has signed a two-year contract extension, committing him to the Premier League champions for the next seven seasons.

The Brazil international joined Pep Guardiola s side from Benfica for £35million last June and, in stark contrast to Claudio Bravo s errant efforts between the posts in 2016-17, the 24-year-old quickly established himself as a pivotal figure in City s dominant title charge.

Along with 21 clean sheets in 45 appearances across all competitions, Ederson s audacious confidence with the ball at his feet made him vital to Guardiola s expansive tactical approach.

Despite penning an initial six-year deal when he moved to England, City have seen fit to tie their number one down to renewed terms that run until 2025.

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Belgium head coach Roberto Martinez has extended his contract by two years, the Royal Belgian Football Association (RBFA) has confirmed.

Martinez, who was appointed after Euro 2016, successfully guided the team to the World Cup finals with nine wins and one draw from 10 qualifying matches.

RBFA bosses have been sufficiently impressed to hand him a contract extension, which will keep him in charge throughout the qualifying phase of Euro 2020.

The board of the Royal Belgian Football Association (RBFA) and Roberto Martinez have extended their collaboration for another two years. Roberto Martinez, will therefore continue to coach the Red Devils after the Russian World Cup and will prepare them for Euro 2020, it said in a statement.

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Chelsea full-back Filipe Luis is convinced former team-mate Radamel Falcao is better at Manchester United than he was at Atletico Madrid.

Falcao has only managed one goal since joining United at the start of September but Filipe Luis insisted the Colombian striker who he played alongside at Atletico is stronger than when he scored a hat-trick against Chelsea in the 2012 UEFA Super Cup.

Filipe Luis considers Falcao to be the best in the world with his head , while he said the 28-year-old has an insatiable hunger for goals ahead of Sunday s clash between United and Chelsea at Old Trafford.

Falcao is a better striker now than he was at Atletico for sure. He was injured and changed clubs so he wants more. He is not resting right now. He is a tiger and wants to score…

Arsenal should sell polarising playmaker Mesut Ozil and sign Hakim Ziyech from Ajax, according to former Gunners star Marc Overmars.

Ozil has long been a contentious figure at Arsenal, with many supporters underwhelmed by his performances in recent years despite being one of the Premier League s highest-paid players.

The German seemingly failed to endear him to head coach Unai Emery, who afforded Ozil only 20 league starts in 2018-19.

In contrast, Ziyech, a hard-working attacking midfielder, was inspirational in Ajax s run to the Champions League semi-finals and is reportedly available for the relatively low figure of €35million.

Dutchman Overmars  who is technical director at Ajax  claims he told Arsenal to replace Ozil with Morocco international Z…

Ole Gunnar Solskjaer has told Anthony Martial and Marcus Rashford to be ready to rotate roles in Manchester United s frontline next season.

The forward duo were each on target in Wednesday s 4-0 friendly victory over Leeds United as part of the Red Devils pre-season tour.

Manager Solskjaer has deployed both at the focal point of his three-man attack across two matches in Australia, but says he is ready to use them in wider positions too in the forthcoming campaign.

With Marcus, he can play along the frontline, Solskjaer said.

Sometimes he likes to drift to the left, same with Anthony, both of them can play at nine and 11, also together as a pair as a nine and a 10, also sometimes on the right-hand side.

Elite mentality has hit the ground runnin…

Brazilian midfielder Geovanni has signed a new two-year contract with Hull committing him to the club until 2011, the English Premier League side confirmed on Friday.

The 29-year-old former Barcelona and Benfica player arrived on a free transfer in July 2008 after being released by Manchester City.

He was one of the stars of Hull s first season in the Premier League scoring 10 goals in 44 appearances, including their first in the top flight against Fulham 13 months ago.

Manager Phil Brown said: It s fantastic, great news for me and great news for the club. He has committed for another two years and, who knows, maybe further.

Maybe that could be a catalyst. He was a big player for us last year. I m not just happy with his form, I m happy with his work-ra…

English football icon David Beckham is set to make his much anticipated debut for AC Milan in a friendly against German side Hamburg on Tuesday, club coach Carlo Ancelotti said Monday.

Speaking on Monday from Dubai, where the squad is at a training camp, Ancelotti said: there has been a lot of curiosity surrounding David Beckham.

And I can calmly say that he is available and that he can therefore play.

Ancelotti added: The past few days he (Beckham) has been working hard and I ve noticed his commitment to showing that he wants to play for the team.

Former Manchester United and Real Madrid star Beckham plays for Los Angeles Galaxy in the United States but has joined AC Milan on a short-term loan as he bids to extend his England career.

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