Michael Olise would have scored at least 20 Premier League goals if he had stayed fit throughout the entire season, believes his Crystal Palace captain Joachim Andersen.

Olise continued his excellent form as Palace stretched their unbeaten run to six games with a deserved 3-1 win at Wolves on Saturday, opening the scoring with a curling finish and later adding an assist for Eberechi Eze.

The creative midfielder – who has been linked with Manchester United and Chelsea in recent weeks – has been involved in 15 goals in just 18 league appearances this campaign (10 goals, five assists).

That is his best return in a single Premier League season, bettering the 13 goal contributions he managed in 37 outings in 2022-23 (two goals, 11 assists).

Speaking to Pal…

Given he delivered back-to-back LaLiga titles and left Barcelona still at the summit, Ernesto Valverde s departure appears perplexing on the surface.

There has been no great decline to speak of, no obvious player revolt and no boardroom bickering.

Why then have the Blaugrana opted to part ways with their head coach and replace him with Quique Setien, a man who could only lead Real Betis to a 10th-place finish last term?

We have taken a look at the five games which might have ultimately resulted in Valverde s exit.

Agreement between FC Barcelona and Ernesto Valverde to end his contract as manager of the first team. Thank you for everything, Ernesto. Best of luck in the future.

— FC Barcelona (@FCBarcelona)

Roma 3-0 Barcelona. Champion…

Stefano Pioli vowed to never forget the Milan supporters after signing off from his Rossoneri tenure with a disappointing 3-3 draw with Salernitana on Saturday.

Pioli has the fourth-most Serie A wins of any Milan manager (108), behind Carlo Ancelotti (163), Nereo Rocco (120) and Fabio Capello (110).

Yet the Italian leaves after a five-year spell in Milan, having suffered a frustrating season and finishing second behind city rivals Inter.

We lost together, we suffered together, we won and rejoiced together You have an energy that we tried to put on the field, Pioli said as he thanked the fans during his speech on the pitch after the game.

You put a fire in my heart and it will always remain lit. I will not forget you.

Pioli led the Rossoneri to …

Jurgen Klopp has signed an extension to his Liverpool contract that will keep him with the Reds until 2026.

Klopp s previous deal was due to expire at the end of the 2023-24 season, and the German appeared to suggest on occasion that he intended to step away from the game for a break at the end of that contract.

However, nearing the end of a season in which Liverpool may still win an unprecedented quadruple, Klopp has decided to extend his stay on Merseyside, adding an extra two years to his deal.

The Reds have already secured the EFL Cup this season, while they will face Chelsea in the FA Cup final, have a 2-0 advantage in their Champions League semi-final against Villarreal and sit just a point behind leaders Manchester City in the race for the Premier League…

Inter Milan are set to sign Benjamin Pavard from Bayern Munich after the two clubs reached an agreement in principle over the proposed transfer, according to Fabrizio Romano. Inter are believed to have agreed to pay a fee of  €30 million for the France international, along with minor add-ons to come on top of that amount.

Pavard was previously linked strongly with a move to the Premier League, as Manchester United and Liverpool both considered defensive additions to their ranks. However, it seems the 27-year-old will be moving to Italy to join the Champions League runners-up instead.

Pavard was a product of the academy at LOSC Lille and spent three years with VfB Stuttgart, before signing for Bayern in 2019. In the four years gone since, he made a total of 163 appear…

Chelsea s poor run under Graham Potter continued as Manchester City cruised to an emphatic 4-0 victory in the FA Cup third round.

Three days on from going down 1-0 to City in the Premier League at Stamford Bridge, Chelsea capitulated at the Etihad Stadium.

Riyad Mahrez s stunning free-kick, Julian Alvarez s penalty and Phil Foden s close-range finish had City all but through by half-time on Sunday.

A late Mahrez spot-kick provided the fourth as City look forward to a possible fourth-round meeting with league leaders Arsenal – who must defeat Oxford United to make that tie – while Chelsea showed little sign that immediate improvement under Potter is on the horizon.

Cole Palmer should have done better early on, but City did not have to wait long for the…

England manager Gareth Southgate is adamant he is the right man to lead the team into the World Cup despite a woeful run of form.

Defeat to Italy on Friday condemned the Three Lions to relegation in the Nations League, extending the winless streak to five matches in the process.

Southgate was jeered by England s travelling supporters at San Siro but, despite being under the most pressure he has been in his six-year stint in charge, believes he remains the best choice to take the team to Qatar.

Without a doubt. We re playing and have been playing some top-level sides and we will be better for that, he said.

And the younger players, in particular, that have been in these games will have learned a lot from them.

In the past we ve had runs of frien…

Turkiye s Merih Demiral scored after just 57 seconds on Tuesday, shattering the record for the fastest goal in the history of the European Championship knockout rounds.

The Turkiye defender profited from two fortuitous deflections from an early corner, rocketing into the roof of the net to open the scoring against Austria in the last 16.

That strike marked the fastest goal for Turkiye at major tournaments (World Cup or Euros) since Hakan Sukur against Korea Republic at the 2002 World Cup (11 seconds), another competition record.

Clocked at just 57 seconds, Merih Demiral s opener against Austria is the second-fastest goal in European Championship history

— Opta Analyst (@OptaAnalyst)

Remarkably, there were no goals in the first minute of a mat…

Where did England s tournament start to turn?

Was it with Jude Bellingham s stunning overhead kick against Slovakia?

Was it with Bukayo Saka s exquisite equaliser against Switzerland?

Was it when Jordan Pickford and Trent Alexander-Arnold dragged them over the line in the shootout?

Or what about seven minutes into Wednesday s meeting with the Netherlands, when Xavi Simons cannoned in the earliest goal scored in a Euros semi-final since Alan Shearer scored for England against Germany in 1996?

Strange, perhaps, but it was that goal that seemed to see the shackles finally come off for the Three Lions. They had stuttered and staggered their way through Euro 2024, but eventually that approach can, and almost certainly will, come unstuck.

Yet af…

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Bayer Leverkusen are set to host Borussia Dortmund in a bid to secure their position at the summit of the Bundesliga table on Sunday afternoon. It should be an interesting encounter between two high-quality sides.

Dortmund managed to secure a victory against Borussia Monchengladbach in their previous outing, but they enter this match trailing their upcoming opponents by a considerable 10-point margin.

Bayer Leverkusen

Leverkusen have been on an impressive winning streak throughout the season. Xabi Alonso s men secured a comfortable 3-0 victory away at Werder Bremen in their previous outing, marking their 11th win in 12 league games. Their sole interruption came from second-placed Bayern Munich in all competitions, and even th…