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Looking to lay down an early marker when they make the trip to Solna on Saturday night, world champions France will face off against Sweden from behind closed doors this weekend.

Sweden

Starting with the hosts, only continuing to build off of their knockout stage finish out in Russia at the World Cup finals two years ago, Sweden have impressed many with what has been an eye-catching resurge. Last seen back in January when keeping the mood in their camp at a high with a 1-0 win against surprise package Kosovo on home soil, the Yellows have won their last four matchups across all competitions and managed to book their spot at next year s backdated European Championships in impressive fashion. Last seen on qualifying duties when signing o…

Jurgen Klopp accepted he would be judged on trophies despite insisting he will never forget Liverpool s brilliant season .

Liverpool have a chance to win their first piece of silverware under Klopp when they face Tottenham in the Champions League final in Madrid on Saturday.

Spurs manager Mauricio Pochettino defended Klopp, saying the German should not be judged for losing two Champions League deciders.

While he agreed with Pochettino, Klopp said he knew why he would be judged based on trophies.

I think Poch is right but that s not important, he said, via The Guardian.

The thing is, you – the outside world – it is your right to judge us by what we win and what we don t win.

Look back in 20 years and nobody will talk about our brilli…

Cristiano Ronaldo s penalty gave Juventus a seventh consecutive Serie A victory as Torino s Simone Zaza endured a nightmare moment in a 1-0 defeat to his former club in the Derby della Mole.

Torino held their own for 70 minutes in a cagey affair until Zaza dribbled haphazardly back towards his own box with Leonardo Bonucci in pursuit.

The forward then sold Salvador Ichazo short with a terrible backpass and the substitute goalkeeper brought down Mario Mandzukic.

Ronaldo converted despite Ichazo s best efforts for his 11th Serie A goal of the season, extending Juve s lead at the summit to 11 points.

Salvatore Sirigu took a heavy blow to the hip early on and the Torino goalkeeper writhed in agony after making a fine reaction save from Ronaldo.

Siri…

Francisca Lara s late penalty miss saw Chile eliminated from the Women s World Cup as Cameroon and Nigeria celebrated qualification for the last 16.

Thursday s action saw the group stage come to a dramatic conclusion as Chile bowed out despite a 2-0 win over Thailand.

Needing victory by three goals to advance from Group F as one of the four best third-placed teams, La Roja led through Waraporn Boonsing s own goal and Maria Jose Urrutia s header.

Goalkeeper Boonsing then fouled the Chile striker in the box, but Lara s 86th-minute spot-kick thudded against the crossbar as the World Cup debutants were dumped out, with several players in tears at the final whistle.

5 Francisca Lara’s spot kick for Chile was the fifth penalty miss of the 2019 Women’s World…

Eden Hazard is a doubt for Belgium s friendly with Spain, whose centre-back Marc Bartra is expecting the European Champions to be sternly tested by the world s number one ranked team in Brussels on Tuesday.

Chelsea attacking midfielder Hazard did not train for Belgium on Sunday because of illness, while striker Laurent Depoitre was also missing from the session with an ankle injury. 

Belgium go into the match unbeaten in five games, having produced a fine demonstration of their quality on Friday with a 3-1 defeat of Euro 2012 finalists Italy.

Italy took the lead through an Antonio Candreva goal in the third minute, but Jan Vertonghen, Kevin De Bruyne and Michy Batshuayi hit back to secure victory for Marc Wilmots men.

And Belgium, who reached the quart…

Manchester United will do everything to deny Manchester City a potential treble when they face their cross-city rivals in the FA Cup final, Erik ten Hag has promised.

United reached a record-equalling 21st FA Cup final with Sunday s penalty shoot-out victory over Brighton and Hove Albion at Wembley Stadium, Solly March blazing over the crossbar as the rest of the 14 spot-kicks were converted.

The two Manchester clubs will now face off in a major cup final for the first time on June 3, after a Riyad Mahrez hat-trick guided City to a 3-0 win over Sheffield United in the last four.

With City battling Arsenal in the Premier League title race and being drawn against Real Madrid in the Champions League semi-finals, Pep Guardiola s team could yet collect three major tr…

New Oldham Athletic boss Paul Scholes anticipates Jose Mourinho taking a keen interest in how he fares in management having often criticised the Portuguese as a television pundit.

Former England and Manchester United midfielder Scholes has made his first foray into management with League Two side Oldham, the club he supported as a boy.

The 44-year-old retired from playing in 2013 having spent his entire career at Old Trafford, and he initially moved into punditry.

It was in that role that he lambasted Mourinho s time at United, with Scholes having accused him of embarrassing the club before he was sacked in December.

Mourinho once said he hoped Scholes would be 25 per cent as successful as myself if he ever went into management, though the new Oldham bo…

Competition: Premier League

Market: Liverpool to beat Southampton

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The Premier League returns this weekend for yet another massive round of games. The league table is so tight that a single win can quite often see a team move up a number of places with the three points invaluable to their aspirations for the season. With this in mind, Southampton host Liverpool on Sunday.

Southampton have been struggling this season and they need to embark upon a run of games that will see them away from danger. After 26 games they have won five, drawn 11 and lost 10, scoring 28 goals and conceding 38 times. In their last five they have won once, drawn three times and lost once, which has seen them onto 26 points. The Saints are just two points clear of the…

Barcelona forward Lionel Messi has won the European Golden Shoe for a fifth time.

The Argentina international claimed the prize after scoring 34 goals in LaLiga this season, helping his club to a 25th league triumph.

Messi  who came off the bench in Barcelona’s final-day win over Real Sociedad at Camp Nou on Sunday also won the award last year, as well as in 2010, 2012 and 2013.

His impressive tally came from 32 starts and saw him top the charts ahead of Mohamed Salah, who netted 32 goals in a stunning debut season for Liverpool, while Tottenham striker Harry Kane rounded out the top three after plundering 30 goals for his side in the Premier League.

Four-time winner Cristiano Ronaldo finished ninth in the rankings after scoring 26 goals for Real Madr…

Eintracht Frankfurt took Europe by storm last season as they went on a memorable and breathtaking run to the Europa League semi-final.

Spearheaded by Luka Jovic, Sebastien Haller and Ante Rebic, Eintracht were only spot-kicks away from their first European final since 1980.

Jovic, Haller and Rebic combined for 57 goals across all competitions and 41 in the Bundesliga, where Eintracht threatened to qualify for the Champions League before ultimately finishing seventh.

However, the star trio – put together by Eintracht mastermind and director of sport Fredi Bobic – have since departed for Real Madrid, West Ham and AC Milan respectively.

Thanks for everything, Ante!

— Eintracht Frankfurt (@eintracht_eng)

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