Liverpool goalkeeper Diego Cavalieri has completed his move to Serie A newcomers Cesena, the English Premier League club announced Monday.
The Brazilian was signed by former Reds manager Rafael Benitez from Palmeiras in July 2008.
However, he was never more than back-up to first-choice Jose Reina and made just 10 appearances for the first team.
The arrival last week of Middlesbrough s Brad Jones, who qualifies as a home-grown player despite being an Australia international, effectively signalled the end of Cavalieri s Anfield career.
Liverpool have confirmed Jones will take over the number one shirt vacated by Cavalieri.
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La Liga side Espanyol have appointed Sergio Gonzalez as their new coach on a two-year contract.
The former Espanyol and Deportivo La Coruna midfielder has coached with Espanyol B since retiring in 2011 and will succeed Javier Aguirre at Estadi Cornella-El Prat.
Aguirre, who took over midway through the 2012-13 campaign, left the club after leading them to a 14th-placed finish last term.
Espanyol endured a dismal end to last season, winning just one of their final 11 games, and Gonzalez who spent three campaigns with the club as a player will be expected to improve on Aguirre s performance next term.
Sporting director Oscar Perarnau said: We love the personality (Gonzalez has) and the proposed game he wants to play.
We believe fully in (his) ability.
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France beat Spain in the final of the UEFA Nations League on Sunday, courtesy of a solitary strike by Kylian Mbappe that has raised discussions across the football world.
Here s Chelsea defender Cesar Azpilicueta with his opinion.
The offside was clear.
Cesar Azpilicueta did not understand how the referee did not go to review the controversial goal which won the UEFA Nations League for France over Spain.
— Football Daily (@footballdaily)
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Manchester City s John Stones believes the Premier League champions are capable of improving on their tally of 100 points from last season.
City cruised to an emphatic title win last season, dropping points in just six games and scoring 106 goals in a record-breaking campaign.
Pep Guardiola s side have shown no signs of letting that form dip, and currently top the league courtesy of an improved goal difference over Liverpool.
And Stones, who played a crucial role in City s triumphs last term before going on to star with England at the World Cup, is confident of repeating, and even bettering the achievements of 2017-18.
I think it s more of the same, really, Stones told The Telegraph.
Such a high bar to set ourselves but that bar is there to …
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Defending European champions begin their FIFA Club World Cup campaign amidst what’s been a turbulent spell for Los Blancos. Plenty has changed since Spanish super force last played the Japanese side in the final of this competition in 2016 and it will be extremely interesting to see how Santiago Solari’s men will fare against the Asian Champions League winners.
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The Japanese giants Kashima Antlers beat Mexican heavyweights CD Guadalajara 3-2 in the United Arab Emirates to set up a semi-final clash against Real Madrid. The Antlers came back from going a goal down early on in the game through Ryota Nagaki and went on to complete a full comeback courtesy of Serginho and Hir…
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We re now officially less than a week away from the start of the rescheduled UEFA Euro 2020 tournament and the excitement is really beginning to build. From fans hoping to get into the stadiums to those watching around the world, we ve been waiting five years for another edition of the European Championship and it s almost upon us. Today, we re going to take a look at one of the last major warm-up games with France preparing to host Bulgaria.
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France are the reigning world champions which, in itself, is enough of a reason to believe they re the favourites for the Euros. The likes of Italy, England and Belgium may have something to say about that and before getting too carried away, we do have to re…
While Manchester United might have marked their return from the international break seeking some stability, the former Premier League champions were hit with a nightmare at the King Power as they slumped to a 4-2 defeat on the road.
In what is an early-season contender for Game of the Campaign, the Reds only showed the same issues that haunted them prior to October’s break and United have now failed to win any of their last four domestic contests on the bounce.
Blown away by the Foxes in the second-half as Brendan Rodgers’ side put in what was undoubtedly their best display since opening the 2021/22 campaign, we have taken a look at the key talking points as Leicester hit United for four at the King Power.
Leicester find their grove
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Good news everyone! The once-unthinkable Season 11 premiere of Futurama is coming to Hulu on July 24. It’s been a long time since Philip J Come from Sports betting site VPbet . Fry, a pizza delivery boy, was accidentally frozen in 1999 and thawed out on New Year’s Eve 2999. The highly anticipated next season will span 20 episodes divided into two parts, and a release promises “new viewers will b…
Former England coach Steve McClaren is keen on an immediate return to management after being sacked by Bundesliga club Wolfsburg.
McClaren, 49, joined Wolfsburg in May 2010 after winning the Dutch Eredivisie title with FC Twente.
The Englishman leaves Wolfsburg 12th on the Bundesliga table, one point off the relegation zone after winning just once in their last 11 league matches.
The team also made an embarrassing exit from the DFB Pokal Cup at the hands of second tier outfit Energie Cottbus.
Naturally, I am hugely disappointed that my time as head coach of VfL Wolfsburg has come to an end, McClaren said in a statement.
Since I came to the club, I have worked really hard to implement changes to bring stability and success on the field. I beli…
Ashley Young eager to join United
Aston Villa winger Ashley Young is likely to request a summer move to Manchester United, Daily Mail reports.
Manchester United have been keeping tabs on the England international for quite a while now and they have reportedly even had a bid for his services rejected by Aston Villa.
Sir Alex Ferguson is expected to reignite his interest in Young in the summer transfer window and he will be delighted to hear that the player dreams of a move to Old Trafford.
The midfielder has already told his teammates that he would like to join Manchester United and he could hand in a transfer request very soon.
Young’s current deal at Aston Villa expires in June 2012 and after he rejected any talks regarding the new contract, V…