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Hoping to make up some ground in the promotion chase, Coritiba will travel to Sao Paulo in the early hours of Wednesday.

Starting with the hosts, while Guarani might have opened the 2024 campaign in the midst of a public nightmare, the Bugre do appear to have turned a recent corner. Although Pintado’s side might still find themselves sat rock-bottom of the Serie B standings and facing a real battle to keep hold of their second-tier status, the former Juventude boss has seen his squad muster seven points from their previous three Serie B appearances. Likewise, the Sao Paulo-based outfit have suffered just a single defeat from any of their previous six matchups a run that stems back to July 21st. Desperate to make up so…

Lionel Messi will leave Paris St Germain at the end of the season, manager Christophe Galtier has confirmed.

The seven-time Ballon d’Or winner will make his last appearance for the club in their final Ligue 1 outing of the campaign against Clermont on Saturday.

The 35-year-old’s departure after two years at PSG had long been anticipated and it was officially communicated by Galtier at a press conference on Thursday.

“I will take away that I have had the privilege of coaching the best football player ever, Leo Messi,” said Galtier in remarks published on the club’s website, psg.fr.

“Saturday will be his last game at the Parc des Princes. I hope he will be welcomed in the best way possible.”

Messi left Barcelona for PSG amid a financia…

Cape Verde became the first team to qualify for the knockout stages of the Africa Cup of Nations with a 3-0 victory over Mozambique.

Bebe’s extraordinary free-kick and a brace from Ryan Mendes in Abidjan guaranteed that the Blue Sharks will top Group B.

Mozambique now lie bottom of the section with one point ahead of their final group game against Ghana, while Cape Verde meet Egypt on Monday.

FULL-TIME!

The Blue Sharks put on a show and defeat Mozambique with 3 goals to nil! |

— CAF (@CAF_Online)

Cape Verde, fresh from their shock opening victory over Ghana, impressed from the early exchanges.

Deroy Duarte forced an athletic save from Mozambique goalkeeper Ernan Siluane and the Fortuna Sittard midfielder also sent a diving…

In what looks set to be a stacked schedule from across Europe this weekend, we have a string of eye-catching affairs. So, for those of you looking to place a Saturday acca, we have found a handful of helpful tips that are worth taking note of.

Saturday February 18th
BST 14:30 Bochum vs Freiburg

While Freiburg might have opened February with a nightmare display away at Borussia Dortmund, Saturday s guests have certainly proven that was nothing more than a minor blip. Last seen putting in another impressive display as they claimed a 2-1 victory at home against Stuttgart, Christian Streich s men have once again impressed almost everyone across Germany this season. Opening this weekend s fixtures battling it out in the top-four and with their sights set on securing a fam…

South Africa claimed third place in the Africa Cup of Nations, beating DR Congo 6-5 in a tense penalty shoot-out after surviving a second-half onslaught during the 90 minutes.

Bafana Bafana appeared second favourites in the shoot-out after Teboho Mokoena hit the post with the first spot-kick to hand DR Congo an immediate advantage and the stage was set for captain Chancel Mbemba to hit the winner, only to see his effort saved by Ronwen Williams.

And Williams – who saved four penalties in the quarter-final shoot-out win over Cape Verde – was the hero again after he kept out Mischack Elia’s penalty to seal the win.

FULL-TIME!

After an intense penalty shootout, South Africa are the winners! |

— CAF (@CAF_Online)

It came after a 9…

Saudi Arabia have announced the resignation of head coach Herve Renard, who is set to be confirmed as the head coach of France s women s team.

Renard, who had a contract as Saudi Arabia coach until 2027, will take charge of the French side ahead of the Women s World Cup in Australia and New Zealand later this year.

The 54-year-old, who has won the Africa Cup of Nations twice as a coach, will replace Corinne Diacre as Les Bleues coach.

Diacre left her role amid a player exodus over her management style and treatment of the squad.

In a statement on social media, the Saudi national team said: The Saudi Arabian Football Federation Board of Directors has agreed on the contract termination of the Head Coach of the Saudi National Team Mr Herve Renard upon his re…

It might have taken a long time to be completed, but Manchester United s signing of Bruno Fernandes is beginning to look like one of this season s best pieces of business.

While the player himself insists he is not responsible for an upturn in form that has seen the Red Devils go 11 games unbeaten in all competitions, few can deny the impact he has made since joining in January for an initial fee of £46.5million (€55m).

In fact, his form saw him rewarded with the Premier League Player of the Month award for February, making him the first United player since Anthony Martial to win the prize for the month of his debut.

The 25-year-old is also the first Portuguese player to win the award since Chelsea midfielder Deco in August 2008.

As Opta data shows, F…

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Cadiz welcome Granada in a match of desperation for both sides. The Frida rivals are sitting in relegation positions and desperate need of points. The match will be played on Friday night at the Nuevo Mirandilla Stadium.

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Cadiz need a win to keep their survival hopes alive. The hosts are 18th in the table, five points adrift of safety. The disastrous start to the season has probably done irreparable damage and Cadiz have their work cut out for them if they plan to remain in the top flight.

The installation of Mauricio Pellegrino as head coach at the end of January brought the desired effect and the positive change was timed perfectly. Under his command, Cadiz started to pick up points, thus …

Paris Saint-Germain are set to complete the signing of AC Milan goalkeeper Gianluigi Donnarumma, according to multiple sources.

Donnarumma joined Milan s youth setup in 2013 and earned first-team promotion just two years later, at the age of 16. He stood between the posts for the seven-time European champions 251 times in all competition, and has so far made 26 appearances as an Italy international.

The 22-year-old, represented by Mino Raiola, is out of contract with the Rossoneri this summer and has obviously decided to to remain at San Siro. Juventus were interested in bringing him to Turin as competition for Wojciech Szczesny, while Barcelona also had plans for him to challenge Marc-Andre ter Stegen. In the end, both clubs have given the race up and it appears he wil…

Manchester United defender Luke Shaw is fighting against the odds to be passed fit for the crucial FA Cup final against rivals Manchester City.

Red Devils boss Erik ten Hag revealed the left-back’s injury has proven more complicated than first thought and added his chances of making the game are low, but has not definitively ruled out the England international.

He is more optimistic about Harry Maguire, though even the centre-back was only rated as having a “fair chance” of being passed fit to face Pep Guardiola’s men at Wembley on May 25.

Before that, United will finish their Premier League campaign with a match away to Brighton on Sunday.

Despite a desperately disappointing campaign, there are still two potential routes for United to make it int…