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More than two months aftere the last game was played, the 2019/20 season in the German Bundesliga is set to continue this weekend with a full fixture list being played within the 26th round of the campaign. All games will be played behind closed doors.

Augsburg are set to welcome Wolfsburg to the Augsburg Arena (also known as the WWK Arena) on Saturday afternoon, in a game that could prove very important for both sides, but in rather different circumstances.

Augsburg

At the time when the Covid-19 pandemic caused the football in the German top flight to stop back in March, Augsburg had accumulated 27 points from 25 games, which put them in the 14th place in the table. That s just five more than Fortuna Dusseldorf in 16th, the pl…

Real Madrid head coach Zinedine Zidane is tired of discussing a possible move for Borussia Dortmund striker Erling Haaland and says he is only thinking about the players in his squad.

Madrid are one of a number of elite clubs to have been linked with the Norway international following a goal-laden 15 months at Dortmund, where he has scored 49 goals in the same number of appearances.

Talk of a transfer to the Santiago Bernabeu at the end of the season intensified on Thursday as Haaland s agent Mino Raiola and father Alf-Inge were spotted in the Spanish capital, hours after footage emerged of the pair in Barcelona.

It was reported that Raiola and Alf-Inge were on their way to hold talks with Los Blancos president Florentino Perez over a deal for Haaland, whose …

French Ligue One side Montpellier HSC currently sit second in the league table. They are just three points behind league champions and leaders Bordeaux.

It’s an amazing rise for a club who were only promoted from the French second division just year.

History

The club in its current guise was only formed in 1974. However the city has had a football team for 101 years since Stade Olympique de Montpellier was formed. The club have flitted between amateur and professional status throughout their long history.

The club turned professional for the last time in 1978 and were re-branded in 1989 as Montpellier Herault Sport Club (HSC). 20 years later they returned to the French top flight. It would be a fairytale story if Montpellier claimed a top six finish, n…

Few pundits expect England to be overly troubled by any of their opponents in Group C.

Instead, meetings with the United States, Slovenia and Algeria will be scrutinised for pointers as to the ability of Fabio Capello s squad to progress deep into the tournament after a domestic club season that has provided the Italian with encouragement and cause for concern in roughly equal measure.

But Capello suffered a severe setback when Rio Ferdinand, the captain and a key presence in central defence, was ruled out of the tournament after damaging knee ligaments in the team s first serious training session in South Africa.

Also a worry for Capello is the fitness of midfield anchor Gareth Barry, whose lingering ankle ligament injury looks set to rule him out of England s …

The experienced French defender Patrice Evra is looking towards the exit door at Juventus and has already been linked with a sensational swoop back to Manchester United.

Spanish side Valencia were also keen on the 35-year-old left-back, but the latest reports coming from the Italian news outlet claims that Crystal Palace have emerged as the frontrunners for the signature of the veteran defender.

Sam Allardyce is preparing for a major rebuilding at Selhurst Park and is already eyeing moves for Arsenal defender Carl Jenkinson and Sunderland’s Patrick van Aanholt, but is also pondering a Patrice Evra possibility.

The Champions League winner with Manchester United has expressed his desire to get back to Premier League and it appears that Big Sam is ready to make h…

Marc Wilmots says his top priority after taking charge of Ivory Coast is coaxing Yaya Toure out of international retirement.

Wilmots was confirmed as the Elephants new coach on Tuesday, with the side still smarting from their group-stage exit at this year s Africa Cup of Nations.

Ivory Coast had travelled to Gabon as reigning champions, with Toure captaining the side to a penalty-shootout final win over Ghana in 2015.

I know how important it is to have experienced players. It s not yet over for Toure, we ve got to get him back, Wilmots said.

The Yaya Toure case will be one of my first missions.

I ve seen the last two games that he played for Manchester City in a defensive midfield position. He s always great, he s so good physically.

I…

Harry Kane says winning personal honours is bittersweet given lifting trophies is his priority as speculation over the Tottenham striker s future rumbles on.

The England captain was named Premier League player of the year at the London Football Awards on Tuesday evening.

Kane continues to set the highest of standards for club and country, but the striker endured more agony when Manchester City beat Spurs 1-0 in the EFL Cup final on Sunday.

The prolific 27-year-old continues to be linked with a move away from his boyhood club and has stated that he will consider his future after Euro 2020.

Kane made his ambition crystal clear after landing another gong.

Individual awards are great, they are fantastic achievements, he said in an interview with the …

Cristiano Ronaldo scored for the fourth Serie A home game in succession as Juventus claimed a 2-1 victory over Bologna on Saturday despite some late drama.

The Portugal forward has netted in all of Juve s home league fixtures this season and opened the scoring with a typically clinical finish.

Bologna levelled with a sumptuous half-volley from full-back Danilo before Miralem Pjanic restored Juve s advantage after some poor defending by the visitors.

Late in the game, the visitors had a penalty appeal for handball against Matthijs de Ligt turned down and hit the crossbar, while Gianluigi Buffon made a fine late save as Juve moved four points clear at the top of the table.

Ronaldo was presented with a special award by Juventus before kick-off having s…

Harry Redknapp on Tuesday signed a new contract with Tottenham tying him to the London club until 2013.

Redknapp took over at Tottenham in October 2008, steering the side clear of relegation before guiding them to their best Premier League finish of fourth last season.

That performance not only earned the 63-year-old the Premier League s manager of the year award, but also secured his club a place in the Champions League for the first time.

Redknapp s deal was due to expire next year, but Spurs have now exercised the option of lengthening his stay at White Hart Lane by a further two seasons.

The club is delighted to announce we have extended the contract of manager Harry Redknapp until 2013, read a statement on the club s website.

Harry guided …

Milan coach Clarence Seedorf claimed his decision to play a midfield diamond set up his team s 1-0 derby win over Inter on Sunday.

Up against Inter s midfield trio of Esteban Cambiasso, Hernanes and Mateo Kovacic in Walter Mazzarri s preferred 3-5-2 formation, Seedorf sacrificed the flanks and sent Milan out in a 4-4-2 with a diamond in midfield.

Nigel de Jong anchored Milan s midfield with Riccardo Montolivo and Andrea Poli ahead of him, while Adel Taarabt sat in behind forward duo Mario Balotelli and Kaka.

De Jong scored the only goal for the game as Milan won their first derby since 2011 and Seedorf was thrilled with how his formation change hindered Inter.

I have to congratulate my players who played a very good game tonight and it wasn t easy for many differ…