Ecuador and Japan played out a 1-1 draw that saw both nations make group-stage exits at the Copa America on Monday.

Shoya Nakajima s opener for Japan was cancelled out by Angel Mena during the first half of the Group C clash in Belo Horizonte.

Ecuador and Japan looked for a winner but ended up playing out a draw that suited neither team as they bid to reach the quarter-finals.

A victory would have seen either advance as one of the best third-placed teams, however they are instead both going home.

Both teams made a relatively scrappy start, trying their luck from distance in the opening stages.

But Japan took the lead in the 15th minute through Nakajima s fine strike.

Ecuador goalkeeper Alexander Dominguez swept a ball in behind straight to…

Manchester United forward Mason Greenwood is about to move to Barcelona, according to . The report in the British tabloid has claimed that Barcelona are close to tie up a deal that will see him switch to Camp Nou in the summer of 2024.

Greenwood joined Getafe on loan from Manchester United in the summer of 2023 and is scheduled to stay at the La Liga club until the summer of 2024. The Sun has claimed that Barcelona have been following the 22-year-old forward and has been impressed by him. The English youngster himself is keen on a switch to Barca.

The forward has made 13 starts and three substitute appearances in La Liga for Getefe so far this season. Greenwood has scored three goals and given four assists in those games. Barcelona are third in the La Liga table at the …

Atletico Madrid are willing to sell Alvaro Morata in the summer transfer window, according to . The report has claimed that the former La Liga champions are not happy with how Morata has done for them and are willing to cash in on the former Real Madrid and Chelsea striker at the end of the season.

Morata joined Atletico first on loan from Chelsea in 2019 and made his deal permanent in 2020. The 30-year-old Spain international striker spent two years on loan at Juventus from Atletico before returning to Madrid in the summer of 2022.

The striker has made 16 starts and seven substitute appearances in La Liga for Atletico so far this season, scoring seven goals and providing one assist in the process. Morata has scored four starts and one substitute appearance in the UEFA …

Mauricio Pochettino insists he has had tougher times at Tottenham after a dismal winless week that saw him seemingly question the togetherness of his squad.

After giving away a 2-0 lead to draw their Champions League opener at Olympiacos 2-2, Spurs lost 2-1 despite being a goal to the good at Leicester City last weekend.

Worse was to follow in midweek, as League Two Colchester United dumped Pochettino s side out of the EFL Cup on penalties.

This more pronounced slump compounded a general trend of inconsistency that set in during Tottenham s run to the Champions League final last season.

Nevertheless, speaking ahead of Saturday s Premier League match against his old employers Southampton, Pochettino urged reporters to look at the bigger picture.

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Crystal Palace manager Roy Hodgson’s love of the game will see him determined to return to the dugout as soon as he is well enough, according to Arsenal boss Mikel Arteta.

Hodgson fell ill during training on Thursday and was taken to hospital for further tests, with his condition later being described as “stable” by the Premier League club.

The 76-year-old had been set to speak at a scheduled press conference at 1.30pm on Thursday ahead of the upcoming match at Everton on Monday night, but members of the media waiting outside Palace’s training ground in New Beckenham were informed the briefing would not take place.

According to reports, Palace are set to sack Hodgson, with former Eintracht Frankfurt boss Oliver Glasner a strong favourite to take the job.<…

Juventus have been given a one-match partial stadium ban after their supporters racially abused Inter striker Romelu Lukaku.

Lukaku was targeted by opposition fans before and after scoring a penalty in the fifth minute of added time to earn Inter a 1-1 draw in Tuesday s Coppa Italia semi-final first leg.

The Belgium international was issued a second yellow card for putting his fingers to his lips to silence the Allianz Stadium crowd.

Serie A announced on Thursday that Juve must close the lower tier of the South Stand for their next home league game, which is against Napoli on April 23.

The judge overseeing the case stated that the majority of the 5,034 spectators in that stand were guilty of racially abusing Lukaku.

Lukaku will still serve a one-m…

Paul Pogba s prolonged absence has been extended due to an illness that will rule him out of Manchester United s EFL Cup quarter-final against Colchester United.

Ole Gunnar Solskjaer confirmed the setback as the World Cup winner faces another obstacle in his bid to return from a long-term ankle injury.

Pogba, 26, has missed 16 matches across all competitions since starting United s 1-1 draw against Arsenal on September 30.

The France international was pictured at his brother Florentin s wedding on Friday, though it has been reported he was granted permission to attend by United and was diagnosed with the illness upon his return.

Solskjaer said: Of all things he s been struck down ill now, so he s been off for two or three days. Three days, probably, so …

Juventus and AS Roma are both interested in signing Pedro Rodriguez from Chelsea this summer, according to .

The Spain international arrived to Stamford Bridge from Barcelona in 2015, and Chelsea had high expectations from a player who had won five La Liga titles, the Champions League three times, and both the 2010 World Cup and the 2008 European championship with his national side. However, he hasn t exactly justified those expectations, being in and out of the starting XI. This season he has only managed 18 appearances in all competitions so far, scoring twice and assisting three times. Manager Frank Lampard has mostly preferred young players in his team, and though the 33-year-old would like to return to Barcelona, it appears more likely that he ll end up in Italy.

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With Manchester United confirming Paul Pogba is to leave the club as a free agent, six years on from his £89million return and a decade after his first departure, talk will inevitably turn to the midfielder s next destination.

Could a return to Juventus the club where he won four consecutive Serie A titles between 2012 and 2016 reignite Pogba s career, or would a move to newly crowned European champions Real Madrid hold greater appeal?

If not, could Pogba, who was born in a Paris suburb and enjoyed the greatest moment of his career when lifting the World Cup with France in 2018, join a host of other big names at Paris Saint-Germain? 

Or could the 29-year old choose to make one of the most controversial moves in Premier League history by joining United s cross-c…

Erik ten Hag said Ralf Rangnick s continued working relationship with Manchester United is a matter for the club, while saying now is the time to make a future .

Rangnick stepped in as interim boss when Ole Gunnar Solskjaer was sacked back in November, with the initial intention being he would move into an advisory role at the end of the season.

United s performances and squad harmony came under a lot of scrutiny under Rangnick, but he insisted he would remain as a consultant even when being named as Austria head coach earlier this month.

Ten Hag is the man United, who finished sixth in the Premier League, tasked with bringing the good times back to Old Trafford and he said regardless of whether Rangnick continues to work with the club the key decisions will be h…