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Santi Cazorla to quit Villarreal as future decision reached

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The Spanish club confirmed the midfield maestro will play his last game for the club when they host Eibar at the Estadio de la Ceramica in the last LaLiga matchday of the 2019/20 season. The former Arsenal man has been in red hot form for the Yellow Submarines this season, contributing to 23 goals (15 goals and 8 assists) across all competitions. Cazorla has hinted on a possible return to Arsenal, stating he would like to say goodbye to The Gunners faithfuls in a more deserving manner. The 35year old has now reach a decision to leave Villareal after this campaign as a decision on whether to re-join Arsenal will be expected to be announced in the coming days. Cazorla left Arsenal in the summer of 2018 with injury problems preventing him from playing a single game for the club since October 2016 till his move in 2018. Afolabi Kehinde Hassan

Barcelona decided on MSN reunion

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Spanish sport outlet, MARCA has reported that FC Barcelona have finally given up on resigning Neymar from PSG, with the club's executives urging the team and the press to stop feeding rumours as it will not be possible because of their financial situation due to the coronavirus. The Catalan club have been linked with a move to bring back Neymar, who left the Spanish club in the summer of 2017 for €222m, making him the most expensive football player in hisory. The Brazilian has also confessed to wanting a move back to his former club but the club have now decided against signing him due to financial situation. Neymar joined Barcelona in 2013 from boyhood club Santos, and enjoyed a successful spell with the club forming a devastating trident alongside Messi and Luis Suarez. He scored 105 goals in 186 appearances before ending his time at the club with a move to PSG in 2017. Afolabi Kehinde Hassan

Cristiano Ronaldo close in on Ciro Immobile, Robert Lewandowski

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Having scored his 27th and 28th league goal of the season with a brace against Atalanta last night, the Portuguese is now a goal behind Lazio striker Immobile, in the race for the Serie A golden boot this campaign. From 28 league outings, Cristiano Ronaldo has notched in 28 goals to help the Turin club's cause to retain the Scudetto this campaign as competition from teams threaten to dethrone them from a title they have won consecutively since the 2011-12 season. The former Real Madrid attacker has also helped himself close the gap on Bayern Munich striker Robert Lewandowski in the race for the European golden boot this season to six goals. Lewandowski currently lead the way having scored 34 goals in the already concluded BundesLiga season while Ronaldo (28) and Immobile (29) now have six games left to play in the Italian topflight. With Ronaldo's form of scoring in every league match since the restart, it will be too early to write him off from winning the award for

Former Chelsea and Bayern Munich striker calls time on his career

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Peruvian striker Claudio Pizarro bids farewell to football after helping Werder Bremen stay in the Germany topflight next season at the expense of Heidenheim. The 41year old, who moved from Peruvian club, Alianza Lima in 1999 to Werder Bremen spent 21years in Europe playing for the likes of Bayern Munich, Chelsea and Koln. Pizarro won six BundesLiga titles, five DFB-Pokal, one DFB-Super cup, the UEFA Champions League, UEFA Super Cup, Intercontinental cup and the club world cup with Bayern Munich in his two stints at the club starting in 2001-07 and 2012-15. He joined Chelsea in 2007 but was loaned out to Werder Bremen the following season after enduring a horrible first season in England. He won the DFB-Pokal with the German club before finally sealing a permanent move there in the summer. The striker signed a one year contract with Koln in 2017 and returned to Werder Bremen after his contract ends at Koln, for his fourth stint at the club. On July 6 2020, after helping

Edging closer, keeping pace and going down; LaLiga matchday 34 has it all

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Sergio Ramos' penalty 17 minutes from time was enough for Real Madrid to earn maximum point in Bilbao as they take a significant step towards winning the league title this season. It was Real's seventh win from seven games since the restart and a third consecutive 1-0 win within a week after beating Espanyol and Getafe on Sunday and Thursday respectively. Lionel Messi also inspired Barcelona to a 4-1 win away at Villarreal as Griezmann, Suarez and Ansu Fati all on target. Defender Pau Torres directed a Jordi Alba cross into his own net in the third minute but Gerrard Moreno scored a leveler 11 minutes later before Messi teed up Suarez to restore Barça's lead. Antonie Griezmann justified his selection on the stroke of halftime when produce a cheeky finish from a Lionel Messi clever backheel to put Barcelona two goals ahead. Lionel Messi did get a goal ruled out for offside before substitute Ansu Fati put the game to bed with his sixth league goal of the season f

Chelsea front-runner in Havertz chase as Bayern Munich pull out of the race

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The Bavarian and The Blues have both been linked with a move for the 21year old but CEO Karl-Heinz Rummenigge has confirmed the German champions will not be signing the player. According to Goal, he was quoted saying to Bild: “I’ll be very clear: Financially speaking, we won’t be able to transfer Havertz this year. All of European football, Bayern included, are currently facing major financial challenges for as long as it is not possible to play in front of spectators again. “It’s a decision that Bayer Leverkusen and the player have to make [whether he leaves]. To be honest, I would also like for Havertz to stay in Leverkusen for at least another year, because we want to have competition.” He continued. Now leaving Chelsea the front-runner in the signature of the attacking midfielder as the blues spending spree continues. Afolabi Kehinde Hassan

What happens to Greenwood when Manchester United sign Jadon Sancho

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The Manchester club have been linked with a move for the talented Dortmund winger with several reports suggesting personal terms has been agreed with the player. Sancho is expected to cost United much even if latest reports has it that the club can not pay more than £50m for the 20year Old. However, there is Mason Greenwood; who has been limited to 1,986 minutes in his 41 appearances for United this season, scoring 15 times and providing 5 assists. His latest back to back performances, which saw him score three goals and assisting one is United's last two Premier League games against Brighton and Bournemouth is another highlight of his stellar performance this campaign. It is apparent that the 18year old will be given more chance before this season runs out and if he can continue to perform at the top of his game, it will be an injustice for the club to not give him a chance next season. Should Manchester United keep all their attackers ahead of next season and acqu

Carlos Tevez plans Cristiano Ronaldo and Leo Messi on the same team

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The Argentine international played alongside the two greats on the course of his illustrious career and plans to have them in his team when he organizes a farewell game. Speaking to Radio La Red, the 36year old said: " If I retired and had to organize a farewell match, my team would be: Buffon, Ibarra, Ferdinand, Heinze, Evra, Scholes, Pirlo, Pogba, Ronaldo, Messi and Rooney. I’d stay on the bench." Tevez played alongside Cristiano Ronaldo in his stint at Manchester United and with Lionel Messi in the Argentina National Football team. Ronaldo and Messi playing on the same team has been the dream of football fans around the globe, and Tevez has plans to make it possible for fans who anticipate watching the two men considered the best in the history of the game play alongside each other. El Apache, who recently signed a six months deal with Boca also mentioned the possibility of a return to the premier league before calling time on his football career. " W