Scotland midfielder Charlie Adam insists his feud with Wales attacker Gareth Bale is over ahead of the World Cup qualifier between the teams.
Tottenham star Bale was sidelined with ligament damage in May 2011 after a challenge with Adam, then at Blackpool, during an English Premier League clash.
And the row escalated after Adam caught the 23-year-old with a similarly late tackle during Tottenham s pre-season game against Liverpool prior to his move to Stoke.
But the Scot said the duo have put the past behind them, and does not expect any bad blood when they face off at Hampden Park.
There s no problem, Adam told the Daily Mail. I let him (Bale) score the last time, so things should be OK.
I never spoke to him. We did speak during the game when…
Former Lazio coach Edy Reja said he is considering offers from several Ligue 1 clubs.
The 66-year-old coach parted company with Lazio at the end of last season, having failed to secure a Champions League spot, but is now on the verge of moving to France.
Let s see, Reja told Lazio Style Radio. There is something there; I have received some offers.
The veteran coach offered to resign twice during last season s Serie A campaign but was persuaded to continue by president Claudio Lotito.
Reja then admitted that he was upset by the club s refusal to spend in the January transfer window but insists that while he did clash with Lotito and sporting director Igli Tare over the failure to strengthen the squad, he holds no ill feeling towards the pair.
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Joshua Kimmich needs to listen to his body and decide whether he is physically and psychologically ready to return to action, according to Bayern Munich head coach Hansi Flick.
The 25-year-old has not featured for Bayern since November 7 when he suffered a right lateral meniscus injury against Borussia Dortmund.
He was not expected to play again until late January at the earliest after undergoing surgery but returned to light training earlier this month and was involved in a full session on Monday.
With Leon Goretzka joining Javi Martinez on the sidelines, Kimmich could return to action ahead of schedule in Wednesday s Bundesliga clash with Wolfsburg.
Flick will let the versatile midfielder have the final say on his selection as Bayern look to extend th…
Maurizio Sarri has challenged his Juventus side to fight against the Champions League hangovers that threaten to derail their bid for a ninth consecutive Serie A title.
Juve have dropped points in four of their 15 league games this season, two of which came immediately after midweek Champions League fixtures.
They drew 1-1 with Lecce in October following a win over Lokomotiv Moscow and were held to a shock 2-2 home draw by Sassuolo this month after beating Atletico Madrid, before losing 3-1 to Lazio a week later.
Those results have left them trailing leaders Inter by two points and Sarri has demanded they do not suffer a similar fate against Udinese on Sunday after the 2-0 win over Bayer Leverkusen that concluded their Group D campaign in midweek.
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Jason Gilchrist scored the only goal of the game as Burnley edged past League Two Accrington Stanley in a pre-season friendly.
The academy graduate was one of several half-time changes for Burnley and made an impact inside the final 20 minutes by coolly curling home after good work from Scott Arfield.
Gilchrist, who scored a hat-trick at Old Trafford in an FA Youth Cup win over Manchester United in 2012, made it two goals in as many games, his strike sealing Burnley s second friendly win in succession.
Sean Dyche s men thrashed Austrian outfit Grossklein 8-0 last Sunday, but the meeting with neighbours Accrington provided a sterner test for the Premier League newcomers.
Stanley s Josh Windass had the first effort of note in the third minute, bringing a sm…
Milan striker Giampaolo Pazzini feels he and Mario Balotelli can form a strong partnership during Filippo Inzaghi s maiden season in charge.
Pazzini made the move to Milan from city rivals Inter in 2012 but endured a difficult campaign last time out as he suffered with injury and fell out of favour when Massimiliano Allegri was replaced by Clarence Seedorf in January.
Limited to just seven Serie A starts and two league goals, Pazzini struggled for form as Milan stuttered to an eighth-place finish.
With Seedorf s former Milan team-mate Inzaghi now at the helm, Pazzini believes he and Balotelli can prove the ideal combination up front.
Mario and I can work together fine. He likes to move around the area, I like to stay inside to finish. So we are complem…
Bundesliga leaders Hoffenheim may be without ex-Germany goalkeeper Timo Hildebrand for the next few games after he went off injured during their 2-0 win over Energie Cottbus on his club debut.
Hoffenheim took over from Hamburg at the top of the table on Saturday with goals by strikers Demba Ba and Boubacar Sanogo, but lost Hildebrand after 60 minutes with a pubic bone injury.
Hildebrand was making his debut having returned to Germany from Spanish side Valencia in January and this was the first time in 221 Bundesliga matches he has been forced to leave the field through injury.
Hoffenheim coach Ralph Rangnick says he will only know exactly how long his shot-stopper is out for once Hildebrand has a scan on Sunday.
It is a very painful injury and it will d…
Aleksandar Mitrovic and Marco Silva have issued apologies over their dismissals during Fulham s FA Cup loss to Manchester United earlier this month.
The pair were both shown red cards by referee Chris Kavanagh during a seismic passage of play in the Cottagers 3-1 quarter-final exit at Old Trafford.
Having been called over to the pitchside monitor to check for a handball offence by Willian, who was subsequently sent off, the match official also dismissed Silva for dissent before showing red to Mitrovic after the forward pushed him, reducing them to nine men.
Bruno Fernandes then scored the resulting penalty as Fulham swiftly collapsed from holding a 1-0 lead going into the closing stages.
On Wednesday, both player and manager revealed they had spoken to Ka…
Napoli head coach Gennaro Gattuso admitted only a crazy person like me would keep going after revealing he is suffering with a flare-up of an auto-immune disease.
Gattuso wore an eye patch on the touchline during Napoli s 2-0 defeat to Lazio in Rome on Sunday, and also sported specialised glasses as his team drew 1-1 with Torino in their final game of 2020 on Wednesday.
The former Milan and Italy midfielder suffers from an auto-immune disease known as ocular myasthenia.
It is a condition that causes the muscles that control the eyes to weaken and the eyelids to droop, while it can also lead to severe fatigue and double vision.
Nevertheless, Gattuso has carried on, but the Napoli boss conceded he has been suffering.
I admit I ve not been my…
Giorgio Chiellini has been named in the Juventus squad for their Supercoppa Italiana clash with Lazio despite continuing his recovery from a knee operation.
The veteran centre-back injured the anterior cruciate ligament in his right knee during a training session in August and was ruled out for six months after undergoing surgery.
Maurizio Sarri, though, has included Chiellini in a 24-man group for Sunday s game in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.
The club clarified he would not be available to play, with a statement saying: Giorgio Chiellini appears on the squad list, although the defender is still not yet available. However, the captain joins his team-mates during the competition as Juve vie for their first trophy of the season.
Goalkeeper Wojciech Szczesny an…