Manchester City striker Edin Dzeko has called for focus ahead of Sunday s Premier League title decider versus West Ham.

Dzeko scored a second-half double as City moved two points clear of Liverpool at the top of the table with a 4-0 win over Aston Villa on Wednesday.

Barring a massive swing in goal difference, Manuel Pellegrini s men will win a second title in three seasons with a draw against West Ham.

But Bosnia-Herzegovina striker Dzeko insists that City cannot afford to get complacent, although he feels that the experience of the dramatic 2011-12 finale, when City came from behind to win the title on the last day by beating QPR 3-2, will count in their favour.

We played good football in the first half, they (Villa) didn t have any chances but the manager said…

that Monaco are set to complete the signing of Nigerian defender Elderson Uwa Echiejile from Sporting Braga.

The Principality club have been looking to recruit a new left-sided defender to provide competition for Layvin Kurzawa, and they seem to have succeeded in their quest.

According to O Jogo, Monaco have reached an agreement with Sporting Braga to sign defender Elderson, who is set for a medical at Stade Louis II.

Given that the player s contract was due to expire in June 2014, he will be joining the French side for a nominal fee.

Elderson joined Sporting Braga from Rennes in the summer of 2010 and has since made a total of 73 Primeira Liga appearances for the club, scoring 5 goals in the process.

He has also become an important member of th…

Ivan Zamorano said Lionel Messi would have monuments all over the county if he were Chilean as the former international suggested the Argentina star is undervalued in his homeland.

Despite being regarded as one of the greatest players of all time, Messi still comes in for criticism from fans in Argentina having failed to reach the lofty heights like he has done for Barcelona.

While Messi has won 28 trophies for the LaLiga giants, the five-time Ballon d Or winner has been unable to lead Argentina to silverware even after reaching consecutive Copa America deciders and the 2014 World Cup final.

Speaking ahead of Chile s trip to Buenos Aires for Thursday s World Cup qualifier against Argentina, ex-Real Madrid and Inter striker Zamorano insisted Messi the country s ca…

Udinese are set to make a move for Guangzhou Evergrande midfielder Alessandro Diamanti, .

The Italy international is currently on loan at Watford, though he has made just three appearances for the club so far, all of which have come as a substitute.

The thirty-two year old moved to China in February 2014, and spent the second half of last season on loan in a second stint at Serie A side Fiorentina, now Udinese could be set to offer him the chance to return to his home country.

Aside from a year in England with West Ham United, Dimanti spent his entire career until 2014 in Italy across spells with Prato, Empoli, Fiorentina, AlbinoLeffe, Livorno, Brescia and Bologna.

He has been capped seventeen times for his country and was part of the Italy squad tha…

Galatasaray have submitted a bid for the services of Sheffield United s Ismaila Coulibaly, according to Sky Sports.

The 20-year-old midfielder started out with Senegalese side Oslo FA Dakar and also played for Sarpsborg 08 in Norway, before the Blades signed him for around £2 million last summer. He was immediately shipped out on a three-year loan Beerschot to gather some valuable first-team experience to aid his development.

In 2020-21, Coulibaly made a total of 23 appearances in all competitions and scored five goals for the Belgian side. Primarily a central, box-to-box midfielder, the two-time Mali Under-20 international can also play in a deeper role, protecting the back line.

Sheffield United already rejected an offer of £10 million for his signature from…

Darren Bent has said that Arsenal should not sell Ainsley Maitland-Niles to bitter North London rivals Tottenham Hotspur in the summer transfer window.

According to , Tottenham are among the clubs interested in signing Maintland-Niles from Premier League rivals Arsenal, who are rated at 16/5 by to finish in the top four next season.

Former Spurs striker Bent, who is a boyhood Arsenal fan, has said that the Gunners should not sell the 22-year-old who can operate as a midfielder, winger, full-back or wing-back t0 Jose Mourinho s side this summer.

“I hope it doesn’t happen. I think he played really well last season at times.

“He’s got the capability to play in several different positions. I can’t see how Arsenal can let that one happen, I think t…

Erik ten Hag believes he may have won up to 75 of his first 100 matches as Manchester United boss was it not for an injury list he claims no team would be able to cope with.

This has been a poor second season in the hotseat for the under-pressure Dutchman, who suffered a 3-1 defeat at rivals Manchester City last weekend as he brought up a century of matches in charge.

Ten Hag had to field a patched-up team against the Premier League champions and absentee-hit United will again be without a host of first-team players for Saturday’s clash with embattled Everton.

Marcus Rashford and Jonny Evans have been passed fit after coming off in the Manchester derby, but Omari Forson has joined their lengthy list of injuries ahead of the weekend.

“That’s the good…

Substitute Catarina Macario scored three minutes after her second-half introduction to send Chelsea through to the FA Cup semi-finals with a 1-0 victory over Everton at Walton Hall Park.

The United States international was still recovering from an anterior cruciate ligament issue when she signed for the Blues last summer but made an emphatic first impression when she scored on her debut in last week’s Women’s Super League victory over Leicester.

Emma Hayes made six changes from Thursday’s Conti Cup semi-final victory over Manchester City, but Chelsea failed to find an opener in a cagey first half, coming closest with a crossbar-clipping header by Nathalie Bjorn before the centre-back was forced off and replaced by Niamh Charles in the 14th minute.

The Toffe…

Everton forward Steven Naismith is on the verge of securing a move away from Goodison Park,.

The Scotland international has been strongly linked with a move to Norwich City, though Toffees manager Roberto Martinez has refused to say which club is involved.

The twenty-nine-year-old moved to the Merseyside club from Rangers in the summer of 2012 and has since racked up one hundred and twenty-three appearances for the club in all competitions, scoring twenty-five goals.

All three of his league strikes this season came in Everton’s shock 3-1 win over champions Chelsea back in September though he has started just four league games since and has only scored for his country.

He has not been involved in any of his sides matches in 2016, with his substitute…

Chelsea F.C. manager Jose Mourinho has revealed he is happy with his current squad, insisting he will not sell Fernando Torres this transfer window.

The Spain international, 30, joined Chelsea for a club-record fee of £50 million in 2011 but has failed to live up to the expectation of the club s supporters.

Mourinho has strengthened the Blues strikeforce after belittling last year s trio of Demba Ba, Samuel Eto o and Torres on several occasions, bringing in Diego Costa and Didier Drogba from Atletico Madrid and Galatasaray respectively.

The Portuguese has also brought in Cesc Fabregas and Kurt Zouma, who returns from his loan at French Ligue 1 side AS Saint-Étienne, and is content with his current rotation of players.

We have a good squad,…