Lionel Scaloni has not ruled out trying to convince Angel Di María to reverse his Argentina retirement decision after the 2024 Copa America.
The 36-year-old announced in November that the tournament in the United States would mark the last time he represents his country.
Di Maria earned his 144th cap for Argentina in Tuesday s 2-0 win over Canada as La Albiceleste reached a sixth Copa final in eight editions.
And having played in four of Argentina s five games en route to this latest final, starting three of those, Di Maria continues to show his importance to the world champions.
Ahead of what is scheduled to be Di Maria s final Argentina game on Sunday, against either Colombia or Uruguay, Scaloni told reporters: You know how I feel about Angel.
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Inter have agreed to terminate Portugal international midfielder Joao Mario s contract by mutual consent.
The 28-year-old joined Inter from Sporting for €40 million in 2016 after Portugal s Euros triumph but struggled to break into the first team, spending most of his time out on loan.
Joao Mario had a loan spell with West Ham United in 2018, before stints at Lokomotiv Moscow and Sporting.
Thanks so much Inter. Good luck for the future, Joao Mario posted in a brief message on Twitter.
Joao Mario was part of Sporting s 2020-21 Portuguese Primeira Liga title which ended their 19-year wait.
The Euro 2016 winner only managed 69 appearances for the Nerazzurri during his five years with the club and had one year remaining on his contract.
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Germany head coach Joachim Low is smiling in the face of criticism from the team s former midfielder Michael Ballack over their performances at Euro 2016.
The world champions opened their Group C campaign with a 2-0 win over Ukraine, despite a less than sparkling showing.
They toiled for large parts of the subsequent 0-0 draw with Poland, with their opponents arguably the better side, but remain in a strong position to qualify ahead of Tuesday s final group fixture against Northern Ireland.
Despite that, Ballack – inspirational in Germany s run to the final of the competition in 2008 – claimed the current crop of players lacked personality and character.
Things repeat themselves so much, said Low.
The discussion conjures a smile fro…
Everton are set to make a move for Fulham goalkeeper Marten Stekelenburg, .
The former Netherlands international spent last season on loan at Southampton playing under fellow Dutchman Ronald Koeman, who replaced Roberto Martinez as Everton manager last month.
The Toffees are on the lookout for a new shot-stopper with Tim Howard having recently called time on his ten years at Goodison Park and moves for Asmir Begovic, Tim Krul and Fraser Forster have also been mooted.
Stekelenburg moved to Craven Cottage from Roma in the summer of 2013 and has since turned out for Monaco on loan, as well as enjoying a spell with the Saints last year.
He turned out seventeen times for the South Coast club, while he won a total of fifty-four caps for his country and was…
The final round of fixtures of the Women’s Super League season plays out on Saturday, with Chelsea and Manchester United vying for the title and Reading, who host the Blues, fighting to beat the drop along with Leicester.
Here, the PA news agency looks at some of the standout moments from across the 2022-23 campaign.
Record at the Emirates
A notable sign of the women’s game’s growth following England’s triumph at the Euros last summer has been attendance figures.
And early on in the season a new record for the biggest WSL crowd was set, with Arsenal beating Tottenham 4-0 at the Emirates Stadium in September in front of 47,367 fans.
Arsenal-United thriller
Comeback: complete ||
— Manchester United Women (@ManUtdWomen)
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