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Arsenal midfielder Jack Wilshere was told by manager Arsene Wenger that he was free to leave the Premier League club before the start of the season but the 26-year-old opted to fight for his place.

The England international has struggled to hold down a starting place in recent years after battling serious injuries and spent the last campaign on loan at Bournemouth before sustaining a season-ending leg fracture in April.

Wilshere was told he could leave with around a month remaining in the summer transfer window but felt offers from other clubs were not enticing enough and he had yet to regain full fitness. Naija and Bet

"It was an honest conversation," Wilshere said. "He (Wenger) said, 'I am going to be honest with you and at the moment we are not going to be offering you a contract, so if you can get a contract somewhere else, you can go'.

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Diego Costa has told teammate Antoine Griezmann he is best off staying at Atletico Madrid. Griezmann has scored 23 goals in 38 appearances for Atletico this season and said on Wednesday he wants his future sorted before the start of this year´s World Cup.

The French forward told L´Equipe he hopes "to travel to Russia without concern" after Barcelona were forced in January to deny they had already struck a deal to sign the player. Manchester United were also credited with a strong interest last summer.

Costa, however, who left Atletico for Chelsea in 2014 only to return to the Spanish club earlier this season, believes his current striker partner should stay put. Place on today's games on Naijabet

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Anthony Joshua's trainer has insisted they aren't underestimating Joseph Parker, fearing they would "come unstuck" if they did.

Rob McCracken, the man who guided Joshua to 2012 Olympic glory and has been in his corner for a run of 20 consecutive knockout wins, paid a compliment to Parker ahead of their world heavyweight unification fight.

WBO champion Parker and IBF and WBA champ Joshua clash in Cardiff on April 1 (NZT).

"He's busy, he's unbeaten, he's got quite quick hands, he believes in himself and he's got a decent game," McCracken said

"If you underestimate boxers like Joseph Parker, you could come unstuck, but there's none of that going on here – Anthony will take it deadly serious and get the win against Parker and then in the future, potentially box Wilder.

"But all that matters now is his next fight [against Parker]."

Meanwhile, Johnny Nelson, the former British cruiserweight star who will help call the fight in Cardiff, emphasised the lack of complacency in the Joshua camp.

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Brazil team doctor Rodrigo Lasmar said on Tuesday that Neymar's recovery from foot surgery "is going well", as the star forward bids to be fit for the World Cup in Russia.

Lasmar, who operated on Neymar on March 3, said he speaks "two or three time a day" with the physiotherapists working with the Brazil and Paris Saint-Germain player.

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Lionel Messi joined up with his Argentina teammates on Tuesday as they trained at Manchester City ahead of their World Cup warm-up against Italy.

Messi's side are based at the Football Academy of Premier League leaders City while they prepare for the friendly at Eastlands on Friday.

The Barcelona forward arrived to start working with the rest of the squad on Tuesday and was present at a training session open to media in the afternoon. Latest international friendly Odds are Available on NaijaBet

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Cristiano Ronaldo says the key to his staggering success is believing nobody is better than he is – and he advised his Portuguese teammates to adopt the same attitude.

The Real Madrid star made the comments as he accepted the Portuguese player of the year award in Lisbon.

"We should always believe we are the best," said Ronaldo, who led Portugal to the Euro 2016 title and who is now turning his gaze to the 2018 World Cup. Latest tonight's games odds on NaijaBet

"You need to think big. I always believe that nobody is better than me, out on the pitch at least," he said.

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Italy's interim coach Luigi Di Biagio says the door is still open for maverick striker Mario Balotelli who was once again overlooked for this month's friendlies, despite scoring regularly for Ligue 1 side Nice.

The 27-year-old has scored 22 goals in 31 appearances in all competitions for the French side this season.

"Numbers and goals are important for forwards but they have to be linked to a certain type of performance," Di Biagio told reporters at the team's training camp outside Florence. Place bet on today's matches on NaijaBet

"I have looked, judged and decided... I will continue to follow him and we will see what he does in the next few months."

Balotelli has not been picked by Italy since the 2014 World Cup in Brazil.

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Mohamed Salah's goalscoring exploits this season are having a similarly positive impact at Liverpool to that of Luis Suarez had when the Uruguayan was at Anfield, according to club captain Jordan Henderson.

Manager Juergen Klopp said Salah was close to the same level as Barcelona's Lionel Messi after the Egyptian scored four goals in Saturday's 5-0 league win over Watford, taking his tally to 36 goals in 41 games in all competitions.

The 25-year-old's prolific debut season has also led to comparisons with Suarez, who moved from Liverpool to Barcelona in 2014 after helping the Merseyside club come close to winning the league title with 31 goals in 33 matches. Place bet on today's games on NaijaBet 

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London club Arsenal will take on CSKA Moscow after being drawn together in a Europa League quarter-final in Nyon on Friday at a time of strained relations between Britain and Russia.

British Prime Minister Theresa May this week expelled 23 Russian diplomats over the nerve agent poisoning of a former spy, and said British royals and ministers would not attend the World Cup in Russia this year.

There was an all Iberian cast in another eye-catching quarter-final draw as capital outfits Atletico Madrid, who many see as the main pretenders to the title, drew Sporting Lisbon. Latest odds on NaijaBet

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Manchester City will face Liverpool in a mouthwatering all-English Champions League quarterfinal while Juventus have a chance to gain revenge on holders Real Madrid in a repeat of last year's final.

Surprise qualifiers Sevilla take on five-time European champions Bayern Munich while Lionel Messi's Barcelona were paired with AS Roma in the draw made in Nyon on Friday.

Jurgen Klopp's Liverpool side will host Pep Guardiola's City at Anfield for the first leg, either on April 3 or April 4, as the sides play each other for the first time in Europe. NaijaBet.com

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Napoli skipper Marek Hamsik insists his side are still in the Serie A title race as they battle to avoid falling seven points behind Juventus before the international break.

"Napoli aren't giving up anything," said Hamsik, after six-time defending champions Juventus pulled four points clear in midweek.

"Anything can definitely happen. The league still gives us opportunities, there are so many points and so many games."

Massimiliano Allegri's Old Lady can extend that advantage on Saturday when they visit struggling SPAL. Start forecasting games now, Latest odds on NaijaBet

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Barcelona captain Andres Iniesta admits he would prefer not to face Champions League holders and eternal rivals Real Madrid ahead of Friday's quarterfinal draw in Nyon.

The Spain midfielder, a four-time winner of European club football's biggest prize, helped Barca progress to the last eight of the competition for the 11th year in a row after a 4-1 aggregate victory over Chelsea.

But Iniesta is hoping his side will not be drawn against Real, despite Barca defeating Cristiano Ronaldo's team 3-0 at the Bernabeu in the first Clasico of the Spanish league season in December. Place bet on today's game on NaijaBet

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Arsenal are in the driving seat in this tie after pulling off a very impressive 2-0 win in Milan last week. The Gunners have kept successive clean sheets for the first time since December.

AC Milan have only lost one game since Christmas and that was in the first leg against Arsenal. The Serie A giants have won 11 of their last 15 matches but have left themselves too much to do in the second leg.

With the damage done in the first leg, Arsenal just need to see the tie out at home on Thursday. They were almost made to pay for being complacent against Oestersunds FK in the last round and cannot afford a repeat performance against Milan this time around.

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Roma are behind in the tie but will hope to use the away goal they scored in Ukraine to overturn the 2-1 deficit on Tuesday. They have only won two of their last seven home matches in all competitions.

Shakhtar Donetsk have won their last five matches and have only failed to score in one of their last seven away matches - a 3-0 defeat to Napoli. While the goal they conceded on home soil could come back to haunt them, they are still very much in the tie.

Tuesday's second leg is evenly balanced but anything other than Roma progressing would be a surprise. Shakhtar have lost seven of their previous 10 matches away to Italian opposition. Bet Now NaijaBet.com

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Struggling Premier League club Southampton sacked Argentinian manager Mauricio Pellegrino on Monday with only eight matches remaining in the league season.

Pellegrino took over at St Mary's on a three-year deal last June, but Southampton announced in a statement that they had parted company with the 46-year-old with the club only one place and one point above the relegation zone. Place bet on tonight's Champions League Matches on NaijaBet

"The club will look to appoint a new management team as soon as possible, with the search for a replacement already underway," the statement added.

Assistant coaches Carlos Compagnucci and Xavier Tamarit have also left the club.

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Manchester United could only manage a 0-0 draw away to Sevilla in the first leg but will hope to use home advantage to progress to the next stage of the Champions League. Under Jose Mourinho, United have only lost two home matches and both were against Manchester City.

Sevilla enter this match off the back of a 2-0 defeat at home to Valencia on Saturday. Away from home, the Spanish side have only lost one of their last six matches and they have scored in every European match this season.

United are usually very strong at home and Mourinho's side should do enough, buoyed by Saturday's win over Liverpool, to make the quarter finals of the Champions League.

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The England international has been rejuvenated in a defensive berth under Jose Mourinho, but feels he could still do a job further up the field
 
Ashley Young admits to no longer being sure of his best position after being turned from a fleet-footed winger into a dogged full-back by Manchester United boss Jose Mourinho.

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Antonio Conte has said he will consult his players ahead of Chelsea´s Champions League clash with Barcelona on Wednesday and after the game he might do better to seek out Ernesto Valverde.

Both coaches faced chaotic starting points this season but only Valverde heads into this last 16 second leg at the Camp Nou with his domestic campaign still very much intact.

Each began the campaign at the end of a frenzied summer, in which key players were sold, less wanted ones bought and with the feeling overall of a squad weakened rather than bolstered. Place bet on today's game on NaijaBet

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