Geoffrey Jourdren is baffled by Didier Deschamps snub, with the Montpellier goalkeeper adamant he should be called into the France squad.

Jourdren has spent his entire senior career playing for Montpellier since emerging from the club s youth ranks, winning the Ligue 1 title in 2011-12. 

The 29-year-old s form has gone unnoticed by France coach Deschamps, with a solitary U21 appearance all to show for Jourdren s efforts.

Montpellier owner Louis Nicollin questioned the call ups of Benoit Costil (Rennes) and Stephane Ruffier (Saint-Etienne), claiming Jourdren is better than both those fellas .

Jourdren did not hide his frustration when questioning Deschamps decision making, telling the Ligue 1 show on beIN Sports: I don t feel inferior to them but that s t…

Roma s Fabio Borini has praised club coach Luis Enrique after receiving his first senior call-up to the Italy national team.

Borini, 20, said it was an honour and a privilege to be by selected by Italy coach Cesare Prandelli in the squad for an international friendly against the United States on Wednesday.

And the youngster credited Enrique as the driving force behind his selection for the match in Genoa.

The underlying reason for my call-up is Luis Enrique, who gave me great confidence, especially after my injury, and continues to believe in me, Borini told Il Messaggero.

Borini, who joined Roma from Chelsea at the beginning of this season, claims he is not getting carried away with his rising stock.

I think just about playing and giving every…

Manchester United host Tottenham Hotspur on Saturday hoping to put last weekend s disappointment at Huddersfield Town firmly behind them.

United boss Jose Mourinho blasted his players after the 2-1 defeat, saying a bad team deserves a bad result and it was difficult to argue with his summing up of their performance.

By contrast, Spurs ruthlessly dismantled Liverpool at Wembley on Sunday to draw level on points with United in the Premier League.

The pair are five points behind leaders Manchester City and will be desperate for a victory to stay in touch with Pep Guardiola s side.

United are 6/5 favourites to beat Spurs, but check out this for all the latest odds ahead of the match.

The visitors can be backed at 12/5, with the draw on offer at the …

It is no secret that have long been admirers of Basel youngster Dimitri Oberlin, but reports today suggest that the Premier League giants will face competition to acquire the forward s signature. According to  both Juventus and Real Madrid have expressed their interest in the Swiss starlet, who is currently on loan from Red Bull Salzburg.

Oberlin has quickly progressed through the Switzerland internal setup at various youth levels, and the expectation is that the forward will soon make the step up to the senior team. The youngster has already impressed for Basel in the Champions League, despite only being 20-years of age, and it is little surprise that he has caught the eye of some of Europe s top clubs.

Manchester United reportedly tried to sign Oberlin in 2014, but …

With another action-packed weekend of football on the cards, we have a stacked Saturday afternoon from across Europe that is worth keeping an eye out for. So, for anyone looking to stick on a weekend acca, we have searched far and wide to find you a handful of helpful tips that are worth taking note of. 

Saturday 12th December 

BST 14:30 RB Leipzig vs Werder Bremen

Starting with Saturday s hosts, while they might have seen Manchester United mount a late comeback out in Germany earlier in the week, RB Leipzig managed to hang onto their deserved victory at the Red Bull Arena. Eventually leaving with a 3-2 win and managing to book their spot in the knockout stage of this year s Champions League at United s expense, the mood in their camp should be at a high. W…

Dynamo Kiev produced a scintillating display to hammer Everton 5-2 and record a 6-4 aggregate victory in their UEFA Europa League last-16 tie on Thursday.

Everton came from behind to win last week s first leg 2-1, but their advantage mattered little as Dynamo tore them apart in Kiev to reach the last eight of Europe s second-tier competition for the first time since the 2010-11 campaign.

Andriy Yarmolenko set the tone for the hosts, opening the scoring with a 25-yard screamer, and although Romelu Lukaku levelled with an excellent effort of his own, goals from Lukasz Teodorczyk and Miguel Veloso had Dynamo in front both on the night and in the tie at the break.

Oleh Husyev, scorer of Dinamo s sole goal on Merseyside last week, then added a fourth before Antunes …

Riyad Mahrez has called on Algeria to pick up where they left off in the second half of their Africa Cup of Nations opener against Zimbabwe when they take on Tunisia on Thursday.

The Leicester City winger scored twice to salvage a 2-2 draw at Stade de Franceville, his second coming just eight minutes from time after Kudakwashe Mahachi and Nyasha Mushekwi had given Zimbabwe a shock half-time lead.

The point means Algeria s fate remains in their hands, but they will be eager to take all three against a Tunisia side who were beaten 2-0 by Senegal on matchday one and will be out if they lose again.

Mahrez has now challenged his team-mates to build on their second-half performance from Sunday in order to get a crucial win against the 2004 champions.

We onl…

West Ham United have confirmed that captain Kevin Nolan has left the club by mutual consent.

Nolan was appointed skipper soon after his arrival from Newcastle United in 2011, but made only 19 Premier League starts last season.

I ve thoroughly enjoyed my time at West Ham United and will take some great memories with me, the 33-year-old told West Ham s official website.

I m now looking forward to the next challenge playing for a new club.

Manager Slaven Bilic added: I can only say a big thanks to Kevin from the club because he was a great captain and a great professional. I wish him well.

Nolan scored 31 goals in 157 games for West Ham.

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Paul Heckingbottom has been appointed as Leeds United s new head coach just four days after penning a new contract as Barnsley manager.

The 40-year-old has agreed an 18-month deal at Elland Road and succeeds Thomas Christiansen, who departed on Sunday on the back of a 4-1 home loss to Cardiff City.

Leeds are seven points off the play-off places and lie 10th in the Championship, having taken two points from six games, while they were dumped out of the FA Cup by fourth-tier Newport County.

Heckingbottom led Barnsley to promotion from League One via the play-offs in 2015-16, also collecting the EFL Trophy, and secured a creditable 14th-place finish last season.

| Paul leads out the team for today’s training session

— Leeds United (@LUFC)

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Manchester City s evolution under Pep Guardiola is most readily associated with free-flowing attacking football, but Aymeric Laporte s arrival for a club-record £57million from Athletic Bilbao continues a remarkable run of spending big at the other end of the pitch.

This trend goes back to Manuel Pellegrini s time in charge and was accelerated last year as Guardiola upgraded his full-back options.

The Premier League leaders now have six of the 13 most-expensive defenders of all time on their books – along with Ederson, who is the most-costly goalkeeper in history in terms of pound sterling.

Here, we look at their highs and lows and find Laporte should not necessarily expect things to run smoothly for him at the Etihad Stadium.

Benjamin Men…