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England manager Roy Hodgson believes forward Raheem Sterling can win over 100 caps for the national team.

Sterling has played 16 matches for England since debuting in November 2012, and the Manchester City forward is set to add to his appearances against Switzerland in UEFA Euro 2016 qualifying on Tuesday.

The 20-year-old s international career, however, has been stop-start, having waited two years to earn his second cap.

Only nine players Peter Shilton, David Beckham, Steven Gerrard, Bobby Moore, Ashley Cole, Bobby Charlton, Frank Lampard, Wayne Rooney and Billy Wright have earned 100 or more appearances for England but Hodgson has tipped Sterling to join the centurion club after settling in quick at City.

His first games for City have been good, Hodgso…

Borussia Moenchengladbach have confirmed interest in signing Manchester City forward John Guidetti.

The Swedish striker largely impressed while on loan at Feyenoord last season and he has since seen his name linked with top European clubs.

The player is aware he will not get enough playing time at Etihad Stadium and is, therefore, looking to leave the Citizens this summer.

German media recently revealed that Borussia Moenchengladbach could make a move on the 20-year-old, and a German club official has now confirmed those reports.

“Guidetti is a very interesting option for us,” Luuk Balkestein, Borussia M’gladbach head scout .

The highly rated Swede joined Manchester City from Brommapojkarna in 2008, but has yet to make a competitive appeara…

Liverpool captain Jordan Henderson says Tyler Morton hasn t looked fazed in his displays for the first team and believes the teenager has a big future ahead of him .

Reds boss Jurgen Klopp has handed Morton five starts across all competitions so far this season, as well as a further two substitute appearances for a combined total of 426 first-team minutes.

The 19-year-old played the full 90 minutes in Liverpool s Champions League victories over Porto and Milan, as well as the EFL Cup fourth-round win over Preston North End, and was handed his first Premier League start in the recent 2-2 draw at Tottenham.

And Henderson has been impressed with his fellow midfielder s performances and development since the start of the season, tipping Morton to go on to big things…

The Royal Spanish Football Federation says it is not responsible for security during El Clasico and warned it could impose sporting sanctions if political demonstrations lead to trouble at next week s Camp Nou match.

Barcelona are due to host bitter rivals Real Madrid on December 18 in the fixture that was initially due to take place in October.

The original contest was postponed due to political tension that led to violent scenes in Catalonia after nine Catalan political leaders received long prison sentences for their roles in the region s 2017 referendum and subsequent unilateral declaration of independence.

A rally had been called for October 26 – the first date set for the Clasico – and it was decided to rearrange the match for security reasons.

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Antonio Conte has held talks with Roma, confirmed the club s director Francesco Totti, who says teams would do crazy things to appoint the coach.

Conte, who has been out of work since leading Chelsea to FA Cup glory last season, previously won three consecutive Serie A titles at Juventus before taking charge of Italy in 2014.

Bayern Munich and Inter have also been linked with Conte, but Totti is keen to bring the 49-year-old to Roma.

We see that in recent weeks there is a lot of talking about Conte, Totti said to Sky Sport Italia. We have Claudio Ranieri on the bench and we have to show respect.

Every club would do crazy things for him [Conte]. At the end of the season we ll decide if our coach will be Conte, Ranieri or somebody else. For now we are on…

Karim Benzema has told French football chief Noel Le Graet to stop interfering after claiming the Real Madrid striker would never play for his country again.

The 31-year-old last turned out for Les Bleus in a 4-0 win over Armenia in October 2015, since when he has been conspicuous by his absence from every squad selected.

Despite being a talisman for one of the biggest clubs in world football, the door appears closed to Benzema when it comes to Didier Deschamps France team.

Since 2015, Benzema has strenuously denied any wrongdoing in an alleged attempt to blackmail former France team-mate Mathieu Valbuena over a sex tape.

He has not played for France since the allegations were made, and that appears unlikely to change whatever the circumstances after Le G…

According to recent reports over in Italy, Napoli defender Kalidou Koulibaly will not be leaving the club during the January transfer window despite significant interest from both Manchester United and Chelsea. The popular centre-back will now re-focus his attention back on trying to push Napoli further up the Serie A table, whereas for United and Chelsea, it seems like it’s time to get back to the drawing board. 

Both clubs are in need of some kind of reform in the defensive area, but neither seems capable of going out there and acquiring the help they so desperately need. 

United have some solid individuals that can’t seem to function on a consistent basis, whereas the Blues tend to be far too heavily focused on their midfield and attacking prowess.