Groningen winger Ajdin Hrustic is the freshest face in the Socceroos latest squad, with coach Ange Postecoglou having named a preliminary 30-man group for the busy month of June.

Hrustic, 20, is one of six uncapped players in the group announced on Monday and the only player to have never previously been selected for an Australian squad at any level.

The Melbourne-born winger, who is also reportedly being courted by Bosnia-Herzegovina – the country of his father s birth – has had a breakthrough season with Groningen.

Hrustic made his senior debut for the Eredivisie club at the start of April and finished the 2016-17 season with seven league appearances and one goal.

Australia will host Saudi Arabia in a World Cup qualifier in Adelaide on June 8 before…

Shakhtar Donetsk expect to get at least €100 million for the services of Mykhaylo Mudryk, as reported by journalist Adam Crafton.

The 21-year-old winger, who prefers to attack from the left flank but is perfectly capable of doing a good job on the right too, is reportedly of interest to a number of top clubs; the likes of Arsenal, Paris Saint-Germain, Newcastle and Manchester City are all keeping a close eye on the situation.

Shakhtar Director of Football Darijo Srna believes Mudryk should not cost less than players like Antony or Jack Grealish, and claims it s actually the market that sets the price, not him.

The market decides price — not me, Srna said. Antony, Grealish are more than €100m Mudryk does not have less quality.

Mudryk was promoted…

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In what is a showdown between two European heavyweights on Tuesday night, England will make the trip to Munich when they meet their old enemy Germany.

Germany

Starting with the hosts, while Germany might have put in a largely rugged display away at defending European champions Italy last weekend, Hansi Flick s side would have been disappointed to have had to settle for just a single point. Eventually coming from behind and opening their Nations League with a 1-1 draw on foreign soil, the former Bayern Munich boss still finds his squad in the midst of a transition. Cruising their way to this year s World Cup finals out in Qatar after clinching top spot in Group J, Die Mannschaft are enjoying an extended purple patch. In fact, on a run …

Thomas Muller is thinking about leaving Bayern Munich in the near future, according to .

The 30-year-old has started only three Bundesliga games this season so far, making further four appearances off the bench. The same trend is seen in the Champions League, where he played only seven minutes in a 3-0 win against Red Star Belgrade (and scored), and he spent the entire game on the bench when the Bavarians thrashed Tottenham Hotspur 2-7 in north London.

And while head coach Niko Kovac is happy with having Muller as an option to impact games from the bench, the player, who has been with the club for 19 years now, is very reluctant to continue in that role. The forward believes himself to be too ambitious for that.

Muller has so far worn the famous red shirt 530 ti…

Roma have completed the signing of free agent Paulo Dybala following the expiration of his contract with Juventus.

The Argentina international spent seven trophy-laden years in Turin, winning Serie A five times and being part of the side that were runners-up in the Champions League in 2016-17.

Dybala s departure was confirmed earlier this year and, despite links with a move to the Premier League, Inter appeared the frontrunners for the 28-year-old s services.

But Simone Inzaghi s side brought Romelu Lukaku back on loan from Chelsea, with their move for Dybala seemingly stalling as a result as Napoli and Roma began to show interest in the striker.

Head coach Jose Mourinho reportedly played a significant role in convincing Dybala to choose the Gialloross…

Liverpool have mostly won their battle to shake off the selling club tag that the sales of Luis Suarez in 2014, Raheem Sterling in 2015 and Philippe Coutinho in January 2018 had earned them. After winning the Champions League, the UEFA Super Cup and the FIFA Club World Cup in the last 12 months, players certainly don t feel they need to move elsewhere to win major trophies.

However, media outlets still occasionally try to get clicks by linking their stars with departure, and Sky Sports recently made such an attempt with an article entitled Should Liverpool sell Salah? . They also posted a photo of the Egyptian on Instagram, asking the same question.

To put it mildly, their attempt to raise dust backfired in a glorious way as Salah himself responded with three laughing e…

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Looking to mark their return from the summer break with a flurry on home soil, Spain will welcome Switzerland to Zaragoza on Saturday night.

Spain

Starting with the hosts, while Spain might have opened this year s Nations League adventure with back-to-back stalemates against Portugal and the Czech Republic, La Roja are enjoying an extended purple patch. Last seen heading into the summer break with consecutive 1-0 and 2-0 victories against Switzerland and the Czechs, Luis Enrique s men find themselves sat in pole position to book their spot in the knockout stage. Likewise, cruising their way to this year s World Cup finals and looking to pick up some perfect momentum here, the one-time Barcelona boss finds his side enjoying an eight-ma…

On June 28, 2014, James Rodriguez produced a moment of brilliance to score one of the most iconic goals in World Cup history.

Having taken control of Abel Aguilar s header with his chest, James struck a magnificent left-footed volley on the turn that arrowed beyond the helpless Fernando Muslera to put Colombia 1-0 up against Uruguay.

James helped himself to a second shortly after half-time as Colombia moved into the quarter-finals, only to head out to hosts Brazil in the last eight – the then-Monaco man scoring in that 2-1 defeat was enough to win the tournament s Golden Boot with six goals.

His stellar performances for Colombia aged 22 made up the mind of Real Madrid president Florentino Perez, who had seen enough to be convinced James was another Galactico i…

Pep Guardiola believes he will always be a failure in the Champions League, but his biggest regret relates to Hollywood actress Julia Roberts.

Guardiola s Manchester City are into the quarter-finals of Europe s elite club competition for a sixth straight season following an 8-1 aggregate win over RB Leipzig that included five Erling Haaland goals in the 7-0 second-leg success.

Tuesday s performance was the kind that again establishes City as contenders, although they are yet to win the Champions League, losing in the final in 2021.

Guardiola s last European title was as Barcelona coach, coming up short with both Bayern Munich and City, yet he explained how missing out on a visit from Pretty Woman star Roberts puts this disappointment into perspective.

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Barcelona are interested in signing Inigo Martinez from Athletic Bilbao in the January transfer window, according to . The report has claimed that the former La Liga and UEFA Champions League winners are looking to replace Gerard Pique in the squad in the middle of the season following the Spanish central defender’s retirement, and that Martinez is one of the players on their radar.

Martinez has been on the books of Bilbao since January 2018 when he joined from La Liga rivals Real Sociedad. The Spain international has established himself as one of the best centre-backs in La Liga over the years and is at the top of his game at the age of 31.

Barcelona are at the top of the Premier League table at the moment with 37 points from 14 matches, five points clear of second-p…