Pedri believes that Barcelona completing the LaLiga and Copa del Rey double this season would represent the start of a new era in Spain.
The Blaugrana are nine points clear at the LaLiga summit with 13 matches remaining ahead of Sunday s blockbuster clash with second-placed Real Madrid.
Xavi s side are also a goal to the good in their Copa del Rey semi-final with Los Blancos, who they face in the second leg on April 5.
Pedri, 20, is one of several youngsters to play an instrumental role for Barca this season, scoring six times in 22 appearances with only Robert Lewandowski (15) netting more in the Spanish top flight.
And the midfielder, who will miss the latest Clasico after suffering an injury setback, feels a Barca double would represent a changing of …
Nikola Milenkovic feels Fiorentina have great ambition after signing a new contract to end transfer speculation over his future.
The Serbia defender on Thursday signed a five-year deal with the Serie A club to remain at Stadio Artemio Franchi.
Manchester United, Arsenal and Tottenham are among the clubs who have been linked with Milenkovic, but the 24-year-old says he is happy to stay with the Viola.
Talking to the club, I realised there is great ambition, the club is growing continuously, and it was very important for me that the coach was confirmed in his role, he said.
I also thank the fans, who gave me so much affection over the years, especially recently. I feel loved here.
The directors did great work to keep me here and give me th…
Championship strugglers Birmingham City have sacked manager Steve Cotterill.
Saturday s 2-1 loss at Nottingham Forest made it five defeats in a row and leaves the club stuck in 22nd in the table two points from safety with 11 matches remaining.
Cotterill replaced Harry Redknapp at St Andrew s in September but won just six games during his tenure, with Birmingham now in serious danger of dropping into the third tier of English football.
The board would like to place on record their sincere thanks to Steve, not only for his significant contribution at the conclusion of last season for which we will remain grateful, but also for his genuine efforts, contribution and hard work during his tenure in this 2017/18 campaign, the club said in a statement.
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Gianluigi Buffon admits that nothing would be more beautiful than to win the Champions League for the first time with Juventus.
The 38-year-old goalkeeper has won Serie A, Coppa Italia, Supercoppa Italiana and UEFA Cup medals during a storied club career, while he also claimed the sport s biggest prize when Italy won the World Cup in 2006.
Success in the Champions League has so far eluded him, however, with Buffon having tasted defeat in the final against AC Milan in 2003 and Barcelona in 2015.
Juve boss Massimiliano Allegri wants to challenge for Europe s top prize in 2016-17 and has overseen huge investment in the squad in the transfer window, with Gonzalo Higuain s €90million move from Napoli the headline deal following the arrivals of Miralem Pjanic, Mar…
Real Madrid midfielder Mesut Oezil has pinpointed the Champions League as his main objective for the upcoming season.
The 23-year-old playmaker has become an important part of Real since moving from Werder Bremen in 2010 and has declared his team s desire to emerge victorious in all competitions.
The objective at Madrid is always the same to collect every trophy possible, Oezil told Bild. Both (La Liga and Champions League) are important, but the Champions League is a competition that I have not won yet.
This is my third season at Real Madrid. When I came, few people thought that I could achieve what I have achieved so far. Now that I have won the league and the cup, I m sure the next step is to come.
Winning the league last season has made us even st…
AC Milan have confirmed the signing of defender Cristian Zapata from Villarreal on a permanent basis.
The Colombian impressed on loan at Milan throughout the 2012/13 campaign and the club have decided to activate their option to bring him in on a permanent basis.
AC Milan announce that they have exercised their right buy Cristian Zapata from Villarreal, a statement on the club s official website read.
The Colombian defender s contract will expire on June 30, 2016.
The 26-year-old began his career at Deportivo Cali in his homeland and first made the move to Serie A back in 2005.
He spent six years at Udinese before moving to Villarreal in 2011.
He made 23 league appearances for Milan and had announced that he was desperate to remain at S…
Gareth Bale saw a goal disallowed as Barcelona and Real Madrid played out a 0-0 draw at Camp Nou on Wednesday.
LaLiga s top two went into the contest level on points this season and with 72 wins each from previous league meetings, and there was nothing to separate them in a tense clash in Catalonia.
The match was rearranged from October after the initial date became a security risk due to the prospect of Catalan independence protests, and there were fans inside and outside the stadium making their voices heard over one of Spain s most divisive issues.
The action on the pitch was a little less fraught, Bale s second-half strike ruled out for offside representing the closest either side came to breaking the deadlock.
Madrid controlled the early exchanges a…
Kylian Mbappe equalled the record for the fastest goal in Ligue 1 history as he struck just eight seconds as part of a hat-trick in Paris Saint-Germain s emphatic 7-1 win over Lille on Sunday.
The 23-year-old superbly lifted over Leo Jardim almost immediately from kick-off, with Ligue 1 announcing it matched Michel Rio s eight-second strike for Caen against Cannes in 1992.
That set the stage for an utterly dominant performance from the champions as Lionel Messi, Achraf Hakimi and Neymar all added goals before half-time.
Neymar and Jonathan Bamba exchanged goals shortly after the interval before Mbappe added two more in the final 24 minutes to cap a memorable display.
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Sampdoria midfielder Dennis Praet says he is not focused on reported interest from Serie A leaders Juventus.
The 23-year-old is said to be a target for a number of clubs, including Juve, Inter and Premier League sides Everton, Newcastle United and Southampton.
Praet will get the chance to impress Massimiliano Allegri when Samp travel to the Allianz Stadium on Sunday, looking to keep their European hopes alive.
But the Belgium international is happy with life at the club he joined from Anderlecht in 2016 for a reported €10million fee.
I still have in mind the game from last year in Turin, my first at the stadium, he told La Gazzetta dello Sport. I was impressed not only by the beauty of the structure but also by the show with lights and music. I d n…
Former Manchester United star Paul Scholes has claimed that a focus on money over entertainment has led to Premier League clubs failing to attract the world s best footballers.
In an extract from his new book published in the Guardian, Scholes picked out Manchester City trio Sergio Aguero, Kevin de Bruyne and David Silva as being the only Premier League players he would place among the game s elite, and said that La Liga had more quality on offer.
Scholes, who won the Premier League 11 times with Manchester United and now works as a pundit, said: You hear about people saying English football s the best football there is around. I think Spain s by far the best league. Germany has better teams.
The Spanish league s the best by far if you re judging on the European…