Milan star Zlatan Ibrahimovic said he has silenced his doubters after proving age is just a number following his contract renewal.

Ibrahimovic has starred since re-joining Milan on a free transfer from LA Galaxy in December 2019, the veteran striker scoring 15 goals in 17 Serie A matches this season.

The 39-year-old – now contracted to the Rossoneri until the end of 2021-22 – has netted 17 goals across all competitions in an injury-hit 2020-21 campaign, while the evergreen Swede has 28 goals in 45 appearances in his second spell with Milan.

I think it will be positive. Even if someone had doubts before I arrived, Ibrahimovic told MilanTV. I have shown that age doesn t matter.

It s all about mentality. I always want to improve and do the best I can.<…

Zander Clark has got the taste for more Scotland caps after making his competitive debut in the 2-2 draw in Georgia.

With Angus Gunn injured, the Hearts goalkeeper got the nod for his first Scotland start ahead of Motherwell’s Liam Kelly.

Clark bounced back from the loss of an early goal to make several assured stops including one in the dying seconds following Tynecastle team-mate Lawrence Shankland’s stoppage-time equaliser.

The recognition has been a long time coming for the former St Johnstone player, who was tipped for a call-up long before he first broke into Steve Clarke’s squad in August 2021.

is making his first Scotland start this evening.

— Scotland National Team (@ScotlandNT)

“I am immensely proud,” the 31-year-…

“This football club won’t appreciate James Tavernier until James Tavernier’s not here,” said Goldson. “For a right-back to do the numbers he does… it’s not one season, it’s year after year after year.

“He started this season slow, I don’t think he scored many at the start but he’s on a hot streak now and long may it continue.

“The main thing about playing for this football club is adding numbers to the board. That board was there long before we were here and will be there a long time after, so to say you’ve had a part in adding numbers on to that is obviously huge.”

Sunday’s victory means long-serving Tavernier has now won each of the three major trophies in his time in Scotland after leading Gers to the Premiership title in 2021 and…

With the Premier League once again stealing most of the headlines this weekend, we are set for another stacked schedule from across Europe. So, for those of you looking to place a Saturday acca, we have found a couple of helpful tips that are worth keeping an eye out for.

Saturday September 23rd
BST 13:00 Modena vs Lecco

Although Modena might have been disappointed after missing out on a play-off ticket last season, Saturday’s hosts have come roaring back this time around. Opening proceedings on August 26th as they claimed a 1-0 victory at home against Ascoli, Paolo Bianco’s men have their sights firmly set on mounting a genuine top-two charge this season. Heading into September’s international break with an eye-catching 2-0 victory at home against Pisa, the Ca…

Real Madrid s Antonio Rudiger has lauded Barcelona s ridiculous Lamine Yamal following the teenager s rapid rise to stardom for their fierce LaLiga rivals.

Yamal broke into Barca s first-team last term, making 50 appearances in all competitions before announcing himself on the international stage for Spain at Euro 2024.

He became the first Spanish player to register four assists in a single European Championship tournament.

It was also the joint most that any player has ever assisted at a single edition of the tournament that Opta has on record (1980 onwards).

Yamal also broke Pele s record from the 1958 World Cup final for Brazil against Sweden by becoming the youngest player to feature in a major international tournament final at the age of 17 years a…

Real Madrid s Dani Carvajal could be set to miss the rest of the season after suffering a cruciate ligament injury.

Carvajal had to be taken off late on in Saturday s LaLiga meeting with Villarreal, which Madrid won 2-0 thanks to goals from Federico Valverde and Vinicius Junior.

The 32-year-old and the club subsequently confirmed he will have to go under the knife.

Serious cruciate ligament injury confirmed, I ll have to undergo surgery and be off the field for a few months, Carvajal said on Instagram.

Looking forward to starting the recovery process and coming back like an animal. Thank you all for your messages, I feel very loved.

After the match, Carlo Ancelotti said: It looks like a pretty serious knee injury, the dressing room is sad and w…

Look away Liverpool, this may make for painful reading. Manchester City are not quite home and hosed in the Premier League title race, but all signs point to them brushing off Aston Villa on Sunday to clinch the trophy.

Another gripping race for domestic dominance culminates in City hosting Villa, while rivals Liverpool face Wolves at Anfield.

If City drop points, a Liverpool win would make Jurgen Klopp s team the champions. Yet recent history shows us that City rarely stumble against Villa, so a slip-up in the clash with Steven Gerrard s side would be a monumental shock.

A sixth title in the Premier League era beckons, which would rank City outright second behind Manchester United s haul of 13 championships.

Stats Perform takes a look here at key Opta nu…

Manchester United manager Ole Gunnar Solskjaer is seeking a second away victory in a week as the Champions League returns, with the 3-0 success at Tottenham on Sunday being his first in six domestic games.

Juventus head coach Massimiliano Allegri will also be hoping for a win to seal qualification from Group H with two games to spare, having lost back-to-back Serie A matches.

Bayern Munich and Chelsea will expect more of the same after they both won 4-0 against their opponents last time out in the Champions League.

Stats Perform pick out the key Opta facts ahead of Tuesday s Champions League action.

Atalanta v Manchester United: Ronaldo aiming to hurt Italians once more

United are looking to record their 150th victory in the European …

Mikel Arteta lauded the consistency of Bukayo Saka and his increased hunger to win after Saturday s routine 3-0 victory over Bournemouth at Etihad Stadium.

The Gunners swept aside Bournemouth as Saka s penalty opened the scoring before late second-half finishes from Leandro Trossard and Declan Rice sealed another much-needed victory.

With two games to spare, Arsenal have equalled their Premier League win tally from last season (26), only in 1930-31 (28) and 1970-71 (29) have the Gunners won more games in a single top-flight campaign.

That is in large part thanks to Saka, who became the first player to score 20 goals for Arsenal in a season (all competitions) since Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang in 2019-20 (29 goals).

He is also the first Englishman to do so fo…

Moises Caicedo has said he struggled with his confidence during his first season at Chelsea because of the pressure of his £115m price tag.

Caicedo, who completed his move to Stamford Bridge from Brighton last year, signed for an initial £100m fee but could see that rise to a British club record £115m due to performance-related add-ons.

The 22-year-old endured a difficult campaign under Mauricio Pochettino, making 49 appearances in all competitions but registering just four goal involvements (one goal, three assists).

He was often outperformed by midfield partner Conor Gallagher, who is expected to complete a move to Atletico Madrid in the coming days despite captaining the Blues to European football last season.

Last season, Gallagher won mo…