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Ronald Koeman heads for the sack, Xavi and Roberto Martinez among favorites...
Ronald Koeman came out on the offensive today in an unscheduled press conference to read a brief statement on his job security at the club. “The only way I will quit at this club is when my messages don’t arrive at the players anymore,” said Koeman. “That’s when I will......
Paul Pogba is a ‘real target’ for Barcelona
Paul Pogba is a ‘real target’ for Barcelona, according to Fichajes and Catalan outlet Sport. The 28-year-old Frenchman is still balking at signing a new contract with Manchester United despite the club’s willingness to make him the highest-paid player with a £375,000 weekly wage. Pogba is a fan of the Catalan club but......
Cristiano Jr is a better player than Ronaldo at age...
Mom knows best? Cristiano Ronaldo’s mom says that 11-year-old Cristiano Ronaldo Jr. is already better than her son at his age. “I already told Ronaldo that I want to see him play in Sporting before I die. If it’s not him it will be his son, he plays better than......
Premier League
Top Liverpool Players from England
by Robert Baum
Still one of the world’s biggest and best clubs, Liverpool stills develops from of the best English talent. Here are our top eleven British players to wear red. Steven Gerrard The Liverpool stalwart Steven Gerrard made over 500 appearances for his boyhood club. He will forever be enshrined in The......
Barcelona make formal offer to sign Sergio Aguero from Man City
Barcelona have made a formal offer to Manchester City striker Sergio Aguero for next season. According to Mundodeportivo, Aguero’s agent has informed newly elected Barcelona president Joan Laporta of the player’s intention to play at Camp Nou next season. Aguero also wants to line up alongside friend and international teammate......
Juventus are ready to battle PSG and Liverpool over Paul Pogba transfer
Juventus are ready to enter the transfer battle for the signing of Paul Pogba, according to Calcio Mercato. The World Cup winner originally joined the Bianconeri in 2012 before Manchester United realized their expensive mistake. The Red Devils broke the world-record transfer fee four years later, spending $116m to bring......
Best Starting 11 from the 2000s
From the flash and dash of Brazilians Ronaldo and Ronaldinho to the technical mastery of Zinedine Zidane, these are the top eleven footballers from the 2000s decade. Ronaldo Luís Nazário de Lima Before the Portuguese superstar erupted in the latter half of the early 2000s, there was the Brazilian one:......
Time’s up: Mourinho to be sacked after Spurs’ Europa League exit?
Jose Mourinho is on the verge of being sacked after last night’s capitulation to Dinamo Zagreb in the Europa League. Mislav Orsic’s hat-trick brought Zagreb back to beat Spurs 3-2 on aggregate after the Blues surrendered a 2-0 first-leg lead. The Spurs’ collapse in Croatia is their second embarrassment in......
Pep Guardiola denies talk of leaving Manchester City: “I want to be...
Pep Guardiola remains unfazed by rumors reporting his return to Bayern Munich. The Bavarian giants sacked Niko Kovac earlier this month after team loss 5-1 to Eintracht Frankfurt in the Bundesliga. Meanwhile, Guardiola’s Sky Blues remain in fourth place, nine points behind league leaders Liverpool following the team’s loss 3-1......
Paul Pogba rips Mourinho: ‘Jose went against the players’
Paul Pogba didn’t hold back when talking about his old manager Jose Mourinho. In an interview with Sky Sports, the French midfielder criticized Mourinho’s coaching methods saying that unlike Ole Gunnar Solskjaer, the Portuguese coach will “go against players.” Pogba re-signed with the Red Devils in 2016 for a then-record......
Liverpool 5-5 Arsenal (5-4) on penalties: 5 things we learned in 10-goal...
Liverpool defeated Arsenal 5-4 on penalties in what was a thrilling match in the Carabao Cup fourth round. The game featured some incredible finishes from both sides — rockets from Oxlade Chamberlain and Joe Willock, a nifty turn and assist set-up by Ozil, and a fine equalizer from clutch striker......
Champions League
Neymar set to sign contract extension with PSG in next few days
by Robert Baum
Neymar has committed his future to Paris Saint-German following the club’s emphatic win over Bayern Munich in last night’s Champions League semifinals. “This is no longer an issue. Obviously I feel very comfortable and at home here at PSG. I feel happier than I was before,” Neymar told TNT Sports......
The Year of the Premier League
Two finals. Four Premier League teams. For the first time ever, all four teams in the Champions League and Europa League finals are from the same nation: England. The Champions League finalists The Champions League finals feature the current number 2 and number 4 in the Premier League table, Liverpool......
Manchester United make Solskjaer permanent head coach
Ole’s officially at the wheel! Manchester United have appointed Ole Gunnar Solskjaer as head coach to a three-year deal after a successfull stint as caretaker manager which saw the Norwegian win 14 of 19 matches, including that epic victory over PSG in the Champions League quarter-finals in early March. Solskjaer’s......
Is Gareth Bale out of favor at Real Madrid?
Gareth Bale’s future at Real Madrid remains in doubt after sitting on the bench for the team’s last three games of the season. After yesterday’s final La Liga match against Real Betis, the Welshman ignored the rest of his teammates and headed straight for the locker room. Bale, soon to......
Tottenham 2-7 Bayern Munich: Serge Gnabry scores four to humiliate Spurs
Bayern Munich overran Tottenham 7-2 in North London to earn three points and move atop the table in Champions League Group B. It was a promising start for Spurs as Son Heung-Min scored his fifth Champions League goal of the calendar year. But Bayern quickly responded when Joshua Kimmich equalized......
Real Madrid confirm the signing of Eden Hazard for $114m plus add-ons
In what could be the signing of the summer, Los Blancos have officially confirmed the long-awaited move of Belgian talisman Eden Hazard to the Santiago Bernabeu for $114m with fees exceeding $165m. “Leaving Chelsea is the biggest and toughest decision in my career to date,” admitted Hazard in a Facebook......
Everything you need to know about PSG’s bid for Mo Salah as...
PSG have lined up Mo Salah as Mbappe’s replacement should the Frenchman decide to leave this summer. The Parisians are in ‘official talks’ with Salah’s representatives, with the club planning to launch a bid in the next coming weeks, according to L’Equipe. The 28-year-old Liverpool ace still has two years......
Cristiano Ronaldo’s 11 Best Goals in Champions League
Cristiano Ronaldo is the all-time leading goalscorer in Champions League history with 121 goals in 156 Champions League matches. He’s also one of a handful of players to have won five European titles. That being said, let’s take a look back at Ronaldo’s most spectacular CL goals of all-time. Real......
La Liga
Paul Pogba is a ‘real target’ for Barcelona
by Robert Baum
Paul Pogba is a ‘real target’ for Barcelona, according to Fichajes and Catalan outlet Sport. The 28-year-old Frenchman is still balking at signing a new contract with Manchester United despite the club’s willingness to make him the highest-paid player with a £375,000 weekly wage. Pogba is a fan of the Catalan club but......
Cristiano Jr is a better player than Ronaldo at age 11, says...
Mom knows best? Cristiano Ronaldo’s mom says that 11-year-old Cristiano Ronaldo Jr. is already better than her son at his age. “I already told Ronaldo that I want to see him play in Sporting before I die. If it’s not him it will be his son, he plays better than......
Ronald Koeman heads for the sack, Xavi and Roberto Martinez among favorites...
Ronald Koeman came out on the offensive today in an unscheduled press conference to read a brief statement on his job security at the club. “The only way I will quit at this club is when my messages don’t arrive at the players anymore,” said Koeman. “That’s when I will......
Ronaldo came THIS close to signing for Atletico Madrid last August
Cristiano Ronaldo nearly signed for Atletico Madrid before Los Rojiblancos pulled out of the deal. According to Spanish publication Sport, Ronaldo’s agent Jorge Mendes offered the 36-year-old to Diego Simeone side in August. But the Argentine boss rejected the move due to financial difficulties and the potential fan backlash for signing......
Juventus and Atletico Madrid eye Saka transfer this season
Juventus and Atletico Madrid are keeping tabs on Bukayo Saka, according to Calcio Mercato. The 20-year-old Arsenal winger is currently valued by the London club at €50 million, at least. This season, Saka has played all five Premier League matches with the Gunners but has to get on the scoresheet. The......
The next Galácticos era makes way with Real Madrid’s ‘verbal agreement’ for...
Borussia Dortmund have reached a ‘verbal agreement’ with Real Madrid over Erling Haaland, according to Spanish outlet Diariomadridista. If valid, that gives Real Madrid ‘first refusal’ on the Norwegian superstar. With Mbappe and Paul Pogba also headed to the Santiago Bernabéu next season as free agents, the 2022 summer transfer......
Antoine Griezmann set for sensational return to Atletico Madrid
It appears that Antoine Griezmann is headed back to Atletico Madrid, topping off one of the craziest summer transfer windows of all time. According to Fabrizio Romano, Barcelona and Atletico are hammering out the final details of the loan agreement, which includes an obligation to buy for €40 million. That’s......
Real Madrid make one last $236M bid for Kylian Mbappe on deadline...
Real Madrid have launched their third bid for Kylian Mbappe today, a whopping €200M/$236M. But PSG have still refused to give in to Madrid’s demands — the Parisiens have already rejected two other bids. PSG President Nasser Al-Khelaifi remains steadfast in holding on to the 22-year-old Frenchman. “He wanted a competitive team,......