Manchester City could start to make inroads in their pursuit of Barcelona star Lionel Messi by agreeing a mega-money deal as early as January, according to reports. The Argentine was linked with a move to the Etihad this summer after he told the club he wanted to depart. Messi admitted defeat in his efforts to…
With his header against Inter on Tuesday night, Sergio Ramos reached the tally of 100 goals with Real Madrid across all competitions. He joins an exclusive club of 19 players who have done so with the Real Madrid colours. Of the 19 to reach a century of Real Madrid goals, 15 are forwards, two are…
Gian Piero Gasperini admits Atalanta ‘have to reflect and make adjustments’ after the 5-0 defeat to Liverpool. ‘I’ve seen it in Serie A too, we don’t have the intensity we did in the past.’ La Dea were pummelled 5-0 in Bergamo by a Diogo Jota hat-trick, Sadio Mane and Mohamed Salah, practically all on the…
“There is more money everywhere not just a few clubs, a lot of clubs have the possibility to spend and buy players,” the Manchester City manager said. Pep Guardiola claimed this season’s Champions League will be more difficult than ever for Manchester City to win. City are in their 10th consecutive season in the competition…
“We cannot make a tailor-made deal just for Messi,” said president of the club’s managing commission Carles Tusquets as Barcelona seek to save €300m. Lionel Messi will not be given special treatment by Barcelona as the LaLiga giants look to reduce their wage bill ahead of presidential elections that are set to take place around…
Antonio Conte has revealed that he turned Real Madrid down twice in the past as he was not willing to be in charge of a team that had already kicked off their season. The current Inter coach will face Los Blancos on Tuesday in the Champions League encounter at the Estadio Alfredo di Stefano in…
Lionel Messi has played every single minute of Barcelona’s eight matches so far this season. The Argentine has played the full 90 minutes in each of the Blaugrana’s six fixtures in LaLiga Santander and two fixtures in the Champions League. That means the 33-year-old has played a total of 720 minutes in the first two…
The United States international suffered a hamstring injury in the warm-up before Chelsea faced Burnley and coach Frank Lampard said he could be out for weeks. Last year Christian Pulisic demonstrated he was ready to wear Chelsea’s No 10 jersey for his second season at Stamford Bridge, but injuries have prevented him from performing as…
Chelsea legend Petr Cech insists he is ready to be selected for the club after being named in Frank Lampard’s 25-man Premier League squad, despite retiring from the game in 2019. Cech, now the club’s technical advisor, was a shock inclusion as an emergency goalkeeper last month, with the Blues suffering a crisis in between…
Quique Setien reflected on his time with superstar captain Lionel Messi at Barcelona. Former Barcelona coach Quique Setién admits that Lionel Messi was a difficult player to manage during his time at Camp Nou. Setién was sacked by Barça following a tumultuous 2019-20 season which saw the club dethroned by bitter rivals Real Madrid in LaLiga and…
