Rafael Benitez says it is not true he tried to teach Juve forward Cristiano Ronaldo how to take free-kicks while serving as manager of Real Madrid. Benitez was in charge at the Bernabeu for an ill-fated seven months between June 2015 and January 2016 before he was sacked. The former Liverpool boss struggled to win over […]
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Arsenal player Lucas Torreira says he’s ‘fine’ despite being stretchered off with a nasty looking ankle injury in their victory against Portsmouth. The midfielder lasted just fifteen minutes in the match and was replaced by Dani Ceballos after Portsmouth player James Bolton followed through in a tackle to leave Torreira […]
Liverpool manager Jurgen Klopp has dismissed ‘silly’ reports that the Reds could be denied their first Premier League trophy should the domestic campaign be cut short due to coronavirus. Liverpool suffered their first defeat of the campaign against Watford on Saturday, ending their hopes of matching Arsenal’s unbeaten run, but […]
Sergio Ramos hit back at criticism from Barca defender Pique after Real Madrid beat Barcelona to get back to the top of the table. Real won the game 2-0 thanks to goals from Vinicius Junior and Mariano – but Pique said their first-half display represented “the worst Madrid” he has ever faced. In response, […]
Barcelona defender Gerard Pique believes his side lost to the ‘worst Real Madrid he has faced at the Bernabeu’ as the Catalans fell to a 2-0 defeat in El Clasico on Sunday. Goals from Vinicius Junior and Mariano Diaz earned Madrid a win with three points allowing the home side to leapfrog Barcelona into outright […]
David de Gea would have been “lynched” by Roy Keane after the Manchester United goalkeeper’s error against Everton. Everton were gifted an early lead at Goodison Park through De Gea’s attempted clearance which ricocheted off Calvert-Lewin and straight into the net. Former United captain Roy Keane was scathing in his assessment of De Gea […]
Juventus have put their players under medical check and have stopped all training activities after the outbreak of COVID-19 in the camp of their last opponents, U.S. Pianese. This happened after three players from Serie C club, Pianese, whom the Juventus U23 side beat 1-0 on February 23, tested positive […]
Liverpool defender Virgil van Dijk slammed the team’s unacceptable performance after the loss to Watford, which also ended their 44-game unbeaten run in the Premier League. The Hornets became the first team to beat Liverpool in the league this campaign after goals from Ismaila Sarr and the club captain Troy […]
Frank Lampard says Kepa Arrizabalaga is in control of his own destiny as the shot-stopper continues to fight to regain his spot in the club’s first team. The Spaniard has struggled for form since Lampard’s arrival in the summer window, and the manager says it is down to the player […]
Guardiola was delighted with Manchester City’s 2-1 Champions League first leg win at the Bernabeu but warned Zidane will be scrutinising his tactics ahead of the second leg at the Etihad. The Manchester City boss delivered a surprise with both his team selection and tactics, starting with Sterling and Aguero […]