Cristiano Ronaldo has been left out of the Portugal team for their October internationals against Poland and Scotland at his own request. The 33-year-old, who captains his nation and has made 154 appearances, is currently involved in a sexual assault scandal dating back to an incident in 2009 – though […]
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Liverpool attacker Roberto Firmino concedes he was scared of losing his sight in one eye after a nasty challenge with Tottenham defender Jan Vertonghen. The Brazil international scored the decisive goal as Liverpool ran out 2-1 winners at Wembley stadium, but was forced off after Vertonghen poked him in the […]
Mauricio Pochettino concedes Tottenham’s gameplan to deal with Barcelona was ‘destroyed’ by Hugo Lloris’ early mistake at the Wembley stadium. Barcelona took the lead after just 95 seconds in England when Philippe Coutinho fired home from Jordi Alba’s cut back. Spurs then had to chase the game and were two […]
Jurgen Klopp concedes Sadio Mane and Roberto Firmino were guilty of holding on to the ball for too long in Liverpool’s loss to Napoli on Wednesday. A late goal from Lorenzo Insigne ensured the victory for Carlo Ancelotti’s side, while Klopp admitted after the game that Liverpool deserved to lose […]
Liverpool head coach Jurgen Klopp has said that he is unsure of the severity of the injury picked by Navy Keita in Wednesday’s Champions League defeat to Napoli. The midfielder went down off the ball with a back problem, and after being attended to, he was stretched off the pitch. […]
Juventus forward Cristiano Ronaldo has “firmly denied” an allegation of rape made against him following the reopening of an investigation from 2009. German media outlet Der Spiegel reported on Friday that American woman Kathryn Mayorga had revealed Ronaldo sexually harassed her in a hotel room up to nine years ago. […]
Paris Saint-Germain midfielder Marco Verratti has become the latest former player to criticise Unai Emery after his exit, saying the squad have found back their smile since he left. The Spanish coach who is now in charge of Arsenal, won the Ligue 1 title during his final campaign in France, […]
Manchester United captain Antonio Valencia has apologised after he liked a post on Instagram which called for the sack of manager Jose Mourinho. An account dedicated to the United captain, called ‘teamvalencia25’, posted after their 0-0 draw at home to Valencia on Tuesday, saying: “I’m not even surprised about the […]
Real Madrid goalkeeper Keylor Navas conceded the La Liga giants are missing Cristiano Ronaldo after their goalless run continued in the Champions League. Madrid suffered a shock 1-0 defeat to CSKA Moscow in the Champions League, extending their winless and goalless run to three games. Ronaldo left Madrid for Juventus […]
Jose Mourinho has defended Paul Scholes’ right to express his opinion as “freedom of speech” after the United legend called the current boss “embarrassing”. Scholes’ comments came in the build-up to a goalless draw with Valencia, also talking about his surprise that Mourinho survived a 3-1 Premier League loss to […]