EURO 2020
Ronaldo sends angry texts to Ferdinand regarding Linekar’s preference for Messi
Manchester United legend Rio Ferdinand has revealed that Cristiano Ronaldo has slammed Gary Lineker for thinking that Lionel Messi is better. Ferdinand and Lineker were previewing Portugal’s Euro 2020 match with France on Wednesday when the conversation arose. Ferdinand was Ronaldo’s teammate at Manchester United under Sir Alex Ferguson, and they dominated English football for the second half of the 2000s, winning several of Premier League titles, […]
Ali Daei sends message to Cristiano Ronaldo after Portugal forward equals goal record
Cristiano Ronaldo has received a congratulatory message from Iran’s legendary striker Ali Daei after equalling the record for most international goals. Ronaldo scored two goals form the spot in the 2-2 draw with France at Euro 2020 on Wednesday, which puts him level with Daei on 109 international goals. Ronaldo now has the opportunity to break […]
Frank Lampard reveals the ‘problem’ he had with N’Golo Kante at Chelsea
Frank Lampard says the only problem he had with N’Golo Kante at Chelsea was trying to stop the player from running too much in training. Lampard spent 18 months working with Kante at Stamford Bridge before he was sacked and replaced by Thomas Tuchel in January. Kante struggled with a hamstring injury during Lampard’s first campaign at the club but […]
Bukayo Saka explains why he took his shirt off after Raheem Sterling’s goal
Bukayo Saka put in a man-of-the-match performance in England’s 1-0 victory over the Czech Republic on Tuesday but there was one curious moment from the Arsenal player. After Raheem Sterling scored, the Arsenal playmaker was picked up by television cameras taking his shirt off. There was some confusion over why he’d done that – taking […]
Mourinho explains why Luke Shaw was ‘very poor’ in England’s win vs Czech Republic
Jose Mourinho claims Luke Shaw and Kalvin Philips contributed to England’s ‘only negative’ in their 1-0 win over Czech Republic on Tuesday. Gareth Southgate’s side finished top of Group D as Raheem Sterling’s first-half goal was enough to secured a victory at Wembley. England are now set to face the second-placed team in Group F, which […]
Pau Torres responds to Man Utd transfer speculation
Pau Torres says he is ‘totally calm’ about his situation after being asked about Manchester United’s interest in signing him this summer transfer window. Torres, the Villarreal & Spain central defender, has been linked with a summer move, with Real Madrid also targeting the player. The 24-year-old reportedly has a release clause of £51m but […]
Mourinho speaks out on Chelsea’s decision to sell ‘amazing’ Kevin de Bruyne
Jose Mourinho says he recognised Kevin de Bruyne’s potential when he was Chelsea boss and did not want him to leave, saying it was the player who forced his way out of Stamford Bridge. The London club signed a 18-year-old De Bruyne from Genk in 2012 but he played ony nine first-team matches before joining […]
Jose Mourinho criticises Bruno Fernandes for going missing at Euro 2020
Jose Mourinho believes Bruno Fernandes has gone missing for Portugal and wants more from the Manchester United midfielder. Former United manager Mourinho said the Portuguese star ‘was not there’ in the first two games against Hungary and Germany. And Mourinho, who is currently writing for The Sun this summer, wants the Red Devils player to show up in […]
Ferdinand hits out at Gareth Southgate’s comments about Jadon Sancho
Rio Ferdinand has slammed Gareth Southgate for suggesting Jadon Sancho lacks experience on the big stage and hopes the manager is ‘brave’ with his selection for their final group game against the Czech Republic at Euro 2020. Sancho enjoyed an excellent Bundesliga season, finishing with eight goals and 11 assists in Germany, but the 21-year-old […]
England players Mount & Chilwell isolating after Gilmour Covid-19 diagnosis
England players Mason Mount and Ben Chilwell are isolating after interaction with Scotland’s Billy Gilmour on Friday and could miss the match with Czech Republic on Tuesday The two Chelsea players were seen hugging their club teammate, Gilmour, after the clash between England and Scotland at Wembley on Friday. Since the match Gilmour has tested positive for […]