Sergio Ramos has warned Antonio Conte that he cannot immediately command respect from the players at Real Madrid if he replaces Julen Lopetegui as head coach. Lopetegui seems to be on the brink of being sacked as manager after their 5-1 defeat to Barcelona at Camp Nou on Sunday. Madrid […]
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Former Chelsea head coach Antonio Conte has not yet been approached by Real Madrid, according to his brother and agent Daniele. Madrid’s current manager Julen Lopetegui is under intense criticism after the team’s poor start to the campaign. According to reports, Conte is one of Madrid’s main candidates to replace […]
Antonio Conte has been approached by representatives of Real Madrid president Florentino Perez over the possibility of making him the new manager, according to Sky sources. Conte is Perez’s first choice to replace current manager Julen Lopetegui should he be sacked from his role at the club. Lopetegui was appointed […]
AC Milan forward Gonzalo Higuain feels like he was “kicked out” of Juventus because of Cristiano Ronaldo’s signing in July. Higuain joined Juve for a reported €90 million from Napoli in 2016 and scored 40 Serie A goals across his two years at the club, but his signing failed to […]
Eden Hazard has revealed details of the conversation he had with Chelsea new manager Maurizio Sarri that convinced him to remain at the club. After the World Cup, the Belgium international said he would consider leaving Stamford Bridge after interest from Real Madrid , but remained at the west London […]
Pep Guardiola failed in an attempt to bring Barcelona forward Lionel Messi to Manchester City. That is according to City’s chairman Khaldoon Al Mubarak, who asked Guardiola which player he wanted most in the world. Messi and Guardiola worked together at Camp Nou, enjoying amazing success by winning the Champions […]
Diego Maradona claims Lionel Messi will never be a leader and says the Barcelona superstar ‘goes to the toilet 20 times a game’. Messi has been hugely criticised for his performances for Argentina and has decided to take a break from the national team after their poor World Cup run […]
Toni Kroos has suggested Michael Ballack’s criticism of Joachim Low may have been gingered by a personal desire to be the manager of Germany. Speaking to Deutsche Welle on Thursday, former Germany international Ballack said he was shocked Low was kept on as head coach after overseeing their first World […]
Chelsea forward Eden Hazard says he is the best player in the world right now but must move to Spain to win the Ballon d’Or. The Belgium international said during the World Cup that “it might be time to discover something different”, with the 27-year-old severally linked with a transfer […]
Barcelona’s Arturo Vidal “lacked respect” for his team-mates by complaining on social media about his lack of game time, says the club’s sporting director Pep Segura. Chilean international Vidal has started only two matches for the La Liga giants since his summer transfer to the Nou Camp from Bayern Munich. […]