Gerard Pique insists Barcelona players Lionel Messi and Antoine Griezmann have a perfectly normal relationship. Earlier this month, new signing Griezmann conceded to finding it “difficult” to connect with Barcelona’s superstar as neither of them are naturally big talkers. It had been rumoured Messi, who hoped for Neymar’s return to the club, […]
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Barcelona were so keen to bring Neymar back from Paris Saint-Germain that the players were ready to accept delays to salary payments in order for the club to afford the Brazilian star. Barca spent the bulk of the summer window trying to lure Neymar back from PSG, two years after […]
Lionel Messi was simply on fire against Valladolid as he banged in two goals for Barcelona and also added two assists, and in doing so, surpassed Cristiano Ronaldo in a club goal scoring record. Messi has now scored 608 goals for Barcelona, while Ronaldo remains on 606, which means the […]
Eden Hazard has revealed that he had already decided to quit Chelsea a year before he actually departed Stamford Bridge this summer window. After helping the Blues win the Europa League in May, the influential playmaker made a £150million transfer move to the Bernabeu just a few days later. But the move had been […]
Former Barcelona manager Pep Guardiola has said that, as soon as he saw Lionel Messi play for the first time, he knew the team would ‘win everything’. The now-Manchester City head coach took charge of 247 matches at Barcelona, winning La Liga three times, the Copa del Rey twice and two Champions Leagues titles, among other […]
Juventus superstar Cristiano Ronaldo believes his “healthy rivalry” with Barcelona counterpart Lionel Messi during his time in the Spanish League made him a better player. Both men have won the most coveted Ballon d’Or award five times and are considered to be two of the greatest footballers of all time. Ronaldo spent nine years […]
Real Madrid managet Zinedine Zidane has admitted that talk of Jose Mourinho replacing him in the dugout at the the Bernabeu bothers him, but stated he has ‘complete confidence’ that his players can turn around their poor form. The Spanish giants have won just four of their last 10 games in all […]
Lionel Messi has explained why he found it hard to play against Virgil van Dijk during Barcelona’s Champions League semi-final games against Liverpool last campaign. Jurgen Klopp’s team were given a huge mountain to climb after losing 3-0 in the first leg of their semi-final but a 4-0 victory in […]
Manchester United discussed the possibility of signing Portuguese star Joao Felix numerous times but reportedly chose not to sign him because of concerns over his lack of physicality. The Portuguese attacker has quickly marked himself out as a star of the future, scoring 15 goals and laying on nine assists […]
Real Madrid still haven’t seen the real Eden Hazard, according to formal Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger – but even when they do, he still won’t replace Ronaldo. Hazard registered his first La Liga goal and assist in Madrid’s last match before the international break, a 4-2 victory over Granada which […]