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. […]
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Jerzy Dudek has hailed under-fire Manchester United boss Jose Mourinho as one of the finest psychologists working in football, stating his reaction to one of Real Madrid’s worst ever defeats as proof. The former Real goalie worked under Mourinho at Santiago Bernabeu, and was on the bench for one of […]
Paul Pogba says he would love a Frenchman to win the Ballon d’Or, but does not believe he can win it. The Manchester United midfielder was named on the 30-man shortlist for the award for the best player of the year, with the winner to be announced in Paris on […]
Eden Hazard says that he is finding it a ‘hard decision’ over whether to sign a new Chelsea contract and has reiterated that moving to Real Madrid is something he dreams about. Chelsea are keen to secure Hazard on a new deal after a summer of interest from Madrid, but […]
Dani Carvajal has claimed Neymar said he would sign for Real Madrid when he was with the youth team back in 2006. The Brazil international was invited for a trial training session with the club 12 years ago before seeing a first-team game from the president’s box at the Santiago […]
Belgium international Eden Hazard concedes to feeling “good” at Chelsea at present, but says “in two months it can be different”. The 27-year-old has been in sensational form for the Blues over the opening weeks of the 2018-19 season. A series of spectacular displays have delivered seven goals in all […]
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 […]
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 […]
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. […]