Barcelona president Josep Bartomeu has launched a Pep Guardiola charm offensive amid claims Manchester City are preparing for life after their manager. Guardiola is in his fourth year at the club and has never managed the same team for a fifth campaign. The Spaniard is contracted until 2021 and has previously suggested […]
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Lionel Messi has been rested for Barcelona’s Champions League game with Inter Milan on Tuesday after scoring a hat-trick in a 5-2 victory over Mallorca at the weekend. The 32-year-old helped the Spanish champions go back to the top of the league on Saturday, as he celebrated winning a record sixth Ballon d’Or at the start of the […]
Diego Simeone has dismissed reports suggesting he has lost the dressing room at Atletico Madrid, amid rumours he could be set to succeed Unai Emery in the hot seat at Arsenal. Atletico have endured a frustrating start to the 2019-20 season, slipping to sixth in La Liga after 15 matches. A 1-0 defeat […]
Lionel Messi told his Barca team-mates they must not repeat the mistakes of their famous collapse to Roma before his team’s game with Liverpool at Anfield last May. Liverpool were trailing the Champions League semi-final tie by three goals after the first leg at the Camp Nou and Barcelona were […]
Luis Suarez has been open about the fact that his Barcelona days could soon be coming to an end. The Uruguayan recently claimed he is aware Barca are looking at long-term options to replace him in the No.9 role as he approaches the latter stages of his career at the […]
Real Madrid have confirmed that Eden Hazard is suffering from a bruised leg after fears were sparked that the Belgian would be set for a spell on the sidelines. Hazard hobbled off the pitch in Los Blancos’ 2-2 Champions League draw with Paris Saint-Germainon Tuesday, leading fans to wonder whether the forward would be out […]
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, […]
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 […]