Valencia have slammed Atalanta manager Gian Piero Gasperini after he confessed to attending the second-leg of their Champions League game in Spain despite suffering from Covid-19. In an interview with La Gazzetta dello Sport, Gasperini said he was sick and scared the day before the match on March 10 but still attended and managed the team from the […]
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Javier Hernandez did not pull any punches when assessing David Moyes’s disappointing reign as Manchester United head coach. Hernandez, the LA Galaxy forward who also played for Real Madrid and West Ham, was part of the team for Moyes’s seven-month spell at the club – where he had the tough […]
Former Manchester United striker Robin van Persie has revealed Louis van Gaal slapped him when he refused to be substituted during a crucial match in the 2014 World Cup. Van Gaal coached Van Persie at international level with the Netherlands and also at club level when the Dutchman became Manchester […]
Everton boss Carlo Ancelotti has explained how Zinedine Zidane’s arrival at Juventus forced him to change his football philosophy. The Italian manager revealed that he had to alter his side’s formation to fit the Frenchman in the starting line-up of his team. “With Zidane, I tried to change my idea […]
Chelsea legend Michael Essien says he would have ‘loved’ to play for Manchester United but he couldn’t turn down the Blues after Didier Drogba teamed up with Jose Mourinho to convince him to move to the club. The Ghanian was at Lyon when he was the subject of a tug-of-war […]
Juventus defender Giorgio Chiellini has revealed that he admires Barcelona forward Luis Suarez for biting him during a heated clash between Uruguay and Italy at the 2014 World Cup. Suarez, who escaped punishment during the match, was later banned from football for four months plus nine internationals – but Chiellini […]
Brazil legend Roberto Carlos has revealed how close he was to joining Chelsea in 2007, only for the transfer move to collapse at the last minute. The former defender was a free agent at the time, having left Real Madrid after 11 trophy-laden years at the club. “I had two […]
Didier Drogba has revealed how he thought Juan Mata would be vital in winning Chelsea the Champions League – months before the Spaniard assisted his late equaliser in the final. Enduring a difficult league campaign in which Andre Villas-Boas was sacked as manager in March, Chelsea triumphed, beating Bayern Munich […]
Manchester City manager Pep Guardiola and ex Chelsea head coach Jose Mourinho have just one thing in common, according to Samuel Eto’o. Samuel Eto’o believes the only thing that Manchester City manager and Tottenham boss have in common is their desire to win. Guardiola and Mourinho have been the two defining managers in football […]
Alex Song has conceded he left the Emirates to join Barcelona for the money and ‘didn’t give a f***’ about his playing time at the club. The 32-year-old spent seven years with Arsenal, making over 200 appearances for the Premier League club. Song made the move to Barca for £15m […]
