Former Holland player, Ruud Gullit, has warned Liverpool defender Virgil van Dijk that he would never win the Ballon d’Or award. Van Dijk narrowly lost out to Barcelona superstar Lionel Messi in 2019, finishing behind the Argentine attacker in second place. The Liverpool star was considered one of the favourites […]
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Marcos Rojo has revealed the reason behind his dressing room brawl with Zlatan Ibrahimovic when the duo were still at Manchester United together. Argentine defender Rojo and Swedish forward Zlatan Ibrahimovic – now at Estudiantes and AC Milan, respectively – were team-mates at United, winning the League Cup and the Europa League together. However, they […]
Former Arsenal boss Arsene Wenger has hit back at his successor at the Emirates Stadium, Unai Emery after the Spaniard manager claimed he inherited the club that was in decline. Emery took over from Arsene Wenger who spent 22 years at Arsenal and left the club in 2018. Unai Emery […]
Manchester City’s two-year ban from the UEFA Champions League for breaking Financial Fair Play rules was revealed by the most unlikely of detectives. Rui Pinto is a Portuguese hacker who worked out of his home under another name. His revelations sent shockwaves through the world of football after he gained […]
Liverpool missed the opportunity to sign Cristiano Ronaldo during the scramble for his signature in 2003, says Phil Thompson. The highly-rated Portuguese star was generating plenty of interest after bursting onto the scene at Sporting Lisbon. Several Premier League teams took the chance to cast an eye over Ronaldo’s potential, […]
The home of Manchester United executive vice-chairman Ed Woodward has been attacked by supporters armed with flares on Tuesday. The footage on social media shows a small number of fans throwing the objects over the gate of Woodward’s property with graffiti also reported to be sprayed on the fence of his home. However, neither […]
Ronaldinho has predicted that Arsenal starlet Gabriel Martinelli can emulate another Brazilian legend Ronaldo to become the best player in the world. Former World Cup star Ronaldinho says the Brazilian teenager has got all of the attributes to follow in the footsteps of ex-Brazil star Ronaldo. Ex-Inter Milan and Barcelona striker Ronaldo became one […]
Chelsea legend Pat Nevin has revealed he nearly killed the blues’ owner Roman Abramovich while on holiday in Scotland. The Scottish player was on a trip to his home country and was driving around the Isle of Arran when he almost hit a cyclist while turning a corner. Nevin was shocked to […]
U.S. women’s national team captain Megan Rapinoe has urged male stars such as Cristiano Ronaldo, Lionel Messi and Ibrahimovic to do more to tackle issues on racism and sexism in modern football. 34-year-old Rapinoe won the female Ballon d’Or award– only the second in history — on Monday after winning the World Cup, Golden […]
UEFA President, Aleksander Ceferin, has hit out at the Video Assistant Referees (VAR), according to UK Mirror reports. Ceferin has been left unimpressed by some of the decisions taken by the VAR technology. “If you have a long nose, you are in an offside position these days. Also the lines […]