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Jun42019 by JBNo Comments

REVEALED: Why Kylian Mbappe rejected Liverpool before completing transfer to PSG

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PSG forward Kylian Mbappe could have joined Liverpool back in 2017, But the France international instead chose to sign for Paris Saint-Germain on loan from Monaco for a campaign before the transfer was made permanent for £167m. The Frenchman has made a good progress in Paris, where he has won the league title twice as well as the French Cup, the French League Cup and the French Super Cup. He also won the World Cup with France this summer. (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); PSG will be confident of keeping hold of the 20-year-old but have failed to live up to expectation in the Champions League for the last two years, which could play against them. One club that has excelled well in Europe in the past two years is Liverpool, with the Reds reaching the final...

May12019 by JBNo Comments

Casillas hospitalised after suffering heart attack at training ground

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Porto goalie Iker Casillas has suffered a heart attack, according to reports from Portugal. The former Real Madrid legend has been taken to Hospital CUF but is believed to be in a good condition. (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); Porto confirmed the news to Portuguese television channel TVI. The goalkeeper is expected to be ruled out for the rest of the campaign. The Porto shot-stopper, 37, recently signed a new deal with the club. The deal is for one more year with the option of another campaign, which could keep him at the club until he is 40. After signing his new deal in March, He said: "Today is a very special day. I feel at home at this club. I want to stay here until I finish my career as a footballer. (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoog...

Apr22019 by JBNo Comments

Chelsea to sign £142m replacement for Eden Hazard if transfer ban is lifted

Uncategorized, La Liga, Premier League, Transfer Info

Chelsea will make a move for unhappy Barcelona star Philippe Coutinho as a replacement for Eden Hazard if their transfer ban is delayed, according to reports in Spain. The Brazil international has struggled to live up to expectations at Camp Nou since his €160 million (£142m) transfer from Liverpool last summer and is seriously considering his future. (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); Last week, reports emerged that Coutinho has already told his Brazil teammates during international duty that leaving Barcelona is a possibility at the end of the season. Chelsea, meanwhile, have already launched an appeal to the FIFA Appeals Committee after being hit with a transfer ban for two transfer windows for breaching rules relating to signing players under the age o...

Mar292019 by JBNo Comments

Ex-Chelsea star Makelele reveals he threatened to put Ronaldinho ‘in hospital’ during Barca game

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Claude Makelele has revealed that he threatened to put Ronaldinho in hospital during one of Chelsea’s Champions League games against Barca. Makelele faced Ronaldinho in both the 2004-05 and 2005-06 campaigns for Chelsea and was also tasked with stopping the forward during France’s friendly vs Brazil in 2004. (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); But the former Chelsea midfielder concedes he was not a fan of the Brazilian’s showboating. Makelele said in an interview with RMC Sport: ‘At one point in the game I went over to Ronaldinho and said ‘I prefer you show good manners when you dribble against me because if there are any of those PlayStation tricks… I’ll send you to the hospital’.’ ‘Do you know what he did? He gave me the ball and apologised.’ Makele...

Mar262019 by JBNo Comments

Louis van Gaal takes astonishing dig at United boss Ole Solskjaer

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Louis van Gaal has ridiculed suggestions that Ole Gunnar Solskjaer has brought attacking football back to United and says he is just as defensive as Mourinho. The Norwegian coach has won 14 of his 19 games in charge of the Red Devils since replacing Mourinho in December, scoring more goals. (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); But Van Gaal says it is ‘fake news’ to claim Solskjaer has brought more entertaining football to United, with his style of play identical to Mourinho’s – barring the results. ‘People think we have only had fake news since Donald Trump became president. In football we have had it for 50 years,’ Van Gaal told the BBC in an exhaustive interview. ‘The coach after me [Mourinho] changed to park-the-bus tactics and played on the counter. N...

Mar242019 by JBNo Comments

Eden Hazard speaks on agreeing five-year deal with Real Madrid

Uncategorized, La Liga, Premier League, Transfer Info

Chelsea forward Eden Hazard has denied reports that he has agreed a lucrative five-year deal with Spanish giants Real Madrid. Hazard's Chelsea contract comes to an end after next campaign and reports emerged this week stating that he had agreed to join Real - after speaking to their head coach Zinedine Zidane. (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); Hazard is currently on international duty with Belgium and, when asked about the Real Madrid reports on Saturday, he smiled and said: "There's nothing in the reports. "I'm only focused on tomorrow's game against Cyprus. "That's all I'm thinking about." According to reports, Chelsea rejected a bid of around £60m for Eden Hazard earlier this month. The Belgian has turned down offers of a new deal at Chelsea -...

Mar42019 by JBNo Comments

Balotelli scores superb volley then films celebration on Instagram live on the pitch

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Mario Balotelli showed off a new goal celebration on Sunday as he took a selfie video with his teammates after he scored and posted it on Instagram during the match. The Italian scored his fourth goal in six Ligue 1 matches since joining Marseille from Nice in January by netting from Florian Thauvin’s 12th-minute corner with an acrobatic volley. (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); He took a phone from the cameraman behind the goal before filming the video with his teammates and posting it immediately on his Instagram story. The 28-year-old then carried on playing. Marseille won the match against fourth-placed Saint-Etienne at the Stade Velodrome 2-0 at half-time. Thauvin struck the second from the spot nine minutes later after a handball by Mathieu Debu...

Feb132019 by JBNo Comments

REVEALED: Why Mauro Icardi was stripped of Inter captaincy

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Inter Milan forward Mauro Icardi was reportedly stripped of his skipper duties because of issues between his agent and the club. The Argentina international, who has worn the armband for Inter since 2015, is in the midst of a contract issue with the Italian giants. (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); Chelsea are one of the clubs linked with a transfer for Icardi, who would fetch a huge fee for Inter as one of the best forwards in the world. Inter want Icardi to sign a new contract, while the player’s agent, and wife, Wanda Nara has publicly said there is no need to sign a fresh contract. Various Italian outlets have declared Nara’s conduct and comments to the press are the reason Icardi has been removed as captain. Gianluca Di Marzio claim it is not ...

Feb132019 by JBNo Comments

Eden Hazard aims dig at Mourinho and praises Sarri as he compares head coaches

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Eden Hazard says he is more suited to the philosophy of Chelsea manager Maurizio Sarri than former head coach Jose Mourinho. Sarri conceded after Sunday's 6-0 loss at Manchester City that his position at Chelsea is under scrutiny, with his team dropping out of the top four after three league defeats in their last four matches. (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); The Italian also said after Sunday's embarrassing defeat that he would welcome a call from club owner Roman Abrahmovic , but said it was unlikely as he never "hears from him." Hazard, who was the subject of public criticism from Sarri in January, previously expressed his regret at how his time with Mourinho ended at Stamford and said he wants to work with him again. However, the Belgian admits he...

Jan142019 by JBNo Comments

Jurgen Klopp reveals biggest regret over Sadio Mane

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Jurgen Klopp considers missing out on Sadio Mane during his time at Borussia Dortmund to be “one of my biggest mistakes ever”, but the German has been able to right those wrongs at Anfield. Back in 2014, the senagal intternational was preparing to part company with Red Bull Salzburg. A transfer to the Bundesliga was rumored, with Klopp having monitored a talented forward since seeing him catch the eye at the 2012 Olympics. (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); Talks were held, but Mane slipped the net and ended up signing for Southampton in an £11.8 million ($15m) deal. “I have made a few mistakes in my life and one of my biggest mistakes ever was not taking Sadio when I was at Dortmund,” Klopp said of that failed transfer saga. “We were together in...