After a late Lionel Messi free-kick managed to get Barcelona out of jail against Villarreal, as La Liga action returned in 2017, Luis Enrique’s squad were left feeling as though they had been cheated out of the opportunity to win. Normally, an equaliser at the end of a tight contest can hold a joy equivalent […]
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Jurgen Klopp has repeated his desire to keep Philippe Coutinho at Liverpool. Real Madrid and Barcelona have both been linked to Coutinho, who has been one of the star performers under Klopp this season with six goals and five assists in 14 matches. Ahead of Coutinho’s return to the first-team fold in Liverpool’s EFL Cup […]
Another Chinese side is looking to spend big as Chinese Super League side Guangzhou Evergrande are reported to be eying up a €50m bid for Barcelona midfielder Arda Turan. According to the Turkish daily Fanatik state, Guangzhou want to sign the former Atletico Madrid star, and are willing to wait until next summer if needed […]
After winning the Champions League and EURO 2016 this year, it was not a surprise to see Real Madrid star Cristiano Ronaldo add his fourth Ballon d’Or to his collection, finishing ahead of Lionel Messi in the voting. Ronaldo won the Ballon d’Or in 2008 and also claimed the FIFA Ballon d’Or in 2013 and […]
Interesting move by FIFA who have named their contenders for The Best FIFA Football Awards™. The winners will be crowned in Zurich on 9 January 2017. The three nominees are Cristiano Ronaldo (Portugal/Real Madrid), Antoine Griezmann (France/Atletico Madrid) and Lionel Messi (Argentina/FC Barcelona). It is interesting because Messi was left off the final three shortlist […]
Spain’s public prosecutor has called for Barcelona star Neymar to be sent to prison for two years for his part in a corruption case over his transfer from Brazilian club Santos to the La Liga champions in 2013, said a court filing on Wednesday. A judge in Spain accepted corruption charges against the Brazil captain […]
Manchester United have the highest wages in world football according to a global survey, with the first-team squad earning £5.77 million a year basic salary on average. The Premier League is by far the best-paid football league on the planet. Average basic first-team pay in England’s top division is £2,438,275, or £48,766 a week. That […]
Arsenal, Paris Saint-Germain, Atlético Madrid and Bayern Münich are the first four teams through to the round of 16 while Barcelona’s progress was halted by Manchester City. Group A Ludogorets Razgrad 2-3 Arsenal Ludogorets were two up inside 15 minutes thanks to goals from Jonathan Cafú and Claudiu Keșerü but by half-time Granit Xhaka and […]