Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang has announced that he will leave Borussia Dortmund in the summer, for what could be a world record fee. The 27-year-old Aubameyang has returned to Germany following his country’s elimination from the Africa Cup of Nations. “If I want to go to the next level, I need to leave in summer,” Aubameyang told […]
La Liga
Barcelona have called for goal-line technology to be used in La Liga after they were denied a clear goal in their 1-1 draw with Real Betis on Sunday. After Betis had taken a second-half lead through Alex Alegria, Barca thought they had equalised when Aissa Mandi attempted to clear a Jordi Alba shot off the […]
Barcelona coach Luis Enrique has once again refused to answer questions over his future, as speculation mounts that he could leave Camp Nou at the end of the season when his contract expires. Since arriving at the Camp Nou in 2014, Enrique has led Barcelona to two Copa del Rey titles, both La Liga titles […]
Real Madrid might be European and World Champions but Manchester United have knocked them off their perch atop the Deloitte Money League for the first time in more than a decade. Jose Mourinho’s side, benefiting from a return to the Champions League, posted a world record revenue of £515.3 million over the course of the […]
Former Liverpool striker Iago Aspas scored one and made one as Celta Vigo Stunned Real Madrid 2-1 in their first-leg Spanish Cup quarter-final first leg at the Santiago Bernabéu Zinedine Zidane’s team had gone 40 games without losing, but they have now lost twice in less than a week and now face a huge trip […]
Sevilla have blown La Liga title race wide open after beating Real Madrid 2-1 on Sunday to end the Champions League winners 40-match unbeaten run. With the win, Jorge Sampaoli’s side are now just one point behind Real in La Liga, albeit Real have a game in hand. The hero for Sevilla on Sunday was […]
According to a new list from the CIES Football Observatory, Barcelona striker Neymar is the most valuable player in the world, with a value of €246.8m, £141.8m more than the current world record, the €105 million paid by Manchester United for Paul Pogba. Neymar’s teammate Lionel Messi comes in second €170.5m, whilst Manchester United midfielder […]
Barcelona have sacked one of their directors after he appeared to suggest the club’s record goalscorer and five-time Balon d’Or winner Lionel Messi was over-rated. Asked about Messi’s role in Barcelona’s cup win over Athletic Bilbao – when the player scored free-kicks in both legs to put Barca through – Pere Gratacos said: ‘It wasn’t […]
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 […]