Barcelona’s sporting director Albert Soler has claimed that the club had an agreement to sign Paul Pogba, but the price for the midfielder got too high for them. Soler says that there was an agreement in place between Barca and Juventus due to the two clubs enjoying a strong relationship, where if Pogba became available […]
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A year Real Madrid fans were furious at President Florentino Pérez for bumbling the David de Gea transfer saga, failing to sign Spanish No.1 because of fax machine issues. Fast forward 12 months and this summer’s transfer window was surprisingly quiet, especially with the impending transfer ban for both Atletico and Real Madrid. Real Madrid’s […]
Diego Costa admits he was hoping to leave Chelsea this summer to rejoin Atletico Madrid and only a few details stopped the move from happening. The striker has had a great start to the season for Antonio Conte’s side, scoring late winners against West Ham United and Watford, but if he had his way he […]
Europe’s top four leagues will have four guaranteed places in the Champions League group stage from the 2018-19 season, UEFA has confirmed. The top four leagues in the UEFA coefficient ranking, currently La Liga, the Bundesliga, Premier League and Serie A, will see four teams enter the group stage without having to go through a […]
Real Madrid produced another in their long line of famous European performances to lift the UEFA Super Cup, seeing off domestic rivals and UEFA Europa League winners Sevilla 3-2 after extra time in Trondheim. Madrid looked dead and buried as they trailed 2-1 deep into stoppage time in Trondheim, but Ramos’ equaliser sent the match […]
UEFA has released the three names on the shortlist for the 2015-16 UEFA Best Player in Europe Award and there is a notable omission. Barcelona star Lionel Messi. Three nominees are Real Madrid duo Gareth Bale and Cristiano Ronaldo and Atletico Madrid star Antoine Griezmann. Ronaldo captained Portugal to glory at Euro 2016, when he […]
It is not a good week for the European Champions. First they lose out on Paul Pogba to Manchester United. Then James Rodríguez, who Real were planning to sell to fund some new purchases, announces that he is staying at the Bernabéu, despite a €85 million bid for Manchester United for the services. And then […]
Real Madrid coach Zinedine Zidane says the size of his squad makes the subject of James Rodriguez’s future “complicated”. Rodriguez has been linked with a move away from the Santiago Bernabeu in recent weeks, reportedly attracting the interest of West Ham and Manchester United. Zidane appears reluctant to allow the Colombia international to leave but […]
According to Atletico Madrid president Enrique Cerezo, Chelsea striker Diego Costa is close to sealing a sensational return to the Champions League finalists. The Spain international left the the Vicente Calderon in a £32 million deal in 2014 and scored 21 goals in a superb first season in London, as Chelsea claimed the Premier League […]