Real Madrid star Karim Benzema has been charged with conspiracy to blackmail and participating in a criminal group as part of an investigation over a sex tape involving France international teammate Mathieu Valbuena. A statement from the Versailles Prosecutors Office said the alleged crimes for which he was being investigated could carry a prison sentence […]
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Real Madrid and Manchester City qualified for the Champions League knock-out stage with victories over Paris Saint-Germain and Sevilla respectively on Tuesday. It was an unconvincing performance by Real Madrid who beat Paris Saint-Germain 1-0 on Tuesday at the Santiago Bernabéu. With the win, Real surpassed Barcelona’s record of 19 consecutive matches without a loss […]
Manchester United manager Louis van Gaal admitted to concerns about his team’s goal-scoring problems after they were bundled out of the League Cup on penalties by second-tier Middlesbrough. The Premier League giants contrived to fail with three of their four attempts in Wednesday’s 3-1 shoot-out loss, with England internationals Wayne Rooney, Michael Carrick and Ashley […]
In the Manchester derby last weekend, Wayne Rooney had arguably his worst performance ever in a United shirt as he managed just one shot over the 90 minutes, played zero key passes, completed zero successful dribbles and ended the match with a pass success rate of just 56.7%, the second worst of all starting outfielders. […]
Manchester United manager Louis van Gaal has tied to put the pressure on Manchester City ahead of Sunday’s derby by insisting the English Premier League leaders will be favoured to win the Old Trafford. City come into the match in great form having scored 11 goals in winning their last two league matches, beating Newcastle […]
If Bayern Munich CEO Karl-Heinz Rummenigge was worried about the Premier League’s spending power last summer, wait to he see what they do next year. Thanks to the global appeal of the Premier League, and the negotiating skills of Richard Scudamore, Premier League clubs are set to see the money they receive from their UK […]
Talksport are going with the story that Manchester United and PSG will battle it out to sign Real Madrid defender Raphael Varane this summer. The sports station claims that Louis van Gaal is a long-term admirer of the French international and has turned his attentions to signing him, after missing out on his central defensive […]
Uefa has announced that the 32 clubs that competed in the Champions League last season shared almost €988m in payments from UEFA, an increase of €36m from the 2013/14 season. Usually the winner takes home the lions share of the money but that was not the case last season as runners-up Juventus were the big […]
Remember when the media scoffed at the price that Manchester United paid for Anthony Martial this summer? Most “experts” immediately headed to YouTube to find out who this 19-year-old French striker was. The consensus was that United had overpaid for the teenager until he stepped on the pitch against Liverpool and demonstrated why Europe’s biggest […]