Florentino Perez has sensationally been accused of disliking black players by Iker Casillas’ agent Santos Marquez, who insists the Real Madrid president ‘is not racist’, expects Perez to leave Real over the saga of Casillas’ departure and has hit out at his behaviour in an interview with Spanish paper AS. Marquez, who also confirmed that […]
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Louis van Gaal has said Manchester United could make a “surprise” signing to bolster their striking options. United have sold Robin van Persie to Fenerbahce while they decided against prolonging Radamel Falcao’s loan stay, with the striker instead joining Chelsea from Monaco. Van Gaal has captain Wayne Rooney at his disposal, youngster James Wilson and […]
Chelsea manager Jose Mourinho has admitted his club have made a bid for John Stones and says any deal for the defender is in Everton’s hands. The Toffees are believed to have rejected a bid of around £20m for the 21-year-old, who played in Everton’s 3-1 Asia Trophy final defeat to Arsenal on Saturday. Mourinho […]
Manchester United are targeting more new signings sooner rather than later, according to CEO Ed Woodward. United have spent almost £80 million on four new players this summer with PSV Eindhoven forward Memphis Depay, Torino full-back Matteo Darmian, Southampton midfielder Morgan Schneiderlin and Bayern Munich legend Bastian Schweinsteiger moving to Old Trafford. The quartet made […]
Steven Gerrard marked his Major League Soccer debut with a goal as he inspired Los Angeles Galaxy to a come-from-behind 5-2 victory over San Jose Earthquakes. Watched by former Galaxy star David Beckham at StubHub Center, the ex-Liverpool and England captain scored one and had a hand in two of Robbie Keane’s three goals to […]
The new Madrid boss must not have gotten the memo about how fragile Cristiano Ronaldo’s ego is as he made a point of not labelling him the world’s best at a press conference in Australia. The new Madrid boss was facing the press in Australia as part of the Spanish giants’ pre-season tour when he […]
The Mirror is reporting that Manchester United are plotting a £22 million swoop for Barcelona forward Pedro to boost Louis van Gaal’s attacking options. Van Gaal has allowed Robin van Persie and Radamel Falcao to leave United this summer, leaving his only striking options Wayne Rooney, Javier Hernandez and James Wilson. Hernandez, who is recovering […]
Chelsea have had a £20 million offer for Everton defender John Stones turned down by the merseyside side, but according to media reports, the Premier League champion are already preparing a second bid for the 21-year-old defender. Everton are holding out for a British record fee of £32 million for a defender, and they might […]
Eyebrows were raised early in the week, when Manchester United released their squad names for their USA tour and goalkeeper Victor Valdes was conspicuously absent. United gave no indication while the former Barcelona No.1 was not traveling with the team, but it has came out that United boss Louis van Gaal sacked Valdes for refusing […]