Zinedine Zidane admitted he was ‘hurt’ after Real Madrid lost a chaotic pre-season friendly 7-3 to city rivals Atletico. Former Chelsea striker Diego Costa scored four goals and was sent off as Real were embarrassed in New Jersey. Joao Felix, a big-money summer signing from Benfica, scored his first Atletico goal before Real made a […]
Nathaniel Clyne has suffered a devastating injury that has destroyed his chances of securing a move to revive his career. The Liverpool right back snapped his anterior cruciate ligament during the 3-2 defeat to Borussia Dortmund in South Bend last Friday. The scale of the damage was not initially obvious and he walked out the […]
Just when you thought the drama over Antoine Griezmann’s transfer to Barcelona, La Liga president Javier Tebas says that Atletico Madrid have asked The Royal Spanish Football Federation (RFEF) to block the striker’s registration at Barcelona. Barcelona completed the signing of the French forward when they triggered his €120m release clause earlier this month, but […]
What a weekend in Boston for Liverpool fans, From Jamie Webster selling out the House of Blues on Saturday night to the fan fest before the Sevilla game to a rousing rendition of YNWA. #YNWA at Fenway pic.twitter.com/AUwMYQdB8L — Liverpoolfc-blog (@LFC_Blog) July 21, 2019 As for the match, Liverpool were beaten 2-1 by 10-man Sevilla, […]
Zinedine Zidane stepped up his attempt to force Gareth Bale out of Real Madrid this summer by leaving him in the stands for the club’s first pre-season friendly and declaring – the sooner he goes the better. Zidane gave 22 players a run-out with 11 playing the first half and 11 in the second period […]
Aaron Ramsey has revealed he sought the advice of a Juventus legend before he accepted the iconic No 8 shirt after joining the club this summer. The Welshman was officially unveiled by the Italian champions on Monday afternoon in Turin and he was quizzed on the responsibilities that come with wearing the No 8 shirt […]
Barcelona have admitted they had to take a loan out to pay for the signing of Antoine Griezmann underlining how difficult they would find any purchase of €200million-rated Neymar this summer. The club’s president Josep Maria Bartomeu admitted at Griezmann’s presentation: ‘The club has taken out a six-month unsecured loan for €35m and the remaining […]
Antoine Griezmann has been officially unveiled as a Barcelona player, with the forward to wear the No 17 shirt for his new club. The France star completed his move to Barcelona from Atletico Madrid on Friday for a fee of £108million. Griezmann was in good spirits as he posed in the Barcelona kit for the […]
Striker Mauro Icardi has left Inter Milan’s pre-season camp by mutual consent and will play no part in the pre-season tour of Asia, ahead of a likely messy departure from the San Siro. Former club captain Icardi has fallen out with chiefs at the club and is understood to have been told by new manager […]