Fresh from scoring the hat-trick that sent Juventus into the quarter-finals of the Champions League, Cristiano Ronaldo declared: ‘This is why Juve bought me’. On a frenzied night in Turin Ronaldo scored three times to overturn a 2-0 deficit against Atletico Madrid and keep the Italian champions’ dream alive. Ronaldo scored two headers either side […]
Real Madrid have announced that former manager Zinedine Zidane has returned to the club to replace the sacked Santiago Solari. Zidane has signed a contract that will run until June 30, 2022. He will take over the club with immediate effect. “Real Madrid’s board, meeting today Monday 11 March 2019, have decided to end the […]
Sergio Ramos and Florentino Perez clashed in an angry exchange after Real Madrid’s humiliating defeat by Ajax on Tuesday with the captain telling his president: ‘Pay me up and I’ll leave’. The story broken by Diario AS in Spain and confirmed by Sportsmail, suggests the aftershock of Madrid’s defeat by Ajax are still being felt. […]
Juventus boss Massimiliano Allegri says that talks over his future have been put on hold until the end of the season. Allegri has guided the Bianconeri to four consecutive Serie A titles and his current deal runs through to 2020. Even though they suffered a shock Coppa Italia defeat by Atalanta, ending the holders’ long […]
Manchester City are being formally investigated by UEFA for breaches of Financial Fair Play regulations. They could face a Champions League ban next season if leaked documents published by German magazine Der Spiegel prove financial cheating. Among the many allegations is that the club used cash from owner Sheik Mansour to finance sponsorship deals and […]
Claudio Ranieri is poised to make a swift return to management with Roma after they sacked under-fire Eusebio Di Francesco on Thursday. The 67-year-old, a Roma fan, was sacked as manager of Fulham last week but is close to agreeing terms with Roma to become their caretaker manager until the end of the season. Di […]
Real Madrid are “almost 100 percent” certain that they can bring Jose Mourinho back to the Bernabeu for a second spell as manager, according to the Daily Telegraph. Santiago Solari’s future as Madrid coach looks uncertain following Tuesday’s shock Champions League elimination at the hands of Ajax, while Mourinho said this week that he would […]
Ole Gunnar Solskjaer admitted recently that he wanted to “give the best job interview I could ever do” during his supposedly temporary spell as Manchester United manager. The Norwegian had now done after his team stunned Paris Saint-Germain to qualify for the Champions League quarterfinals. The Miracle in Paris that was watched by club owner […]