The France international has unseated Marcelo as Zinedine Zidane's first choice, but he could have been lining up in Turin Juventus wanted to sign Ferland Mendy before he joined Real Madrid, the defender’s agent has revealed. Madrid signed Mendy from Lyon for an initial €48 million (£43m/$54m) in 2019, with the France international displacing the veteran... Continue Reading →
Kroos not playing agent for Real Madrid in Alaba race and doesn’t know ‘what offers he has on the table’
The Germany midfielder claims to have held no talks with his former team-mate at Bayern Munich regarding a summer switch to Santiago Bernabeu Toni Kroos is not looking to act as an agent for Real Madrid in their reported pursuit of David Alaba, with the Blancos midfielder claiming to have held no talks with his former... Continue Reading →
Crystal Palace hoping to have Zaha back for Man Utd reunion as Ivory Coast international returns to training
Roy Hodgson will not be rushing the winger back into his plans, but he is hoping to have him available after playing host to Fulham Crystal Palace are hoping that Wilfried Zaha will get the chance to face former club Manchester United next week, with Roy Hodgson revealing that the winger is back in training.... Continue Reading →
Klopp offers his take on Liverpool’s top-four chances
The Reds boss admits that his Premier League title holders face a “big challenge” to secure a Champions League qualification spot this season Jurgen Klopp admits that securing a top-four finish is going to be a “big challenge” for Liverpool this season. The Premier League title holders have endured an injury-ravaged 2020-21 campaign, with inability... Continue Reading →
‘Top quality No 9s’ Giroud and Cavani inspire team-mates as perfect athletes, says Tuchel
The two experienced strikers will be bidding to decide Sunday's match between Chelsea and Manchester United in favour of their teams Thomas Tuchel is impressed the impact two 34-year-old strikers, Olivier Giroud and Edinson Cavani, are having this season on Chelsea and Manchester United respectively. Giroud scored an acrobatic overhead kick in Chelsea's midweek 1-0 Champions League win... Continue Reading →
Mendy magic lifts Madrid’s walking wounded as luck shines on Real once more
The left-back netted a spectacular late winner for Zinedine Zidane's side as they secured a crucial 1-0 win over Atalanta in the Champions League Real Madrid had all of the chances and most of the ball, yet came within four minutes from leaving Italy frustrated after a toothless display against 10-man Atalanta. The truth is, without... Continue Reading →
‘We showed what can happen’ – Wijnaldum wary of RB Leipzig doing to Liverpool what they did to Barcelona
The Reds midfielder helped to stage a stirring second leg fightback in a crunch Champions League clash with the Liga giants back in 2019 Georginio Wijnaldum says Liverpool will be taking nothing for granted against RB Leipzig in the second leg of their Champions League last-16 encounter, with the Bundesliga outfit capable of doing to... Continue Reading →
When is the Champions League quarter-final draw? How to watch, time & teams for 2020-21 knockouts
All the details about the draw as Giorgio Marchetti and Co. at UEFA headquarters will soon be warming up the balls The 2020-21 edition of the Champions League has entered the business end of the competition and there is very little room for error in the knockout rounds. Sixteen teams emerged from the group stage and they... Continue Reading →
Haaland sets Champions League records for quickest scoring start – early returns smash those of Mbappe, Messi, Ronaldo
The Dortmund star has made Sevilla's defence his playground in the last-16 Erling Haaland became the first player in Champions League history to score at least 17 goals in his first 13 appearances - but he didn't stop there. Minutes after putting Dortmund ahead of Sevilla in the last-16 of the Champions League, the 20-year-old Dortmund... Continue Reading →
Mbappe’s career-defining performance against Barcelona sets PSG star up as heir to Messi and Ronaldo
Mbappe's career-defining performance against Barcelona sets PSG star up as heir to Messi and Ronaldo Camp Nou might have been a graveyard for Paris Saint-Germain in 2017 but, four years on, Barcelona’s home stadium became the scene of arguably the greatest night of Kylian Mbappe’s club career. Without the support of Neymar and Angel Di Maria, the 22-year-old single-handedly... Continue Reading →
