Lionel Messi has been handed a two-game ban from the Spanish Football Federation's Competition Committee for his red card in last Sunday's Supercopa de Espana final. The Argentine will therefore be unavailable for Barcelona's next two fixtures against Cornella in the Copa del Rey and Elche in LaLiga Santander. Messi, who swiped at Athletic Club striker Asier Villalibre in the... Continue Reading →
The Argentine had played more than 750 games for the club before he was finally dismissed - but it's not the first red card of his career Lionel Messi was shown the first red card of his Barcelona career after he lashed out at the end of Sunday's 3-2 defeat to Athletic Club in extra time. Near the... Continue Reading →
The peculiar end to last season's Champions League has prompted UEFA to reconsider the competition's format long term. As a result of the delay in the season, the final eight teams gathered for one-legged ties held across two stadiums in Lisbon. The attraction of the mini tournament, both for a viewer and a shareholder, has... Continue Reading →
The assistant coach was asked about the forward after leading the Ligue 1 giants past Angers on Saturday Jesus Perez defended Kylian Mbappe after the Paris Saint-Germain star fired another blank as the Ligue 1champions overcame Angers 1-0 to move top of the table. Layvin Kurzawa's goal with 20 minutes remaining saw PSG edge Angers at Stade Raymond Kopa on... Continue Reading →
The two worked together over a couple of stints at Atletico Madrid and have a good relationship Former Chelsea and Atletico Madrid defender Filipe Luis has claimed Rojiblancos boss Diego Simeone - who he describes as a father figure - is not a great man-manager. The full-back had a couple of spells under Simeone at Atletico, and has said... Continue Reading →
Andrea Pirlo's team are painfully dependent upon their Portuguese superstar, but one of their summer signings is starting to lighten Ronaldo's load Federico Chiesa admired Cristiano Ronaldo long before he joined him at Juventus. Back in 2017, when Chiesa was still at Fiorentina, and Ronaldo had just drawn level with Lionel Messi's then-record haul of five Ballons... Continue Reading →
Barcelona's presidential elections will now be held on March 7, 2021. The rearranged date comes after a meeting was held between the club's acting president, Carles Tusquets, and the three main candidates to succeed him. During Friday's meeting, which candidates Joan Laporta, Victor Font and Toni Freixa, attendees pencilled the election in for the March date... Continue Reading →
Rivaldo has praised the way Ronald Koeman has been working with Barcelona's youngsters and has criticised Zinedine Zidane for failing to do something similar at Real Madrid. The former Barcelona playmaker explained that the Dutchman has successfully integrated young prodigies into a group of experienced players. "I have always said that the key to managing young talents... Continue Reading →
In a MARCA survey conducted after Real Madrid's elimination from the Supercopa De Espana, the fans believe that coach Zinedine Zidane should have been able to do more with the squad he has available. All the fingers weren't pointed at Zidane, as the limits within the Real Madrid squad were also cause for concern. In the first question... Continue Reading →
ARaul Garcia brace sent Real Madridcrashing out of the 2020/21 Supercopa de Espana with a 2-1 semi-final defeat to Athletic Club on Thursday night at the Estadio La Rosaleda in Malaga. A month after earning an early red card against Los Blancos in league action, Raul Garcia got his revenge with a pair of first half goals. A Karim Benzema score made for a nervy... Continue Reading →
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