Three coaches, an historic UEFA Champions League humiliation, that Burofax, and finally his desire to leave the club. If the coronavirus has been the hot news topic of the year, then Messi can lay claim to being the sports story of the last 12 months. August 14 will be a date that the 33-year-old never... Continue Reading →
Coutinho to undergo surgery for left knee injury
Barcelona have confirmed that Philippe Coutinho will undergo arthroscopic surgery on the lateral meniscus in his left knee in the coming days. The Brazilian midfielder had to come off against Eibar on Tuesday after an incident in which he did not have any contact with an opposition player. Coutinho, a second-half substitute, was unable to continue and Barcelona had to... Continue Reading →
The heroes behind Real Madrid’s great run
Six games in 19 days can take its toll. But Thibaut Courtois, Raphael Varane, Ferland Mendy, Toni Kroos and Karim Benzema all managed 540 minutes and they are the five survivors of that intense period, coming through without a single minute's rest. Zinedine Zidane backed his core to pull Real Madrid through a tough run. Without any injury... Continue Reading →
‘I would return to Barcelona’ – Setien enjoyed ‘extraordinary’ at Camp Nou
The former Blaugrana boss discussed his experience at the Spanish giants before his dismissal earlier this year Quique Setien insisted he would be prepared to return to Barcelona after an "extraordinary" experience at the helm of the La Liga giants. Setien took charge of Barca in January until the end of a miserable 2019-20 season, which the club finished... Continue Reading →
Barcelona run out of arguments to keep Messi
The future of Lionel Messi remains unclear, and that is what was repeated in an interview with LaSexta last Sunday night. From January 1, Messi will be able to speak to other clubs in order to negotiate a contract for the 2021/22 campaign, but the Argentine has decided that he will wait until the end of the... Continue Reading →
‘How can we pay PSG?’ – Messi doubtful of reunion with Neymar at Barcelona
The Argentine doubts that a move can happen despite speculation linking the Brazilian with a return to Camp Nou Lionel Messi does not believe Barcelona will be able to afford to bring Neymar back to the club. Since making a world-record €222 million move to Paris Saint-Germain in 2017, Neymar has been consistently linked with a return to Camp Nou and... Continue Reading →
Messi: Bartomeu deceived me a number of times
Lionel Messi isn't disappointed that Josep Maria Bartomeu is no longer in power at Barcelona, and the Argentine says that the former president deceived him on a number of occasions. The most recent and notable of those came last summer, when Messi had expressed his desire to leave the Camp Nou, only for Bartomeu to deny his request and... Continue Reading →
Cristiano Ronaldo named best player of the 21st century at Globe Soccer Awards
Cristiano Ronaldo has been named as Player of the Century at the 2020 Globe Soccer Awardsafter he finished ahead of Lionel Messi, Ronaldinho and Mohamed Salah. A star studded event was held in Dubai the Portuguese was deemed to be the best player between 2001 and 2020, after winning five Champions League titles, three Premier... Continue Reading →
Odegaard hasn’t got going
Martin Odegaard has yet to show off his potential since returning to Real Madrid, mainly due to injuries in the first stretch of the season, as well as Zinedine Zidane favouring other players ahead of him.The Norway international cut short a two-year loan spell at Real Sociedad after one year in order to be a... Continue Reading →
Neymar heavily criticised after organising party with 500 guests in Brazil
Neymar has been hit with criticism for planning a party in Brazil over the weekend. The Paris Saint-Germain forward has invited some 500 people to a mansion in Mangaratiba, in Rio de Janeiro, for an event that started on Friday. Brazil has been one of the hardest hit countries during the coronavirus pandemic, with 190,000 reported deaths... Continue Reading →
