Nemanja Matic’s arrival brought solidarity and a sense of leadership to a pretty young Manchester United midfield. He was arguably one of the best players for the club last season, and should have been a strong contender to notch the Player of the Season award. However, as Andreas Pereira returned from his successive loan spells at Granada and Valencia respectively, Jose Mourinho has transformed the Brazilian to play in a deeper, holding midfielder role for United. As Matic missed the preseason and the
Manchester United manager Jose Mourinho has taken aim at Manchester City, slamming them for their apparent lack of class. Mourinho was unhappy with the way some of the sequences in City’s Amazon Prime documentary, All or Nothing, panned out. All or Nothing, a documentary dealing with City’s record-breaking 2017/18 season, released last week to rave reviews. However, Mourinho took exception to the way he - and his style of play - was portrayed in the documentary. During one of the episodes, when United
Juventus manager Massimiliano Allegri has confirmed that his club's star arrival of the summer, Cristiano Ronaldo, will make his Juventus debut during the club's 2018-19 Serie A season opener against A.C. Chievo Verona on Saturday. Ronaldo had already played for the Old Lady last week in their win over Juventus B as a part of the club’s traditional curtain-raiser in Turin. But, the match was not an official one and the Portuguese international will be making his Serie A debut on August 18.
Liverpool have started the season like a team who mean business. The Reds demolished West Ham United by four goals to top the league table. Though it’s pointless looking at the table this early, the win will give the team plenty of confidence. This season, Jürgen Klopp’s side look like real contenders for the elusive Premier League title. Manchester City have an impressive squad, but if there’s anyone who could stop them, it could be the team from Merseyside. Let’s take a look
Germany midfielder Toni Kroos has slammed his teammate Mesut Ozil for the manner in which he announced his international retirement following Germany’s shambolic World Cup 2018 campaign. Ozil, who was booed and jeered by his own country’s fans during several World Cup warmup matches for taking a photograph with Turkish president Tayyip Erdogan, retired from international football citing racism and disrespect as the reasons behind his decision. He had also slammed the German FA for not providing him with adequate support in the
Without a doubt, the signing of the summer transfer window so far has to be the one of Cristiano Ronaldo to Juventus from Real Madrid for a whopping 120 million euros. It would have been very difficult for Cristiano to leave the club for which he has played for nine long years and his teammates in the Spanish capital.Without a doubt, Ronaldo's close friend at Real Madrid is Brazilian left-back Marcelo as he shares a fantastic relationship with him on and off the
UEFA Europa League champions Atletico Madrid beat UEFA Champions League winners Real Madrid 4-2 in the UEFA Super Cup clash at the A. Le Coq Arena in Tallinn, Estonia. Atletico got off to a 1-0 lead inside the first minute before Real Madrid came back by scoring two goals from Karim Benzema and Sergio Ramos. Atletico took the game to the extra time by scoring in the 79th minute, thanks to Costa's second of the night. It was just one-way traffic in the
Reports in Italy suggest that Real Madrid midfielder Luka Modric could end up leaving the Santiago Bernabeu this summer in spite of Los Blancos being hopeful of retaining him for the season. According to the reports, Inter Milan, who are after the Croat for a while now, have not given up on signing him and that the player will discuss his future with Real Madrid president Florentino Perez after the completion of the UEFA Super Cup tie against their local rivals Atletico Madrid
Liverpool FC have alerted Merseyside police regarding Mohamed Salah, who was caught using his mobile phone while being stuck in traffic, in a video that went viral on social media. Apparently, even after he accelerated forward, his hands weren’t on the steering wheel for a moment. If reports from OneFootball are to be believed, Salah will have to pay a fine close to £225 and six points on his license. According to the UK laws, it is illegal to use a cell phone
Croatia striker Mario Mandzukic has called time on his stint with the national team after 11 fruitful years. Mandzukic explained that Croatia’s runners-up finish at the World Cup in Russia made his decision easier and that he feels he is going out on top, having achieved everything he started out to. The Juventus striker announced his decision on an Instagram post which read: “As much as silver fills me with new energy, it has made it easier for me to make this impossible
Atletico Madrid captain Diego Godin recently revealed the reason behind his decision to reject the advances of Manchester United this summer. The Red Devils boss, Jose Mourinho, was reportedly keen on bringing the Uruguayan World Cup star to Old Trafford this summer. Godin, 32, represented a cheaper alternative than Tottenham centre-back Toby Alderweireld, who was reportedly available for £70 million. Mourinho made a late effort to sign the Atleti captain by triggering the £22.5 million release clause in the transfer window. However, Godin's
Josep Maria Bartomeu has added fuel to the Paul Pogba to Camp Nou rumours. The Barcelona president was asked if the Catalan side were interested in the World Cup winner and he said there was still time left in the window for Barcelona to do ‘more business’. “I won’t speak of any names, we have respect for all clubs, and there are 20 days left. We’ll see which players come out. We’re focused on the League, so it’s best to ask [Eric] Abidal,
The wait is over! The 2018-19 Premier League season got underway with Jose Mourinho's Manchester United getting the better of Leicester City 2-1. There was hardly any surprise in the first game week as Premier League giants like Chelsea, Liverpool, Tottenham Hotspur and defending champions Manchester City started the season off with a win. As many as 25 goals were scored by all the 20 teams combined in the first game week. Let us take a look at five talking points from the
Chelsea midfielder Tiemoue Bakayoko has reportedly arrived in Italy for a medical ahead of his proposed loan switch to AC Milan. The 23-year-old managed 43 appearances for the club in all competitions. He started 25 games for the Blues in the Premier League, but now appears unlikely to play for them ever again. Former Chelsea boss Antonio Conte signed Tiemoue Bakayoko as a replacement for the Manchester United-bound Nemanja Matic last year for £40 million from Ligue 1 outfit Monaco. However, the midfielder
Chelsea are willing to help Maurizio Sarri's famous smoking addiction by providing him with a separate smoking area inside Stamford Bridge in the coming weeks. According to those close to him, the Italian is capable of smoking up to 80 cigarettes a day at a staggering rate of four-five per hour. Despite not having much to stress about, he was seen chewing cigarette butts during Chelsea’s opening Premier League fixture against Huddersfield Town, which saw the Blues win 3-0. Apart from his inventive
Cristiano Ronaldo joined Serie A giants Juventus after spending nine trophy-laden seasons at Real Madrid. After his move to Juventus, the Portuguese star looks intent on continuing with his European success. Accordingly, a latest report from Daily Mail, who are citing Don Balon state that Ronaldo has asked the Italian club to make a bid for Serbian international Sergej Milinkovic-Savic. Savic, 23, has been subject to intense transfer speculation as clubs like Manchester United and Chelsea were interested in acquiring his services. Anyways,
Inter Milan are set to step up their chase of Barcelona ace Rafinha Alcantara, after failing in their pursuit of Real Madrid midfielder Luka Modric. Inter were keen on signing Modric to bolster their midfield, but despite the player’s eagerness to join the Italian giants, Real Madrid blocked his move to the club, announcing that he wouldn’t be sold in the summer. As a result, Inter have turned their attention to Rafinha, whom they feel is the perfect alternative. According to reports, Inter
Jan Oblak and not Kepa Arrizabalaga was Chelsea’s first choice to replace Thibaut Courtois, according to The Sunday Times. The 23-year-old joined them for a World Record fee last week after Thibaut Courtois went AWOL. The Blues agreed a deal to sell Courtois to Real Madrid for £35 million on the penultimate day of the transfer window. The Belgian was keen on leaving the club and was forcing Chelsea to sell him. They tried their best to keep him at the club but
Amidst reports of him being linked with La Liga giants Barcelona, Manchester United midfielder Paul Pogba has dropped a big hint about his move to the Catalan club. In a recent interview, the French international said that he needs to be happy to perform at his best for Manchester United before adding that he would be fined if he spoke his true feelings. 'If you're not happy, you cannot give your best. There are things I cannot say otherwise I will get fined.
Former Real Madrid and Barcelona legend Ronaldo was recently admitted into a hospital in Ibiza after contracting pneumonia. Ronaldo was initially rushed to Can Misses Hospital after complaining of severe chest pains, but requested for a transfer to Clinica Nuestra Señora del Rosario later that day. The former Brazilian striker was apparently on vacation in Ibiza, where he owns a house and holidays regularly, when he contracted the illness. While he was initially being monitored in the intensive care unit, Ronaldo is said