Cristiano Ronaldo is tired of Real Madrid president Florentino Perez's procrastination over a new contract and wants out of the Bernabeu, a source close to the player told ESPN FC on Tuesday.Ronaldo is under contract at Madrid until June 2021, but the source said the five-time Ballon d'Or winner feels he deserves another pay rise after a stellar 2016-17 season on a personal and team level, and having seen Barcelona's Lionel Messi and Paris Saint-Germain's Neymar sign deals paying far more.Several conversations about
Mario Balotelli continues to make great strides but remains 'a work in progress,' Nice coach Lucien Favre said after seeing his star forward equal a career record.Balotelli scored both goals in Nice's 2-2 draw at Monaco on Tuesday to take his tally for the Ligue 1 season to 12 in just 13 starts.He is now three goals shy of his total from the entire 2016-17 campaign -- his first since his move from Liverpool -- and means he now has scored 27 goals
Theo Walcott's move to Everton is close to being completed as the Arsenal winger has passed his medical, a source told ESPN FC.Walcott is set to end his 12-year stint with the club in a £20 million deal that is expected to be announced shortly.Arsenal's longest-serving player, Walcott has yet to start a Premier League game this season and hopes to revive his career under Sam Allardyce at Goodison Park.Walcott has scored 108 goals since joining Arsenal from Southampton as a 16-year-old in
Juan Mata believes Manchester United are capable of winning all of their remaining Premier League games and pipping Manchester City to the title.United cut City's lead at the top of the table to 12 points with a 3-0 win over Stoke City on Monday night -- one day after Pep Guardiola's side were beaten 4-3 at Liverpool.They have 15 games left to close the gap, but Mata insists it is still possible.'Manchester City are doing things really well,' Mata told Radio Marca. 'We
Spanish media outlet Marca has recently dished out what according to them is the worst starting XI of LaLiga for the first half of the season. And that team is headed by some big names from Real Madrid with Cristiano Ronaldo being the biggest of them all. The Portuguese superstar has found going difficult in the league - having scored only 4 goals so far. With Madrid and especially Ronaldo failing to find the mark, the defending champions find themselves 19 points off the lead;
Reigning Premier League champions Chelsea are apparently looking to sign a former Liverpool striker in a transfer that would surprise many.According to The Sun, the Blues are keeping a close eye on England international and West Ham United forward Andy Carroll.Manager Antonio Conte is believed to be keen on signing in an alternative attacker to Spaniard Alvaro Morata and Belgian Michy Batshuayi, who have both struggled in front of goal recently.The injury-riddled Carroll has not played much football in the past two years,
Inter superstar Mauro Icardi is apparently stalling over a new deal on offer at San Siro, as he waits it out for Real Madrid to come calling. Los Blancos have been credited with interest in the striker, and are supposedly looking to replace Karim Benzema at the Bernabeu. As reported by AS, Icardi's current buy-out clause stands at around €110m, which Madrid would easily be able to afford to pay, which could leave Inter powerless to prevent their talisman from leaving. His agent Wanda Nara, who
REAL MADRID will trigger Mauro Icardi's £97million release clause as soon as the season ends.Real Madrid have struggled for goals this season, with Cristiano Ronaldo, Karim Benzema and Gareth Bale all labouring at the Bernabeu.The club need a shake-up and president Florentino Perez is working on new deals.And fresh reports in Italy claim Icardi is top of Perez’s wish list.Italian newspaper Corriere dello Sport claim Real are planning to trigger Icardi’s release clause as soon as it becomes active.The clause in Icardi’s contract
LIVERPOOL and Arsenal have been told to stump up an incredible amount of money if they wish to prize Riyad Mahrez away from Leicester.Liverpool have been highly linked with a move for the Algerian, especially since they sold Philippe Coutinho to Barcelona for £142million.Arsenal are also looking to replace Alexis Sanchez who is edging closer to a move to Manchester United.However, Leicester boss Claude Puel says that Mahrez is currently enjoying his football in the midlands.And he claims that if any of England's
SIMON MIGNOLET has given a strong hint he could leave Liverpool THIS MONTH with on eye on the World Cup after falling behind Loris Karius in the starting line-up.Jurgen Klopp went with Karius between the sticks for Sunday’s match against Manchester City.He was once again criticised for not keeping out Leroy Sane’s effort to make it 1-1, but Liverpool went on to win the match 4-3.And Klopp admitted after the game he will give Karius a run of games in the first team,
CRISTIANO RONALDO wants to rejoin Manchester United in order to usurp Lionel Messi as the world’s best-paid player, according to reports.Real Madrid have been left reeling by the new Cristiano Ronaldo wants to quit the club.The Portugal international wants to return to Manchester United, where he enjoyed plenty of success before moving to Spain in 2009.Ronaldo is said to be fed up at Real after a disappointing season in which he has scored just four La Liga goals.But the main reason why he
Ousmane Dembele has been ruled out for the next four weeks with a left hamstring problem, with Barcelona saying the injury has nothing to do with the surgery he underwent earlier in the season.Dembele, 20, joined Barca from Borussia Dortmund last summer for an initial fee worth €105 million but ruptured a tendon in just his third appearance for the club in September.The France international resumed training in December and then returned earlier this month as a second-half substitute in the Copa del
Liverpool manager Jurgen Klopp is said to be Cristiano Ronaldo's first choice to replace Zinedine Zidane as Real Madrid manager should the Frenchman be sacked. Madrid have endured a difficult defence of their Spanish league title, with Los Blancos currently fourth in table and sixteen points adrift of leaders Barcelona, giving rise to speculation that Zidane could leave Real at the end of the season - with Germany manager Joachim Low another to be linked with the Bernabeu hot seat. Regardless of Ronaldo's desire to see Klopp
In this post, she explained, 'It was only this that I wanted to tell you, Cristiano. When you were twelve years old you arrived in Lisbon full of tears and hopes you said you were just a child from Madeira.' She continued, 'In less than five years you were playing in the Sporting first team and they said you were just a skilled freak. A few months later, you signed up for Manchester United. When you arrived in England, they said you were
Cristiano Ronaldo could be set for a dramatic move away from Real Madrid after club president Florentino Perez reportedly agreed to listen to offers for the five-time Ballon d'Or winner. The Euro 2016 winning forward is said to want to leave the Bernabeu after becoming tired of broken promises made to him by the club, with a sensational return to former club Manchester United thought to be Ronaldo's preferred destination. Look who made the @EASPORTSFIFA Team of the Year...Congrats, @Cristiano! MORE: https://t.co/5OSdqvdwWW #FIFA18 | #TOTY pic.twitter.com/35SIbFdzVT — Real
Video footage has emerged of Argentine football legend Diego Maradona appearing to hit his on-off girlfriend Rocia Oliva for using her phone. It is alleged that Oliva, who at 24 is 29 years younger than Maradona, 53, secretly filmed his actions at his Buenos Aires apartment earlier this month. Maradona is famous for captaining Argentina to a 1986 World Cup win and for his infamous 'Hand of God' goal against England at that tournament. However, it's use of his hands in other ways here that has
Of the 12 new faces that arrived at AC Milan last summer, Hakan Calhanoglu and Andre Silva were arguably two of the more intriguing and exciting additions for the Rossoneri. Given their classy style of play, flair and creative qualities, much was expected of the pair this season.Much like the campaign as a whole though, things haven't gone to plan for the duo as they've struggled to live up to those expectations and deliver what the Milan hierarchy were hoping for.Both have had
G⚽️AL MORNING!!! ⚽️ Is this one of Ronaldinho’s best goals? Today marks 11 years since this strike pic.twitter.com/BNfZSMkidR — FC Barcelona (@FCBarcelona) November 25, 2017 Ronaldinho shot to stardom with his silky skills and joyful approach to the game after joining Barcelona in 2003. The virtuoso forward was the defining figure under Frank Rijkaard, helping to lay the foundations for one of the most successful eras in the Catalan club's history. A two-time FIFA World Player of the Year during his time at
Three thoughts on Manchester United's 3-0 win vs. Stoke in the Premier League1. Man United cruise to victoryThe optimism is back at Manchester United. This routine win over Stoke City helped, but so has the mounting speculation that the Old Trafford club are set to win the race for Alexis Sanchez.City's lead at the top of the Premier League table is down to 12 points after their 4-3 defeat to Liverpool at Anfield on Sunday and the glimmer of hope United fans still