UFC star Conor McGregor has reiterated his desire to buy a football club, with Manchester United, Celtic and Chelsea all on his radar. The 33-year-old said on social media this week that he would like to “explore” the prospect of purchasing Chelsea after Roman Abramovich confirmed his intention to sell up. He has also previously […]
I don’t need Ballon d’Or to prove I’m the best
Zlatan Ibrahimovic insisted he does not need to win the Ballon d’Or to prove the AC Milan star is the best. Ibrahimovic has won league titles with Ajax, Inter, Barcelona, Milan, Paris Saint-Germain and Manchester United, though the Swedish forward has never claimed the Ballon d’Or. The evergreen 40-year-old continues to produce for Milan in […]
Who needs what to go through?
This week sees the end of the group stages for this season’s Champions League with honour, ambition and, yes, prize money on the line. Two Spanish giants are being made to sweat on matchday six as Atletico Madrid need a win and a favour to stay in the competition, while Barcelona quite probably need to […]
Barcelona preparing Manchester raid
Misfiring Barcelona are set to launch a January transfer attack on both Manchester clubs. Barca are assembling bids for a number of Premier League stars, with plans to improve the Blaugrana squad taking shape under newly-appointed manager Xavi. Sport claim the LaLiga club is primed to step-up their pursuit of Manchester City forward Raheem Sterling, […]
Ruthless holders breeze into round of 16
Trevoh Chalobah marked his first Champions League start with a goal as Chelsea stormed into the round of 16 with an emphatic 4-0 win over Juventus. The holders only needed to a point to qualify and they outclassed Juve at Stamford Bridge on Tuesday to replace them at the top of Group H with one […]
Neymar to miss PSG’s clash with Nantes
Neymar has been ruled out of Paris Saint-Germain’s Ligue 1 clash against Nantes on Saturday and is a doubt for next week’s Champions League visit to Manchester City, according to reports. The 29-year-old missed Brazil’s CONMEBOL World Cup qualifier against Argentina on Tuesday due to an adductor injury, which he suffered four days earlier in […]
Klopp sees no reason why Salah cannot reach Ronaldo’s level
Jurgen Klopp believes Mohamed Salah has the ability to match the sustained level of performance Cristiano Ronaldo has managed to achieve. Salah’s Liverpool visit Ronaldo’s Manchester United in the Premier League’s headline fixture on Sunday. The Egypt forward has been in sensational form this season, scoring 12 goals in all competitions, with seven of those […]
Barcelona sealed a 3-1 win over Valencia at Camp Nou
Ansu Fati and Memphis Depay helped ease the pressure on Ronald Koeman as Barcelona sealed a 3-1 win over Valencia at Camp Nou on Sunday. The Catalan giants had won just three of their opening seven LaLiga games before the visit of Los Che and more disappointment looked a real possibility when Jose Gaya powered […]
Raphael Varane is set to be out for “a few weeks”
Raphael Varane is set to be out for “a few weeks” after sustaining an injury in France’s Nations League final win, Manchester United have confirmed. Varane had to be replaced by Dayot Upamecano just before half-time in Les Bleus’ 2-1 victory over Spain. The centre-back went to ground off the ball and was quickly withdrawn […]
Napoli have started the 2021-22 season like a team on a mission.
Napoli have started the 2021-22 season like a team on a mission. Under new boss Luciano Spalletti, they have won all seven Serie A games and look set to challenge for the title. But Gli Azzurri have not won the Scudetto since club icon Diego Maradona starred in the 1989-1990 campaign. So is this the […]