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“Surpassing Cristiano Ronaldo not my motivation”, Lionel Messi insists
Lionel Messi won a record-breaking and record-setting seventh Ballon d’Or on Monday 29 December, 2021, after 180 journalists voted for the mercurial Argentine who has now gone two clear of his closest rival Cristiano Ronaldo in the race for the most Ballon d’Or awards. The Paris Saint-Germain forward pipped Bayern Munich’s Robert Lewandowski, his closest […]
Simon Kjaer ruled out for rest of season after ACL surgery
AC Milan defender and Denmark national team captain will miss the rest of the 2021/22 season after undergoing surgery on his anterior cruciate ligament. The 32-year-old Dane, who finished 18th in the recent Ballon d’Or rankings, was injured after four minutes in AC Milan’s Serie A game against Genoa and had to go under the […]
Real Valladolid was not first choice for ownership, says Brazilian icon Ronaldo
Brazilian icon and Ballon d’Or winner, Ronaldo Luís Nazário de Lima, commonly known as Ronaldo, has revealed in his latest interview that Real Valladolid was not on the top of his list when he decided to go into club ownership. The former striker now turned business mogul said he considered buying football teams in the […]
Antonio Conte backs misfiring striker to come good for Tottenham Hotspur soon
Tottenham Hotspur manager Antonio Conte has come out to defend Harry Kane’s poor form in the Premier League while backing him to find his scoring boots in the competition sooner than later. Harry Kane was the subject of major transfer speculation involving last season’s title winners and UEFA Champions League finalists, Manchester City, who were […]
New COVID-19 variant raises concerns among European clubs over AFCON tournament in January 2022
The new COVID-19 Omicron variant has raised a lot of concerns among European clubs who will have to release their African players for the January 2022 African Cup of Nations holding in Cameroon. Europe’s clubs are now seeking urgent talks with FIFA, as their concerns over player safety at the tournament increases. Travel bans and […]
Barcelona and Edinson Cavani make contact ahead of summer move
Latest reports from ESPN have claimed that Barcelona and Edinson Cavani have made contact ahead of a summer transfer move for the Manchester United striker. Cavani, 34, has a contract at United until the end of the 2021/22 season but has fallen down the pecking order at the club, making only eight appearances this season […]
Transfer Rumours: Lewandowski offered to Chelsea in potential swap deal for Timo Werner
News coming out of Germany claims that Chelsea director Marina Granovskaia has been offered the chance to sign Robert Lewandowski from Bayern Munich in a deal that could see Timo Werner head the other way. Football consultant Ian McGarry made this bit of information known via The Transfer Window Podcast. McGarry claims that Lewandowski’s agent […]
Manchester United into the last 16 of Champions League as Jadon Sancho scores his first goal
Interim manager Michael Carrick has begun his Manchester United tenure the same way Ole Gunnar Solskjaer did – in blistering fashion. Manchester United have now booked their place in the UEFA Champions League last 16 by beating Villarreal in Spain by two goals to none, despite not looking like they would. Jadon Sancho finally opened his […]
Chelsea is the 2021 Club of the Year as winners in the 2021 Ballon d’Or awards are revealed
Chelsea have been recognised for their achievements as a club as France Football awarded them the 2021 Club of the Year at the Ballon d’Or gala on Monday. France Football unveiled two awards at the 2021 Ballon d’Or awards gala: “Striker of the Year” and “Club of the Year”. Both award categories are the third […]
Arsenal youngster keen on loan move in January
Folarin Balogun is keen to leave Arsenal in the winter transfer window for the sake of more game time as he has struggled to impress Mikel Arteta since being promoted to the senior squad. Balogun signed a contract extension last summer after negotiations which lasted for several months that looked sometimes on the edge of […]
