Arsenal have been linked with a move for the West Ham United midfielder Declan Rice. The 24-year-old England international is expected to leave West Ham at the end of the season and he wants to play for a club in the Champions league. Arsenal are at the top of the league table right now and Champions League qualification seems like a formality. Rice has established himself as one of the best defensive midfielders in the league and he deserves to play at a high level. The Gunners could certainly use someone like him on their side and the West Ham…
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Foot Mercato report this afternoon that Lionel Messi is leaning towards a departure from Paris Saint-Germain this summer, despite recent reports indicating that a potential contract renewal was on the cards. Although extending his stay in the French capital by another year remains an option for the World Cup winner, it does not appear to be the former Barcelona man’s priority for the time being. However, everything could still change in the next few months, especially considering the club, who remain in contact with the 35-year-old’s entourage in any case, will only make a decision at the end of the team’s Champions League campaign.…
Two Portuguese footballers are up for FIFA’s eleven of the year. João Cancelo (who recently left Manchester City in a move to Bayern Munich) and Cristiano Ronaldo (who went to Al Nassr, at ‘zero cost’) are both in the running. Among the finalists, there are also two ‘known faces’ of Portuguese football. In this case, the former FC Porto Casemiro, who represents Manchester United, and the former Benfica player Enzo Fernández, who transferred to Chelsea in January. The results of who will make the final 11 will be shared at the gala of The Best awards, which is scheduled for 27 February. Source: www.theportugalnews.com
Kylian Mbappe and Lionel Messi have been named in Paris Saint-Germain’s squad for Tuesday’s Champions League round-of-16 first leg against Bayern Munich at the Parc des Princes. Mbappe, who picked up a hamstring injury on Feb. 1 and was expected to be ruled out of action for three weeks, will start on the bench against Bayern, sources told ESPN. The France international took part in training in the last two sessions. Messi and influential midfielder Marco Verratti are also back from injuries. PSG have been in poor form recently, losing 3-1 at Monaco in Ligue 1 on Saturday for their fourth defeat in their last 11 matches. Bayern have not suffered defeat…
Fernandes highlighted Rashford’s notable feat this week and the striker sent a message to his colleague about the rest of the season. Marcus Rashford has asked Bruno Fernandes to set him up for more goals after the striker fired in his 21st goal of the season in Manchester United’s 2-0 win over Leeds on Sunday. The England star headed United in front inside the last 10 minutes before Alejandro Garnacho wrapped up the points with his third-ever senior goal. Rashford had also nodded home in Wednesday’s 2-2 draw against Leeds at Old Trafford. Fernandes noted this feat and reacted to Rashford’s Instagram…
LEEDS 0-2 MANCHESTER UNITED: Diogo Dalot was brought off by Erik ten Hag during his team’s victory at Elland Road on Sunday – but his response to that should be applauded. Erik ten Hag wants to build a squad that’s capable of winning trophies for Manchester United. The Dutchman has already signed the likes of Casemiro, Antony and Christian Eriksen to improve his side. Two transfer windows into his tenure, there are still some players he would like to see the back of. For sure, Diogo Dalot does not fall into that category. The Portugal international, 23, has impressed for United since displacing Aaron Wan-Bissaka…
Former Barcelona midfielder Kevin-Prince Boateng has recalled his time at Camp Nou, claiming he wanted to give up football after training with Lionel Messi. During his journeyman career across Europe, the German-born Ghana international played for a host of clubs including the Blaugrana. The versatile midfielder joined Barcelona on 21 January, 2019, on a surprise loan deal from Sassuolo until the end of the 2018-19 season. At Camp Nou, he trained with Lionel Messi and has admitted that he was mesmerized by the natural talent of the Argentine superstar. The now-Hertha BSC star joked that he felt so inadequate training with Lionel Messi that…
Manchester United is up for sale and purportedly Elon Musk is interested. Musk spent 2022 proving he could spend a lot of money buying things he didn’t even want to, and certainly seems intent on keeping 2023 interesting. Yahoo! claims there are some who would prefer Musk buy the club over other rumored bidders. Yahoo Sports: A bid from Musk would be more palatable for many than a sale to private investors from Qatar with Amnesty International recently warning it was a “continuation of this state-backed sportswashing project”. “Coming in the wake of the World Cup and strenuous efforts from…
Alejandro Garnacho helped change the game for Manchester United after being introduced vs Leeds including scoring the second goal but Erik ten Hag issued a warning. Erik ten Hag warned that Alejandro Garnacho still “has to learn a lot” despite netting in Manchester United’s two-goal victory at Leeds on Sunday. Garnacho produced a superbly timed run and finish to wrap up the points for Ten Hag’s side with five minutes remaining at Elland Road. The game had been meandering towards a scoreless draw before Marcus Rashford broke the deadlock in the 80th minute. Rashford headed home expertly from Luke Shaw’s cross and that opened up the game…
Alejandro Garnacho had cut a frustrated figure for Manchester United in midweek against Leeds. Erratic finishing undercut his good overall play, and he looked visibly annoyed not to have scored. The youngster’s wait for a first goal of 2023 came to an end on Sunday, with Manchester United winning 2-0 away at Leeds. Garnacho came off the bench to double the lead at Elland Road, following up Marcus Rashford’s goal minutes earlier. It a relief for Garnacho, who can hopefully calm down a little and stop putting too much pressure on himself, while this also answers those who were unfairly critical…
Israel said there had been threats against the Argentine star Lionel Messi. In 2018, Argentina’s national soccer team has pulled out of an exhibition match with Israel scheduled for this weekend in Jerusalem, but Israel’s minister of culture and sport said it was in response to security threats against the team’s star rather than political pressure from Palestinian groups. “The game was canceled for one reason only: threats to the life of the star Messi,” Miri Regev said Wednesday night at a press conference in Tel Aviv, referencing Argentine team captain Lionel Messi. “The terror threats against him and his…
The Portuguese striker scored four goals in one match in his most recent outing for Al Nassr of Saudi Arabia. Cristiano Ronaldo scored his 500th goal in league football on Thursday – bagging all four as Al Nassr beat Saudi Pro League rivals Al Wehda at the King Abdul Aziz Stadium. Ronaldo hit the 500 mark in the 21st minute with a left-footed strike. He second came just before the interval before he converted a spot kick on 53 minutes for his 61st hat-trick of an illustrious club career. On the hour, the 38-year-old Ronaldo had taken his league tally of goals to 503 when he…