Barcelona will head to Madrid for the second leg of their Champions League quarter-final tie holding a slender 2-1 lead after an enthralling first leg at the Nou Camp. Barca’s run of six straight wins against Atletico Madrid looked in doubt when Fernando Torres put his side ahead in the 25th minute but a controversial […]
Premier League
The ink is barely dry on Antonio Conte’s contract as Chelsea manager and the guessing has begun about what Blues stars will Conte axe on his arrival at Stamford Bridge this summer. Going back to last season Chelsea have been struggling for the last 18 months and big changes are expected in west London. Conte’s […]
While Arsene Wenger publicly claims that Arsenal can win the title this season, in all liklihood this season is going to end as most seasons recently have ended for Arsenal fans. In disappointment! In an interview last week Arsenal star Mesut Ozil said: “Looking at our season so far, we have to be honest and […]
I wrote a month ago that Antonio Conte would be the next Chelsea manager and today the Blues confirmed that the Italian would take over as manager after Italy’s Euro 2016 campaign. Conte has been Italy manager since 2014, following Cesare Prandelli’s resignation after Italy crashed out the World Cup in Brazil alongside England in […]
There are lots of TV shows based upon the premise of flipping a house. Buying something below market value and immediately sell (or flip) it to another buyer for a profit. That is what Real Madrid is poised to do this summer, but instead of a house, they are looking to flip striker Alvaro Morata […]
I have been saying it for weeks now. Arsenal are in danger of not only slipping out of the title race but out of the Champions League places also. And Arsene Wenger agrees. In recent years Wenger has celebrated Arsenal’s 20th consecutive top-four finish like winning a trophy. But when you have finished fourth in […]
This was not a good day for Neymar. A Brazilian court has ordered the Barcelona star to pay over $188.8 million reales (€45m) in back taxes, interest and penalties after being found guilty of tax evasion and tax fraud. The Brazilian is expected to appeal the decision before the Brasilia Tax Appeals Board. According to […]
This was always going to be a crucial summer for Real Madrid with their impending one-year transfer ban looming on the horizon. But instead of focusing on who the Spanish giants will bring in, Madrid president Florentino Perez is faced with a potential unprecedented exodus as Toni Kroos, Luka Modric, James Rodriguez and Isco all […]