Most neutral observers expected FIFA to hand Manchester City a two window transfer ban for breaches relating to the international transfer and registration of players under the age of 18. That is what Barcelona, Atletico Madrid and Chelsea all received. But when you are dealing with state run teams the rules are different and Manchester […]
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Zinedine Zidane has never liked Gareth Bale and the pair have never had a working relationship, the Welshman’s agent has claimed. Zidane’s attempt to force Bale out of Real Madrid has been the talking point of the summer, with the Welshman’s future still hanging in the balance. There appeared to have been a breakthrough over […]
Real Madrid have tabled a bid of £145million to sign Manchester United star Paul Pogba, according to reports. in Spain. The 26-year-old has been linked with a move to the Bernabeu after admitting that he was looking for a ‘new challenge’ earlier this summer. According to Spanish newspaper Sport, Real are keen to wrap up […]
Liverpool’s poor pre-season ended with a 3-0 defeat to Napoli, a score that did not flatter the visitors. The defeat was the Champions League winners fourth successive pre-season game without a win. The Napoli game was a carbon copy of what we have seen all month. And that is a Liverpool side that offered nothing […]
Gareth Bale’s proposed move to China is off with Real Madrid cancelling his switch to the Far East, although there reports that Bale’s family are not in favor of a move to China, despite the eye-watering sum that he would be paid, and they have asked the forward’s representatives to look for alternatives in Europe. […]
Nathaniel Clyne has suffered a devastating injury that has destroyed his chances of securing a move to revive his career. The Liverpool right back snapped his anterior cruciate ligament during the 3-2 defeat to Borussia Dortmund in South Bend last Friday. The scale of the damage was not initially obvious and he walked out the […]
Just when you thought the drama over Antoine Griezmann’s transfer to Barcelona, La Liga president Javier Tebas says that Atletico Madrid have asked The Royal Spanish Football Federation (RFEF) to block the striker’s registration at Barcelona. Barcelona completed the signing of the French forward when they triggered his €120m release clause earlier this month, but […]
What a weekend in Boston for Liverpool fans, From Jamie Webster selling out the House of Blues on Saturday night to the fan fest before the Sevilla game to a rousing rendition of YNWA. #YNWA at Fenway pic.twitter.com/AUwMYQdB8L — Liverpoolfc-blog (@LFC_Blog) July 21, 2019 As for the match, Liverpool were beaten 2-1 by 10-man Sevilla, […]
Zinedine Zidane stepped up his attempt to force Gareth Bale out of Real Madrid this summer by leaving him in the stands for the club’s first pre-season friendly and declaring – the sooner he goes the better. Zidane gave 22 players a run-out with 11 playing the first half and 11 in the second period […]