Lionel Messi scored his 600th career goal in club competition during Barcelona’s 3-0 win against Liverpool in the Champions League. Messi was sitting on 598 goals coming into the semifinal first leg against Jurgen Klopp’s side, but two second-half goals, including a world-class free kick for his second, saw him reach the 600 goal mark. […]
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Porto’s Spanish goalkeeper Iker Casillas is in hospital after suffering a heart attack at the club’s training center. “Iker Casillas suffered an acute myocardial infarction during morning practice this Wednesday, at the PortoGaia Sports Formation and Training Centre, in Olival,” Porto said in a statement. “The work session was promptly interrupted so that assistance could […]
Arsenal boss Unai Emery insists he can keep rotating to ‘protect’ his players and seal a top-four Premier League finish this season. Can he? Arsenal made seven changes from Thursday’s Europa League win in Napoli for Sunday’s league clash with Crystal Palace, only to be beaten 3-2 by the Eagles. The Gunners’ Champions League qualification […]
Chelsea are eyeing a summer move for Barcelona playmaker Philippe Coutinho as they plan for life without Eden Hazard. The Belgian is expected to complete a switch to Real Madrid this summer, with Zinedine Zidane making him his top transfer target after returning as manager. Chelsea want around £100million for Hazard and have already begun […]
Real Madrid will attempt to ‘loan out’ Gareth Bale this summer after struggling to find any suitors for a permanent departure. Bale has cut an unpopular figure at the Bernabeu this season and the Welshman had to endure whistles from the home crowd when he came off the bench against Athletic Bilbao on Sunday. Zinedine […]
Jurgen Klopp isn’t too confident that Manchester United can get a result against Manchester City on Wednesday. Liverpool’s quest to finish at the summit of the Premier League could rest on their greatest rivals getting a result in Wednesday’s derby at Old Trafford, with United the highest-placed team remaining for Pep Guardiola’s side to play. […]
Jurgen Klopp described Liverpool’s progression into the semi-finals of the Champions League for the second successive season as a ‘big statement’ and said he was looking forward to thinking up a way to beat Barcelona. Liverpool eventually made light work Porto, winning 4-1 at the Estadio do Dragao to advance 6-1 on aggregate, and while […]
Chairman Bruce Buck has told fans that he believes Chelsea owner Roman Abramovich is still totally committed to the club. Russian billionaire Abramovich has not watched a game at Stamford Bridge since May last year when he was denied a visa. Abramovich subsequently left London and relocated to Israel. But Buck has said: ‘Everything he’s […]
Zinedine Zidane has hinted that Thibaut Courtois could be sold this summer after admitting there will be ‘no debate’ about Real Madrid’s goalkeeper next season. Courtois was dropped by Zidane for his first game back in charge against Celta Vigo, while the Belgian also missed Sunday’s win over Huesca due to injury. Zidane played his […]