According to recently acquired emails from Football Leaks, 16 of Europe’s biggest clubs, including Juventus, Real Madrid, Barcelona, Manchester United and Bayern Munich have been negotiating to form a Super League. This idea had been floated in the open before, but according to the trans-national investigation resulting from hacked emails obtained by Der Spiegel, there […]
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According to hacked emails acquired by Football Leaks, UEFA helped Paris Saint-Germain and Manchester City cover up massive Financial Fair Play violations in the form of inflated sponsorship deals. The latest edition of the European Investigative Collaborations (EIC) expose as a result of leaked documentation makes remarkable allegations. “European football association UEFA arranged secret settlements […]
La Liga are launching a campaign hoping to show that American fans are behind its plan to host a regular-season game in the United States. The league and its US partners on Thursday began asking fans to sign an online petition to show their support for the planned Barcelona-Girona game near Miami in January. ‘In […]
Real Madrid have sacked Julen Lopetegui as manager after just four and a half months in charge at the Bernabeu. Madrid blew up Spain’s World Cup dreams to hire the the Spaniard to succeeded Zinedine Zidane in June but the crushing 5-1 loss to Barcelona in El Clasico on Sunday was their fifth loss in […]
Despite a shattering 5-1 reverse against Barcelona in El Clasico, Real Madrid captain, Sergio Ramos, faced the media in the aftermath and immediately brushed aside their questions concerning a new coach. Antonio Conte is a strong favorite to succeed Julen Lopetegui after the latter saw his side slip to another defeat in what has been […]
Real Madrid are expected to sack Julen Lopetegui on Monday evening with former Chelsea coach Antonio Conte the favorite to take over. Madrid directors will meet 24 hours after watching the side capitulate at the Nou Camp, losing 5-1 and sliding to ninth in the table. Conte is the overwhelming choice to replace the current […]
Chelsea manager Maurizio Sarri warned Ruben Loftus-Cheek he must still improve his defensive game if he is to break into his Premier League line-up, despite a Europa League hat-trick against Bate Borisov on Thursday night. Loftus-Cheek, who has made only two appearances for a combined 33 minutes for Chelsea in the top-flight this season, was […]
Another interesting week in the Champions League where Juventus and Dortmund showed that they are a class above the rest and where European royalty like Real Madrid and Manchester United showed they are a long way from being contenders. Here is a recap of this weeks’s Champions League matchday 3 games: Group A Borussia Dortmund […]
Real Madrid director Emilio Butragueno suggested Julen Lopetegui would not be fired before Sunday’s Clasico after watching Real Madrid hang on to a 2-1 victory against Viktoria Plzen. Asked directly: ‘Will Lopetegui be sat on the bench at the Camp Nou?’ Butragueno answered: ‘Yes, yes, everything is totally normal. We have to stay calm and […]