Atletico Madrid manager Diego Simeone has received a four-match Uefa ban and will be absent from the touchline when his side face Marseille in the Europa League final on 16 May. Simeone was found guilty of insulting a match official during the first leg of Atletico’s semi-final at Arsenal. The 48-year-old was sent to the […]
Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger admitted he is “very sad to leave the club with this exit” after the Gunners were knocked out of the Europa League by Atletico Madrid on Thursday. Wenger’s hopes of ending his 22-year reign with at trophy ended with a 1-0 loss that put Atletico through to the final with a […]
Liverpool’s remarkable Champions League campaign has seen them score the third-most goals in the competition’s history – and they’ve still got one game to go. Jurgen Klopp’s side have netted a massive 40 goals in just 12 games, behind only Barcelona in 2000 and Real Madrid in their 2014-winning season. Liverpool still have one game […]
Zinedine Zidane hailed his history-making Real Madrid side after reaching yet another Champions League final. Real, the record 12-time European champions, remained on course for a third successive title as they edged their semi-final with Bayern Munich 4-3 on aggregate after a thrilling 2-2 draw at the Bernabeu. Karim Benzema scored both Real goals in […]
Jurgen Klopp is ready to make Liverpool winners after leading them to club football’s biggest game on a nerve-shredding night in Rome. Liverpool lost 4-2 in the Stadio Olimpico but it did not prevent them reaching their eighth European Cup final with a 7-6 aggregate victory over Roma. They will play Real Madrid on May […]
Roberto Firmino has given Liverpool a huge boost ahead of their Champions League semi-final by agreeing a new five-year deal. Liverpool shared a video of Firmino putting pen to paper at Melwood, with the 26-year-old looking away from the contract as he signed it, a reflection of his no-look moves from the pitch. The Brazil […]
Roma president Jim Pallotta has launched an attack on the “morons” whom he believes are tarnishing the name of the club and Italian football in general. In an explosive, expletive-laden interview posted on Roma’s website, Pallotta criticised those supporters who cause trouble at and around matches. He also labelled Tuesday’s assault on Liverpool fan Sean […]
Andres Iniesta was in tears as he announced he was leaving Barcelona after 22 years. He also confirmed he would not be moving to any other club in Europe. Iniesta has spent all of his senior career at Barcelona and is their most decorated player ever along with Lionel Messi, having lifted 31 trophies. They […]