Real Madrid supporters used to drape a huge banner behind the south goal at the Bernabeu to ridicule their city neighbours ahead of Madrid derbies. It read: ‘Wanted: respectable rival for a decent derby’. Atletico were on a 13-year run of never having beaten Real at the time. Those were the dark days before the […]
Liverpool boss Jurgen Klopp says he is not worried by the Red’s lack of cutting edge during their Europa League victory over Augsburg at Anfield on Thursday night. James Milner’s early penalty at Anfield proved enough to send Liverpool into the draw for the last 16, but Daniel Sturridge and Jordan Henderson both missed glorious […]
After a disastrous start to his reign as Valencia boss, it looks like Gary Neville has turned things around with three wins in the last week. That change of fortune has prompted the club to consider offering Neville a new two-year deal. Valencia’s president Layhoon Chan in a recent interview with AS made it clear […]
According to reports out of Italy, Inter Milan have reached a pre-contract agreement with Sevilla’s Ever Banega, whose contract expires in the summer. Banega flew into Milan recently to complete the first part of his medical and finalize terms on a new three-year deal. The free transfer signing would represent a significant coup for Inter, […]
After Monday night’s FA Cup victory over Shrewsbury, Manchester United boss Louis van Gaal made the statement that injuries had robbed United of glory this season saying: ‘I think in March a lot of players are coming back and then we’ll have a full selection and with our full selection we were first in the […]
For once Arsene Wenger did not back his players despite another disappointing Champions League performance. Instead the Arsenal boss criticized his players for an ‘average’ performance after Barcelona all but ended their hopes of reaching the quarter-finals of the Champions League on Tuesday night. Talking after the game the Gunners manager accused his players of […]
In a bit of a surprise Chelsea have agreed a ‘deal in principle’ for Italy boss Antonio Conte to become their new manager according to Italian newspaper La Gazzetta dello Sport. Conte’s contract with Italy expires at the end of Euro 2016 and the 46-year-old wants to return to club management. The decision to settle […]