Virgil van Dijk calls on his Liverpool teammates to give “absolutely everything” in the final weeks of the season as the battle for Champions League qualification intensifies. The captain admitted the squad is hurting after a run of disappointing results but insists the players must respond on the pitch. Captain calls recent defeat unacceptable Van … Read more
Oliver Kahn believes Manuel Neuer should walk away from football on a high if Bayern Munich secure the Champions League trophy this season. The legendary former goalkeeper questioned whether his successor truly needs to endure one last World Cup campaign in his 40s. Kahn urges Neuer to exit at the top In a candid discussion … Read more
Atlético Madrid president Enrique Cerezo has delivered a bizarre and blunt response when asked about star striker Julian Alvarez potentially moving to La Liga rivals Barcelona this summer. Shutting down the transfer rumours ahead of a massive clash between the two clubs, the executive insisted the Argentine remains firmly under contract at the Metropolitano. Cerezo … Read more
The Premier League has officially guaranteed a minimum of five entrants for next season’s Champions League following a decisive set of European results. Arsenal’s 1-0 victory over Sporting CP provided the final coefficient points required to ensure England finishes amongst UEFA’s top two performing nations for the second year running. Coefficient spot secured Arsenal’s narrow … Read more
Former Arsenal and Wales star Aaron Ramsey has officially retired from professional football with immediate effect. The 35-year-old playmaker, who remains one of the most decorated players in Welsh history, calls time on a glittering career that spanned nearly two decades and included three FA Cup triumphs with the Gunners. Ramsey hangs up boots The … Read more
Monaco picked up Sunday where it had left off before the international break, beating southern rival Marseille 2-1 in the French league as U.S. men’s national team striker Folarin Balogun scored a superb goal to strengthen host Monaco’s push for a Champions League spot. The Principality side won a seventh straight Ligue 1 game and … Read more
Liverpool won’t have first-choice goalkeeper Alisson Becker back anytime soon. The Brazil international’s unspecified injury will keep him out of Saturday’s FA Cup quarterfinal at Manchester City as well as the two-leg Champions League quarterfinal against Paris Saint-Germain, coach Arne Slot said Friday. “He will not be part of the Paris Saint-Germain games as well. … Read more
Mohamed Salah has announced he will leave Liverpool at the end of this season, bringing to a close a trophy-laden nine-year spell at the club. Here’s a by-the-numbers look at his time at Anfield. ___ 4 The number of Golden Boot awards won by Salah at Liverpool for being the top scorer in the Premier … Read more
Real Madrid have been handed a major boost ahead of their titanic Champions League quarter-final tie against Manchester City, as Kylian Mbappe was spotted back on the grass at Valdebebas. The France international has been away in Paris undergoing treatment on a knee injury, but his return to the club’s training base signals a potential … Read more
FIFA president Gianni Infantino has claimed that players who cover their mouths during verbal altercations that are racist in nature should be shown a straight red card. The proposal comes after Benfica winger Gianluca Prestianni allegedly subjected Real Madrid superstar Vinicius Junior to racial abuse. Infantino believes there should be a “presumption” of guilt, arguing … Read more