Al-Nassr have been given a huge boost as club manager Luis Castro has confirmed that Cristiano Ronaldo is fit. The Portuguese icon has been nursing a muscle injury, and last appeared in his side’s 4-1 Saudi Pro League win against Al-Taawoun on December 30, 2023. Since then, the Riyadh-based side have played just one friendly fixture: the much-awaited clash against ...
Former Manchester City striker Sergio Aguero recently admitted that he refused to wear the #10 jersey at Barcelona because of Lionel Messi. The former footballer believes no other player deserves to wear the number at the Catalan clib. Speaking to YouTube channel Clank, Aguero claimed that he was offered the #10 jersey by Barcelona when he joined the club. However, ...
Fans were left furious after Lionel Messi was not named in Inter Miami’s starting XI for their friendly against J1 League club Vissel Kobe on Wednesday (February 7). The Herons play the Japanese club at the Japan National Stadium in Tokyo. Messi is not a part of the first XI as the Argentina captain has only made the bench. Messi ...
Liverpool icon Jamie Carragher has outlined an area where Arsenal are currently the best in the Premier League this season. According to the Englishman, the Gunners are in a league of their own with regards to their efforts at defending in the English top flight. Arsenal have earned a lot of plaudits with their incredible performance against Liverpool in the ...
Football pundit and former footballer Craig Burley believes Jose Mourinho will not make a return to Chelsea if the club parts ways with Mauricio Pochettino. Pochettino, who is in his first season with the club, has not enjoyed a great stint so far, with the team sitting 11th in the Premier League, 15 points behind fourth place. Their most recent ...
Jamie Carragher has said that he would love to see Arsenal face Manchester City in the UEFA Champions League quarter-finals. The Gunners are set to face Portuguese club FC Porto in the Round of 16, who finished second in their group behind Barcelona (tied on points). Manchester City, meanwhile, are scheduled for a showdown against Danish club FC Copenhagen in ...
Rouen will invite Monaco to the Stade Robert Diochon in the Coupe de France round of 16 on Thursday. The hosts defeated Toulouse 12-11 on penalties in a nail-biting contest after the scoreline ended 3-3 during regulation time. They have suffered back-to-back losses in their two Championnat National games since that win and lost 2-1 at home to Versailles on ...
Retired forward Sergio Aguero has opened up about the heart problem he felt during his final game for Barcelona against Alaves. The former Manchester City and Blaugrana forward retired in 2021 after being diagnosed with heart problems at the age of 33. Three years later, Aguero has now talked about the moment and how the match had to be stopped ...
Barcelona are reportedly looking to include Oriol Romeu or two other players as they look to sign Girona midfielder Aleix Garcia. Garcia, 26, has three goals and four assists in 22 games – starting all of them – in La Liga, where Girona are only behind leaders Real Madrid (58) after 23 games. Impressively, Michel Sanchez’s side have won all ...
Former Chelsea player Emmanuel Petit believes club legends Jose Mourinho and John Terry could fix the Blues. Chelsea, under Mauricio Pochettino, are experiencing yet another stuttering season. Petit reckons that former Premier League winning boss Mourinho and Champions League-winning captain Terry returning could save the club. He said (via Metro): “I’ve seen the speculation that Mourinho could come in with ...