Jamie Carragher has apologised to Lisandro Martinez nine months after he questioned whether the Manchester United defender could cope in the Premier League. The Argentinian arrived in the summer for £46million from Ajax. But at 5ft 9in, Martinez struggled in the opening weeks of the season as United fell to opening defeats against Brighton and Brentford, with Carragher among those to suggest the centre-back was too short to succeed in the Premier League. However, as the season has progressed, Martinez has become one of Erik ten Hag’s now key players. The Argentina international has been instrumental in the club’s EFL Cup…
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Louis Saha has warned Manchester United against signing Neymar, as the former striker believes Erik ten Hag could struggle to control the PSG star. United in talks with PSG for Neymar Ligue 1 outfit open to selling him Saha warns Man Utd of Neymar transfer WHAT HAPPENED? It was reported in L’Equipe that the Red Devils have entered into negotiations with Paris Saint-Germain over the Brazilian, with the Ligue 1 outfit open to selling the 31-year-old this summer. It is believed that Neymar is also seriously considering leaving as he and Lionel Messi have repeatedly been targeted for criticism by the club’s fans. However, former United striker Saha…
AS one of sport’s greatest, it’s no surprise Lionel Messi has amassed an amazing car collection. The Argentina World Cup winner, believed to be worth £480million, has a garage to envy, including a number of Audis, a very rare Pagani Zonda worth £4million and more. Lionel Messi boasts an amazing car collection The most expensive is a Ferrari 335 S Spider Scaglietti he paid £28m Messi joked about buying the Ferrari on Instagram But the most impressive motor in his fleet is a Ferrari 335 S Spider Scaglietti that he picked up at an auction for £28million. SunSport takes a…
LIONEL Messi’s new Salt Bae-style restaurant has been slammed by diners over its eye-watering prices. Footy supporters have blasted him for charging £18.30 for a plate of macaroni. Lionel Messi, seen here during his recent Saudi visit, has opened a Salt bae-style restaurant Salt Bae poses with beaming Lionel Messi and Paul Pogba at his Dubai restaurant in 2018 Spanish influencer Monica Moran tucks into the Ballon d’Or chocolate dessert which costs £30.90 Monica’s TikTok video of the restaurant went viral, picking up 13.8m views Messi’s new restaurant is in the five-star MiM Hotel in Andorra The Argentine World Cup hero’s ravioli…
Cristiano Ronaldo celebrated his stunning winner for for Al Nassr with a Sujud bow followed by his trademark Siiuuu celebration. Ronaldo did a Sujud, which is the act of low bowing or prostration to Allah facing the qiblah (direction of the Kabba at Mecca). The 38-year-old then followed that up with his customary Siiuuu celebration. Ronaldo scored in the 59th minute as Al Nassr battled back from 2-0 down to keep their title hopes alive in the Saudi Pro League. If second-place Al-Nassr had lost the Riyadh derby then leader Al-Ittihad, which beat Al-Batin 1-0 earlier, would have been crowned champions with two games of the…
Erik ten Hag has altered the dressing room dynamics at Manchester United since the embarrassing episode against Brentford at the start of the season. Manchester Evening News reports that United’s leadership group is ‘pretty fluid’ and not entirely fixed. It comprises eight players – Harry Maguire, Bruno Fernandes, David de Gea, Marcus Rashford, Luke Shaw, Raphael Varane, Casemiro and Tom Heaton. Ten Hag’s first big call after taking charge of United was to decide if Maguire would remain as the team captain. He could have handed the armband to Cristiano Ronaldo, who won the Sir Matt Busby Player of the Year…
Manchester United manager Erik ten Hag insists that David de Gea remains a ‘top keeper’ after securing this season’s Premier League Golden Glove award for most clean sheets. De Gea presided over a 17th league shutout of the season during United’s win over Bournemouth on Saturday, playing a key role in that with a particularly fine save to deny David Brooks. Alisson (14), Nick Pope and Aaron Ramsdale (both 13) have been the next best Premier League goalkeepers this season but cannot now catch De Gea. It is the second Golden Glove of De Gea’s career, having kept a league-high 18…
Emiliano Martinez has boldly called for his Argentina team-mate, Lionel Messi, to join Aston Villa in the summer transfer window. Messi’s future at PSG has been the subject of much speculation in recent weeks, given the fact that his current deal expires this summer. Despite having the option to extend his deal by a year, the Argentinian superstar looks set to depart the Parc des Princes for free after refusing a contract extension. His recent two-week suspension for taking a trip to Saudi Arabia will have done little to help his fractured relations in Paris and has ultimately confirmed his summer exit. There have been rumours that Messi will…
Kylian Mbappe, Neymar and Brazil legend Ronaldo are among those to have shown their support to Vinicius Junior in another La Liga racism storm. Warning: This article continues language that some people may find offensive The Real Madrid forward was subjected to more vile taunts from the stands during a La Liga fixture at Valencia on Sunday. Vinicius confronted some of those aiming discriminatory abuse in his direction, before later being sent off in the game, and has once again spoken out against the lack of action being taken by Spanish authorities. While the 22-year-old feels as though he is fighting a…
CRISTIANO RONALDO showed off his impressive physique as he relaxed in the sunshine over the weekend. The Portuguese superstar, 38, scored a penalty for Al-Nassr on Tuesday in a 2-0 victory over Al-Ta’ee. Cristiano Ronaldo showed off his ripped physique on social media The result reduced the gap to Al-Ittihad at the top of the Saudi Pro League table to just three points. However, they have just three matches to catch and pass their title rivals or Ronaldo will fall short of clinching silverware in his first season at the club. But he did not seem particularly concerned on Saturday as he shared an…
OKLAHOMA CITY (KFOR) – Another heroic rescue in the books for the Oklahoma City Fire Department. It was all hands on deck over the weekend after the frantic sounds of a dog barking were heard by someone walking nearby. Firefighters rushed to the scene to find the pooch trapped in a storm drain. They immediately began working to free the dog and thanks to their quick action, the pup is going to be ok. The owners were contacted, but until they arrived, the rescued pet spent the afternoon enjoying the life of a fire dog. Source: https://kfor.com/
The eruption of the Krakatau (or Krakatoa) on a small island located in the middle of the Sunda Strait (at the time part of the Netherlands East Indies) in August 1883 was, in many aspects, the first global catastrophe. And thanks to modern communications, Krakatau was the first news story to go (literally) around the world. The news about the eruption, its following tsunami and the more than 36,000 victims traveled fast thanks to the recently installed worldwide telegraphic network. The first journal to bring the news about the eruption was the Dutch Java Bode the very same day. The international media soon followed. For example, the…
Man Utd are within touching distance of qualifying for next year’s Champions League after recording a crucial win on the South Coast over the weekend. Fernandes urged his teammates to focus on winning their remaining games Bruno Fernandes urged his Manchester United teammates to ‘do their job’ against Bournemouth and the Reds are now within touching distance of securing a top-four place after heeding his message. United took a huge step towards qualification for next season’s Champions League with a hard-fought 1-0 win at the Vitality Stadium on Saturday, with Casemiro’s brilliantly-improvised overhead kick enough to hand the Reds a first away win…
MANCHESTER UNITED are dumping Anthony Martial after running out of patience. The Frenchman went straight down the tunnel when he was hooked in the 57th minute of Saturday’s 1-0 win at Bournemouth. Erik ten Hag has already had to deal with dressing room drama during a busy first year at Manchester United Anthony Martial signed for the club all the way back in 2015 but has failed to set the world alight It was another underwhelming performance from the forward, who has just eight goals in 27 appearances this season. Old Trafford’s hierarchy now want him out — and boss Erik ten…
BEIJING, May 22 (Reuters) – Lionel Messi will lead world champions Argentina against Australia in a friendly in Beijing next month, with his first visit to China in six years set to spark a mass scramble for tickets. The Argentina embassy in China said on Monday that Argentina would play Australia on June 15, bringing Messi to the country for the first time since 2017. It will mark the seventh time the 35-year-old has visited China and comes at a time when his future at Paris St. Germain is the subject of intense speculation. A source close to Messi has…
Paris Saint-Germain superstar Kylian Mbappe reportedly feels betrayed by his relatives, and is said to have had a change of heart regarding his club future as a result. The 24-year-old has consistently maintained that his focus is on PSG amid reports that he is not settled in Paris following yet another campaign without winning the UEFA Champions League. The France captain signed a new two-year deal, which includes the option of a further year, in May 2022, a decision that left admirers Real Madrid frustrated after they had made several big-money bids to lure him to the Spanish capital. It…
Nice captain Dante has offered a warning to Manchester United after publicly criticising the hierarchy at the club, which is owned by Sir Jim Ratcliffe. The British billionaire, whose company INEOS took over Nice since 2019, is currently bidding alongside Sheikh Jassim of Qatar for control of Man United, with Ratcliffe believed to be in the driving seat. His arrival would likely be welcomed by many Red Devils fans after years of dissatisfaction with the current owners, but the Eaglets’ current position under Ratcliffe may provide something of a cautionary tale. They have gone through five managers in four seasons, and currently sit…
Robert Lewandowski has made it clear where he stands on the speculation raging at Barcelona, saying: “I want to play with Lionel Messi here.” Argentine running down deal at PSG Could return to Catalunya as a free agent Polish striker ready to welcome him on board WHAT HAPPENED? The prolific Polish frontman moved to Camp Nou from Bayern Munich in the summer of 2022 – 12 months after seven-time Ballon d’Or winner Messi departed Catalunya for Paris Saint-Germain. The Argentine icon is now approaching the end of his contract at Parc des Princes, meaning that free agency is about to be hit.…
Ethan Mbappe has impressed fans in his second senior game for PSG, with fans already making comparisons to a France World Cup star. The 15-year-old is the younger brother of Kylian Mbappe, 24, who won the World Cup in 2018, and scored a hat-trick in France’s final defeat against Argentina on Sunday. Both the older and younger Mbappe are on the books at PSG, and after impressing with the junior team, Ethan made his senior debut for the club in the second half of a friendly against Paris on December 16. Ethan Mbappe (R) has drawn comparisons to a France player who…
Manchester United kept the Women’s Super League title race alive with a win over Manchester City that all but ends their rivals’ European hopes. United win in stoppage time City’s European dream all but over WSL title race goes to final day TELL ME MORE: Knowing that anything other than victory would hand Chelsea the trophy, Hayley Ladd broke the deadlock for United with only two minutes on the clock as her strike, a goal of the season contender, flew into the top corner from range. It capped off a fast start from the hosts, with both Nikita Parris and Leah…
A man died in a rushing British Columbia creek while trying to rescue a dog swept away by freezing, turbulent waters, Canada authorities told news outlets. The man and his wife were walking the dog at Cypress Falls Park in West Vancouver at about 9 p.m. Friday, May 19, when the dog fell in a creek, police told the Vancouver Sun. The man went in after the dog but was swept away by the swift current, police told the publication. His wife called 911. Firefighters and rescuers searched into the night for the man, Daily Hive Canada reported. Family members found his body at about 6…
Huang He River, which is also called the Yellow River, is responsible for most hazardous floods in China. The river is three thousand miles long, running from Qinghai province in the northern mountain to the Yellow Sea, which is situated between China and Korea. Thanks to the massive property destruction and the loss of live it has caused, the river has been dubbed ‘’China’s Sorrow’’ by westerners. In 1887 alone, 900,000 people died in the floods. It did not end there as close to four million people died in the 1931 floods and almost one million died in 1938. The Yellow…
Man United midfielder Bruno Fernandes went over to the away supporters after his side’s 1-0 Premier League win over Bournemouth for a very special moment with a fan. Bruno Fernandes gave his Man United shirt to supporter Jordan Pilkington Manchester United fans have raved about what Bruno Fernandes did at full-time following the 1-0 Premier League win over Bournemouth. The Reds won 1-0 away at Bournemouth thanks to Casemiro’s spectacular overhead kick, moving United one step closer to competing in the Champions League next year. With two games remaining, the victory on the south coast and Liverpool’s draw with Aston Villa helped…
THREE Lions ace Marcus Rashford is proving as much of a hotshot off the pitch as on it — with his businesses making £48,000 a day. The canny star’s earnings now eclipse the £200,000-a-week wages he gets from Man United. Marcus Rashford’s businesses are making £48,000 a day The striker’s wages netted him £10.4million Accounts from Companies House showed his businesses made £17.7million in the 12 months to April 2022 and hold total assets of £31million. The striker’s wages netted him another £10.4million. A source said: “Marcus is a bright bloke — and very quick to spot a business opportunity. His…