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The Brazil international has found himself the subject of sickening insults. Vinicius Junior reacts after the final whistle of the Champions League final in Paris (Adam Davy/PA) (PA Archive) Liverpool manager Jurgen Klopp insists there is “nothing in the world that could justify” Real Madrid forward Vinicius Jr being targeted with racist abuse. The Brazil international – who has scored three goals in his last three meetings with the Reds, including the winner in May’s Champions League final – has found himself the subject of sickening insults. An appalling example last month came when a mannequin wearing the player’s shirt was hung from a bridge outside Madrid’s training ground.…

Manchester United fans might not be getting rid of their unpopular owners just yet as new details in takeover have emerged (Image credit: PA) Manchester United owners the Glazers could continue their majority shareholding of the club, after details of new investment have been revealed following the Friday deadline for proposals. American hedge fund Elliott Investment Management have offered the Glazers the financial backing to remain as owners of Manchester United, ESPN(opens in new tab) report. In November, the Glazer family said they were considering selling the club as they “explore strategic alternatives”, which could also have included new investment. Elliott Management’s offer…

Cristiano Ronaldo signed his money-spinning contract with Al-Nassr at the end of last year and has been settling into his new surroundings with his family making the move with him Cristiano Ronaldo has swapped his upmarket Saudi skyscraper hotel for his first proper Middle Eastern home – so he can pamper his doting mum on a luxury holiday. The 38-year-old dad-of-five checked out of his suite at the plush Four Seasons hotel Kingdom Centre before Dolores Aveiro jetted to Riyadh from her ocean-front pad in Madeira. And this weekend mum and son caught up on lost time with Ronaldo’s partner Georgina…

Manchester United have seen Alejandro Garnacho shine so far this season. We use your sign-up to provide content in ways you’ve consented to and to improve our understanding of you. This may include adverts from us and 3rd parties based on our understanding. You can unsubscribe at any time. More info Manchester United star Alejandro Garnacho is considering whether to play for Spain over Argentina, according to reports. It’s claimed the forward was left ‘disappointed’ after failing to make it to the World Cup in Qatar with La Albiceleste. And it seems he could be about to play for Luis de la Fuente, rather…

Real Madrid manager Carlo Ancelotti has said that “people doubting the competition is not good” in the wake of Spanish prosecutors launching an investigation into Barcelona over payments to a company owned by a refereeing official. The Spanish radio station Cadena SER said on Wednesday that Barcelona made the payments between 2016 and 2018 to a company of Jose Maria Enriquez Negreira, who was then the vice-president of Spanish football’s refereeing committee. Spanish prosecutors are investigating the payments, which are worth around €1.4million (£1.2m). Barcelona said in a statement they were aware of the investigation. Ancelotti said on Friday that…

The 38-year-old striker had a friendly gesture but was ignored by Al Taawon’s striker in the match on the night of February 17 Tawamba (white shirt) left when Ronaldo offered to shake hands. The video recorded the scene of Cristiano Ronaldo approaching Leandre Tawamba. CR7 smiled and wanted to shake hands with the striker on Al Taawon’s side. However, number 3 refused and walked away. Ronaldo was a little shy. He patted his colleague and quickly focused on the match. According to some fans, Tawamba refused to shake Ronaldo’s hand because he was frustrated by the goal being denied by VAR in the 67th minute.…

Arsenal twice battled back from behind as an injury-time own goal from Emiliano Martinez helped them to a hard-fought victory at Aston Villa and breathed new life into their Premier League title bid. The former Arsenal goalkeeper and World Cup winner could do nothing as Jorginho’s fine strike cannoned off the crossbar and against the back of his head to settle a thrilling contest 4-2 in favour of the Gunners. Ollie Watkins and Philippe Coutinho had the home side ahead on two occasions, only for fine strikes from Bukayo Saka and Oleksandr Zinchenko to level for Arsenal. Their winless run…

Paul Scholes has lavished praise on a Manchester United summer signing, saying the player is ‘as close to’ an Old Trafford legend as he’s seen. Man Utd had a busy summer transfer window as they looked to change the squad in keeping with Erik ten Hag’s demands. Several big names left, including Paul Pogba, Edinson Cavani, Jesse Lingard and Juan Mata. Man Utd went on to sign six new players. They spent big money on Casemiro, Lisandro Martinez and Antony. Dutch left-back Tyrell Malacia arrived from Feyenoord in a £14.7million deal, too. Ten Hag also managed to capture creative midfielder Christian Eriksen…

German star midfielder Toni Kroos of La Liga’s Real Madrid has expressed his support for the launch of a breakaway European Super League, saying that it “deserves at least one chance.” “I think we will see the Super League. And I believe so for several reasons. The idea of the Super League has changed and deserves to be heard,” Kroos said on the podcast “Einfach mal Luppen.” “If you look carefully from both angles, you will see that UEFA is by no means a great Samaritan for football fans and that the Super League has no plans, at least in…

Arsenal will hope to return to the top of the Premier League table for a few hours at least on Saturday. Mikel Arteta’s Gunners take on Unai Emery’s Aston Villa in the day’s early kickoff. Arsenal have suffered a downturn in form, picking up just one point from their last three league games. This led to Manchester City leapfrogging them to the top with a 3-1 win at the Emirates in midweek. With the controversially quick turnaround in games, Arsenal have the chance to strike the first blow this matchday. Arteta has been putting his players through their paces in…

Cristiano delivered a one-touch defence-splitting assist for Al Nassr that left fans insisting that he’s a better playmaker than Lionel Messi as the debate about who’s better rages on Cristiano Ronaldo was labelled a better playmaker than Lionel Messi after his insane assist for Al Nassr. Ronaldo took just one touch to send a curling through ball from inside his own half into the path of team-mate Abdulrahman Ghareeb, who gave Al Nassr a 1-0 lead in the match they won 2-1. And supporters were so impressed with Ronaldo’s defence-splitting pass, they claimed not even Messi’s capable of conjuring up the…

The Manchester City manager said Carragher’s views are ‘welcome’. Pep Guardiola has said he ‘understands’ Jamie Carragher’s claim that Erling Haaland may have joined the ‘wrong club’ but said he is delighted to have the striker at Manchester City. The Norwegian has scored a remarkable 32 goals in 30 games so far this season and netted once again on Wednesday in the 3-1 win over Arsenal that saw the Blues go top of the table. Should Haaland net again on Saturday when the Premier League champions travel to Nottingham Forest, he will equal the all-time record goals for a City player in a single…

Mikel Arteta has called for the Premier League to protect clubs, in response to early Saturday kick-offs after playing on Wednesday night. “I think that is why one of the changes was made towards the Champions League teams, especially. There are certain rules with the Champions League. When you are playing on Wednesday night and then you cannot play [on Saturday lunchtime],” said Arteta. “So I think that should apply to any competition. But I think following the same principle, I think you are talking physiologically, that is very difficult to turn around on that period to get the best outcome and reduce…

PAUL SCHOLES sparked a fierce debate among Manchester United fans as he compared Casemiro to a club legend. The Brazilian has helped rejuvenate United’s midfield since his £70million move from Real Madrid. 3Paul Scholes before Man Utd’s game with BarcelonaCredit: https://twitter.com/btsportfootball/status/16262728654681784333Casemiro was hailed by Paul ScholesCredit: AFP And Scholes likened him to former team-mate and captain Roy Keane before their Europa League trip to Barcelona. He said on BT Sport: “People say he’s a defensive midfielder, but I don’t see that. He’s as close to Roy Keane as I’ve seen.” But fans weren’t convinced, with many suggesting Keane is nowhere near the class of…

Erik ten Hag’s Manchester United are third in the Premier League table and can boost their slim title chances by beating Leicester at Old Trafford on Sunday afternoon Did someone mention a title race? Erik ten Hag is refusing to be drawn into the debate, but Manchester United have an outside chance of winning a first Premier League title in a decade this season. They are third in the table – just five points behind leaders and champions Manchester City. The Red Devils are also going strong in the Europa League, FA Cup and Carabao Cup – sparking talk of an unlikely quadruple. Their best chance of winning…

Erik ten Hag’s Manchester United are third in the Premier League table and can boost their slim title chances by beating Leicester at Old Trafford on Sunday afternoon Did someone mention a title race? Erik ten Hag is refusing to be drawn into the debate, but Manchester United have an outside chance of winning a first Premier League title in a decade this season. They are third in the table – just five points behind leaders and champions Manchester City. The Red Devils are also going strong in the Europa League, FA Cup and Carabao Cup – sparking talk of an unlikely quadruple. Their best chance of winning…

JAWABAN Shin Tae-yong soal agenda Timnas Indonesia di FIFA Matchday Maret 2023 usai batal. Pelatih asal Korea Selatan itu juga belum tahu betul tentang lawan pengganti sebab PSSI juga tengah disibukkan oleh pergantian kepengurusan. Skuad Garuda – julukan Timnas Indonesia – bakal memiliki kesempatan melakoni FIFA Matchday pada Maret 2023. Shin Tae-yong sebelumnya sudah memiliki dua kandidat ideal untuk dihadapi anak-anak asuhnya. Dua negara yang hendak dilawan Indonesia tadinya adalah Bolivia dan Tajikistan. Namun begitu, kedua negara tersebut diperkirakan gagal menjadi lawan Indonesia. Tajikistan sudah memenuhi kalendernya pada Maret 2023 dengan menghadapi Uni Emirat Arab dan Kuwait. Sedangkan Bolivia juga berpotensi batal juga karena Arab…

Masa depan Mason Mount di Chelsea kelihatan semakin suram kerana rundingan kontrak baru-baru ini menunjukkan kedua-dua pihak tidak dapat mencapai kata sepakat. Dengan £600 juta dibelanjakan hanya dalam dua jendela perpindahan, Chelsea telah membuat seluruh kampung bola sepak panik apabila Stamford Bridge kini dipenuhi dengan pemain yang sangat mahal. Contoh biasa boleh disebut Enzo Fernandez, Raheem Sterling atau Mykhaylo Mudryk. Walau bagaimanapun, nampaknya The Blues jatuh ke dalam “pisau tajam yang tidak boleh dipotong” apabila mereka tidak dapat mengekalkan bintang mereka. Yang paling ketara mungkin Ngolo Kante dan terutamanya Gunung Mason. Mason Mount meluahkan kekecewaan terhadap Chelsea kerana menganggap pasukan itu terlalu…

USAI ribut, Park Hang-seo berikan julukan untuk Shin Tae-yong. Mantan pelatih Timnas Vietnam tersebut menyebut Shin Tae-yong sebagai juniornya. Nama Park Hang-seo kerap kali mewarnai headline ketika Piala AFF 2022 berlangsung. Terutama, ketika Timnas Vietnam berjumpa dengan Timnas Indonesia pada babak semifinal. Memang, ada sejarah panjang antara Indonesia dan Vietnam selaku rival di Asia Tenggara. Namun, hal yang menarik tak sampai di situ saja, melainkan juga perang psikologis antara Shin Tae-yong dan Park Hang-seo. Keduanya sama-sama pelatih asal Korea Selatan. Mereka berdua juga pernah menjadi rival ketika menangani klub di Korea Selatan. Namun, keduanya kerap saling sindir melalui konferensi pers, bahkan enggan berjabat tangan…

Haaland was on the scoresheet at Arsenal in midweek / Julian Finney/GettyImages Erling Haaland has admitted he gets frustrated when his Manchester City teammates fail to spot his runs in attack and says he has talked to specific players for their help. The Norwegian bulldozer has already scored 32 goals this season, setting all kinds of scoring records during his first few months at the Etihad Stadium. However, there has been talk of City failing to progress as a team despite Haaland’s extraordinary record, though they did leapfrog Arsenal at the top of the Premier League table on Wednesday night with a…

Arsene Wenger turned Arsenal from perennial underachievers into Premier League champions by implementing new approaches to training, nutrition and tactics at Highbury Ray Parlour has revealed Arsenal players were forced to have their wisdom teeth removed during Arsene Wenger’s time in charge. Wenger, who was Arsenal’s manager between 1996 and 2018, transformed English football by introducing new training methods, diets, tactics and overseas stars. The revolution brought success, as Wenger’s side won 17 trophies – including three Premier League titles. Perhaps his most intriguing idea was removing wisdom teeth. According to Parlour, Wenger made the midfielder and other players do this because the teeth would cause “bad blood” to…

Manchester United CEO Richard Arnold faces the sack if Qatari investors buy the club. Manchester United fans have been calling for the Glazers to sell the club for some time now and it looks like they could finally get their wish. A report from Bloomberg recently reported that Qatari investors were preparing to make a £5bn bid for Manchester United this week. Whenever a club gets new owners it’s always an uncertain time for many people at the club, and a key man at Manchester United’s job could be under threat. Man United CEO Richard Arnold. According to the Express, Manchester United CEO…

Ronaldo continued to show his sublime form when contributing a double assist in Al Nassr’s victory in the match in round 17 of the Saudi Pro League against Al-Taawon. Ronaldo has two assists to help Al Nassr win. After the poker in the previous round, Ronaldo confidently entered the confrontation with Al-Taawon in the 17th round of Saudi Pro League. With the home field advantage, Al-Nassr accelerated the attack from the very beginning. The pressure of the home team was immediately concretized by Ghareeb’s goal in the 17th minute, after the high-class assist of the Portuguese superstar – Ronaldo. The score was…

According to a report from Mirror, it was mentioned that Real Madrid forward Marco Asensio is being targeted by Manchester United as they remain keen on bringing him to Old Trafford this summer. It was also stated that Los Blancos’ Boss Carlo Ancelotti has given the Red Devils a significant boost in their hopes of signing him as he reportedly admitted that he doesn’t care if Asensio wants to exit at the end of this season. Marco Asensio’s Numbers For Real Madrid Marco Asensio has made 268 appearances for Los Blancos, having scored 51 goals across all competitions so far. Even in the last…