The former Chelsea and Juventus midfielder also stressed the importance of winning both their upcoming friendly games France head coach Didier Deschamps has insisted that their upcoming friendly matches against South Africa and Ivory Coast have value. The world champions are set to take on Ivory Coast’s Elephants at Stade Orange Velodrome in Marseille on Friday, before…
Read more'Tau needs six months without competitive football' – South Africa coach Broos
The Bafana Bafana striker is set to miss forthcoming international friendlies owing to an injury sustained in recent club engagement South Africa head coach Hugo Broos believes a six-month break would help Percy Tau fully recover from his consistent injury problems. His latest setback was in Al Ahly’s recent Caf Champions League assignment away to…
Read moreKlopp explains why Liverpool signed miracle-worker Diaz in £50m January transfer
The Reds moved quickly to land the Colombian forward during the winter window and have seen him make an immediate impact at Anfield Jurgen Klopp admits that Luis Diaz is producing “miracles” at Liverpool, with the Reds seeing during the January transfer window deliver immediate returns. Those at Anfield acted quickly over the winter once…
Read moreNeymar & Messi lead the way as PSG populate entire top 10 list of highest Ligue 1 earners
The Parc des Princes outfit are unmatched in France when it comes to squad investment, particularly after a busy transfer window last summer Neymar and Lionel Messi are leading the way in the top 10 list of highest Ligue 1 earners, which is populated entirely by Paris Saint-Germain players. PSG have been one of the…
Read moreHow much will it cost PSG to sack Man Utd-linked Pochettino and his coaching staff?
The Argentine has been in charge at Parc des Princes since January 2021, but could find himself out of work in the not too distant future Mauricio Pochettino is facing serious questions of his future at Paris Saint-Germain after despite having the likes of Lionel Messi, Neymar and Kylian Mbappe at his disposal. With European…
Read moreWhy you can't just copy Ronaldo's Man Utd gym routine as club's former personal trainer reveals five years of 'hardest work I've ever seen'
A man who worked closely with the Portuguese during his first spell at Old Trafford details the work that was undertaken Former Manchester United power development trainer Mick Clegg has offered an insight into Cristiano Ronaldo’s work on his physique and relentless march towards perfection in his younger years at the club. Ronaldo initially arrived…
Read moreAfrica at the World Cup: Which teams have qualified the most times, who's never qualified?
GOAL analyses teams on the continent that have made it to the global scene numerous times and those that are struggling to qualify Ten African countries will be battling for their reserved five places in the 2022 Fifa World Cup to be played in Qatar from November 21 to December 18. On Friday, March 25,…
Read moreFrustrated Hazard has ‘never been as fit’ but Real Madrid still want to sell after making Belgian an outcast
A man acquired for big money by the Blancos in 2019 has fallen out of favour under Carlo Ancelotti despite believing that he is ready to contribute By Jorge C. Picon – When Eden Hazard arrived at Real Madrid in the summer of 2019, nobody could have imagined that three years later he would have…
Read moreFurious Guti blasts Ancelotti for substitution choices in Clasico defeat to Barcelona & also takes aim at Vinicius
The former Blancos midfielder has questioned the Italian's decision making after the humiliating loss at Santiago Bernabeu Real Madrid legend Guti has furiously slammed Carlo Ancelotti for his substitution choices in his old club’s Clasico defeat to Barcelona, while also taking aim at Vinicius Junior for his underwhelming performance. Barca snapped their five-game losing streak…
Read moreArsenal Women team up with Adidas by Stella McCartney to release 10-piece collection
The collaboration is the first between the designer and a women's football team Arsenal Women have joined forces with Adidas by Stella McCartney to create a 10-piece collection which will also include a gender-neutral jersey that will be worn by both the women’s and men’s teams. Arsenal and Adidas rekindled their relationship with a reported…
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