After 17 years of relentless success with Sevilla, two horrendous years in Italy have just come to an end for Unai Emery’s former sporting director Promotion to the top tier, 10 trophies and around €200 million profit in transfer fees – when Sevilla appointed Monchi as their sporting director at the turn of the century, … Continue reading "A warning to Arsenal: ‘Transfer genius’ Monchi was a disaster at Roma"

Just 24 hours after the Portuguese’s brilliant hat-trick against Atletico Madrid, the Argentine put on a show at Camp in a 5-1 win over Lyon They may now be playing in different countries but the rivalry between Lionel Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo rumbles on and on. Having watched the former Real Madrid striker score a … Continue reading "Magnificent Messi issues perfect riposte to Ronaldo in Barcelona masterclass"

Richard Dunne believes the England international winger cannot be left out of Pep Guardiola’s side following his improvement and contribution Raheem Sterling’s form and contributions will ensure he will always be in Pep Guardiola’s starting line-up, according to former Manchester City captain Richard Dunne. Sterling has shone in recent weeks, bagging a hat-trick against Watford … Continue reading "'Sterling will always be on the team sheet' – Man City winger heralded by former captain"

With an historic quadruple within reach, the manager plans to utilise the full depth of his squad in the coming weeks Pep Guardiola insists that every member of Manchester City’s squad will play some part in the closing weeks of what could be an historic season. City dropped to second in the Premier League on … Continue reading "I need every Manchester City player for trophy pushes – Guardiola"

Jesus Corona staying away from the national team shows Tata Martino will be fighting many of the same battles as his predecessors The new boss is not the same as the old boss, but before Tata Martino has coached even a single match as Mexico manager, his issues sure are starting to look the same … Continue reading "New manager, same issues for Mexico national team as Tecatito absence causes controversy"

Fernando Santos’s side welcome Andriy Shevchenko and his team to the Estadio da Luz for their first game in Group B as qualification gets underway With one eye on the Nations League finals in their own country later this year, Portugal will look to warm up in style as they kick off the road to … Continue reading "Portugal vs Ukraine: TV channel, live stream, squad news & preview"

The young midfielder continues to impress for club and now for country, as he netted his first international strike to help his nation past Russia Eden Hazard praised Youri Tielemans for his goal in Belgium’s 3-1 win over Russia and expects the Leicester City midfielder to become a “major player”. The 21-year-old broke the deadlock … Continue reading "'Tielemans will be a major player' – Hazard praises Leicester star after maiden Belgium goal"

The England U21 international has impressed during a loan spell in Germany, but has also been removed from the fold for bending club rules Arsenal youngster Reiss Nelson has explained the breach of club discipline which saw him dropped by loan employers Hoffenheim. The 19-year-old forward, who was included on the Goal NxGn list of … Continue reading "Arsenal starlet Nelson explains disciplinary dropping at Hoffenheim"

A former Camp Nou favourite considers a current Blaugrana star to be the pick of the current generation, although he still rates his Portuguese rival Lionel Messi is “more technically gifted” than Cristiano Ronaldo, says Romario, but a Portuguese superstar is also “among the five best players in history”. Iconic figures now on the books … Continue reading "Messi 'more technically gifted' than Ronaldo and gets the nod from Barcelona icon Romario"

It is important this Spurs team has silverware to show for its brilliance, says the club’s star forward Harry Kane acknowledges Tottenham need to win trophies if they are to reflect fondly on this period in their history, even if Mauricio Pochettino has built arguably their greatest team. Under Pochettino, Spurs have developed into a … Continue reading "Tottenham's 'best team ever' need trophies – Kane"