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Cristiano Ronaldo move ruled out, Manchester United interested in Bundesliga star

April 30, 2016 Vyom Chaudhary

Cristiano Ronaldo’s return to Manchester United has been ruled out by his mother. The former United star has been linked with a return to Old Trafford for several seasons now. However, now it appears that the Portuguese international will be staying put at Santiago Bernabeu. Ronaldo’s mother, Dolores Aveiro, has claimed that her son is happy at his current club and has no intention to move. “Cristiano is happy here, he would like to finish his career at Real Madrid,” Dolores said at the launch of her biography. Spanish media has also linked…

Man City vs Real Madrid – Match preview and team news

April 26, 2016April 26, 2016 Stephen Donovan

Manchester City enter previously unchartered territory as they host the first leg of their maiden Champions League semi-final, coming up against what is in contrast the competition’s most successful ever side in Real Madrid. With holders Barcelona having been eliminated in the last round, the Champions League appears to have a bit more of an open feel to it as it reaches the last-four stage, and it is difficult to pick a clear favourite in this tie. Despite their star-studded squad, Real Madrid have some well-documented vulnerabilities that are capable of…

Real Madrid star admits Manchester United interest, talks up De Gea move

April 23, 2016April 23, 2016 Vyom Chaudhary

Last summer transfer window, various media outlets reported that Manchester United had made a bid for Real Madrid defender Sergio Ramos. In the end, nothing came out of it and many dismissed the reports as figments of media’s imagination. Now, the 30-year-old has confirmed that there was a genuine interest from United in his services last summer and he even considered joining the Premier League club. However, he revealed that he didn’t want to leave the La Liga giants once he settled his differences with the club. “There was an offer from…

Chelsea star interested in Real Madrid move

April 21, 2016 Vyom Chaudhary

Chelsea might have a battle on their hands in keeping hold of their first-choice goalkeeper Thibaut Courtois in the summer. The Belgian goalkeeper has recently been linked with a move to Real Madrid, and famous football journalist Duncan Castles has further fuelled the rumours by claiming that Courtois is open to a move to the La Liga giants. Castles writes in One World Sports that Courtois will be ready to join Real if the La Liga club manage to agree terms with Chelsea in the summer. The 23-year-old has enjoyed a…

Manchester United lead top 10 most profitable football teams (by a mile)

April 20, 2016April 20, 2016 Vincent Van Genechten

Manchester United are about to finish their third consecutive disappointing Premier League season, with the Red Devils probably unable to reach the Champions League. However, the Old Trafford club still tops the list of the world’s most profitable football teams according to Forbes. That is in the sense of earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation, amortization and player trading. During the 2014/2015 season, using June 2015 exchange rates, United made a £132 million profit, leading second-placed Real Madrid by a total of £20 million, as the Spanish giants earned £112 million.…

Four Premier League stars in top 10 players with most assists since 2012/2013

April 18, 2016 Vincent Van Genechten

Mesut Ozil is leading the way this season with 18 assists in the Premier League. The German playmaker even leads all players in the five biggest European competitions (England, Italy, Spain, Germany, France). The Arsenal star is also featured in Europe’s top ten assists leaders since the 2012/2013 season, together with three other current Premier League playmakers (via OptaJean). 10. Zlatan Ibrahimovic (PSG) – 38 The Swede is proving that these days strikers are more than goalscorers. Ibrahimovic has scored a leading 32 league goals this season, but has also…

Arsenal speed up pursuit for midfielder, interested in high-profile striker

April 17, 2016 Vyom Chaudhary

Arsenal have maintained a long-term interest in Borussia Monchengladbach midfielder Granit Xhaka. According to the latest report from Daily Mail, the Gunners have stepped up their pursuit of the Swiss international, and the move is expected to be finalized when the German transfer window opens on July 1. The report also claims that there remains a difference in the valuation of the player by both clubs, but the Bundesliga club expect their player to depart in the summer. The Gunners have reportedly bid £20 million for the 23-year-old, but Monchengladbach…

Stats suggest Manchester United starlet is better than Cristiano Ronaldo [Video]

April 17, 2016 Vincent Van Genechten

On Saturday, Manchester United beat Aston Villa 1-0 at Old Trafford. Not surprisingly, the young Marcus Rashford scored the Red Devils’ only goal, while relegating the Villains for the first time in 28 years. Rashford has been on fire since his professional debut on February 25. At the age of only 18, the striker has already provided some amazing statistics for United. Marcus Rashford becomes the first player to score 4 goals for @ManUtd in #BPL before his 19th birthday #MUNAVL — Infostrada Sports (@InfostradaLive) 16 april 2016 Goals since…

Manchester City and Liverpool draw Spanish teams in European semi-finals

April 15, 2016April 15, 2016 Vincent Van Genechten

Manchester City and Liverpool are the two remaining Premier League clubs in the Champions League and Europa League. If they want to make it to the finals, both will have to beat Spanish opposition. The Citizens are facing La Liga giants Real Madrid in the Champions League semi-finals, on April 26 and May 4. It will be the club’s third and fourth European meeting. The official result of the #UCLdraw pic.twitter.com/Pvz577XZRc — Champions League (@ChampionsLeague) 15 april 2016 City and Real faced each other during the 2012/2013 group stages. The Citizens…

Top 10 transfer crazy coaches from this century and their biggest captures

April 13, 2016April 13, 2016 Vincent Van Genechten

Football clubs need to spend money in order to compete for trophies. However, some clubs and managers are more likely to buy players than others. Therefore, we’re taking a look at the ten managers who have spent the most money on transfers during this century, meaning from the 2000/2001 season onwards (via Transfermarkt), including their biggest captures. 10. Mark Hughes The current Stoke City manager has coached five teams since the turn of the century. Hughes has spent a total of £328.44 million on 48 transfers, narrowly beating Brendan Rodgers for…

Manchester clubs battle for Gareth Bale, Chelsea star could replace him

April 13, 2016 Vyom Chaudhary

Real Madrid ace Gareth Bale has been a subject of interest from various Premier League clubs for quite some time now. The likes of Manchester United and Manchester City have previously expressed their interest in the player, but nothing came out of it. Now, according to the latest report from Italian media outlet Tuttomercatoweb, via the Sun, the Welsh star has refused to sign a new contract with Real Madrid and is aiming for a move to either of the Manchester clubs. The 26-year-old is unhappy about the fact that Real…

Chelsea target Stoke City and Juventus stars

April 13, 2016April 13, 2016 Vyom Chaudhary

Chelsea are monitoring Stoke City goalkeeper Jack Butland, according to the latest report in the Sun. Chelsea’s first-team goalkeepers Thibaut Courtois and Asmir Begovic have both been linked with moves way from the club recently, and the report states that Chelsea are still not certain whether either of them will stay at the club for next season. Courtois has refused to commit his future to the club, and this has alerted La Liga giants Real Madrid, who are closely monitoring the situation. The Blues signed Begovic from Stoke City last…

Twitter loses it after revealed Neymar salary is compared to Wayne Rooney’s

April 11, 2016April 11, 2016 Vincent Van Genechten

Barcelona star Neymar is the latest player to have details of his football contract revealed, after Football Leaks published his current deal with the Primera Division giants. The Sun shared the revelations from the notorious website, with the Brazilian international earning just over £4 million per year at Barcelona, signing a five-year deal in June 2013 in a transfer deal with Santos. Neymar will earn a further £851k if he plays at least 45 minutes in 60 per cent of the Blaugrana’s matches and £511k when they qualify for the UEFA Champions League. Surprisingly, if Barcelona…

Chelsea to use starlets in transfer deal, Real Madrid star defender wanted

April 11, 2016 Vincent Van Genechten

It’s been said many times that Chelsea are primed for a massive overhaul during the 2016 summer transfer window, as Antonio Conte will take over as coach of the Blues after the European Championships in France. According to Il Tempo (via Football-Italia), Chelsea could use midfield starlet Ruben Loftus-Cheek and on loan defender Andreas Christensen as a makeweight in a deal to bring in Roma’s Radja Nainggolan. The Blues are not willing to spend more than £28 million, but the Serie A club are holding out for a £36 million fee.…

Tottenham have been as good as Barcelona according to this stat

April 11, 2016April 11, 2016 Vincent Van Genechten

After comfortably beating Manchester United 3-0 at White Heart Lane, Tottenham are still contending for their first Premier League title since 1961. The Spurs went crazy and scored all three goals in a span of just six minutes, with Dele Alli, Toby Alderweireld, and Erik Lamela hitting the net. 5:46 – There were just 5 minutes and 46 seconds between Tottenham’s first and third goals against Manchester United. Quickfire. — OptaJoe (@OptaJoe) 10 april 2016 Consequently, Tottenham have both the best offence and the best defence, scoring 60 goals while conceding…

Arsenal set to complete deal for playmaker, Wenger urged to sign Spanish striker

April 10, 2016 Vyom Chaudhary

Arsenal are on the verge of agreeing on a new contract with star Mesut Ozil, according to Football Insider. The new deal, worth £46.8 million, will see the German international committing his future to the Gunners until 2021. Negotiations between the club and Ozil’s representatives over a new deal have been going on for quite some time now, and a formal agreement on the deal is expected in the summer. The 27-year was recently linked with a move to Barcelona and Fenerbahce, but he has since then clarified that he is happy…

Jose Mourinho denies Manchester United deal

April 10, 2016 Vyom Chaudhary

Jose Mourinho has dismissed the rumours that he already has agreed to take charge of Manchester United in summer. Various reports have claimed that the Portuguese manager already has a deal in place to replace Louis Van Gaal at Old Trafford at the end of the current season. Mourinho insists that he doesn’t have a contract with any club. Hhowever, he remains confident of landing a job in the summer. He also revealed that he would prefer to keep working in England. He was present at the Anthony Joshua-Charles Martin…

Five famous instances of blatant simulation in football

April 9, 2016 Vyom Chaudhary

Real Madrid’s Marcelo received a lot of criticism recently for his pathetic attempts at simulation during Los Blancos 2-0 Champions League defeat to Wolfsburg. The Real star was lucky to escape punishment after he kicked Wolfsburg’s Maximilian Arnold and then feigned injury in order to get the German sent off. However, this was not the first time a footballer stooped to such lows in a game of football, and here we take a look at another such famous five instances: 5) David Luiz (Chelsea) vs Manchester United, 2013 The Brazilian…

Chelsea put superstar on sale at cut-price deal

April 9, 2016 Vyom Chaudhary

Chelsea superstar Eden Hazard could be on his way out of the club in the summer transfer window. The Belgian international is set to be the first casualty at the club following Antonio Conte’s arrival in the summer. According to a report in the Sun, the West London club have put the 25-year-old on sale. The report further claims that two top football agents have alerted all the major European clubs to Hazard’s availability. Hazard has been linked with moves to Paris Saint-Germain and Real Madrid and, on occasions, he has…

Arsene Wenger eyes three key Arsenal signings in the summer

April 8, 2016 Vyom Chaudhary

Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger is planning to rebuild his team’s spine in the upcoming summer transfer window. If the latest report from the Guardian is to be believed, the French manager is planning to go all guns blazing and sign, at least, three players in preparation for the last year in his current contract with the North London club. Wenger’s priority is to sign a top striker ahead of the next season, and he is planning to make a move for Juventus forward Alvaro Morata. Spanish reports claim that Real…

Manchester United refuse to confirm Mourinho deal, Real Madrid want him back

April 7, 2016April 7, 2016 Vyom Chaudhary

Jose Mourinho’s supposed move to Manchester United is slowly but surely turning into a transfer saga. Every day, we are hearing conflicting stories on the Portuguese manager’s move to Old Trafford and now reputed Spanish journalist Guillem Balague has given his opinion on the current managerial situation at the Manchester club. According to Balague, Mourinho and his camp are confident of landing the job at Old Trafford. However, at the same time, Louis Van Gaal, who is under contract until 2017, is positive that he will see out his contract…

Real Madrid put very surprising (low) price tag on Cristiano Ronaldo

April 6, 2016April 6, 2016 Vincent Van Genechten

Despite winning the Spanish Clasico against Barcelona (2-1) during the weekend, the transfer rumour mill has never stopped spinning at Real Madrid. Los Blancos haven’t won the La Liga title since 2012 and sacked coach Rafa Benitez during the current season, to replace him with club legend Zinedine Zidane. Still, Real are ranked just third in the standings, trailing city rivals Atletico Madrid by one point and Barcelona by seven. Not surprisingly, there has been many talks about a potential team overhaul during the summer, with almost any star player…

Real Madrid could have a deal in place with Manchester United for David de Gea

April 4, 2016 Vyom Chaudhary

A big question mark looms over the future of Manchester United goalkeeper David de Gea as the season gets towards its conclusion. The Spanish international saw his move to the La Liga giants collapse in the last hours of the 2015 summer transfer window and the reports have suggested that Los Blancos will reignite their interest this summer. The saying goes that there is no smoke without fire, and it seems like there is indeed something cooking up behind the scenes. The recent comments from former Real Madrid president Ramon Calderon…

The best XI to never win the Champions League

March 31, 2016March 31, 2016 Vincent Van Genechten

The international break is over, with England beating Germany on the road before losing at home to the Netherlands. Club competitions are ready to start again, as they enter the final stages of the current season. However, on April 5 and 6 the Champions League resumes with the first legs of four quarter-final matches: PSG – Manchester City, Barcelona – Atletico Madrid, Wolfsburg – Real Madrid, and Bayern Munich – Benfica. Many great players have won the biggest European competition, but some football superstars were (or have been so far…

Arsenal closing in on two big signings, while losing their biggest transfer target

March 30, 2016March 30, 2016 Vincent Van Genechten

According to the latest news reports, Arsenal are closing in on two big signings. However, the Gunners are also on the brink of losing the battle for their biggest transfer target. Arsenal are close to completing a £35.3 million move for Borussia Monchengladbach midfielder Granit Xhaka, with the Switzerland international keen on a Premier League move, according to German news outlet Bild. The 23-year-old has impressed with his play for the Swiss national team and in the Bundesliga, where he has scored three goals in 22 appearances in a role as…