According to Record, Portuguese giants SL Benfica have joined Chelsea, Liverpool and Manchester United in the race to sign Chicago Fire striker Jhon Duran. It is reported that Chicago Fire are willing to sell their star youngster for around 10 million euro. Duran is a Colombian international who has emerged as one of the league’s rising stars in recent months. In January of this year, the 19-year-old centre-forward with wing capabilities joined Chicago from Colombian club Envigado. In his first season with the Chicago side, he had eight goals and six assists in 30 appearances across all competitions. Chelsea striker…
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According to German media outlet SPORT, FC Barcelona are keeping a close eye on Eintracht Frankfurt midfielder Daichi Kamada next summer. He was a member of Japan’s squad at the 2022 FIFA World Cup, where the Samurai Blue won Group G ahead of Spain and Germany before losing on penalties to Croatia in the round of 16. The midfielder, however, did not have much impact in the four games in Qatar despite starting them all. Kamada’s transfer value is currently 30 million euros. The Japanese international’s contract ends on June 30 next year with the Bundesliga side. He could then try to find new suitors for…
Argentina World Cup winning captain Lionel Messi has announced that he will not put an end to his international career. On Sunday, December 18, La Albiceleste defeated France 4-2 in a penalty shootout after the final between the two sides ended in a 3-3 draw at the end of extra-time. Now that the 35-year-old has finally won the biggest trophy in world football, many thought Messi would retire from international football but he is not ready to call it quits on his international career just yet. “No, I’m not going to retire from the national team. I want to keep…
Former Manchester United striker Wayne Rooney has urged Kylian Mbappe to join Manchester United or Real Madrid in order to reach the heights of Lionel Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo. The Frenchman has been a fantastic player for Paris Saint-Germain over the past four years. In 190 appearances across all competitions, he has 190 goals and 93 assists. Переглянути цей допис в Instagram Допис, поширений Wayne Rooney (@waynerooney) The 23-year-old is clearly one of the leading players in world football at the moment, but Rooney, England’s leading goalscorer of all-time, feels he needs to leave Les Parisiens for United or Madrid…
La Albiceleste won the 2022 World Cup 4-2 on penalties after a 3-3 tie in a thrilling final at the Lusail Stadium in Doha, Qatar. Lionel Scaloni’s side raced into a two-goal lead thanks to Lionel Messi and Angel Di Maria before holders France drew level in spectacular fashion thanks to two Kylian Mbappe goals. Argentina took the lead in extra time courtesy of Messi’s goal, but his Paris Saint-Germain teammate Mbappe completed his hat trick from the penalty spot to force a penalty shootout. Переглянути цей допис в Instagram Допис, поширений ESPN FC (@espnfc) As a result, Messi, who was playing in his record 25th and final…
Following the striker’s release from Manchester United, Newcastle United have reportedly offered Cristiano Ronaldo a short-term contract. The Magpies hoped he would stay with them until the end of the season. The Red Devils mutually terminated Ronaldo’s contract in November. After his explosive interview with Piers Morgan, the Red Devils did not want to maintain contact with the Portuguese star. Переглянути цей допис в Instagram Допис, поширений Gianluca Di Marzio (@gianlucadimarzio) According to Italian journalist Gianluca Di Marzio, Ronaldo has received an offer to stay in the Premier League for the rest of the season. The Magpies were interested in signing the…
Ex-Argentina striker Gabriel Batistuta had various types of expectations for Lionel Messi in the FIFA World Cup 2022, but the Paris Saint-Germain striker appears to have surprised him. Because of his age and experience, the former star expected the 35-year-old to be “much calmer” in this tournament. But that hasn’t been the case thus far. “I expected him to be much calmer, but he is playing like a 20-year-old. And, that’s because he’s hungry, he’s here to win the Cup. That’s what football needs, that’s what Leo is spreading to the whole team,”said Batistuta, who held the record for the…
Paris Saint-Germain defender Abdou Diallo has admitted that Kylian Mbappe thinks Cristiano Ronaldo is far ahead of Lionel Messi in the age-old rivalry. Mbappe will face Messi’s Argentina in Sunday’s World Cup final at the Lusail Stadium, as France seeks a second consecutive World Cup victory after defeating Croatia in 2018. Mbappe, who scored that day to help France to another major victory, will look to repeat the feat against the South Americans. Messi’s team is coming off five straight victories, including a 3-0 win over Croatia on Tuesday evening, and they are determined to go all the way. However,…
Former Spain manager Luis Enrique stated that Lionel Messi lifting the trophy would be befitting of the Argentine’s stature in the game. Spain got off to a fast start in Qatar, thrashing Costa Rica 7-0. But the 2010 champions then lost their next three games and were eliminated on penalties by Morocco in the last 16. It cost Enrique his job, as La Roja replaced him with Luis de la Fuente, their former youth level coach. Enrique reflected on Spain’s campaign, saying he wished he had left one of his preferred players out of the squad and that he should have used winger Pablo Sarabia more. The…
Former Indian cricketer Mohammed Kaif is of the opinion that it is too early to judge the current Indian skipper as captain of the national team. After Virat Kohli stepped down as Test captain following India’s series loss to South Africa in January, Rohit Sharma took over as full-time captain in February. Rohit, who has over 16000 international runs, was named white ball captain in December last year. Rohit has already demonstrated his white-ball captaincy credentials in the India Premier League, leading Mumbai Indians to a record five titles. He was expected to continue his trophy-winning streak in India colours as well.…