AS Roma forward Tammy Abraham has dropped a hint that he might join Liverpool this transfer window after being caught on camera telling his English teammate Trend Alexander-Arnold that he is “joining you next season”. The 24-year-old and the Liverpool full-back were preparing for England’s trip to Hungary for their UEFA Nations League game when he made the comments. As per the video shared by England’s official YouTube channel, the Liverpool defender, during a training session, played the decisive ball in a small-sided victory for his blue team. Abraham, who was on the losing side in red, then approached Alexander-Arnold and shaking…
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Carlos Tevez, formerly of Manchester United, Manchester City, Juventus and Shanghai Shenhua among other clubs, has announced his retirement from football, citing the death of his adoptive father as the primary reason. Segundo Raimundo Tevez passed away, aged 58, the year before due to Covid-19 related complications, and the ex-Argentina international stated losing his “number one” fan as one of the key reasons behind his decision. Tevez continued to play until the 2021 season of Primera Division – Argentina’s top flight – for Boca Juniors, his boyhood club with whom he had spent 12 years across three different spells. He also…
Real Madrid striker Karim Benzema, fresh off the back of leading his club to yet another Champions League title, now finds himself in legally shark-infested waters. The Frenchman has dropped an appeal against a one-year suspended sentence for complicity in a bid to blackmail former international teammate Mathieu Valbuena with a sex tape, his lawyer said on May 4. Last November, Benzema was found guilty in the sex tape extortion scandal surrounding former France midfielder Valbuena. He was handed a one-year suspended jail sentence and been fined 75,000 euros for his involvement in a scandal. The Versailles court found that…
The newly-crowned Ligue 1 champions are prepared for a major backroom overhaul this summer, with sporting director Leonardo set to be the first casualty, reports Fabrizio Romano. Manager Mauricio Pochettino is reportedly on the verge of the sack as well. The Argentinian tactician has had a tumultuous spell in charge of the Parisians, with reports constantly linking him with either the sack or a move back to England – as in charge of Manchester United or his former club Tottenham Hotspur. However, as per Romano, the former Spurs boss is one meeting away from being released, one which should take place once…
With the club season having come to an end across Europe, the focus switches back to international football and the latest cycle of the UEFA Nations League is underway. The clash between Italy and Germany, to be hosted at the Stadio Renato Dall’Ara in Bologna is expected to be one of the highlights from the first round of fixtures. Italy are arriving into this clash on the back of what has been a horrific and disappointing year. The European champions have failed to qualify for the FIFA World Cup for the second time in a row after a miserable outing…
According to El Periodico, Barcelona centre-back Gerard Pique and his singer-partner Shakira have been living separately since a few weeks after the Spain international was caught cheating on the singer. During the live stream podcast of Mamarazzis, journalist Emilio Perez has claimed that the Colombian performer caught her partner cheating on her with another woman a few weeks back, which has reportedly led to the separation of the couple. Переглянути цей допис в Instagram Допис, поширений Gerard Piqué (@3gerardpique) The report further states that the four-time Champions League winner has moved out of the place he used to live-in with Shakira and…
Axel Tuanzebe’s decade-and-a-half-long connection with Manchester United is seemingly at its end. According to transfer guru Fabrizio Romano, the defender will depart his boyhood club this summer after failing to break into the first team ahead of Harry Maguire and Raphael Varane. Tuanzebe’s current contract expires at the end of the 2022/23 season, which means that the club would be eligible to receive a fee in the region of 8 million euros for transferring his rights as per Transfermarkt’s valuation. Despite being at Manchester United since 2006, Tuanzebe has racked up more appearances across three separate seasons on loan at fellow Premier…
The newly-crowned Premier League champions are hoping to sign Leeds United’s Kalvin Phillips and Brighton and Hove Albion’s Marc Cucurella in the upcoming transfer window. Earlier, the Citizens have already signed Erling Haaland and Julian Alvarez Borussia Dortmund and from River Plate, respectively Among their priorities is replacing the outgoing Fernandinho, Pep Guardiola’s commander-in-chief at the base of midfield, who announced earlier this year that his chapter at the Etihad would close this summer after several successful campaigns. As per The Athletic, the Premier League champions are eyeing Leeds United’s Kalvin Phillips for that position. A revelation for Leeds in their seasons under Marcelo Bielsa and now…
Last edition’s runners-up Spain could only muster a 1-1 draw against Portugal in their 2022/23 UEFA Nations League A, Group 2 opening fixture, while the Czech Republic kicked off the campaign on a high note after beating Switzerland 2-1. Looking to go one better this time around, Spain met Portugal at the Estadio Benito Villamarin to get their Nations League campaign underway. It was the Selecao, however, who fashioned out the best chance of the opening phases of play when Raphael Guerreiro found Serie A’s MVP Rafael Leao in space inside the box; his shot tipped over the bar by Unai Simon. Midway through the…
The Gunners forward Alexandre Lacazette will seemingly return to boyhood club Olympique Lyonnais when his current deal expires later this summer, reports the Athletic. The Frenchman will leave Arsenal – which he joined from Lyon in 2017 – at the end of the month after both the club and the player decided against extending their relationship. The Lyon hierarchy had previously announced their intention to bring Lacazette back to the Groupama Stadium. “He’s a player who interests us for all that he has represented here. We noticed his maturity and he is someone that the club have stayed in contact…