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Benitez: ‘No problems with Ronaldo’
Benitez: ‘No problems with Ronaldo’
Former Napoli and Liverpool coach Rafa Benitez insists he had a good relationship with Cristiano Ronaldo at Real Madrid. The Spaniard had been in charge of the Merengues in the first part of the 2015-16 campaign. He was sacked in March and replaced by Zizou Zidane. There had been rumours he clashed with Cristiano Ronaldo […]
HT: Inter start strong at Sassuolo
HT: Inter start strong at Sassuolo
Inter had a lightning start with two early goals and lead 2-0 at half-time, although Sassuolo settled eventually and hit the woodwork too. Follow all the action as it happens from this game, Benevento-Juventus and Atalanta-Verona on the LIVEBLOG. This was a head-to-head for second place, with the hosts still unbeaten and behind only Milan […]
Smalling left out of Roma squad list
Smalling left out of Roma squad list
Chris Smalling has been left out of Roma squad list while Paulo Fonseca recovers Roger Ibanez and Gianluca Mancini. Roma face Napoli at the Stadio San Paolo on Sunday and Fonseca will be without the English defender who hasn’t recovered from a mild knee injury. Ibanez and Mancini, however, return to action and will be […]
Roma, Fonseca speaks ahead of Napoli match: “Dzeko and Pellegrini are ready”
Roma, Fonseca speaks ahead of Napoli match: “Dzeko…
Roma are facing Napoli away on Sunday, days after securing a round of 16 berth in the Europa League thanks to the giallorossi’s win against Cluj. Attempting to win their sixth consecutive match, coach Paolo Fonsenca previewed the match in his press conference: “Napoli is one of the strongest teams in the league. I have […]
Fonseca: ‘Dzeko starts against Napoli’
Fonseca: ‘Dzeko starts against Napoli’
Paulo Fonseca confirms Edin Dzeko will start for Roma against Napoli tomorrow, while he is hopeful Gianluca Mancini and Roger Ibanez can also play. It kicks off on Sunday at 19.45 GMT, click here for the match preview. “Dzeko is ready, he will play from the start,” assured the coach in his press conference. “Mancini […]
Mourinho explains what Vinicius needs to do to get PL minutes
Mourinho explains what Vinicius needs to do to get PL minutes
Jose Mourinho has challenged Tottenham forward Carlos Vinicius to improve his physicality in order to be a success in the Premier League. The Benfica loanee scored twice in Thursday’s 4-0 win over Ludogorets in the Europa League, but will be back on the bench for Sunday’s trip to Chelsea. Since he arrived at the beginning […]
Maradona, a muddy field and the Hand of God
Maradona, a muddy field and the Hand of God
There is an anecdote about Diego Maradona’s time at Napoli that is shared repeatedly by teammates, when he defied club orders to take part in a charity match in a muddy field, and practiced the Hand of God. The incident is remarkably on film, as one of the locals happened to have a video camera, […]
Paper Talk: Liverpool offered Argentine; Man Utd linked with ‘new Messi’
Paper Talk: Liverpool offered Argentine; Man Utd linked…
Liverpool have been offered an experienced centre-back to solve their defensive shortage, while Man Utd want a new right-back and have been linked with an Argentine sensation, all in the papers. LIVERPOOL OFFERED DEFENDER Veteran centre-back Ezequiel Garay has been offered to Liverpool and Barcelona, claims a report in Spain. The 34-year-old defender is a […]
Zoff: ‘Maradona unsolvable for goalkeepers’
Zoff: ‘Maradona unsolvable for goalkeepers’
Italy legend Dino Zoff explains why nobody can compare to Diego Armando Maradona, not even Pele. ‘He was an unsolvable problem for goalkeepers.’ Zoff saw the greatest players in the world up close on his way to winning the 1982 World Cup, the culmination of a long career at the age of 40. “Maradona was […]