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REAL MADRID will not return to their iconic Estadio Santiago Bernabeu this season – and will instead play at their training ground. With the onset of the coronavirus pandemic and the subsequent shutdown of the football season, Los Blancos hastened plans to renovate their home. The Bernabeu, built in 1947, is undergoing a considerable renovation […] More
ARGENTINIAN keeper Nahuel Guzman has a stipulation in his contract that would allow him to join Newell’s Old Boys – but only if Lionel Messi joined him. Guzman, 34, played for Argentine side Newell’s before joining Tigres in 2014 and in his contract he is allowed to return if Barcelona legend Messi was at the […] More
LIONEL MESSI fears football will “never be the same” due to the coronavirus pandemic. Top-level European leagues are only just returning to action in a highly controlled manner, following strict safety protocols and playing in empty stadiums. Messi is back in training with Barcelona ahead of LaLiga’s restartCredit: Handout – Getty And Messi opened up […] More
LIVERPOOL wonderkid Harvey Elliott got the red carpet treatment as Real Madrid tried to convince him to move to the Bernabeu – but they blew it when they offered him a one-to-one with legend Sergio Ramos. The Reds midfielder quickly told them: “I don’t like him after what he did to Mo Salah.” The crude […] More
KIERAN TRIPPIER has hit out at Tottenham for delaying surgery on an injury that left him “struggling for months”. In January, the Atletico Madrid right-back sat out several weeks of action after undergoing a groin operaiton that he believes was well overdue. Trippier, 29, spent four years at TottenhamCredit: Getty – Contributor Trippier told the […] More
GARETH BALE jokingly pulled a golf pose during a Real Madrid training session. The 30-year-old winger loves golf, he is even nicknamed “The Golfer” by his team-mates. Gareth Bale, far right, pulled off this golf pose during trainingCredit: Instagram @thibautcourtois But his hobby only seems to anger the club’s fans who regularly jeer him during […] More
MATCH OF THE DAY host Gary Lineker believes Lionel Messi is a far more superior player than Cristiano Ronaldo and the debate isn’t even close. The former England international – who has made no secret of his love for the Barcelona legend – believes the Juventus marksman is “not even close” to being on the […] More
BARCELONA boss Quique Setien is worried the advent of five substitutes will hurt his team’s chances of wearing their opposition down. A new law introduced to help reduce player injuries upon football’s restart from the coronavirus pandemic has been questioned by some. Barcelona are back in training ahead of a touted kick-off on June 15Credit: […] More
