Carlos Tevez claims playing the Copa Libertadores final at the Santiago Bernabéu is ’embarrassing’ and slammed those responsible of ‘taking away players dreams’.
Italian Serie B football club Palermo have been sold to an unnamed London based company for as little as $10.
The owner Maurizio Zamparini – who bought the club in 2002 and last year stepped down as the president of the club – made the huge announcement last week.
The representative of Diego Laxalt has confirmed that there is indeed transfer interest from Napoli for his client. The Genoa midfielder was hugely impressive for Uruguay during the World Cup where he was deployed in the left-back position. Since then, the 25-year-old has been linked with a whole host of clubs and his agent now remains hopeful that the Uruguayan makes the switch to Naples.
Leonardo Bonucci is set to make a return to Juventus this season after an underwhelming season at Serie A rivals AC Milan. Juventus confirmed on their Twitter handle that the Italian football star would be doing his medical ahead of a likely return.
AC Milan are reportedly planning a transfer attempt to sign Tottenham Hotspur midfielder Mousa Dembele. The Belgium international is being eyed as a potential replacement for Hakan Calhanoglu, who has failed to live up to his expectations this term.
AC Milan has announced that Croatian forward Nikola Kalinic has joined the Italian league side from Fiorentina on Tuesday on a loan with obligation to buy for a reported fee of €25 million.
“He [Kalinic] is the player we wanted, because of his experiences and quality,” he said. “We’ve always talked about getting the right mix and this completes the backbone of the team alongside Leonardo Bonucci and Lucas Biglia. He completes the squad; we are happy and proud that he is a Milan player,” Marco added.
AC Milan lacklustre performance last season has seen them spent over 190 million euros ($223 million) to ensure that they become title contenders this season in Italy’s Premier division (Serie A).
Milan have since signed the likes of Portuguese Striker Andre Silva, Turkish midfielder HakanCalhanoglu that’s not all, Swiss left back Ricardo Rodriguez and to complete the grand piece, Argentine Midfielder Biglia and Ex-Juventus man Bonucci. Continue reading KALINIC MAKES A SHOCKING MOVE TO AC MILAN
Chelsea striker Diego Costa is set to join Serie A giant AC Milan this summer.
The public spat between the former Atletico Madrid man and the former Italian football team manager affected the valuation of the forward as prospective employers know Chelsea are desperate to push him out.
Serie A side AC Milan have signed over ten players as they rebuild their squad. Directors of the club were spotted in London to likely complete the deal for the player. The Rossoneriwant Costa to contribute as they seek to end Juventus’ long standing reign in the league.
Previous links to Alvaro Morata, Andrea Belotti and Pierre-EmerickAubameyang have failed or is failing so Costa’s deal is a realistic one they can complete within the time frame. The Blues striker is also a capable player to lead the attack in Milan. Continue reading DIEGO COSTA TO JOIN AC MILAN
Juventus made history last Sunday as they became the first club to win the scudetto six times in a row.
The Giallorossi stalled the celebrations and also reopened the title race when they beat Massimiliano Allegri’s men last week as the Old Lady put in a surprising listless performance.
Next stop is June 3rd’s champions League date with Spanish side Real Madrid as they hope to top the domestic cake with a continental cherry – a thing they have been trying to achieve since their domestic dominance started six years ago and has led to two appearances in the Champions League finals but never to the title itself.
Given Real’s season-end beast mode no thanks to talisman Cristiano Ronaldo’s likewise form, the Bianconeri still need a miracle to get their heart desires despite given their talent and all. The fact is simple: Real Madrid and Barcelona are in a league of their own. Continue reading WHY JUVE’S DOMINANCE IS JUST BEGINNING
Roma striker EdinDzeko has broken the club’s record for number of goals scored in a season.
The record of 32 goals a season was held by club legend Francesco Totti, Rodolfo Volk and Pedro Manfredinibefore Dzeko broke the mark. He scored the first goal using his knee following a corner kick in the 12th minute. He grabbed the brace in the second half after Mohammed Salah sent the ball.
The scoreline might have gone a different direction had the referee awarded a penalty to Empoli after goalkeeper WojciechSzczesny fouled MameThiam. The loss means Empoli have failed to win any of their last seven matches – they actually have not even played a draw. The foul on Thiam is arguably a penalty kick but that could have changed the dynamic of the game. Continue reading DZEKO BREAKS ROMA GOALS’ RECORD
Real Madrid’s star player, Cristiano Ronaldo, was hailed by former defender of same club, Michel Salgado for his (Ronaldo) fourth Ballon d’Or win.
Salgado believes that its highly impressive for the Real Madrid star to have won the Ballon d’Or four times against the argentine star, Lionel Messi.
In comparison of how determined Ronaldo is to Luis Figo, a former teammate to Salgado said: “I have not gotten to know him (Ronaldo) much, but it was enough to realise what a winner he is, he is a tremendous footballer and a complete sportsman. I have only ever seen Figo with that same winning mentality.”
Salgado also appreciated the team manager, Zinedine Zidane and the team as a whole for their efforts so far in the chase for the Spanish league title. Real Madrid is having a perfect season so far and he thinks the current Real Madrid is more consistent than the one he played with.
Zidane, who played for Los Blancos between 1999 and 2009, is really putting a good fight for the league cup. Salgado praised the team for their mentality, which he says is a lot stronger at the present stage than it was. Continue reading SALGADO HAILS RONALDO FOR FOURTH BALLON D’OR TITLE
Former Inter Milan player Luisito Suarez believes that the club needs some stability at the top if they want to become a dominant force once again in Italian football.
He said that this is a problem that is faced by football clubs in general at the moment and that Inter Milan will have to find a solution to this. He said that managers do barely have time to mount a serious project and that they are replaced too soon without having time to build a team.
Luisito Suarez said that it is this lack of stability that is affecting the club and he feels that there are too many changes at the club. He believes that Inter Milan should appoint a manager for the long run and make sure that he is given the time and resources to build a quality team. Continue reading Inter Milan needs stability