Barcelona manager Hansi Flick has impressed everyone with the speed with which he has adapted to life in Catalonia and the speed with which he has improved the club. Not only has he turned things around dramatically, he has done so with virtually no reinforcements, with Dani Olmo the only major signing this summer. However, […]
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David Coote is “aware of the support network available to him” as the investigation into the officer continues, the PGMOL said. Nottinghamshire official Coote, 42, was suspended by Professional Game Match Officials Limited (PGMOL) on November 11 pending a full investigation after a video emerged in which he appeared to make highly derogatory comments about
Former Inter and Italy defender Marco Materazzi had a fine career, including a Champions League winner's medal and a World Cup winner's medal, but will forever be remembered for the incident in the final. Zinedine Zidane's headbutt on the Italian defender in his last ever game, resulting in his sending off, is one of the
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Former Barcelona scout and father of current coaching staff member Bojan Krkic Sr. has revealed he went to watch Real Madrid midfielder Aurelien Tchouameni but did not recommend his signing. An opinion he would probably have been criticized for last season, but now that the Frenchman is not the subject of harsh reviews, he may
Lille chairman Olivier Letang is not prepared to throw in the towel with striker Jonathan David, who will leave the club at the end of the season next summer. David is out of contract and Letang showed that he is a tough negotiator last summer, during Leny Yoro's switch to Manchester United and not to
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In recent weeks, coaches and players have spoken out about the busy schedule, but the number of games has not increased in the past twenty years. Lately, players and coaches have been complaining about the busy schedule. Carlo Ancelotti is often asked about this subject at press conferences: “Complaining will not change the schedule. It
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Jorge Masvidal is targeting Conor McGregor as a potential opponent for his highly anticipated UFC comeback and claims the fight would end in devastating fashion. The 40-year-old's last outing – a 10-round professional boxing match – came earlier this year, when he lost a majority decision to Nate Diaz. However, Jorge Masvidal previously scored a
Real Madrid goalkeeper coach Luis Llopis is a household name at Valdebebas, and number one goalkeeper Thibaut Courtois is heading in that direction. The Belgian shot-stopper is the best in the world on his day and even during his fitness problems last season he put his talents at the service of the club. Llopis was
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Former Barcelona defender and recent Spanish debutant Oscar Mingueza has opened up on the strained relationship with Xavi Hernandez. The Celta Vigo right-back has explained that he was one of the reasons he left the Catalan club. As with Sergino Dest, Mingueza left Barcelona the summer after Xavi's arrival. Both were regular right-backs under Ronald
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Barcelona will announce a new mascot next week as part of their 125th anniversary celebrations. The Blaugrana once had a mascot as part of their 100th anniversary in 1999, with 'Clam' appearing on the pitch. The 'Clam' mascot was part of their festivities, but was a temporary part of the club's matchday experience, while the
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For the second time asking, Katie Taylor and Amanda Serrano made history last weekend; with their highly anticipated rematch on Netflix setting the record for the most-watched professional women's sporting event in American history. While that's an outstanding achievement for two of the greatest role models in all of women's sports, the controversial nature of
Barcelona and Real Madrid have both dabbled in the free agent market more in recent years than for much of the 21st century, but when it became clear that Jonathan Tah would be available there was a good chance he was always going to be courted created by the European elite. The Bayer Leverkusen defender
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