Real Madrid president Florentino Perez lauded James Rodriguez as one of the world s best amid persistent speculation over the midfielder s future.
James is largely expected to make a Madrid exit in the off-season, with Manchester United, Chelsea and AC Milan among those linked with a move.
The Colombia international made just 13 LaLiga starts for Madrid in 2016-17, leading to speculation over his future.
Perez was full of praise for the 25-year-old, but said the club s interests came first.
He is one of the best players in the world, he told esRadio.
He is at Madrid we have to match the interests of the players with ours, but prevailing those of Madrid.
James joined Real Madrid from Monaco in a big-money move in 2014, but his game time …
that Gareth Bale could be set to sign a ‘deal for life’ at Real Madrid.
The proposed offer would see the twenty-six year old forward become one of the highest paid players in the world and end speculation surrounding his future, with a return to the Premier League having been mooted in recent months.
Bale is currently starring at the European Championships in France, with his goal in Wales’ 3-0 win over Russia on Monday evening making him the tournaments top scorer with three strikes.
He moved to the Spanish capital from Tottenham Hotspur in the summer of 2013 and has so far racked up one hundred and twenty-three appearances in all competitions, scoring fifty-eight goals.
He was part of the squads that won the Champions League in both 2014 and…
Maurizio Sarri insists his comments suggesting he would prefer to lose to Napoli than anyone else were twisted as Juventus fans reacted in anger.
Juve were beaten for just the second time in Serie A this season when Sarri took the defending champions to his old club Napoli, where he spent three years as head coach before leaving for Chelsea in 2018.
Sarri said he was happy for his old team to get three points given they are languishing in 10th place in the table.
Juve supporters were far from pleased with the remarks, but Sarri believes too much has been made of what he considers to be fair comments about a team who helped him to reach the biggest club in Italy .
I don t know much about any controversies. It seems strange to me that certain phrases were …
Sky Sports understands that Marko Arnautovic is set to stay at West Ham United beyond next week’s transfer deadline.
The Austria international had been heavily linked with a move to the Chinese Super League though both of his suitors – Guangzhou Evergrande and Shanghai SIPG – failed to meet his valuation.
The twenty-nine-year old has scored seven goals in sixteen Premier League appearances so far this term but was left out of the squad for Saturday’s 2-0 defeat at Bournemouth.
Since signing from Stoke City in the summer of 2017, Arnautovic has played fifty-three times in all competitions, scoring nineteen goals.
Internationally, he has been capped seventy-seven times for his country, scoring twenty goals while he was part of the squad that we…
Real Madrid want to sign Khvicha Kvaratskhelia from Napoli in the summer transfer window, according to . The report has claimed that the defending La Liga and UEFA Champions League champions’ manager, Carlo Ancelotti, has been hugely impressed by the 21-year-old Georgia international winger and wants to bring him to the Santiago Bernabeu.
Kvaratskhelia has made 11 starts and one substitute appearance in Serie A for Napoli so far this season, scoring six goals and providing five assists in the process. The Georgia international winger has also scored two goals and given three assists in five UEFA Champions League games so far this campaign.
Real Madrid are at the top of the La Liga table at the moment with 32 points from 12 matches, a point clear of second-placed and b…
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Tottenham Hotspur are scheduled to play host to Liverpool at their stadium in North London which still bears the name of the club on Sunday, in a game that will be a part of Matchday 15 of the 2022/23 Premier League campaign, though it will actually be match No. 14 for the hosts and No. 13 for the visitors.
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Spurs fans may have had a bit of a scare recently with rumours suggesting head coach Antonio Conte might leave to retake his old job at Juventus, but former Juventus star Alessandro Del Piero believes there s no truth in those claims and in all honesty, Del Piero has a very good point. Conte has moved on from Juventus, and whether they need him or not, he doesn t need them and though future may hold unforeseen tw…
UEFA president Michel Platini has tipped Barcelona s Lionel Messi to win the 2011 FIFA Ballon d Or.
The Argentina international has made the 23-man shortlist for the prestigious award, with the winner to be revealed on January 9 at the Zurich Kongresshaus.
Platini is the only player to have won the Ballon d Or three straight years, but the 56-year-old expects Messi to equal his feat after winning the award in 2009 and 2010.
I believe that Messi will win his third Ballon d Or in a row, Platini told reporters. I know that records are meant to be broken and I also believe he will overtake me.
I arrived at Juve at the age of 27, while Messi arrived at Barca when he was 13. Times have changed.
If I had grown at Juventus, I would have won even mor…
Arsenal launched a pivotal month in their pursuit of silverware by returning to the top of the Premier League table thanks to a routine 2-0 win over relegation-threatened Luton.
Martin Odegaard’s 10th goal of the season set the Gunners on course for a straightforward evening at Emirates Stadium.
Daiki Hashioka’s own goal completed the job before half-time as Mikel Arteta’s men backed up a battling goalless draw with title rivals Manchester City to maintain their unbeaten top-flight record in 2024.
With Liverpool scheduled to host bottom club Sheffield United on Thursday evening, Arsenal’s latest spell at the summit could prove fleeting, while plenty of sterner tests await in the coming weeks.
Injury-hit Luton posed little threat in north London as…
An away goal gives hosts Al Hadd a slight edge ahead of their AFC Cup quarter-final second leg against last season s runners-up Al Qadsia.
The Kuwaiti club were beaten 2-0 by Al Kuwait in last season s final and hope to go one better this term by lifting the trophy.
They were forced to settle for a 1-1 draw at home in the first leg of their quarter-final last week, with Al Hadd grabbing themselves a potentially vital away goal from Nawaf Al Khaldi ahead of the return fixture on Tuesday after Bader Al Mutawa had opening the scoring five minutes in,
Qadsia, who were also beaten finalists in 2010, are competing in the competition for the fifth successive season and can boast more experience at this level than their opponents.
However, Al Hadd stand a big cha…
England international Aaron Lennon is widely tipped to leave Tottenham Hotspur in January, Sunday People has revealed.
The explosive winger is no longer in the first team plans of manager Mauricio Pochettino and club officials even attempted to offload him on transfer deadline day.
Lennon ultimately remained at White Hart Lane as he rejected several Premier League sides, but he is almost certain to leave come January transfer window.
Not so long ago, the 27-year-old was considered a key member of the squad, but despite starting the opening game of the new Premier League campaign, the winger s days in North London appear numbered.
Aaron Lennon joined Spurs from Leeds United back in 2005 and went on to make 258 Premier League appearances for the club, sco…