On August 27, 2012, Luka Modric was unveiled to the Real Madrid fans after making the transfer that was always his destiny. It was clear from his performances for Tottenham and Croatia that Modric had the ability to turn out for an elite club, one capable of competing for Europe’s biggest honours. He starred for…
Unai Emery has admitted that Villarreal have lost the “surprise factor” ahead of their Champions League semi-final against Jurgen Klopp’s Liverpool. The Spanish side knocked out Juventus and Bayern Munich to reach the last four of the competition. Emery hopes to continue to “surf the wave” of success which begun when they lifted the Europa…
Steve McManaman has claimed that “there’s a reason” why Sevilla defender Jules Kounde has not yet been sold amid interest from Chelsea and Man Utd. Chelsea and Man Utd are two of the teams who have been linked with Kounde in recent months. Sevilla splashed out around £21m to sign the defender from Bordeaux in…
Former Crystal Palace chairman Simon Jordan insists the only winners since Philipp Coutinho has left Liverpool are the Reds. The Brazilian left Anfield in 2018 to join La Liga giants Barcelona in a deal worth £142m but the move did not go to plan for the Catalan giants. Coutinho scored 26 goals in 106 appearances for…
Sainz revealed after Friday’s practice running at the Bahrain International Circuit that he was struggling to understand the Ferrari F1-75 car over the short runs, leaving him with work to do overnight. But he bounced back in qualifying by taking provisional pole in Q3 ahead of Leclerc and Red Bull’s Max Verstappen, only to slip…
Hyundai and Toyota led calls for amendments to the new Rally1 hybrid regulations after Ott Tanak and Elfyn Evans were forced to retire from last month’s Rally Sweden due to faults with the control 100kW hybrid unit. Tanak was fighting for the victory in Sweden when his hybrid unit displayed a red warning light that…
During Divock Origi’s time at Liverpool, there is one thing he’s enjoyed doing more than anything else: tormenting Everton. Origi has scored six Premier League goals against Everton and only Steven Gerrard has netted more for Liverpool in the Merseyside derby. The striker looks set to leave Liverpool at the end of the 2021-22 season but…
With Carlo Ancelotti in the Real Madrid dugout and Gareth Bale in the Spanish capital after a spell at Tottenham, there’s been a major sense of deja vu at the Bernabeu this season. Last time, the arrival of the two men helped Madrid win a tenth European Cup in the 2013-14 season. Ancelotti has enjoyed a…
Danny Murphy believes Arsenal goalkeeper Aaron Ramsdale “lost the plot a little bit” in the victory over Manchester United on Saturday. The Gunners beat United 3-1 at the Emirates to strengthen their hold on fourth place in the Premier League. READ MORE: Local derby number crunching: NLD japesters reign supreme Bruno Fernandes was handed the…
Date published: Monday 25th April 2022 6:20 – Will Ford Raheem Sterling has revealed he has his eye on Wayne Rooney’s English goalscoring record of 30 in the Champions League. Manchester City forward Sterling is currently joint-second on the all-time list of English goalscorers in the competition, alongside Rooney’s former Manchester United team-mate Paul Scholes…