Monthly Archives: November 2020
Mourinho explains what Vinicius needs to do to get PL minutes
Mourinho explains what Vinicius needs to do to get PL minutes
Jose Mourinho has challenged Tottenham forward Carlos Vinicius to improve his physicality in order to be a success in the Premier League. The Benfica loanee scored twice in Thursday’s 4-0 win over Ludogorets in the Europa League, but will be back on the bench for Sunday’s trip to Chelsea. Since he arrived at the beginning […]
Maradona, a muddy field and the Hand of God
Maradona, a muddy field and the Hand of God
There is an anecdote about Diego Maradona’s time at Napoli that is shared repeatedly by teammates, when he defied club orders to take part in a charity match in a muddy field, and practiced the Hand of God. The incident is remarkably on film, as one of the locals happened to have a video camera, […]
Paper Talk: Liverpool offered Argentine; Man Utd linked with ‘new Messi’
Paper Talk: Liverpool offered Argentine; Man Utd linked…
Liverpool have been offered an experienced centre-back to solve their defensive shortage, while Man Utd want a new right-back and have been linked with an Argentine sensation, all in the papers. LIVERPOOL OFFERED DEFENDER Veteran centre-back Ezequiel Garay has been offered to Liverpool and Barcelona, claims a report in Spain. The 34-year-old defender is a […]
Zoff: ‘Maradona unsolvable for goalkeepers’
Zoff: ‘Maradona unsolvable for goalkeepers’
Italy legend Dino Zoff explains why nobody can compare to Diego Armando Maradona, not even Pele. ‘He was an unsolvable problem for goalkeepers.’ Zoff saw the greatest players in the world up close on his way to winning the 1982 World Cup, the culmination of a long career at the age of 40. “Maradona was […]
Boga: ‘I chose to stay at Sassuolo’
Boga: ‘I chose to stay at Sassuolo’
Jeremie Boga explains why he rejected Napoli to stay at Sassuolo, considering Chelsea might regret him and targeting Europe with Roberto De Zerbi. Sassuolo host Inter today at 14.00 GMT, click here for a match preview. “It feels great being in second place, although last season Sassuolo already deserved more than to finish eighth, but […]
Clubs race to pay salaries
Clubs race to pay salaries
According to La Gazzetta dello Sport, Napoli, Lazio, Benevento, Genoa and Sampdoria have until December 1 to pay outstanding wages or risk a penalty. These are the remaining clubs out of the 20 in Serie A who have only paid salaries to their players up to August 2020. They would’ve already faced punishment if not […]
Paper Talk: Liverpool offered Argentine solution; Man Utd chase new defender and linked with ‘new Messi’
Paper Talk: Liverpool offered Argentine solution; Man Utd…
Liverpool have been offered an experienced centre-back to solve their defensive shortage, while Man Utd want a new right-back and have been linked with an Argentine sensation, all in the papers. LIVERPOOL OFFERED DEFENDER Veteran centre-back Ezequiel Garay has been offered to Liverpool and Barcelona, claims a report in Spain. The 34-year-old defender is a […]
Cabrini sparks Maradona controversy
Cabrini sparks Maradona controversy
Former Juventus player Antonio Cabrini said Diego Maradona ‘would still be alive if he had played for the Bianconeri and not Napoli’, but then apologised. Cabrini sparked controversy with his comment on the death of Diego Armando Maradona, when he claimed the Argentine legend would have still lived if he had moved to the Bianconeri. […]
Milan: Saelemaekers available against Viola
Milan: Saelemaekers available against Viola
Milan winger Alexis Saelemaekers has recovered from the ankle injury and could reportedly be back against Fiorentina on Sunday. MilanNews reports Saelemaekers was back in training with the rest of the group and is available to be called up for the match against the Viola. The report reveals Zlatan Ibrahimovic’s recovery is proceeding well, as […]
Lazio v Udinese: Probable Line-Ups and Key Statistics
Lazio v Udinese: Probable Line-Ups and Key Statistics
Lazio are out to extend their unbeaten run in this fixture to 12 games when they welcome Udinese to the Stadio Olimpico on Sunday afternoon (kick-off 12:30). PROBABLE LINE-UPS Lazio (3-5-2): Reina; Patric, Acerbi, Radu; Lazzari, Parolo, Leiva, Alberto, Fares; Immobile, Correa. Unavailable: Milinkovic-Savic, Lulic, Escalante. Udinese (3-5-2): Musso; Becao, Nuytinck, Samir; Larsen, De Paul, Arslan, […]