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[ad_1] Florentino Perez has confirmed that Real Madrid made a bid for Neymar before he joined Barcelona. Neymar left Santos to sign for Barcelona in 2013 in a deal that has proved to be hugely controversial. The Catalan club insist the move cost just under £50m but Brazilian company DIS, which owned 40% of the player’s sporting rights when he was at Santos, claim the money paid was over £20m more than that. DIS claim that Neymar, Santos and Barcelona all colluded to hide the full cost of the deal. The matter has now gone to court, and Real Madrid president Perez was called toRead More →

[ad_1] PSV Eindhoven winger Cody Gakpo has confirmed that he came “close” to joining Manchester United after talking to Erik ten Hag. The 23-year-old was on the radar of a number of Premier League clubs and looked likely to depart Eindhoven after scoring 21 goals in all competitions last season. United were considered frontrunners to sign Gakpo, who looks likely to represent the Netherlands at this winter’s World Cup, if a deal for Antony failed to materialise, and at one point it seemed as though the Brazilian winger would be staying put at Ajax. However, Antony finally sealed a move to Old Trafford late onRead More →

[ad_1] Crystal Palace put in a stylish performance to secure a 2-1 comeback win against Wolves on Tuesday. Fans at Selhurst Park were treated to a lively affair in the first half which could’ve seen a glut of goals scored. But for all of Palace’s efforts, Wolves had an answer on the counter and managed to pull ahead after half an hour. Ruben Neves almost doubled their lead on the cusp of half-time and was punished for not doing so mere minutes into the second half, when Patrick Vieira’s side levelled things up. The hosts dominated possession from there, with the front three linking upRead More →

[ad_1] The points were shared in a drab affair at the AMEX as Brighton were held to a 0-0 draw by Nottingham Forest. Roberto De Zerbi’s Seagulls dominated the ball as they so often do these days, but for all the pressure the piled onto the visitors in the opening stages, they couldn’t draw first blood. Proceedings died down considerably after the break, despite the crowd’s best efforts to inject some urgency into the game. Forest looked helpless in the rare spells of possession they could muster up when trying to create chances, while the hosts seemed to lose the edge they had in theRead More →

[ad_1] For a team to rise from near the bottom of the table to contenders at the top in just a year, it needs a special performer to step up. For Austin FC this season, that has been Sebastian Driussi. The Argentine midfielder has, at times, carried his team on his back, proving a goalscoring machine and a creative linchpin with 22 goals and five primary assists in 34 regular-season appearances. That’s even a marked improvement from the five goals and eight assists in 17 games last year, when Driussi only joined halfway through the season. But then, given his pedigree, we shouldn’t have expectedRead More →

[ad_1] FC Dallas is through to the conference semifinals after a panenka penalty by Alan Velasco secured the 5-4 triumph over Minnesota United.  Despite Minnesota United taking a 1-0 lead in the 53rd minute of the match through a clinical strike by Emanuel Reynoso, Dallas came back with an equalizer by Facundo Quignon to force the game into extra time. After 120 minutes of play and a persistent 1-1 draw, the teams took to penalties.  FC Dallas triumphed 5-4, eliminating Minnesota United.  Head coach Nico Estevez hailed his side after the victory, but pointed to youngster Alan Velasco in particular for his determination throughout theRead More →

[ad_1] Brentford head coach Thomas Frank has opened up on his admiration of Chelsea counterpart Graham Potter, hailing his new look Blues side as ‘unpredictable’. Potter replaced Thomas Tuchel in the Stamford Bridge dugout last month and has now won five games in a row following a debut draw against Red Bull Salzburg. Speaking ahead of their west London derby clash at the Gtech Community Stadium on Wednesday, Frank admitted that he is a fan of Potter and what he’s achieved in his managerial career. “Obviously Graham Potter has taken over, so we’ve tried to look back at the last games he’s been in chargeRead More →

[ad_1] Manchester United have been charged by the FA over the reaction of players to a disallowed Cristiano Ronaldo goal during Sunday’s Premier League draw with Newcastle. Ronaldo had two would be goals chalked off during the match, with the first disallowed for offside. The second was more controversial, with confusion as to whether the ball was live or dead when Ronaldo latched onto what he thought was a free-kick taken by Newcastle defender Fabian Schar. An FA statement reads: “It’s alleged that Manchester United FC failed to ensure its players conducted themselves in an orderly fashion during the 49th minute.” United have been givenRead More →

[ad_1] Liverpool manager Jurgen Klopp has revealed that Diogo Jota has suffered a ‘serious calf muscle issue’ which will keep him out of this winter’s World Cup. Jota put on an outstanding showing as Liverpool saw off Manchester City at the weekend but his afternoon ended in heartbreak as he was stretchered off in stoppage time with a muscle injury. Asked for an update in Tuesday’s press conference, Klopp confirmed Jota will miss the World Cup because of the issue. “Not good news on Diogo. He will miss the World Cup,” he said. “The first diagnosis was clear and it’s very sad news for us.Read More →

[ad_1] Mason Mount has admitted that he was “absolutely gutted” when Reece James picked up an injury that could well rule him out of the World Cup. James looked set to be a key player for England in Qatar after looking better than ever in the opening matches of the 2022/23 campaign for Chelsea, but disaster struck for the the right-back when he suffered serious knee ligament damage in the Champions League match with AC Milan. Initial reports on the injury were positive but a second opinion revealed damage which is expected to take up to eight weeks to heal – the World Cup beginsRead More →