The Barcelona defender is set to make his 300th appearance for the club this week and named his three toughest opponents
Monday 13 April 2015
Mourinho: It's another important step towards the title
The Chelsea manager hailed his side's ability to
control proceedings during their narrow 1-0 victory against Queens Park
Rangers at Loftus Road, and realises its importance
Messi one of the world's best, says Cavani
The Uruguayan is looking forward to his side's
Champions League quarter-final with Barcelona but is fully aware of the
threat the Catalans pose
Van Gaal: Manchester United are better than City - it's a fact
The former Barcelona boss believes his team have
adapted to his philosophy excellently in their strong recent run and
singled out Ashley Young and Marouane Fellaini for praise
I've not signed a deal with anyone, insists Dani Alves
The Brazilian maintains his sole focus is on
Barcelona's silverware pursuit and believes PSG will find it tough
without Zlatan Ibrahimovic this week
Roberto Carlos sets sights on Brazil job
The former Real Madrid star is keen to coach his country and says that he has found his career on the bench "easy"
QPR to investigate Chelsea incident
Branislav Ivanovic and Nemanja Matic both appeared to
be struck by objects as they joined Cesc Fabregas in celebrating the
Spaniard's winning goal at Loftus Road
Sane's strike named UEFA Champions League Goal of the Week!
Whet your appetite for the return of Europe's top
competition this week by watching Schalke's young star score a brilliant
goal in his side's 4-3 victory over Real Madrid
Manchester United returning to title form - Gary Neville
Louis van Gaal's men have all but secured a Champions League return with convincing wins over Tottenham, Liverpool and Manchester City in recent weeks
Messi has always been my idol, says Lucas Moura
The Brazilian says his nation's rivalry with Argentina hasn't stopped him from idolising the four-time Ballon d'Or winner
Tevez: Juventus can win the Champions League
The forward has compared the Manchester United side he was part of that won the Champions League in 2008 and the Bianconeri's current squad
‘I didn’t expect Simeone to be so successful’ – Suker on Atletico, Madrid and the Clasico
EXCLUSIVE: Former Blancos striker Davor Suker talks
about an old colleague and his former club ahead of a tantalising Madrid
derby in Tuesday’s UCL last-eight first leg
Iniesta: I will always be grateful to Van Gaal
The World Cup winner is thankful to the Manchester
United boss for making his dream come true and singled out his goal
against Chelsea in 2009 as "incredible"
'Toure didn't want to mark Fellaini' - Young taunts Manchester City star
The Ivory Coast international struggled during the
Premier League champions' defeat at Old Trafford, though the England
winger admits his team-mate can be unplayable
Young set to sign new three-year Manchester United deal
The winger, who will be 30 in July, has been in fine
form in recent weeks and is assured that he will be an important member
of Louis van Gaal's Old Trafford plans
Schweinsteiger and Ribery to miss Porto clash
The Bundesliga champions must cope without two of their key men for the European meeting at the Estadio do Dragao
Friday 10 April 2015
Madrid stripped my confidence but Juve gave me life - Morata
The Spanish striker insists he is happy in Turin and
says the atmosphere - and lack of egos - at the club makes it feel like
"a big family"
I spurned Real Madrid to seal dream Barcelona move - Suarez
The Uruguayan striker has confirmed he was approached
by the Blancos but waited for Camp Nou to express an interest so he
could fulfil a lifelong ambition
Real Madrid Castilla suspicious of Odegaard
SPECIAL REPORT: The club's second team had mixed
feelings over the Norwegian being treated like a household name
following his January signing
Bayern struggling without Robben and Ribery - Guardiola
The coach is concerned with how his attack are
performing without the Dutch and French attackers' influence in breaking
down defences
Mourinho: Wenger is right, the Ballon d'Or is bad for football
The Chelsea boss agrees with the Arsenal manager that
the award puts too much focus on individuals, rather than on successful
teams
Ibrahimovic banned for four games for anti-France tirade
The Swedish striker described his adopted nation as "a s**t country" during a foul-mouthed rant at officials
Wednesday 25 March 2015
'Strict' Van Gaal is welcome after nightmare season, says Fellaini
Manchester United slipped to seventh in the Premier
League after winning the trophy in 2012-13, but have enjoyed something
of a renaissance under the Dutchman's management
Sterling not ready for big-money move - Barnes
The England international is yet to agree to a new
deal with the Reds and has been linked with the likes of Real Madrid,
Manchester City and Bayern Munich
Khedira: It will be hard to leave Real Madrid
The midfielder has all but confirmed his departure
from the Santiago Bernabeu this summer by vowing to "give everything"
until his contract expires at the end of the season
Low: I don't know if Ozil was clubbing or not!
The World Cup-winning coach says he was aware that
the midfielder had visited Germany following claims he could be in
trouble over a night out
Messi passed fit for Argentina after foot injury scare
It was feared the forward had picked up a toe problem
against Real Madrid but the AFA have confirmed he has received the
medical all-clear
West Brom's Ideye hopeful of facing QPR
The forward missed the Baggies' defeat to Manchester
City and withdrew from Nigeria's squad for their upcoming fixtures, but
could return against Chris Ramsey's side
Simeone agrees Atletico renewal
The successful Argentine coach has decided to sign a renewal with the reigning Spanish champions for three additional seasons
Real Madrid's Jack Harper snubbed by Scotland Under-19s for being a 'luxury player'
The 19-year-old has been with the Spanish club's academy since 2009 but Ricky Sbragia insists his side "can't carry" the forward
Lampard eyes MLS showdown with Gerrard
The former England midfielders are set to meet on
August 23, and the Manchester City loanee feels a move to the USA may be
more difficult for the Liverpool captain
Juventus cannot keep Pogba if he wants to go - Marotta
The midfielder has shown no indication he wants to
leave, according to the Bianconeri chief, but he says he might be hard
to keep if a big offer comes in
Klinsmann: I hope 'exceptional talent' Eriksen stays at Tottenham for many years
Former Tottenham striker Jurgen Klinsmann believes Christian Eriksen is an "exceptional talent" and hopes he stays at White Hart Lane for many years to come.
Robinho: I didn't know about my Manchester City move until the last minute
The 31-year-old moved to the Premier League in a
£32.5 million deal in 2008 but admits that he was unsure which team he
was going to play for prior to his transfer
Ashley Young to repair Manchester City fan's iPhone following failed selfie
The Manchester United winger was asked to take a
photo with a local student, but ended up dropping her phone on the floor
and smashing the screen
Pique: Casillas would be my hero if I supported Madrid
The defender cast doubt over the possibility of him
ever swapping Barcelona for the Santiago Bernabeu and also praised Luis
Enrique's methods
'Ronaldo must face ban or fine for Clasico celebration'
LFP chief Javier Tebas is convinced the Real Madrid
forward should be punished for gesturing Barcelona fans to calm down
after Sunday's goal
Friday 20 March 2015
Mancini: Inter's Europa League exit all my fault
The Nerazzurri coach has sought to deflect blame from his players, while Hernanes admits he cannot begrudge fans for whistling them against Wolfsburg
Emery: Sevilla thrive in Europa League
The Spanish side still have a chance of replicating
their back-to-back Uefa Cup victories in 2005-06 and 2006-07, which
delights their head coach
Garcia should resign from Roma job - Pin
The former Fiorentina defender thinks the Stadio
Olimpico boss' position is untenable after they were dumped out of the
Europa League in embarrassing style
'I lost my head' - Villas-Boas apologises for touchline row
Zenit lost 1-0 to Torino in the second leg of their
Europa League last-16 tie but still made it to the quarter-finals with
2-1 aggregate victory
Only Messi is faster than Salah on the ball - Montella
The coach says it seems like Fiorentina got the
better deal by accepting the Egyptian and money from Chelsea for Juan
Cuadrado, and commented on their Europa League progress
Ba blames boo-boys for Besiktas exit
The Senegalese forward was critical of how supporters
reacted to their struggles against Club Brugge in the Europa League,
while Slaven Bilic was shocked at their late capitulation
Di Maria: We'll battle to the end for Champions League spot
The out-of-favour Manchester United winger insists
Louis van Gaal's side are ready to give their all as they enter a
crucial run of fixtures at the end of the season
Ibrahimovic banned for one match, Aurier for three in Chelsea-PSG fallout
The Swede has received only a mandatory ban, but the
full-back misses out for three games for comments made on Twitter about
referee Bjorn Kuipers
Real Madrid and Barcelona awaiting Champions League draw
The Clasico rivals could meet in the quarter-finals
after making it to the last eight, with the ties set to be unveiled on
Friday
'Ronaldo should lose the cocky attitude' - Real Madrid legend Santillana
The former Blancos striker says neither he nor the
Santiago Bernabeu faithful have much time for the Portuguese's alleged
arrogance
Thursday 19 March 2015
'Ibrahimovic is Messi, Ali and Tyson rolled into one'
The player's agent says the unique qualities of the striker mean there is no chance his current club will sell him this summer
AZ hire Moneyball hero Billy Beane
The Dutch club are hoping the famed baseball analyst can help them close the gap on teams such as Ajax and PSV in the Eredivisie
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