Iker Casillas appeared to aim a broadside at Jose Mourinho following Manchester United s 3-1 Premier League defeat to Liverpool.
Mourinho s men endured a chastening trip to Anfield on Sunday, with Sadio Mane and a Xherdan Shaqiri double giving the league leaders a deserved victory.
United sit sixth in the table, 19 points behind Liverpool and with a goal difference of zero, having picked up their worst points total after their first 17 games since 1990-91.
Casillas wasted little time in seemingly taking aim at Mourinho, who had disparagingly described the former Real Madrid goalkeeper as someone near the end of his career in a recent interview with Portuguese newspaper Record.
Según un diario portugués alguien dijo que un jugador como yo ( 37 años ) es…
Red Bull Salzburg star Jonatan Soriano admits he would be open to a return to Barcelona in January.
The 30-year-old impressed during his time with the Barcelona B squad between 2009 and 2012, but failed to break through to the first team under Pep Guardiola and left for Austria in January three years ago.
Soriano has been a revelation during his time in the Bundesliga, winning the domestic double three times and scoring a total of 144 goals in 160 appearances in all competitions for Salzburg.
Barca have been linked with a number of attacking players ahead of the January transfer window, including Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang and Robin van Persie, and Soriano has confirmed he would listen to any offer.
It s not easy, knowing that you come to Barca to be a …
Dani Alves set for thorough examination by Vinicius as Barcelona hope Supercopa Clasico is turning p
Twelve months ago, Dani Alves was in training with Sao Paulo in between a disappointing draw with Athletico Paranaense and 1-0 home defeat in the San-Sao derby to Santos.
At the same time, Vinicius was in the midst of a Real Madrid goal drought that began in late October and didn t end until March 1.
Now, they are preparing to face each other in the Supercopa de Espana semi-final, with Alves astonishingly back at Barca and – perhaps even more surprising – Vinicius probably one of the two best players in LaLiga.
It s fair to say that, at this point last year, there were growing concerns Vinicius simply wasn t going to be the player many had hoped or predicted.
While he was still only 20, he didn t seem to have developed a great deal since joining fro…
Chelsea manager Guus Hiddink admitted he is still frustrated at his sacking as Netherlands manager as he defended his recent coaching record.
The 69-year-old has replaced the sacked Jose Mourinho at Stamford Bridge and will take charge until the end of the season having previously had a spell at the helm in 2009.
At his first media conference, Hiddink was asked whether Chelsea fans should be concerned by his recent failures at international level, prompting him to defend his spells with Russia and Turkey, while speaking about his disappointment at being sacked by Netherlands who ultimately failed to qualify for Euro 2016 in June.
Regarding the last job with Holland of course they had a very good result in the last World Cup in Brazil [finishing third] and then …
Gareth Bale s agent Jonathan Barnett has described the leaked details of the Welshman s transfer to Real Madrid as disgraceful and demanded an investigation.
Website Football Leaks published documents detailing the star s transfer in 2013 which state the world-record figure paid by Madrid to Tottenham.
It is claimed the Santiago Bernabeu club parted with €100,759,418 for Bale – more than the €94m fee paid for Cristiano Ronaldo in 2009 – despite their previous insistence that Bale s deal cost closer to €91.59m.
Reports in Spain also suggest Tottenham were forbidden from disclosing details of the transfer fee, which is understood to have been paid in four installments.
Barnett is furious at the leak and has called for apologies from the Foo…
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Looking to extend their excellent run that returned five wins in the last six rounds, Sao Paulo will travel to Juventude. The game will be played at Estadio Alfredo Jaconi where the local fans enjoyed watching their favourites s invincible Serie A status.
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Starting their 2024 campaign with an extended invincibility run that saw the locals dropping a single game in the first seven rounds, Juventude proved capable of competing against Brazil s best. Despite facing top teams in the early stages of the Serie A season, the hosts faltered a single time against Botafogo. Although the Rio Grande shores side was expected to put up a fight, following the previous 2-0 home win against Corinthians, Botafogo i…