Liverpool legend labels Thiago 'most overrated player in Europe'
Liverpool‘s quadruple dreams came crashing down in the space of week as their Premier League and Champions League hopes ended in heartache.
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Erling Haaland shows weaker right foot is insanely powerful in training session
Erling Haaland showed even his weaker right foot is insanely powerful during a Norway training session this week.
Real Madrid's Fede Valverde says 'it's more difficult to watch my son than mark Andy Robertson'
Federico Valverde played a major role in Real Madrid’s Champions League win over Liverpool.
France blames ticket fraud for Champions League final chaos
PARIS: French authorities defended police on Monday for indiscriminately firing tear gas and pepper spray at Liverpool supporters at the Champions League final, while blaming industrial levels of fraud that saw 30,000 to 40,000 people try to enter the Stade de France with fake tickets or none at all. UEFA ordered an independent report that it said would “examine decision making, responsibility and behaviors of all entities involved in the final” and be made public. After a meeting into Saturday’s chaos, the French ministers of the sport and the interior shifted responsibility onto the Liverpool fans while not providing details on how they were sure so many fake tickets were in circulation.
Messi: ‘No doubt’ that Benzema deserves to win Ballon d’Or
BUENOS AIRES: According to Lionel Messi, there is “no doubt” that Real Madrid striker Karim Benzema deserves to win his first Ballon d’Or award this year. Messi has won a record seven Ballon d’Or awards as the world’s best player, but saw his new club Paris Saint-Germain eliminated by Madrid in the round of 16 of the Champions League this year — after Benzema scored a hat trick in the second half of the return leg. Benzema netted another four goals against Chelsea in the quarterfinals and three against Manchester City in the semifinals — including the decisive penalty in extra time of the second leg — before Madrid defeated Liverpool 1-0 in the final on Saturday.
El Moutaraji strikes twice as Wydad become African champions
CASABLANCA: Zouhair El Moutaraji was the two-goal star as Wydad Casablanca defeated Egyptian outfit Al Ahly 2-0 on Monday to win the CAF Champions League and complete a Moroccan club double in Africa this season. Renaissance Berkane won the second-tier CAF Confederation Cup on May 20 and will face Wydad for the CAF Super Cup. Wydad coach Walid Regragui promoted El Moutaraji from the bench for the title decider and it proved a masterstroke as he netted after 15 and 48 minutes in Casablanca.
Man Utd: £75k-a-week star could give 'serious thought' to Old Trafford exit
Manchester United attacker Jesse Lingard is attracting attention from AC Milan, according to transfer insider Dean Jones.
Dan Ashworth appointed as Newcastle’s first sporting director
NEWCASTLE: Newcastle United have confirmed the appointment of Dan Ashworth as the club’s first-ever sporting director, subject to Premier League approval.