Paris Saint-Germain fans at Parc des Princes resorted to booing and whistling as Kylian Mbappe’s name was read aloud during the lineup announcement before the 4-2 win against Strasbourg. With his current contract set to expire at the end of next season, the prolific French star is yet to commit to an extension at the…
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Lionel Messi bonding with Sergio Ramos in things we never thought we’d see
Both Lionel Messi and Sergio Ramos have been at each others’ throats for as long as we could remember. But the years of rivalry between the Barcelona and Real Madrid legends is now a thing of the past as they both find themselves in the new-look PSG team under Mauricio Pochettino. The Parisian club’s official…
Pray for Hazard: Real Madrid gym footage fills football fans with horror
Eden Hazard’s injury record since joining Real Madrid has been nothing short of an unprecedented disaster. The Belgian forward joined Los Blancos from Chelsea for a fee of close to £100m in the summer of 2019, but recurring injuries have made sure that he never reached his form with the Blues in the white jersey…
Watch: Ryan Kent turns Victor Chust inside out with slick feint and nutmeg
Ryan Kent pulled off a humiliating piece of skill on Victor Chust when Rangers met Real Madrid in a pre-season friendly. The Scottish Premiership side prevailed over the La Liga outfit by two goals to one, as second-half goals from Fashion Sakala and Cedric Itten cancelled out Rodrygo’s first-half strike. Even though the headlines focused…
Watch: Karim Benzema rescues calamity pass with legendary touch
Karim Benzema has built a reputation for being one of the most technically adept forwards in modern football over the years, and he only enhanced it with a brilliantly taken goal last night. When France met Switzerland in their 2020 European Championship Round of 16 encounter on Monday, it was Switzerland who took the shock…
Eden Hazard’s personal highlights against Portugal makes for a compelling watch
Belgium progressed into the quarter-finals of the 2020 European Championship after securing a 1-0 win over Portugal in their Round of 16 encounter in Seville on Sunday. A Thorgan Hazard screamer in the first half was enough to help the Red Devils progress into the next round of the competition, as the Borussia Dortmund winger…
Video: Takefusa Kubo nutmegs 4 players at once to score against Jamaica
Takefusa Kubo scored the goal of the match when he sent the ball through the legs of three defenders and the goalkeeper as Japan U24s defeated the Jamaican senior side at the Tokyo Stadium. In a perhaps never-ever-seen-before moment in football, the 20-year-old winger stormed the Jamaican box from the right before firing a shot…
Video: Spanish TV overreacts to Eden Hazard’s post-game frolic with Chelsea players
SPANISH TV LEFT UNIMPRESSED BY HAZARD VISUALS AFTER SEMI-FINAL EXIT V CHELSEA It is not a particularly good time to be Eden Hazard. The Belgian had hoped for a fruitful return to the stadium in which he produced the goods for seven years, but instead, it was a forgettable night at the ‘Garden of Eden’,…
Video: Thomas Tuchel left Thibaut Courtois hanging during post-match exchange
Chelsea manager Thomas Tuchel, perhaps unconsciously, snubbed Thibaut Courtois’ offer of a handshake after the full-time whistle blew at the Valdedebas. Real Madrid and Chelsea served up a delicious game of football, especially for the neutrals, as both sides attacked each other in an end-to-end affair. The Chelsea contingent would believe they have the upper…
Video: Karim Benzema slaps head control and scissor kick finish in one action against Chelsea
Karim Benzema unleased some serious mechanics as he put Real Madrid back in the tie with a stunning scissor kick goal against Chelsea. It was Real Madrid’s only shot on target in the match as the French striker struck the 71st Champions League goal of his career. Zinedine Zidane’s men needed a reply after being…
Image: La Liga stream matches with a ‘Earn It’ logo on bottom right corner
The Super League fiasco is on its last breath with Barcelona and Real Madrid being the only clubs that are keeping the idea afloat at the moment. Florentino Perez’s master plan was brought to its knees as fans, players, clubs and various leagues & organisations around Europe vehemently condemned its formation. La Liga seems to…
Liverpool 0-0 Real Madrid: Courtois comes through as Los Blancos dig deep to advance to semis
Real Madrid progressed to the semi-finals of this season’s edition of the UEFA Champions League, after they played out a stalemate against Liverpool in the second leg of the quarter-final tie at Anfield last night. The match finished goalless on the night, but it was the thirteen-time champions of Europe’s elite continental competition who progressed…
Mind-blowing stat underlines Real Madrid’s injury woes this season
Real Madrid have been troubled by injuries ever since the onset of the 2020/21 season as a recent setback to captain Sergio Ramos has made matters worse ahead of a crucial Champions League quarter-final clash against Liverpool next week. The record European and Spanish champions have been troubled by recurring injuries to star forward Eden…
Video: Penguins spotted roaming inside Santiago Bernabeu construction site
Real Madrid is a club reputed to have housed royalty all through their much-decorated history. Los Blancos are known for prizing rarity in the form of the very best footballers in the world, who in turn have contributed to the club’s incredible trophy cabinet over the years – which now boasts of a record-breaking 13…
Training snaps show Mohamed Salah v Sergio Ramos is the battle to look out for in Champions League quarters
The conclusion of the ongoing international break will mean that the quarter-finals of this season’s edition of the UEFA Champions League will be upon us shortly. As the best teams in Europe this season are down to eight, we await four mouth-watering clashes over two legs each to decide who will get to the final…
Twitter reacts to Lionel Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo ending their 15-year streak in the Champions League
Lionel Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo have been synonymous with the game of football for the past fifteen years or so. The Argentine and the Portuguese have established their dominance as the best players in the world bar none in the said time period, and have accounted for a combined nine UEFA Champions League titles between…
Sergio Ramos lookalike spotted during Capitol Hill violence as Real Madrid contract rebel ‘takes it too far’
Sergio Ramos has been at loggerheads with Real Madrid over a new deal as the central defender runs out of a contract in six months. Reports suggest that a 10% salary deduction is the biggest roadblock in Ramos agreeing a new contract with his beloved club. Though, the contract rebel might have taken it too…