Real Madrid must rediscover their hunger for success after a disappointing 2018-19 season, according to club president Florentino Perez.
Madrid could only manage a third-place finish in LaLiga last season, as three coaches failed to provide a huge amount of inspiration.
Julen Lopetegui lasted until October, before his successor Santiago Solari was dismissed in March to allow for Zinedine Zidane s return, though they were no better under the Frenchman and finished a whopping 19 points adrift of champions Barcelona.
Madrid were also dumped out of the Champions League by Ajax in the quarter-finals having won the title for three consecutive seasons, and Perez is demanding that winning habit returns.
Speaking at Madrid s ordinary general assembly, Perez said: …
Ander Herrera believes Manchester United have three players who can be ranked alongside the world s best in Paul Pogba, Marcus Rashford and Anthony Martial.
While the debate around United is often based on who their next star signing will be, their former midfielder Herrera feels a trio already in the squad can lead them to Premier League glory.
He feels France star Pogba has the quality to be classed as the world s best midfielder, while forwards Rashford and Martial can also be considered among the top five or 10 players in the game.
I give you my opinion: I don t know what other players say but he is a midfielder that has everything, Herrera said of Pogba in an interview with The Athletic.
An NBA athlete with Brazilian feet and the combinations …
(GSM) Former England managers Glenn Hoddle and Sven Goran Eriksson are in Nigeria for final interviews to take over as coach of the Super Eagles.
Hoddle, now 52, who has managed several club sides including Chelsea and Tottenham, would be unlikely to accept the job long-term as he has told that he has turned down more than 15 job offers in the past year to continue with his own project.
Hoddle runs an academy in the south of Spain designed to give young players who have been released by clubs in England a new chance to make a career in the professional game. Nonetheless, he may be persuaded to take charge of Nigeria for the World Cup finals.
Eriksson, 62, has experience at international level from his five years with England and during a brief stint with Mexico …
Bayern Munich could get rid of Thomas Tuchel this season, according to . It has been reported that Bayern, who won the Bundesliga title last season, are assessing their options as they consider replacing the former Chelsea boss as their manager now. The hierarchy at the Bavarian giants were already considering replacing Tuchel at the end of the season, but they could decide to part company with him earlier.
Under Tuchel, Bayern are struggling under both in the Bundesliga and the UEfA Champions League. The Bavarian giants are second in the league table at the moment with 50 points from 21 matches, five points behind leaders Bayer Leverkusen. Bayern lost 3-0 to Bayer away from home in the league last weekend.
Bayern are also struggling in the UEFA Champions League. They l…
Coaching Argentina is not in the short-term plans of Tottenham boss Mauricio Pochettino, who enjoys his day-to-day management in the Premier League.
Pochettino s work in London has not gone unnoticed, with the 44-year-old linked to the top job in his homeland of Argentina after guiding Tottenham to third place last term.
Tottenham are once again challenging for silverware under the guidance of Pochettino, who is contracted to the club until 2021 having attracted reported interest from Manchester United.
Asked if he would be interested in taking charge of Argentina, Pochettino told La Nacion: No, not really because I m good here at Tottenham.
At my age I like to be involved in the day to day. I just took it as another rumour of football, among the many…
Benfica winger Goncalo Guedes is close to completing his move to Ligue 1 champions Paris Saint-Germain after touching down in the French capital.
PSG head coach Unai Emery confirmed his interest in the 20-year-old Portugal international prior to the club s Coupe de la Ligue clash against Bordeaux, with Manchester United and Monaco reportedly also monitoring the situation.
And the French champions are now poised to sign Guedes after he arrived in Paris following PSG s 4-1 semi-final victory on Tuesday.
Guedes will now undergo a medical before signing his contract.
En attendant de passer sa visite médicale et de signer ensuite son contrat, Gonçalo Guedes est arrivé mardi à Paris!
— PSG Officiel (@PSG_inside)
He has scored seven goal…
Christian Pulisic believes he is in perfect condition ahead of the FA Cup final, adamant he never had a real issue despite Frank Lampard using him sparingly due to fitness concerns.
United States international Pulisic missed Chelsea s 3-1 win at Manchester United in the semi-final 11 days ago due to what Lampard described as a minor thigh injury.
The 21-year-old then only featured as a substitute in the 5-3 defeat to Liverpool on the penultimate day of the Premier League season, though in Chelsea s final match, Pulisic played 78 minutes against Wolves.
Lampard felt it was too much of a risk to start Pulisic against Liverpool, while his decision to bring him off against Wolves suggested there was still a hint of concern over his condition.
But Pulisic was…
Mesut Ozil has missed out on a place on the shortlist of midfielders for the 2018 FIFA FIFPro World 11.
The Arsenal star failed to earn enough votes to make the 15-man list, which was announced by FIFPro on Monday.
Bayern Munich s Thiago Alcantara and Paris Saint-Germain s Marco Verratti are the two other players to make last year s shortlist who do not appear this time.
Kevin De Bruyne and David Silva of Manchester City, along with Barcelona s Ivan Rakitic, return to the top 15 after missing out in 2017.
Manchester United duo Paul Pogba and Nemanja Matic are included, as is Andres Iniesta, who left Barca for Vissel Kobe after the end of last season.
Sergio Busquets, Casemiro, Philippe Coutinho, Eden Hazard, Isco, N Golo Kante, Toni Kroos, Luka Mo…
French striker Thierry Henry on Thursday confirmed that he has retired from international football after making 123 appearances and scoring a record 51 goals for France.
Appearing at a press conference at the Red Bull Arena here following the officialisation of his move to Major League Soccer side the New York Red Bulls, the 32-year-old explained the reasons behind his decision.
I ve worn (the French shirt) 123 times and I ve always had goosebumps when I ve worn the blue jersey, he said.
But you have to know when to stop. There are young players coming through.
Henry, who arrives in America from Spanish champions Barcelona, dismissed suggestions that he was winding down his career.
When you join a club you always try to win the title, which i…
Fran Kirby has withdrawn from the England squad for further assessment on a “minor knee injury”.
The forward, who was forced out of the Lionesses starting line-up for Friday’s match against Austria after pulling up in the warm-up, will now return to club side Chelsea.
Sarina Wiegman’s side face Italy on Tuesday in their second friendly in Spain, having beaten Austria 7-2 at Algeciras’ Estadio Nuevo Mirador.
Fran Kirby has withdrawn from the squad and will return to Chelsea for further assessment on a minor knee injury.
Speedy recovery, !
— Lionesses (@Lionesses)
An England statement read: “Fran Kirby has withdrawn from the England camp in Spain and will return to Chelsea for further assessment on a minor knee injury reporte…