MANCHESTER: Cristiano Ronaldo is in talks with Manchester United over a return to the club, according to Sky Sports, after reported negotiations with Manchester City broke down on Friday. The report said Ronaldo, who has told Juventus coach Massimiliano Allegri he wants to leave the Turin club, was widely expected to move to City, but … Read more
ISTANBUL: Paris Saint-Germain will play Manchester City in the Champions League group stage after coming out together in Thursday’s draw, with the sides set to meet in a repeat of last season’s semi-final. Pep Guardiola’s City won that tie on aggregate before losing to Chelsea in the final, but PSG have since signed Lionel Messi … Read more
LONDON: Scott McTominay has undergone groin surgery and misses this Sunday’s Premier League clash with Wolves with his club Manchester United saying they “hope to have him back soon”. The 24-year-old midfielder starred for United in the 5-1 whipping of Leeds in their opening Premier League fixture but was only able to play a bit … Read more
LONDON: Chelsea eased to a 3-0 home win over a toothless Crystal Palace on Saturday as the European champions made a strong statement of intent in their opening game of the Premier League season. Spanish left back Marcos Alonso fizzed a free kick into the top corner to put Chelsea in charge in the 27th … Read more
PARIS: Former Real Madrid captain Sergio Ramos is expected to make his debut for new club Paris Saint-Germain in September when he has fully recovered from a calf injury, the Ligue 1 giants said on Friday. The Spanish defender is only likely to take the field “after the international break”, probably for the home game … Read more
PARIS: Lionel Messi completed his move to Paris Saint-Germain on Wednesday with the French side breathing a sigh of relief after some heartbreaking moments against the Argentine star in the past. For the first time, Barcelona and Messi meet the Qatari version of PSG in the quarter-finals of the Champions League. For the second season … Read more
PARIS: Lionel Messi said on Wednesday he was delighted to have signed for French club Paris St Germain and that he was ready to help the team clinch their first ever Champions League title. “That’s why I am here. It’s an ambitious club,” Messi told a news conference. “You can see they’re ready to fight … Read more
BARCELONA: Lionel Messi has agreed to join French club Paris Saint Germain (PSG) following his abrupt departure from Barcelona, his father said on Tuesday. Reuters reporters saw Messi and his father Jorge arrive at Barcelona airport after French newspaper L’Equipe and Spanish newspaper Mundo Deportivo said the Argentine midfielder had reached an agreement to join … Read more
PARIS: Lionel Messi is expected to arrive in Paris on Monday, lured by the limitless funds of PSG, having said a tearful farewell to Barcelona after 21 years. The 34-year-old, seen by the French giants’ Qatari owners as the vital missing piece of their frustrating Champions League puzzle, has already had fans playing a guessing … Read more
