January 20 – The former vice-president of the European Parliament Eva Kaili (pictured) will remain in prison for at least another month after a court rejected her plea to be released with an electronic tag. Kaili and her lawyers, meanwhile, claim she faces inhumane conditions in prison. Kaili is at the heart of Qatargate, a scandal that has rocked the …
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Juventus man named among the top three worst transfers of the season
Paul Pogba’s signing excited the Juventus fanbase when the Frenchman moved to the Allianz Stadium as a free agent in the summer. Juve was his team during the early days of his career and Pogba was fantastic in his first spell at the club before earning a big-money move to Manchester United, which did not work out well. Nevertheless, Juve …
Read More »Spanish police arrest Dani Alves over sexual harassment allegation
January 20 – Spanish police have arrested Brazil defender Dani Alves after questioning him in a police station in Barcelona over a sexual assault allegation. Alves has denied the allegation but following his questioning Spanish police arrested him and he will appear before a judge later today (Friday). Catalonia’s Supreme Court had said in a previous statement that Alves was under investigation “for …
Read More »Saudi women take step towards first FIFA ranking with home tournament win
January 22 – Saudi Arabia’s women have come away victorious from their first international tournament, topping Pakistan, Mauritius and Comoros in their home-hosted competition as they see their first FIFA ranking. Saudi Arabia drew 1-1 with Pakistan in their final game to head the Women’s International Friendly Tournament table with 7 points. The Saudis began with wins against Mauritius 1-0, …
Read More »Manchester United drops their interest in Juventus man
Manchester United has shortlisted Juventus’ Wojciech Szczęsny as one of the goalkeepers to replace David de Gea at Old Trafford. The Spaniard is in talks with the English club over a new deal and it seems they will not find an agreement, so United decided to find a replacement on the market. Several top goalies are on their shortlist, including …
Read More »Sassuolo CEO says Juventus punishment could harm Italian football
The CEO of Sassuolo, Giovanni Carnevali, has commented on Juventus’ 15-point deduction by the FIGC and reckons it is not good for the Italian game. Juve has just been docked the points as a punishment for their use of capital gains, which will seriously affect their season. Max Allegri’s men had previously been working on challenging for the league title, …
Read More »Costacurta says Allegri said what his players needed to hear
Former AC Milan defender Alessandro Costacurta has praised Max Allegri for his speech after Juventus were docked 15 league points. Allegri’s men had been close to challenging Napoli for the league title. However, removing 15 points from their total sends them closer to relegation than the top of the league table. This is an important time in the club’s history …
Read More »Bukayo Saka gives Arsenal the lead with a long-range stunner
Bukayo Saka gave Arsenal the lead with a long-range stunner early in the second half. Manchester United took the lead in the first half through a Marcus Rashford long-range strike which was quickly cancelled out by Eddie Nketiah. However, early in the second half, Saka scored a similar goal to Rashford, cutting in and unleashing an unbelievable strike beyond David …
Read More »Pedri reacts following Barcelonas 1-0 Getafe: “We need to learn how to kill games”
Barcelona got the better of Getafe in a game of a slight margin on Sunday night. Only one goal separated the two teams at full-time, and it was young Pedri who made the difference. In the 35th minute, The Canary Islander sprinted into the opponents’ box and slammed Raphinha’s cross into the back of the net for his goal. He …
Read More »Xavi talks Christensen, ter Stegen, Fati, Alves, Araujo following Barcelona 1-0 Getafe
Barcelona went head-to-head against Getafe tonight, hoping to add to their winning run of five games in all competitions. Eventually, they scraped a 1-0 win courtesy of a first-half winner from Pedri. The game was understandably a tough one, with Getafe sitting back and hitting on the counter. Barça were able to get through it unscathed, as Marc-Andre ter Stegen …
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