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Carlos Vela himself is a huge NBA fan and on several occasions has said that he prefers basketball over football in his free time. So without any doubt, the Mexican footballer was instantly hooked on the show. The series mostly focuses on Jordan’s leadership style, which pushed his team-mates to the limit and this attitude reminded Vela about Thierry Henry.
The All India Football Federation (AIFF), have recommended the implementation of the new foreign player rule from the 2020-21 season in I-League with ISL expected to follow suit from the 2021-22 season onwards. Most of the footballing leagues in Asia have adopted the rule with Indian being the latest country to implement it.
In recent weeks, football is slowly returning back to action as German Bundesliga resumed behind closed doors with no fans inside the stadiums. It was an unusual sight as players celebrated the goals while maintaining social distance protocols and with no crowd behind them, but Ashley Young and N’Golo Kante’s new looks after the lockdown might just top it all.
According to a report from Le10Sport, record Spanish champions Real Madrid have made Kai Havertz as their main priority in the summer as manager Zinedine Zidane is impressed with the youngster. The German international has garnered attention from a lot of big clubs such as Bayern Munich, Manchester United and Barcelona
During a recent interview with The Lockdown Tactics, Rose was asked if he thinks Pochettino would manage a top club in the future to which he replied ‘without a doubt, without a doubt.’ When asked further on where he thinks the Argentine would end up, Rose said ‘eventually, [Manchester] United.’ The Argentine led Spurs to their first-ever Champions League final.
On the road to Paris, both teams had a tough ride as Barcelona managed to reach the fifth final in their history by getting the better of Milan, Benfica and Chelsea. While Arsenal defied all odds and prevailed against European giants such as Juventus and Real Madrid.
According to report from the Evening Standard, Manchester City are prepared to sell Leroy Sane to Bayern Munich if the German forward does not agree to a new contract with the Premier League champions. Earlier it was reported that the German champions have agreed personal terms with the 24-year-old but City denied any suggestions of selling the forward for a lower price.
During an interview with Spanish newspaper Sport, Lionel Messi issued a warning for Barcelona as he said 'I never doubted the squad we have and I have no doubt that we can win all that remains, but not by playing in the way we were playing,' Setien joined Barcelona in January and will be looking to guide his side to a domestic and European double.
During an interview with talkSPORT, Sinclair said that Barcelona will lure Guardiola away. ‘Joan Laporta went in there at Barcelona when Pep was youth team manager and he put Pep up in charge of the first-team, and 14 trophies in four years later… what an amazing partnership. You don’t have that kind of partnership with a person at a club you love’ He said.
‘Praying for the recovery of Abdulmanap Nurmagomedov. A man responsible for more World champions, across multiple fighting disciplines, than we even know. A true martial genius! Very saddened upon hearing this news tonight. Praying for the Nurmagomedov family at this time’ the Irishman wrote on his official Twitter account.
Sergio Aguero’s strike in the final few minutes sparked wild celebrations at the Etihad Stadium and an iconic line for commentator Martin Tyler. Manchester City had finally won the first domestic title in over 40 years on the final day of the 2011-12 season. This marked a huge change in English football as the dominance shifted from the Red side of Manchester to its Blue side.
Due to the coronavirus pandemic, current footballing season has been brought to a standstill as several competitions across the world has been either cancelled or suspended until further notice. And with no regular football action to judge the players on, FIFA is likely to discard this year’s ‘The Best’ awards according to a report from Spanish outlet Marca.
In his recent interview, Scholes talked about some of the star players that Alex Ferguson couldn’t lure to Manchester United and revealed that the one that standouts the most in Ronaldinho. 'We were away in pre-season and I think they were close to announcing him and giving him a number but I think he ended up changing his mind at the last minute and signed for Barcelona.’
The Irishman made his return to the octagon at UFC 246, defeating Donald ‘Cowboy’ Cerrone in the very first round of the match. Since his comeback, several opponents for him have been discussed however, it looks like that Conor McGregor wants a fight with Justin Gaethje in July. While calling out Gaethje, he also took a dig at Khabib Nurmagomedov.
Souness recently revealed that he had the chance to sign Cantona but decided to pass on the opportunity. ‘I was manager of Liverpool and we played Auxerre in the Cup Winners' Cup and we lost 2-0 away, we came back and beat them 3-0. After the game, Michel Platini said I've got a player for you, he's a real problem in France but he's really talented'
Real Madrid posted a photo of Eden Hazard on their social media accounts as the Belgian took part in the team’s training session today. The 29-year-old suffered an ankle injury during the Los Blancos’ 1-0 defeat against Levante on February 22. He underwent surgery just before the season was suspended and since then has been following a special rehabilitation program.
Filipe Goncalves is a young goalkeeper who plays for Portuguese side Nacional de Madeira and has been training with the Cristiano Ronaldo who was spending his lockdown in Madeira. ‘He seemed very happy with his experience in Italy, in Turin and in particular to play at Juventus. He told me several times.' Goncalves told Tuttosport.
In a recent interview with CBS Sports’ State of Combat Podcast, De La Hoya said that it would take him just two rounds to defeat Conor McGregor if they ever faced in a boxing ring. The UFC star took to his social media to respond to the challenge laid out by the former boxer as he said ‘‘I accept your challenge, Oscar de la Hoya.’
In a little more over four years, the German has guided them to a Champions League trophy and the Reds are on course to their first league title in 30 years. Jurgen Klopp had a positive start to his Liverpool journey as his team drew 0-0 against Tottenham Hotspur and of the 18 who were named in that matchday squad, only four remain.
Several Premier League clubs such as Manchester United, Chelsea and Liverpool are interested in signing the German as they believe he would suit their team perfectly. But as per a report from German news outlet Bild, Timo Werner has rejected United and the Blues as he is holding out for a move to Liverpool. The 24-year-old has scored 27 times in 36 appearances.