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‘I had this chat with Louis van Gaal and he told me 'OK Robin, our ways will part. I'm the coach, you're the player - you have to go, your time is up', Van Persie said to the High Performance Podcast. ‘I was like: 'Yeah but I still have a contract?' He said: 'I don't care'.’ The Netherlands international added.
Speaking to Daily Mail, Vieri Said ‘I am a friend of Ronnie and I was lucky enough to have him as a striker with me. He had it all. He was explosive, powerful and fast. He looked like a dancer, he seemed to dance with the ball.’ ‘I say that Brazilian Ronaldo is better than Cristiano Ronaldo.’ He added.
The German league may return to action soon but is expected to be played behind closed doors. German minister Markus Soder said ‘The prerequisite is that there is a well thought-out concept. What the DFL have presented shows that protective measures are in place. I could imagine that we can go back to the state of games behind closed doors.'
Arsenal in an official statement said ‘We are pleased to announce that we have reached a voluntary agreement with our first-team players, head coach and core coaching staff to help support the club at this critical time.’ ‘Reductions of total annual earnings by 12.5 per cent will come into effect this month,' The club added.
On April 20, 2020 (Monday), the price of US oil turned negative for the first time in history, falling below $0 a barrel. Demand for oil has dried up due to the coronavirus pandemic as people have been urged to stay inside. The World Cup winner's tweet shows that the England international had predicted the decrease in demand of the oil, back in 2013.
‘Firstly, I would like to congratulate Mohun Bagan for winning the I-League. However, you know that FIFA said that the league could be extended if needed.' said East Bengal chief Debabrata Sarkar was quoted by Sportstar.. ‘We have been deprived of a chance of finishing second. We protest the AIFF's decision and it hasn’t worked well for us.' he added.
However, according to a report from the Times Of India, any decision about the ICC T20 World Cup 2020 will not be made before August. 'The ICC will take time to decide the fate of the event, till as late as August, Don’t expect any announcement before that.’ ‘As of now everything will proceed as per plan, assuming that the tournament will be held as per the original dates.'
Setien was neither optimistic nor pessimistic about Barcelona’s chances of signing the two footballers in the summer as he said that the coronavirus pandemic will have a great impact on the transfer window. ‘I am not pessimistic or optimistic with Lautaro. I like how I like great footballers, but I have no illusions with any’ he told Onda Cero.
The United legend in his Sunday Times column wrote ‘Despite my friendship with Cristiano, I'd go for Messi. It's for the same reason I loved watching Xavi and Scholes: it's the different things in Messi's game, I've talked about composure and I can't remember seeing Messi score when he has hit the ball as hard as he could. He just rolls them in, makes it so easy’
According to a recent report from English news outlet The Sun, Manchester United are increasingly confident of securing the services of Jadon Sancho from Borussia Dortmund in the summer. It is understood that 20-year-old has agreed on personal terms with for a move to Old Trafford including salary, bonuses and length of the contract.
Speaking to Sports Tak, Yuvraj said ‘To be honest it was not on my mind to hit 5 sixes. But my argument will Flintoff got me infuriated,’.’ I hat hit Flintoff for 2 boundaries on good deliveries and he did not like it. And after that over when I was walking to the other end. I can't repeat exactly what he said. He told me that those were some ridiculous shots.'
Harbhajan Singh did not seem happy with people’s laid back approach to the lockdown and took to Twitter to slam them ‘Can’t be just 73...those r official numbers.. no one knows how many in real though..May god give them some sense and they listen to the authorities and do what is required to do..rather than putting not just them but everyone in danger STAY AT HOME,’
According to a report from The Sun, PSG are willing to fight for Neymar and keep him at the club for a foreseeable future. The Parisians are ready to offer the Brazilian £640,000 a week in order to persuade him from leaving in the summer. The Brazilian has been linked with a move back to Camp Nou and PSG are hoping a big-money move can keep him at the French capital.
Both the footballing giants possess qualities of their own where Cristiano is more of a physical specimen, Lionel Messi is just pure class. Speaking to Telam, David Beckham said ‘He [Messi] is alone in his class as a player, it is impossible that there is another like him.’ ‘He, like Cristiano Ronaldo, who is not at his level, are both above the rest.’ Beckham added.
According to a report from English news outlet Daily Mail, Real Madrid have pulled out from the Harry Kane transfer race as they are set to not make any signings during the off-season as the Spanish giants look to ride out the financial effect of coronavirus. This means Manchester United could sign the England number nee for a fee lower than his asking price.
Sunil Chettri is spending his time with his family in Bengaluru and during an interview with Sportstar, the Indian captain put an end to the Lionel Messi vs Cristiano Ronaldo debate. ‘In fact, even before this interview I was stretching and was watching a Messi video. And that really lifts me up. If anyone in the world is sad, just put on Messi video and he’ll be happy’.
On Saturday, the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) shared a video in which several members on Indian cricket team such as Virat Kohli, Rohit Sharma, Harmnapreet Kaur and Smriti Mandana along with legends like Sourav Ganguly, Rahul Dravid and Sachin Tendulkar have urged fans to follow them and join the mask force to fight against COVID-19.
A journalist took to Twitter to share former Australian pacer Glenn McGrath’s reply to a question on Mankad and tagged the Indian specialist spinner in it. When asked if McGrath would considering mankading a player in the World Cup final with the game on the line, the Australian replied ‘No’. The 33-year-old was quick to respond.
‘At the beginning of the lockdown, my family was sick for eight or nine days’ Kevin de Bruyne told Sky Sports. ‘It started with my little boy, then my older boy and then my wife, but I don't know if we had [coronavirus] or not. Luckily we are out of it and the last two or three weeks has been really good and we are finding a routine and everything so we are fine.’
KKR were asked to bat first by RCB captain Rahul Dravid first and Brendon McCullum obliged with one of the innings of his lifetime. In the very first IPL game, the New Zealand cricketer greeted the fans with a batting display that no one could forget. Opening the batting, McCullum took the Bangalore bowlers from the onset and scored the first century and then some more.