CRISTIANO RONALDO continued to dazzle on the biggest stage as he scored a brace against Paris Saint-Germain on Wednesday.The Portuguese star’s double for Real Madrid secured a 3-1 first-leg win in their Champions League last-16 clash.However, Ronaldo’s league form has been below par this season as he only has seven goals to his name.The former Manchester United forward turned 33 earlier this month and is now coming towards the latter end of his career.And Sky Sports pundit Paul Merson thinks Ronaldo will call time on
LIVERPOOL defender Dejan Lovren has made an incredible claim about the Champions League while hitting out at Real Madrid and Barcelona. Liverpool were in scintillating form as they thrashed Porto 5-0 on Wednesday in the first leg of their last-16 tie. The Croatia international partnered Virgil van Dijk as the Reds kept their fourth European clean sheet of the season Liverpool should now cruise through to the quarter-finals when they host Porto at Anfield in three weeks’ time. But Lovren is now thinking
SADIO MANE never doubted his form would return, and what a place for that to happen. “I don’t know how to describe it but it can happen to every single player,” said Sadio Mane. “And in my mind I was relaxed that it will change.” The Senegalese winger spoke in the aftermath of his superb hat-trick as Liverpool produced a stunning 5-0 away win against Porto in their Champions League last-16 tie. Only a miracle will stop them progressing into the quarter-final stages
PAUL POGBA’S agent Mino Raiola has put pressure on Manchester United as questions over the midfielder’s relationship with Jose Mourinho continue. Pogba and Mourinho are understood to have clashed in recent weeks over where best to deploy the France star. While reports in France have suggested the 24-year-old regrets rejoining Manchester United over Real Madrid. In United’s last two away games, Pogba has been hauled off by Mourinho and was dropped to the bench for the clash with Huddersfield. But according to the Telegraph,
REAL MADRID are lining up a summer move for Paul Pogba, according to reports. The France international has struggled to make the required impact at Manchester United since his £89 million move in 2016. The midfielder was brought in to be the heartbeat of Jose Mourinho’s side but he has not had the same effect which he had at former club Juventus. And according to the Sun, Real Madrid are plotting to take Pogba to the Bernabeu as part of their summer shake-up. Los Blancos
LIVERPOOL have reportedly opened negotiations with Roma to sign goalkeeper Alisson. The Reds have have been crying out for a new shot stopper as Simon Mignolet and Loris Karius struggle to impress between the sticks. According to Sky Italia, Liverpool have already approached the Italian outfit to try and take the Brazilian to Anfield. The report states that Jurgen Klopp's side made an initial inquiry in January but failed to follow up their interest. But the Merseyside outfit are now keen to get the
PAUL INCE believes Paul Pogba is not happy with the role Jose Mourinho currently has him playing in for Manchester United. The France international has come under heavy criticism in recent weeks with United losing two of their last three Premier League matches. He was dropped to the bench for the game against Huddersfield and hasn’t found the net since November. Pogba was brought back to the club by Mourinho in 2016 for a club-record fee of £89million with the hope he would
WILLIAN has issued a “come-and-get-me” plea to Real Madrid and Barcelona after admitting it is his dream to play for the La Liga giants. The 29-year-old has been at Chelsea for nearly five years now after moving from Anzhi Makhachkala in 2013. And he has established himself as one of the key figureheads at Stamford Bridge ever since and is one of the longest serving players at the club. Willian played a major role in Chelsea winning the Premier League title in both
LIVERPOOL boss Jurgen Klopp is willing to turn his back on a summer move for Roma’s Alisson for two main reasons, according to reports. Loris Karius has recently been named by Klopp as Liverpool’s new No 1 with Simon Mignolet dropped to the bench. The German coach has chopped and changed between the two since Karius joined the club in 2016. The goalkeeping duo have struggled to convince Liverpool fans with pundits suggesting Klopp should look to bring in a more experienced shot-stopper.
CLAUDE PUEL has accused Manchester City of showing a lack of respect in their “solicitation” of Riyad Mahrez. The Foxes manager aimed a swipe at the Premier League leaders over their last-minute pursuit of Mahrez in the January transfer window. Puel claimed the late bid was not “normal” and was tough for Leicester to “suffer”. Pep Guardiola’s side made their first bid for Mahrez around 48 hours before the deadline, and Leicester’s refusal to sell prompted a 10-day stand-off between them and the
GABRIEL JESUS has sought advice from Brazilian legend Ronaldo after revealing his fears over his recent knee injury. The Manchester City striker met former Inter Milan and Real Madrid striker Ronaldo at Neymar’s birthday bash in Paris last week and talked to him about the medial ligament injury that has kept him out of action since New Year’s Eve. Jesus, who has missed City’s last 11 games, was expected to be back in time for their Champions League last-16 first leg win over Basel on
ZINEDINE ZIDANE alleviated some pressure on his head by guiding Real Madrid to a 3-1 win against Paris Saint-Germain. PSG took an early lead before Cristiano Ronaldo scored a brace either side of half-time and Marcelo added a third. Zidane’s job was rumoured to be on the line if Real Madrid were knocked out of the Champions League at the last-16 stage. But Ronaldo and Co. ensured they will take a two-goal advantage to the Parc des Princes in three weeks’ time. However, the Frenchman
FORMER Chelsea midfielder Steve Sidwell has made a big claim regarding his old side. The 35-year-old, who currently plies his trade for Brighton, was discussing the Blues’ form on Sky Sports’ The Debate. Chelsea leapfrogged Tottenham into fourth place in the Premier League table with a 3-0 win at home to West Brom on Monday. However, they face a tough task against Barcelona in the Champions League next week before back-to-back away trips to Manchester United and Manchester City. Manager Antonio Conte has
Pat Nevin heaps praise on Mohamed Salah for his brilliant goal in Liverpool FC's resounding win at FC Porto Pat Nevin claimed that Mohamed Salah is one of the only players in the world capable of scoring his goal in Portugal after Liverpool FC were 5-0 winners at FC Porto in the Champions League. The Egypt international has been in prolific form in all competitions so far this season following his £39m move to Liverpool FC from Serie A giants AS Roma in
ROY KEANE has condemned the way the Chelsea players have acted under Antonio Conte this season. With their Premier League defence collapsing spectacularly this season, Conte has come under increasing scrutiny. Back-to-back defeats for Chelsea against Bournemouth and Watford raised speculation that Roman Abramovich could axe the Italian tactician. Although the title is well beyond them with Manchester City 19 points clear at the top of the table, the Blues are still involved in the FA Cup and the Champions League. However, as far as
LIVERPOOL have been handed a major boost in their hope to keep Emre Can at Anfield. The German is out of contract at the end of the season and is currently considering all of his options. Because Can is in the final six months of his contract, he is allowed to sign a pre-agreement with a foreign club. And Juventus were rumoured to be considering tabling an offer to the 24-year-old. However, Liverpool are desperate to keep hold of the midfielder and they might have
PAUL POGBA wants Manchester United boss Jose Mourinho to change formation to get the best from him. Pogba in the middle of a difficult spell for Manchester United after being substituted in two of their last three games and being named on the bench in the other. The question of how best to use the attack-minded France international has dominated his second spell in English football but Mourinho believes the 24-year-old should be capable of also doing the defensive work he demands. However, Pogba has
DELE ALLI has hit back at accusations that Tottenham players are “soft” after the club demanded improvements to Rochdale’s pitch ahead of their FA Cup fifth-round clash on Sunday. After Tottenham became the first away team to come from two goals down at the Juventus Stadium to snatch a result, the England international insists Mauricio Pochettino’s side are ready to face up to their League One opponents on any surface they like. “We’re not soft,” he said. “A lot of us grew up playing on
ALAN PARDEW’S job as West Brom boss is safe for now despite a day of dramatic sackings at the Hawthorns. Chairman John Williams and chief executive Martin Goodman were axed on Tuesday as Chinese owner Guochuan Lai flexed his muscles in the wake of Albion’s slump to the foot of the Premier League. They have won just one of their 13 league games since Pardew took charge in December but the head coach, sporting director Nick Hammond and director of football https://www.sportsmonks.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/450x216_SWING_INTO_GOLF_banner133539421103193450-1.webpistration Richard
TOTTENHAM escaped from Turin having pulled off the biggest heist since the Italian Job – now their only job is to prevent all their hard-earned gains from going over the edge of a cliff at Wembley. Inevitably, it was Harry Kane not Michael Caine who was the star, scoring the first goal. But it was only when Christian Eriksen fired an unexpected set-piece sneakily under the Juventus defences that Tottenham were able to pull level on the night, meaning a win or a