Liverpool star Mohamed Salah has been linked to Real Madrid and according to reports, the Spanish giants believe they can land the winger in the summer for £126million (€150m). Salah is contracted with Liverpool until 2023 and the Premier League side will be reluctant to sell their starman.

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Real Madrid manager Zinedine Zidane has asked Los Blancos fans to blame for him for the club’s worst game of the season after a 2-1 loss to Real Betis in La Liga on Sunday. The Frenchman added that his players gave their best but weren’t good enough.

Madrid fell behind to Sidnei da Silva’s stunning strike into the top corner but leveled via Karim Benzema’s penalty. Former Barcelona forward Cristian Tello struck in the 82nd minute to give Betis the win.

source : https://futballnews.com/zidane-takes-blame-for-real-madrids-worst-game-of-the-season/

Barcelona captain Lionel Messi on Saturday night emerged the top goalscorer in the top five European leagues, surpassing Juventus superstar Cristiano Ronaldo. The top five leagues include England’s Premier League, Spain’s La Liga, Germany’s Bundesliga, Italy’s Serie A and France’s Ligue 1.

The Argentine international recorded this feat when he scored a penalty in Barcelona’s 1-0 win against Real Sociedad last night. The goal was Messi’s 438th goal in his 474th appearances for Barcelona, beating his rival Cristiano Ronaldo, who has bagged 437 goals in 540 games for Manchester United, Real Madrid, and Juventus.

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There have been speculations that Manchester United of England is quite keen on Borussia Dortmund youngster, Jadon Sancho and are making efforts to sign him into the club. If Manchester United will have a breakthrough in signing the youngster, they might have to break their signing record, because the youngster is reportedly worth about £126M.

No doubt, Manchester United is one of the richest clubs in the world, hence, signing any player would not be a problem for them. However, there is more to signing a player than a mere money funfair. World-class players have other things they look at before agreeing to a deal with any team.

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source: https://futballnews.com/will-manchester-united-find-a-breakthrough-in-signing-jadon-sancho/

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Liverpool had an incredible run this season. They have played premier league games, they won 26, draw one and lost one to Watford on February 29, 2020. The game started of shacky for Liverpool, Watford was in charge of the match and they were dominant than Jurgen Klopp’s side.

Liverpool lost to Watford

source : https://futballnews.com/liverpool-suffers-their-first-loss-of-the-2020-season-at-the-hands-of-watford-fc/

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Arsenal won 1 – 0 at Olympiakos’ home but they were not able to get the job done at the Emirates stadium.

The game need 2-2 but Arsenal was knocked out of the Europa League due to away goal advantage

source : https://futballnews.com/olympiacos-knocked-out-arsenal-out-of-the-europa-league-with-2-away-goal/

Real Madrid welcome Manchester City to the Santiago Bernabeu in tonight’s UEFA Champions League round of 16. Eden Hazard will not be available for the game after the Belgian suffered a recurrence of his ankle injury on Saturday.

Hazard has been sidelined since November last year but he returned to action for his second game this season. The Belgian, however, suffered another setback when he limped off in the second half of Madrid’s 1-0 loss at Levante.


source : https://futballnews.com/real-madrid-vs-manchester-city-champions-league-preview/

Earlier this month, Chelsea announced that a deal had been reached with Ajax for the Moroccan international signature. This is provided the player agrees to personal terms.
Hakim Ziyech signs with Chelsea
On agreeing to those terms, Ziyech said: “I am delighted and proud to have signed for such a huge club as Chelsea. I am looking forward to next season and hope we can achieve great things together.”

source : https://futballnews.com/hakim-ziyech-agrees-to-join-chelsea-on-a-5-year-deal/

Arsenal striker Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang scored a brace as the Gunners came from behind to beat Everton 3-2 at Emirates Stadium on Sunday. The win avails Arsenal the chance to stay in the race for Champions League qualification.

The game started on a high note, it began with Dominic Calvert-Lewin scoring inside the first minute before Eddie Nketiah equalized with his first Premier League goal since being recalled from a loan spell at Leeds.

source : https://futballnews.com/aubameyang-shines-as-arsenal-defeat-everton-in-five-goal-thriller/

VAR missed a huge call in favor of Tottenham Hotspur but Jose Mourning’s team still couldn’t win the match. Giovani Lo Celso stomped on Cesar Azpilicueta’s shin and he got away with it, no card shown. Jose Mourinho’s return to Stamford Bridge was a tough one as he couldn’t get Tottenham Hotspur to get a win at Chelsea’s home. Tottenham has played against Chelsea both away and at home this season, however, Jose Mourinho lost both games.

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Barcelona captain Lionel Messi has hailed his rival, Cristiano Ronaldo, for his ability in front of goal after the Juventus star’s recent impressive goalscoring form. According to the Barca forward, Ronaldo’s goal-scoring streak is not a surprise to him because he knows what his rival can do.


source : https://futballnews.com/messi-speaks-on-ronaldos-impressive-goalscoring-form/

Arsenal needed their best 11 in the Europa match against Olympiakos to secure the first leg match at Olympiakos’s home stadium. Leno, Aubameyang, and Lacazette made surprising starts as Arsenal’s first team fought to earn a tough win at Olympiakos.

The game was tied in the first half and it took more than 80 minutes for Arsenal to find an answer. Aubameyang received a pass and he gave the ball to Bukayo Saka who made an excellent pass to Lacazette. Lacazette tapped it in and Arsenal scored the lone goal in the match. The game ended 1 – 0 to Arsenal.
It’s only the first leg of the match and Olympiakos will travel to Arsenal later in the year to play the second leg.

source : https://futballnews.com/sakas-cross-to-lacazette-gave-arsenal-the-lead-against-olympiakos/

Juventus forward Cristiano Ronaldo has heaped praise on Paris Saint-Germain star Kylian Mbappe for his impressive displays this season in Ligue 1 and the Champions League.

Mbappe, who was part of the French team that won the 2018 World Cup, is currently one of the best players in the world. The Frenchman came into the football scene with Ligue 1 side Monaco in 2016/17 before joining PSG a year later. Mbappe has scored 24 goals this season, 15 of those coming in Ligue 1 and five in the UEFA Champions League.

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Source: https://futballnews.com/cristiano-ronaldo-speaks-on-kylian-mbappes-future-in-football/

The UEFA Champions League is back with a bang and goals have started pouring him from the first-leg of the round of 16 which started on Tuesday, February 18.

The top scorers in the UEFA Champions League this season have started emerging with Borrusia Dortmund striker Erling Braut Haaland leading the pack with ten goals and an assist followed by Bayern Munich’s striker Robert Lewandowski with the same goals.

The following are the top goal scorers in the competition:

Erling Braut Haaland (Salzburg/Borussia Dortmund): 10 goals
New Borrusia Dortmund striker Erling Haaland made history last night when he scored a brace against Paris Saint-Germaine to catch up with Lewandowski on ten goals. The 19-year-old may have changed clubs but his goalscoring form in the Champions League continues. He is only the second player to score 10 Champions League goals as a teenager.

There are 10 players on this list. see link below to read more

source : https://futballnews.com/2019-20-uefa-champions-league-highest-goalscorers/

The 28-year-old made his debut return after a four-match absence during PSG’s 2-1 Champions League round of 16 lost to Borussia Dortmund on Tuesday. The Brazilian was able to find the back of the net in the 75th minute but unfortunately, it wasn’t enough as Dortmund youngster Haland scored two goals in the 69th and 77th minute.

Believing that more goals should have come, PSG player Neymar has said his time away from the pitch has hindered his performance in a drastic way. The forward also blamed his club for keeping him out of the competition.

source: https://futballnews.com/neymar-blame-psg-from-keeping-me-from-playing/

Atletico Madrid secured a narrow 1-0 win over Liverpool in the Champions League knockout round first leg thanks to Saul Niguez’s early strike. The Spanish midfielder gave his side an advantage into the second leg in three weeks’ time at Anfield.

Klopp named his strongest line-up for the game, with Fabinho playing alongside captain Jordan Henderson and Gorgio Wijnaldum. The German also welcomes Sadio Mane back to the team from a hamstring injury. The Reds Liverpool dominated the game cut couldn’t find the back of the net, with Mohamed Salah going close twice, and Henderson shooting wide in the second half

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source : https://futballnews.com/champions-league-atletico-madrid-vs-liverpool-post-match-report/

Erling has been impressive since he joined Borussia Dortmund. He has scored 10 goals in 7 Champions League match and today he scored 2 goals against Paris Saint-Germain F.C. Erling Haaland scored his first goal at the 69th minuted and he scored the second one at the 77th minuted.


Source: https://futballnews.com/erling-haaland-scores-2-goals-against-psg-in-the-champions-league-match/

Here are the top four football power couples and their love stories:

4.Luis Suarez and Sofia Balbi

Luis Suarez wasn’t always a renowned footballer, the forward comes from a humble beginning and had to work hard to make his dream come true. He started playing football when he was 6-years- old but quit shortly afterward when his father left him and his mother. Suarez later took up a job as a street sweeper and started playing football again when he had a much better balance on his life. His potential football career was almost cut short due to his aggression on the field. Coaches would threaten to remove him from the game and said he wouldn’t play forever if he didn’t change his attitude.

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source : https://futballnews.com/top-four-football-power-couples/

Liverpool will go into their Champions League knockout stages rest assured they have secured a spot for next seasons competition. Liverpool became the first club to qualify for the 2020/21 Champions League after their 1-0 win over Norwich thanks to a late goal by Sadio Mane. Mane, returned from injury in time to help his side continue their unbeaten run and secure a spot for next seasons Champions League.

The 2020 Premier League Champion Liverpool

A 2-0 home defeat for Chelsea by Manchester United on Monday, now see the Reds 25 points clear at the top of the Premier League table. Liverpool are on the top of the league table with 76 points in 26 games. With the race to finish top four coming close, Sunday’s win now sees Jurgen Klopp side 35 points clear of fourth-placed Chelsea. What this means is, even if Liverpool were to lose all of their remaining matches and Chelsea were to win all 12 fixtures remaining, they would only be able to amass 75 points which would make Liverpool still come out on top.

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source: https://futballnews.com/liverpool-becomes-the-first-team-to-qualify-for-2020-21-champions-league/

Guardiola has been able to help City set an outstanding record in which he has won five major trophies. Though two Premier League titles have been overlooked since he has failed to take the club past the quarter-finals of the Champions League in the last three seasons.

“I want to win the Champions League,” Guardiola told Sky Sports.

”I dream [of it] and I will enjoy preparing for the games against Madrid, to see what we can do and this process, two weeks before, will be the happiest moments of my profession, to imagine what we can do to beat them.”





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Los Angeles Lakers legend Kobe Bryant is among five people killed in a helicopter crash in Calabasas, California, a source confirmed to ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski. Bryant was 41

Meanwhile, the cause of the crash is yet to be ascertained, witnesses reported hearing the helicopter’s engine sputtering before it went down. Also, investigation is still on to know where the chopper was coming from and where it was headed.

However, TMZ recently reported that the 41-year-old athlete was heading to Mamba Academy for a basketball practice when the crash happened. Unfortunately, Kobe Bryant’s 13-year-old daughter, Gianna Maria Onore — aka GiGi was also on board and died in the crash.

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A derby. A game. A matchup. Tuesday night saw the two Manchester teams square up against each other at the Old Trafford. While a league cup semi final, it still is what it is, a Manchester derby.

In terms of the lineup, there were a few surprises from both managers. Manchester United manager, Ole Gunnar Solskjaer decided to start youngster, Brandon Williams at left back, and decided not to start Harry Maguire, instead, opting for Phil Jones. The midfield didn’t give much confidence, pairing Fred with Andreas Perieria. City on the other hand started without a striker, with Sterling, Mahrez and Bernardo Silva leading the lines for the blue side.

source : https://futballnews.com/manchester-united-1-manchester-city-3-pep-guardiola-gets-revenge-in-carabao-cup/

Brighton have confirmed the arrests of two home fans and one Chelsea supporter. The three incidents are said to be unrelated. Three fans were ejected from the Amex Stadium and subsequently arrested for “unacceptable abuse” during Brighton’s home draw against Chelsea on New Year’s Day.

“Two home supporters and one visiting supporter were ejected from the Amex and subsequently arrested, for three separate incidents of unacceptable abuse during yesterday’s match against Chelsea,” Brighton said in a club statement.

“Yet again it is with regret that we report the ejection of two home supporters – one for racist abuse of Chelsea players and one for homophobic abuse aimed at Chelsea supporters.”

Brighton said one Chelsea fan was also removed by club stewards for homophobic abuse aimed at home supporters.

“All three were arrested by Sussex Police outside the stadium and now face prosecution,” the club said.

source : https://futballnews.com/three-arrested-during-brighton-vs-chelsea/

Arsenal is at home hosting Manchester United and the game is going towards Arsenal side. This is the first match for Arsenal in the year 2020 and they are determined to win following a rough start since the new head coach Mikel Arteta took over.

Chelsea beat Arsenal at the second half of Arsenal’s most recent match after Arsenal was leading first. As a result, Arsenal is not willing to let this win get away from them. They are leading at first half and they are playing well to maintain the win in the second half.

Sources : https://futballnews.com/arsenal-2-and-manchester-united-0-at-half-time/

Premier League sides Arsenal and Manchester United are set to battle for the signature of £42m-rated Parma and Sweden international Dejan Kulusevski.

The 19-year-old who is on loan from Italian side Atalanta is really enjoying a stunning season in Parma. Kulusevski came through the academy at Atalanta, after moving over from Sweden in 2016.

Kulusevski was available for just £8.5million during the summer. Now the midfielder’s value has increased due to his stellar performance in Serie A with Parma.

According to reports, a number of other top European clubs including Juventus and Inter Milan are also keen on snapping up the player. Kulusevski has made 13 appearances for Parma so far this campaign, scoring three goals. His latest was during a 2-1 win over Napoli on Saturday.

Meanwhile, the midfielder made his senior international debut in November and some of the Premier League’s big clubs have sent scouts to watch him in recent weeks, including United and Arsenal.

Kulusevski’s agent is believed to have already met clubs over a transfer move next season and his value could go up if he performs well for Sweden at the upcoming European championships.

Despite interest in him, the player has said that he has no intention of leaving Parma or a move away from the Serie A in January. According to the 19-year-old, he is happy playing football at Parma.

He said: “I’m fine at Parma, I’m happy to be here, I’ve found the perfect club.

“The market? I’m playing well, so it’s normal to write about other clubs, but I don’t think about (a January move) because I have an annual deal with Parma.”

It is understood that despite their Champions League exploits and the cash benefit they will receive from having qualified for the knockout stages, Atalanta are likely to cash in Kulusevski during the transfer window.

source : https://futballnews.com/arsenal-set-to-battle-man-utd-for-42m-parma-star-dejan-kulusevski/

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