Luis Suarez will have to wait for his full Atletico Madrid debut after the former Barcelona striker was named on the bench for Sunday s clash with Granada.
Uruguay star Suarez completed a €6million move to Atleti on Friday, after being deemed surplus to requirements by Barca.
New Barca boss Ronald Koeman revealed in his news conference on Saturday that, while he planned to discard Suarez anyway, the decision to sell the former Liverpool star had already been made before he arrived at Camp Nou, much to Lionel Messi s chagrin.
Diego Simeone was full of praise for his latest addition in the build-up to Atleti s home game against Granada, confirming the 33-year-old would be involved, though he did not reveal if Suarez would start.
Ultimately, the striker ha…
Aitor Karanka has left his role as manager of Nottingham Forest after the club agreed to release him from his contract.
Speculation has been building over recent weeks that the Spaniard s days at the City Ground were numbered, amid rumours of a major fall-out with the club s hierarchy.
Karanka was appointed in January last year, having been sacked by Middlesbrough in March 2017 with the club heading for relegation from the Premier League.
His last game in charge of Forest was Saturday s 2-0 FA Cup third-round defeat at Chelsea. His most recent Championship outing was an impressive 4-2 defeat of leaders Leeds United on New Year s Day, a triumph which ended a five-match winless run and leaves Forest just one place and four points outside the play-offs.
Ai…
The great Arrigo Sacchi is in awe of genius Luciano Spalletti s Napoli team, comparing them to his Milan side and Pep Guardiola s Barcelona.
Sacchi s Rossoneri were widely considered one of the greatest club teams of all time, but the coach sees similarities in Napoli s class of 2022-23.
The Partenopei are unbeaten through 12 matches in Serie A, opening up a five-point gap at the top already as they chase a first Scudetto since Diego Maradona s time at the club.
In the Champions League, Napoli have five wins from five, including remarkable 4-1 and 6-1 defeats of Liverpool and Ajax respectively.
Sacchi, in an interview with Il Mattino, suggested a run to the semi-finals should be the minimum goal for this season, while he is backing them for domestic succe…
Tim Leiweke, president of AEG, the company which owns LA Galaxy, believes that David Beckham will not leave the club in January.
Beckham has been strongly linked with returning to Europe in the winter transfer window as his MLS contract with LA Galaxy runs out next month.
Paris Saint-Germain have expressed an interest in the 36-year-old, while a move back to the Premier League with QPR has been mooted as another possibility.
However, Leiweke is confident Beckham will extend his stay at the club.
I think David is loyal to us, Leiweke told Sports Illustrated.
Despite all the rumours and bulls out there about David going to France or the Premier League, David only leaves the Galaxy if David and we decide that.
In fact, I believe David wi…
Robinho is likely to move away from Milan, according to the player s representative Marisa Ramos.
The Brazil international has spent four years at San Siro since a move from Manchester City in 2010, but only started 15 Serie A games in the 2013-14 campaign.
Among much speculation about a move away from Italy, Milan director Adrian Galliani confirmed on Thursday that the club were in talks with MLS expansion franchise Orlando City.
However, Galliani stated that the two sides were very far away from an agreement and on Friday, Ramos declared that his client was unlikely to stay in Milan, although held back from naming any potential destinations.
I don t think we will have a meeting with Galliani or any of the clubs looking for him today, Ramos told MilanNe…
As Real Madrid and Atletico Madrid prepare to do battle in the Champions League final, we take a look at what happened the day prior to the San Siro showdown.
HOW MANY MORE ?
The Champions League is a glamorous occasion the best players in the world on display in front of a packed-out crowd.
But behind all the glitz of European club football s annual spectacle, there are the jobs that nobody would envy.
Spare a thought for the few organisers who spent a long time on Friday morning putting flags on every seat in the Real Madrid end. They can at least take solace from the thought it will be worth it come kick-off on Saturday.
A handful of poor souls in charge of putting flags on every seat in the end
— Harry West (@West1…
Guardado offered to Benfica
Portuguese daily newspaper that Benfica have been offered a chance to sign Mexican midfielder Andres Guardado from Valencia.
Los Che are set to complete the signing of Enzo Perez from Estadio da Luz, and it appears the Mexican footballer could be included in the deal.
Valencia are prepared to offer €25 million plus one of Andres Guardado, Jonas or Joao Pereira in exchange for the Argentine, and chances are the Eagles will jump at the opportunity to sign the Mexico international.
The 27-year-old has returned to Mestalla following an unsuccessful loan spell at Bayer Leverkusen, but he does not appear to be in the first team plans of new coach Nuno Espirito Santo.
Guardado proved he still has what it takes to play at t…
New Liverpool signing Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain made an instant impact on Jurgen Klopp when the German saw him action for the first time in 2014.
Oxlade-Chamberlain, who sealed a reported £35million move to Anfield on Thursday, played for Arsenal against Klopp s Borussia Dortmund in the Champions League three years ago.
It was the first glimpse Klopp had of the England international live and he was impressed by what he saw.
I remember the first time I saw him play live – it was at Dortmund in 2014 and he came on as a sub that day and made a big impact, Klopp told Liverpool s official website.
He stood out immediately because of his pace and skills and his attitude in such a big game for a young player; I remember him chasing back to make a brilliant …
Pep Guardiola has challenged Eliaquim Mangala to prove his worth to Manchester City after Vincent Kompany s latest calf injury and the failure to sign a new centre-back offered the France international a potential reprieve at the Etihad Stadium.
Mangala arrived for a reported £32million from Porto in August 2014 but, after impressing alongside Kompany on his debut in a 1-1 draw with Chelsea, the powerful defender turned in regularly error-strewn performances.
After two seasons of failing to iron out his flaws under Manuel Pellegrini, the 26-year-old spent last season on loan at Valencia.
Mangala has also fallen out of contention with Les Bleus and was linked with an escape from his time in Manchester as an expensive flop, with both Crystal Palace and West Brom …
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