In an era of a bloated transfer market and a significant hike in transfer fees, Real Madrid’s €3.9m deal for a Mallorcan teenager appears increasingly priceless. Just months earlier, the European champions had announced Colombian playmaker James Rodriguez as their marquee summer signing for €75m, while Angel Di Maria left the club for a similar fee to join Manchester United.
Read moreChelsea have completed the signing of juventus striker Gonzalo-higuain. Higuain has joined chelsea on loan for the remainder of the season. The 31-year-old striker moves to Stamford Bridge from Italian side. He spent the first half of the campaign on loan at ac-milan where he scored eight goals. Upon completing his loan move to chelsea, Higuain, who will wear the number nine shirt, said: “When the opportunity
Read moreReal Madrid forward Cristiano Ronaldo has received some support from across the Clasico divide by Barcelona defender Nelson Semedo. This season, the Ballon d’Or winner has found himself criticised at times for his lack of goals in LaLiga, along with Karim Benzema. However, Semedo, who plays with Ronaldo at international level for Portugal, defended the striker and believes blame should be shared
Read moreParis Saint-Germain star Neymar could join Real Madrid but it will be difficult, according to Chelsea forward Alvaro Morata. The Brazil international has again been linked to the La Liga champions, with Madrid captain Sergio Ramos saying the door was open for the 25-year-old. Neymar made a world-record move from Madrid’s fierce rivals Barcelona to PSG in August and has
Read moreIt was a tense affair at BC Place on Sunday night as Cascadia rivals Vancouver Whitecaps FC and the Seattle Sounders battled to a 0-0 draw in the first leg of the Western Conference Semifinals. The two will travel to Seattle on Thursday to see who advances to the Western Conference Championship. There were few attacking opportunities for either team as both will
Read moreBarcelona maintained their unbeaten start to the La Liga season with a hard-fought win at Athletic Bilbao. Champions Real Madrid suffered an embarrassing defeat at La Liga first-timers Girona and are now eight points behind league leaders Barcelona. Atletico Madrid stumbled to their fifth draw of the season as Carlo’s Bacca’s late equalizer kept Villareal’s 3 year unbeaten run intact
Read moreSubstitute Anthony Martial scored a late winner as Manchester United beat Tottenham 1-0 on Saturday. Manchester City restored their five-point lead at the top of the Premier League with a 3-2 victory over West Brom on Saturday. Eden Hazard’s first Premier League goal of the season eased Chelsea past Bournemouth 1-0 at Dean Court. Aaron Ramsey hit his 50th goal for Arsenal as Arsene
Read moreThe pots for the UEFA Nations League have been confirmed as 55 teams across Europe prepare to do battle. The idea behind the tournament, set up by UEFA, is to rejuvenate international football on the continent. The competition, which starts in September 2018, will provide four qualifying spots for Euro 2020 and will determine the composition of the draw pots for the
Read moreCarlo Ancelotti has told Inter to end their pursuit of Bayern Munich midfielder Arturo Vidal ahead of their friendly meeting in the International Champions Cup. The Chile international, who joined Bayern from Juventus for €37million in 2015, has been linked with a move away amid reports Schalke’s Leon Goretzka could be heading to the Allianz Arena. At a pre-match press
Read moreLast week PUMA launched our latest footwear innovation NETFIT in NYC at an interactive press event featuring Usain Bolt, Yandel, YesJulz, NYCB, Bradley Wright-Phillips and Lisa Freestyle. Guests had an opportunity to hear directly from our brand ambassadors and had a chance to touch and feel the product and get creative by customizing their own shoes in a NETFIT lacing
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