Real Madrid have confirmed that Luka Jovic will join the club from Eintracht Frankfurt this summer. Spanish news outlet Marca are reporting that the fee agreed is in the region of €60m. The transfer is pretty significant because it’s the first time in around ten years that Los Blancos have signed a proper number nine. […]
Posted on June 8th, 2019 by scott
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BBC Sport have confirmed that Zinedine Zidane has returned to Real Madrid as their head coach, after walking away from the same job last summer. The La Liga giants have already binned two managers since the Frenchman’s departure in May, with both Julen Lopetegui and Santiago Solari failing to impress in the Bernabeu dugout this […]
Posted on March 11th, 2019 by scott
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Today The Sun are reporting that Chelsea are targeting former Real Madrid manager Zinedine Zidane to replace current head coach Maurizio Sarri. When the Italian boss arrived at Stamford Bridge back in the summer, it was decided that he was the man to bring swashbuckling football to the London club. Early in the season, ‘Sarri-ball’ […]
Posted on February 13th, 2019 by scott
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The date – 15th of May 2002 Destination – Glasgow I woke up on the fifteenth of May in 2002 and I was beyond excited. Not only was my home city of Glasgow hosting that day’s Champions League final between Spanish giants Real Madrid and German cracks Bayer Leverkusen but it was also my eighteenth […]
Posted on January 30th, 2019 by scott
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The Daily Mirror broke a news story last night stating that Manchester United will sack manager Jose Mourinho after their game against Newcastle United this weekend, no matter what the final result is today. The Old Trafford club have since come out and denied the bold claims but you wouldn’t be overly surprised given United’s […]
Posted on October 6th, 2018 by scott
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As Manchester United fell to their first defeat of the Premier League season, all the drama returned to the fore. Jose Mourinho and Ed Woodward’s relationship doesn’t seem to be a happy one, Jose Mourinho’s relationship with Paul Pogba doesn’t seem to be rosy, Marcus Rashford and Anthony Martial don’t seem overly happy at […]
Posted on August 20th, 2018 by scott
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Cristiano Ronaldo has been sensational at this summer’s World Cup (so far). He produced a majestic performance as he scored a wonderful hat-trick to get a draw with Spain in Portugal’s opening game and then he followed that up with a superb header that downed Morocco this afternoon. That’s seen the forward already leading the scoring charts […]
Posted on June 20th, 2018 by scott
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I have the upmost respect for Cristiano Ronaldo. I don’t doubt he’s currently the best player in the world and has immense talent. Real Madrid boss Zinedine Zidane has managed him properly in the last twelve months and that will ensure the Portuguese superstar remains on top of his game for longer. Unfortunately I can’t […]
Posted on August 15th, 2017 by scott
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In all honesty I don’t think Real Madrid really wanted to pursue AS Monaco striker Kylian Mbappe’s signature this summer. They’d have been happy to leave the young Frenchman alone and spend another year in the south coast of France. But the increasing unpredictability that has surrounded this transfer window along with the strong […]
Posted on July 29th, 2017 by scott
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We can never underestimate the amount luck plays when it comes to football. Every great team benefits from luck. But I think we now have to accept that Real Madrid boss Zinedine Zidane has more about him than just a lucky streak. Zizou is on the verge of guiding his Real side to a second […]
Posted on June 3rd, 2017 by scott
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