Ander Herrera hopes his team-mate David de Gea ignores rumoured interest from Real Madrid to become a Manchester United great.
The former Atletico Madrid goalkeeper was close to moving to the Santiago Bernabeu in 2015, but the deal collapsed late in the transfer window.
He has overcome the disappointment of failing to secure a return to the Spanish capital and continues to produce outstanding performances between the posts at Old Trafford.
Asked during an interview with Marca if he thinks his fellow Spaniard will eventually join Madrid, Herrera replied: Hopefully not. He is the best goalkeeper in the Premier League for me and for many people.
He s been at the club for six years. He is very close to [former United goalkeeper Edwin] van der Sar in games …
Massimiliano Allegri is keen for Juventus to get the Serie A and Coppa Italia titles locked up before thinking about the Champions League final against Real Madrid.
Juve can claim a historic sixth straight Scudetto with a point against second-place Roma at the Stadio Olimpico on Sunday and they will stay in the Italian capital in order to face Lazio in the Coppa Italia final three days later.
Should the Turin giants get the job done in both competitions they will have a chance to become just the second Italian side to complete a treble when the take on Real Madrid in the Champions League final in Cardiff on June 3.
But rather than getting carried away with thoughts about what could end up as the greatest season in Juve s history, Allegri is keen to remain caution…
Netherlands head coach Frank de Boer agrees with Virgil van Dijk s decision to sit out Euro 2020 and expects Georginio Wijnaldum and Matthijs de Ligt to fill the leadership void.
Dutch skipper Van Dijk confirmed two weeks ago that he will miss the tournament to focus on getting fully fit for the start of pre-season with Liverpool.
The 29-year-old missed the majority of the 2020-21 campaign due to an anterior cruciate ligament injury sustained against Everton in October, though he is now back in individual training.
De Boer accepts Van Dijk will be a big loss for Oranje in their quest to win a second European Championship title, but understands the decision taken by the centre-back.
Virgil made the decision himself, De Boer said at a news conference o…
One man s trash is another man s treasure.
A fine Euro 2016 campaign put Andre Gomes – than a Valencia player – under the spotlight and it wasn’t too long before Barcelona came knocking on the door with €35 million in the bag.
High expectations were placed on the Portuguese midfielder’s shoulders at the time but the pressure was too big for him. Gomes crumbled underneath it, widely failing to impress and justify the price tag, ultimately forcing the Catalans to get rid of his services.
Move to Everton – Right Decision
Two seasons into his life at Camp Nou, . The Premier League was always going to be a stern test of his qualities but at the moment the English top tier is proving to be just the playing ground the talented midfielder needed.
Having ov…
Fenerbache striker Dani Guiza says he was reduced to tears when he learned he was left out of Spain s 2010 World Cup squad which went on to win the tournament for the first time in the country s history.
I cried a lot. It is normal, they took away my childhood dream of playing for my country in a World Cup, the biggest dream for any Spanish footballer, the 30-year-old said in an interview published in sports daily AS.
Guiza said he received a call from Spanish football federation sporting director Fernando Hierro in May half an hour before Spain coach Vicente del Bosque announced his 23-man World Cup squad to warn him that he was not on the list.
The tears came out then and I didn t know what to do. I had my bottles of champagne ready for when the list was pub…
(GSM) Former Serbia striker Mateja Kežman has parted ways with Ligue 1 giants PSG after the club decided to terminate his contract with mutual consent.
Kežman, who has managed just five goals in two years since he signed from Turkish side Fenerbahçe, would have seen his current contract expire next summer but both parties have agreed to end the much-travelled striker s deal ahead of schedule.
The former Chelsea and PSV frontman had made just two substitute appearances for PSG this term having spent last season on loan at Russian outfit Zenit Saint Petersburg.
Paris St Germain and Mateja Kežman has reached an agreement today to terminate the player s contract, read a statement on the club s official website.
The club wishes to thank Mateja for his p…
Juan Roman Riquelme struck a stunning free-kick but Boca Juniors still lost 2-1 to arch-rivals River Plate in the Superclasico.
River Plate hit the front through Manuel Lanzini just before the hour-mark on Sunday at La Bombonera but Riquelme s pin-point free-kick 10 minutes later sent the home fans into ecstasy as the hosts looked set to stretch their unbeaten run in the Superclasico to five games.
But with four minutes remaining, Ramiro Funes Mori headed a corner into the net, silencing the home crowd and giving River their first competitive win over Boca since 2010.
River s victory took them to 17 points in fourth in the Argentina Primera Division, just one point adrift of leaders Colon, who suffered their first defeat in nine matches.
Colon lost 1-0 at Arsenal…
Argentina coach Alejandro Sabella is just one win away from silencing his critics once and for all.
One suggestion has been that Sabella does little of the coaching and superstar attacker Lionel Messi has a prominent role in tactics and team selection.
Not only is that disrespectful to the former Estudiantes coach, but also 27-year-old Messi, who has starred under Sabella.
The 59-year-old, set to step down after the final according to his representative, named Messi captain when he took over in August 2011 and his skipper has rarely let him down, scoring 25 international goals since then.
For all of the Barcelona star s influence, including four goals in the FIFA World Cup group stages, he has yet to net in the knockout phase.
Former Estudiantes …
Actor Norman Reedus has suffered a “minor” concussion on the set of The Walking Dead. Jeffrey Chassen, the actor’s spokesperson, confirmed the news to Deadline on Wednesday.
“He is recovering well and will return to work soon,” said Chassen.
As of this writing, the circumstances surrounding the injury are still unclear. It has not yet been revealed whether the incident occurred while Reedus was filming or just on set Come from Sports betting site VPbet . The news initially came out via Fandemic Tour, a Florida-based comic and pop culture convention where Reedus and other castmates were slated to appear this coming weekend. The convention posted news of the cancellation on March 15, along with the…
Mohamed Salah, Trent Alexander-Arnold and Roberto Firmino ensured Liverpool kept up with the searing pace set by Premier League leaders Manchester City by scoring in a 3-0 win at Watford.
Jurgen Klopp s side struggled to find a way through the Hornets defence for 66 minutes on Saturday, the Reds perhaps having an eye on Wednesday s pivotal Champions League game away to Paris Saint-Germain.
The hosts could have taken all three points, Gerard Deulofeu having an early goal ruled out for offside while a strong penalty appeal from Will Hughes was denied by the referee.
But Salah hit a first-time finish through the legs of goalkeeper Ben Foster, scoring his fourth goal in five Premier League games, before Alexander-Arnold s wonderful free-kick put the visitors in …