Jose Maria Marin, the 87-year-old former president of the Brazilian Football Confederation, was released from US prison. Federal judge Pamela Chen authorised his release on compassionate grounds. This followed a request by his lawyers. Marin was serving a four-year prison sentence for accepting millions of dollars in bribes as part of the global FIFA […]

  Xavi Hernandez has expressed his desire to coach Barcelona in the future but indicates that he will not return until another board gives the club a new sense of direction. Hernandez is in charge of Al-Sadd in Qatar and turned down an approach in January after Barca sacked Ernesto Valverde, which led to the […]

  Juventus confirmed a pay cut to the squad and the manager decided to save about € 90 million. Tuttosport reported this morning that club captain Giorgio Chiellini had spoken with other senior players to agree to a reduction in salary in the months ahead. The club has now released an official statement confirming the […]

  During the midst of the ongoing coronavirus pandemic, Juventus player Cristiano Ronaldo donated five ventilators and even committed to a reduction in pay. With 86,498 cases and 9,134 deaths confirmed, Ronaldo has returned to Portugal to self-isolate as COVID-19 has taken a devastating toll in Italy. Juventus star Cristiano Ronaldo has donated five ventilators […]

  According to club vice-chairwoman Karren Brady, West Ham has eight players in self-isolation after showing mild coronavirus symptoms. The Hammers are the latest Premier League club to be hit by the pandemic. Arsenal manager Mikel Arteta, Chelsea winger Callum Hudson-Odoi – both now recovered – and several unnamed Leicester players tested positive for the […]

  Manchester United player Marcus Rashford says the outbreak of coronavirus has not impacted his recovery from the back injury that has been sidelining him since January. Rashford sustained a double stress fracture in an FA Cup tie against Wolves that initially looked set to rule him out of the rest of the campaign. But, […]

  Real Betis playmaker Nabil Fekir has been named by Arsenal as a replacement for Dani Ceballos, whose loan deal expires this summer. El Desmarque cites a report in the Daily Star that the Gunners even held discussions with him last summer before he left Lyon but was already set on a move to Seville. […]

  Spain’s manager Luis Enrique says he will “always be grateful” to Barcelona’s former club and still hasn’t ruled out a future return to the Liga giants. The 49-year-old followed up spells at Roma and Celta Vigo with a successful stint at Camp Nou, where he won nine trophies in three seasons. Luis Enrique stepped […]

  Nigeria’s Wilfred Ndidi has been named Premier League’s most successful all-round holding midfielder by former Arsenal star Adrian Clarke. The Gunners legend believes the Nigerian international is the Foxes midfield anchor holding Leicester City in place. He further noted that while Jamie Vardy is Leicester’s and the Premier League’s top scorer, it is Ndidi […]

  According to the news on Friday, Iconic former Newcastle United winger Nolberto Solano was arrested in his native Peru for violating the coronavirus lockdown to go to a party. The 45-year-old became the first Peruvian to join an English Premier League team when he signed for Newcastle in 1998, quickly becoming a firm fan […]