6:16 AM ET The row between FIFA and domestic leagues over the international calendar is doing “irreversible damage” to football according to Atletico Madrid CEO Miguel Angel Gil Marin. The Atletico boss has warned that clubs may be forced to turn to a Super League-type alternative as “the only solution could be emancipation.” – Stream
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6:26 AM ET Adriana Garcia Ronnie Brunswijk is better known for his exploits off the pitch. Louis ALFAISIE/AFP via Getty Images Suriname Vice President Ronnie Brunswijk made history by becoming the oldest player, at 60 years of age, to play in an international club competition when he started in Tuesday’s 6-0 home loss to Olimpia in
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4:41 AM ET Adriana Garcia Cristiano Ronaldo‘s mother, Dolores Aveiro, has said her biggest desire before she dies is for her son to return and play for Sporting Lisbon. If that cannot happen, then she would settle for her grandson, Cristiano Jr, playing for Sporting, who became Portuguese champions last season for the first time
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6:43 AM ET Liverpool will go ahead with the planned expansion of the Anfield Road Stand, with an official ground-breaking ceremony scheduled for next week, the Premier League side said on Wednesday. The redevelopment of the stand will see 7,000 more seats added to Anfield, taking its overall capacity to more than 61,000 and making
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7:25 AM ET Sam Marsden Moises Llorens Barcelona coach Ronald Koeman refused to take questions from the media on Wednesday as he begged to be given more time to rebuild the team following a summer of upheaval at Camp Nou. The uncertainty surrounding Koeman’s future at Barca has grown since Monday’s 1-1 draw with Granada,
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3:00 AM ET Tor-Kristian Karlsen Robin van Persie won the title with Manchester United after leaving Arsenal. Jasper Juinen/Getty Images The most recent transfer window was unlike any other before it as world-class players like Lionel Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo moved clubs at the same time. But that got us thinking… Drawing inspiration from David Schoenfield’s
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