Real Madrid fans should show more respect towards star forward Cristiano Ronaldo for what he has achieved with the club, according to Kaka.
Ronaldo, 31, joined the La Liga outfit from Manchester United in 2009 and has gone on to score over 350 goals in seven seasons in the Spanish capital, winning a La Liga and Champions League in that time.
However, the Portugal international has been jeered by sections of the Madrid supporter base this season, along with several of his team-mates.
And Kaka, who played alongside Ronaldo for four years between 2009 and 2013, believes Ronaldo deserves more respect from the fans.
Cristiano is a great player, I am not just talking about his quality, but in terms of what he has contributed to Madrid, the Orlando City mid…
Tottenham s appointment of Ange Postecoglou is part of a golden era for Australian football, according to James Johnson.
Postecoglou was handed a four-year deal at Spurs on Tuesday, leaving Scottish champions Celtic after two successful years which culminated in a domestic treble.
Football Australia CEO Johnson believes Tottenham fans are wrong to hold concerns over Postecoglou – who has been hired to replace Antonio Conte – even if the 57-year-old was not one of the biggest names available.
Johnson feels Postecoglou s track record speaks for itself and is certain he will succeed in the Premier League in an era of rapid progress for figures connected with Australian football.
Australian football is in a golden era right now, Johnson said to Stats Per…
Brighton and Hove Albion midfielder Enock Mwepu has been forced to retire at the age of 24 after being diagnosed with a hereditary heart condition.
The Zambia captain fell ill while on a flight to join up with his national side during the recent international break and spent a period of time in hospital in Mali.
After undergoing further tests, it was discovered Mwepu s illness was down to a heart condition, which can worsen over time and be exacerbated by playing sport.
Brighton confirmed on Monday that Mwepu has called time on his career, as he would have an extremely high risk of suffering a cardiac arrest should he continue playing.
In a statement on the club s official website, Mwepu said he intends to stay involved in football in some capacity.
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In this footballing climate, what are Bayern Munich and where do they sit in its pecking order?
From Barcelona, to Paris Saint-Germain and Juventus in recent years, the financial and footballing disparity between Europe s elite and the rest has warped perception. Lifting the league trophy at the end of the season no longer provides safety for a head coach.
Even then, Bayern are an extreme example. In the six years since Pep Guardiola left for Manchester City, they have gone through six head coaches, despite winning the Bundesliga in every season over that same period.
Bayern have been global standard-bearers for nearly four decades. Where other clubs and leagues have had lull periods away from the very highest levels of European football, they have consistently…
Bayern Munich are interested in signing Julian Alvarez from Manchester City in the summer transfer window, according to . The report has claimed that Bundesliga champions Bayern have voiced an interest in the Argentina international striker, but City are not willing to sell him.
City, who won the Premier League, the FA Cup and the UEFA Champions League last season, have reportedly “laughed off suggestions they could be willing to part ways” with Alvarez. The striker, who won the 2022 Qatar World Cup with Argentina, is behind Erling Haaland in the pecking order at the Etihad Stadium.
Alvarez made 13 starts and 18 substitute appearances in the Premier League for City last season. The 23-year-old scored nine goals in those games. The striker also made four starts and s…
Prior to the home game against Watford, Mauricio Pochettino had pointed to a dinner invite from his Tottenham players as an indication of their continued support.
The offer was less about attending his last supper and instead a sign they remained strong as a unit, determined to turn around a campaign that had started unravelling rapidly prior to the international break, according to the defiant Spurs boss.
Against the Hornets, there was certainly no sign of a lack of effort from the team. The problem was more to do with the lack of a cutting edge, culminating in a 1-1 draw that stops the rot but offers little in the way of long-term optimism.
The fixture list had seemingly served up an appetising offer for Spurs to move on quickly from back-to-back defeats ear…
There are no doubts over the big game of this weekend in the Premier League.
Liverpool host the only team to have taken points off them so far this season as bitter rivals Manchester United make the trip to Anfield.
Manchester City and Leicester City, second and third respectively, face matches against Crystal Palace and Burnley.
Watford, rejuvenated under Nigel Pearson, might fancy their chances of claiming a big scalp when they welcome Jose Mourinho s Tottenham to Vicarage Road.
Elsewhere in London, Arsenal will be eyeing victory over Sheffield United, while David Moyes is preparing for a reunion when West Ham take on Everton.
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There is almost no doubt that Alvaro Morata will be back on the bench when Real Madrid meet Atletico Madrid on Saturday. There is no doubt at all that he deserves much better.
Zinedine Zidane called on the striker for the short trip to Leganes as he chose to rest Cristiano Ronaldo, Gareth Bale and Karim Benzema. There was no small amount of pressure on him to perform in the absence of the BBC , especially after Barcelona had just battered Sevilla to move back to the top of LaLiga.
As he has so often this season, Morata responded. Whether or not he scored a hat-trick is up for debate Madrid, at least, insist he should be credited with a third goal that deflected in off Martin Mantovani but his impact was beyond a doubt. Madrid would not have won 4-2, and would not be top …
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Juventus are set to welcome Parma to the Allianz Stadium on Sunday evening when the two teams do battle for points in the 20th round of this season s Serie A roller coaster, with different goals set for their respective campaigns.
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The champions are, naturally, fighting to defend their title and there can be no opponent in the league against which any other result but a win is good enough, especially on home soil. Having won the title every year since 2012, it s not really surprising to see them at the top of the table, where they currently reside with at total of 48 points from the previous 19 games, two more than Inter Milan in second place and six more than Lazio in third.
Their team is built to shoot for the stars, …
Mauricio Pochettino is confident Tottenham will be able to play the home leg of their Champions League quarter-final at the club s new stadium.
Spurs had initially hoped to relocate into their new permanent home early this season, but construction delays have kept them at Wembley, which they also used throughout the 2017-18 campaign.
The situation was particularly frustrating for the club and supporters when a home EFL Cup tie against Watford back in September had to be played in Milton Keynes due to another event taking place at the national stadium.
Pochettino said in November last year that he hoped a February move-in date was possible, and although that proved to be an impossibility, the Spurs boss appears to have confirmed reports that the switch…