Andres Iniesta has accused Jose Mourinho of cultivating hatred between Real Madrid and Barcelona players during his time in LaLiga and says it led to unbearable tension within the Spain national team.
Mourinho spent three years in charge of Madrid after leaving Inter in 2010 and, during his reign, the Clasico rivalry became hugely bitter.
The most notable incident around a match occurred during a Supercopa de Espana clash in August 2011, when Mourinho appeared to poke Pep Guardiola s assistant Tito Vilanova in the eye amid a touchline fracas.
Mourinho then referred to Vilanova as Pito – Spanish slang for male genitalia – after the match, claiming he had no idea who Guardiola s assistant was, while Gerard Pique accused the Portuguese coach of ruining Spanish f…
Manchester United say they are working “through the final stages” of their internal investigation into Mason Greenwood having completed the “fact-finding phase”.
The 21-year-old has been suspended by the club since January 30, 2022, over allegations relating to a young woman after images and videos were posted online.
Greenwood was facing charges including attempted rape and assault until the Crown Prosecution Service announced six months ago that the case had been discontinued.
The forward has remained suspended by United throughout this period and the club are now close to announcing their decision on his future, having shelved plans to do it before their Premier League opener.
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New Barcelona signing Frenkie de Jong is more like Andres Iniesta than Sergio Busquets, according to Ajax scout Tonny Bruins Slot.
The LaLiga leaders announced on Wednesday that the midfielder will join from Ajax in July for a fee that could rise to €86million.
Paris Saint-Germain and Manchester City are among the teams who had also been interested in De Jong, but the 21-year-old was persuaded to move to Camp Nou thanks to Barca s determined efforts to sign him.
The player has been tipped as a possible successor to Busquets, having impressed in the Eredivisie both as a central midfielder and occasionally as a sweeper.
Bruins Slot, who was Johan Cruyff s assistant for Barca s Dream Team between 1988 and 1995 and has been an opposition scout and board mem…
Liverpool versus Bayern Munich is arguably the tie of the round in the Champions League s last 16, but it is just one of three matches between Bundesliga and Premier League sides at this stage of the competition.
Bundesliga leaders Borussia Dortmund will go head-to-head with Tottenham, while Schalke s January signing Rabbi Matondo will have a chance to show his old club Manchester City what they are missing.
Games between German and English giants have often produced classic matches, with the 1999 and 2012 Champions League finals among them.
Here, Omnisport picks out six of the most memorable meetings between Bundesliga and Premier League sides in Europe s elite competitions.
Bayern Munich 1 Norwich City 2 19/10/1993
Jeremy Goss is per…
Juventus have revealed midfielder Khephren Thuram and winger Timothy Weah both suffered hamstring injuries in their season-opening victory over Como in Serie A.
Juve began their first campaign under former Bologna coach Thiago Motta with a 3-0 win over Cesc Fabregas newly promoted side in Turin.
Forward Samuel Mbangula put the Bianconeri ahead with a fine solo goal before Weah blasted home off the underside of the crossbar to make it 2-0 shortly before half-time.
However, the United States wideman was substituted at the break after appearing to suffer a hamstring strain, while Thuram – signed from Nice last month – was also withdrawn before Andrea Cambiaso added a late third.
The Italian giants have now confirmed both players sustained hamstring issue…
Tottenham Women have pulled off an incredible coup by agreeing a move for United States international Alex Morgan.
Two-time World Cup winner Morgan has signed for the 2020-21 season, subject to obtaining a visa, which will be Spurs second as a professional side in the WSL.
The 31-year-old attacker will arrive from Orlando Pride ahead of the Fall Series and the team will retain her NWSL rights upon her return.
Morgan, who will be reunited with Pride loanees Alanna Kennedy and Shelina Zadorsky in north London, has not played competitively since giving birth to her daughter in May.
Pride head coach Marc Skinner said: We understand and support Alex heading to England in order to obtain more match and training opportunities.
Returning to play has been…
Cristiano Ronaldo insisted he was happy at Real Madrid, but the star forward was noncommittal about a possible contract extension.
Ronaldo scored a brace on his 400th Madrid appearance to guide the LaLiga giants to a 3-1 Champions League win over Borussia Dortmund on Tuesday.
The Portugal star is contracted until mid-2021, but seemingly may consider a renewal.
However, Ronaldo said any questions about his contract should be directed to Madrid president Florentino Perez, although the former Manchester United star said he was happy in the Spanish capital.
If I will renew? It s a good question, he told Atresmedia.
I am glad. Things happen naturally, but it is a question that the president can answer best.
I m happy, I do what I like and I …
Riyad Mahrez has finally got the move he wanted from Leicester City, becoming the record signing for Manchester City.
Mahrez has joined the Premier League champions on a five-year deal for a reported £60million, launching him to the top of the pile in City s spending list.
Aymeric Laporte became their record signing in January but his £57m arrival from Athletic Bilbao has now been surpassed the sixth time the club has set a new benchmark since Sheikh Mansour s 2008 takeover.
Here, we take a look at the players who City have splashed the most cash on how have they fared at the Etihad Stadium?
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Robinho £32.5m from Real Madrid, September 2008
September 1, 2008 was a breathless affa…
Argentina continued their unbeaten start to World Cup qualifying with a 1-1 draw against Paraguay at La Bombonera on Thursday.
Angel Romero s penalty gave Paraguay a first-half lead, but his opener was cancelled out by Nicolas Gonzalez s header.
After falling behind, Argentina were dominant, and Lionel Messi had a second-half goal ruled out following a VAR check.
Lionel Scaloni s men were forced to settle for a point and are unbeaten through three qualifiers to top the CONMEBOL standings with seven points, while Paraguay are also yet to taste defeat and have five points.
After a bright start, Paraguay took a deserved 21st-minute lead through Romero s penalty.
Miguel Almiron s strong run at the Argentina defence saw the attacker brought down by Luc…
Jurgen Klopp feels Carlo Ancelotti s arrival at Everton makes them more dangerous opponents for Liverpool despite the latter s strong record in the Merseyside derby.
Sunday s game at Anfield is the tie of the third round, with Ancelotti who missed out on the Liverpool job to Klopp in 2015 set for his first experience of the famous fixture.
Klopp and Ancelotti have faced off a number of times during their managerial careers, including in the Champions League group stage in each of the past two seasons.
Liverpool only won one of their four meetings with Ancelotti s Napoli in the competition, losing twice, while Real Madrid knocked out Klopp s Borussia Dortmund under the Italian s leadership en route to Champions League glory in 2013-14.
Ancelotti has led E…