Barcelona striker Luis Suarez is excited for his Champions League reunion with former club Liverpool next week.
The Uruguay international left Anfield in 2014 for Camp Nou and is set to face his old team for the first time since his departure in Tuesday s semi-final first leg.
The 32-year-old has fond memories of his time on Merseyside and revealed the two eldest of his three children – Delfina, aged eight, and six-year-old Benjamin are eager to come with him to Merseyside.
My kids never go to Champions League games but they want to go to this one, he told the Guardian.
I was talking to [his wife] Sofi about Anfield and they said. We re going too. We ll all go, except maybe Lauti, [who was] six months [old] yesterday. Benja was v…
Ralf Rangnick suggested Liverpool have humiliated Manchester United this season following the Red Devils 4-0 defeat at Anfield on Tuesday.
It was the second time in 2021-22 that Liverpool have hammered United, with the Reds winning 5-0 at Old Trafford in November – but given they had a man sent off back then, Tuesday s result was arguably worse.
The nine goals United have conceded against Liverpool is the most they have ever shipped to one opponent in a single Premier League campaign – they last suffered a worse aggregate defeat across two fixtures against the same team back in 1892-93 (11-0 v Sunderland).
United s first-half display was particularly poor as Liverpool dominated throughout, with Rangnick s men making it to the break without attempting a s…
Neymar can still make a decisive impact on the World Cup, according to his former Barcelona team-mate Ivan Rakitic.
The Brazil superstar won his race to recover from a broken metatarsal in time for Russia 2018, but his performances so far have been patchy.
Neymar managed to punctuate a tale of missed chances – he has attempted more shots than any player in the tournament with 16 – by scoring a goal to round out the 2-0 stoppage-time win over Costa Rica in the middle of Brazil s Group E campaign, but his full-time tears drew a mixed response.
He drew another blank in the 2-0 victory against Serbia that set up a last-16 meeting with Mexico, but Rakitic has little doubt the most expensive player in the world will live up to his billing.
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Celtic manager Brendan Rodgers expects Kolo Toure to complete his move from Liverpool on Sunday.
The 35-year-old travelled to Glasgow for a medical and was in the stands to watch the Scottish title-holders International Champions Cup clash with Leicester City, which finished 1-1.
Rodgers who took Toure to Liverpool from Manchester City in 2013 expects the deal to be concluded within the next 24 hours and praised the Ivory Coast centre-back for his performances at Anfield, especially in their run to the Europa League final under Jurgen Klopp last season.
Hopefully by tomorrow that will be done, he said after the Leicester game, which the Premier League champions won 6-5 on penalties.
He ll be great for us, I took him to Liverpool for his experience and y…
Pep Guardiola is happy with his Manchester City squad and says he will not delve into the transfer market in January.
The reigning Premier League champions are enduring a difficult defence of their title this season and are already 11 points behind runaway leaders Liverpool after just 14 games.
Guardiola, however, says he will not be forced into bringing in new players next month, citing the refusal of clubs to part with key players midway through the season.
Speaking ahead of City s Premier League visit to Burnley on Tuesday, Guardiola said: I don t want any players in January. When they come for an incredible opportunity in January for the next four, five or six years maybe we could think about it, but that is not possible.
Normally, the players w…
Lucas Moura expects Leonardo to do right by Paris Saint-Germain amid the uncertainty surrounding the future of Neymar.
Brazil star Neymar is keen to leave Parc des Princes, with a return to Spain via Barcelona or Real Madrid considered his most likely escape route.
Despite the forward s apparent eagerness for a transfer, sporting director Leonardo says they have yet to receive a concrete offer for a player who only joined two years ago for a world-record fee of €222million.
Tottenham forward Lucas left Brazil for PSG in 2013 after Leonardo helped to broker a deal with Sao Paulo for the much-coveted winger.
The 26-year-old has never forgotten Leonardo s impact on his career and believes his return to PSG will be a huge boost to the club, althoug…
Manchester United’s Champions League match at Galatasaray is under threat from bad weather in Istanbul.
Heavy rain has been falling in the city throughout the day and there are concerns over the state of the pitch at Rams Park.
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A statement from UEFA said: “We are closely monitoring the weather forecast and at this time the match will go ahead as scheduled.”
United go into the match bottom of Group A having lost three of their four games so far in this season’s competition, and without a win away to Galatasaray in their last three visits.
Galatasaray twice came from behind to win 3-2 when the sides met at Old Trafford in October, with Mauro Icardi scoring an 81st-minute winner …
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It was too easy for Bayern Munich, who ended up teaching the newcomers a lesson and showing them what Bundesliga is all about with a gripping 3-0 victory at the Allianz Arena.
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The hosts headed into the final match of the first part of the Bundesliga season level on points with the unlikely high-fliers – newly promoted side RB Leipzig, a club which ran through the lower tiers of the German football and took the world by storm in their first-ever Bundesliga appearance.
Founded in 2009, Red Bull Leipzig have used all of the backing from their wealthy owners to succeed and surprise their more prominent rivals as they…
Harry Kane’s pursuit of more Bundesliga goals will have to wait after Bayern Munich’s game with Union Berlin was postponed due to snow.
There was a heavy downfall in the Munich area overnight and it is expected to continue throughout the day, meaning the decision was made to call the game off.
Kane has been insatiable for Bayern, bagging 18 goals in 12 games and last week became the highest-scoring Englishman in a single season in the Bundesliga.
Bayern were looking to regain top spot in the table ahead of Bayer Leverkusen, who play Borussia Dortmund on Sunday.
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Portugal boss Fernando Santos does not know what else can be said about Cristiano Ronaldo after his starring role in Sunday s Nations League win over Switzerland.
The veteran forward bounced back from being benched for Thursday s opener against Spain with a brace as he led the hosts to a 4-0 rout in Lisbon.
The result maintained an unbeaten start to the latest iteration of the competition for Portugal and further underlined the vital role their captain plays in their success.
Speaking afterwards, Santos who together with Ronaldo delivered Euro 2016 glory six years ago admitted he has no further words to describe one of the game s greatest figures.
I don t know what else to say, Santos said. I will repeat that he is the best player in the world.