World loves Messi, hates Ronaldo: Are football lovers really sick of relentless fan-girling Messi?
Are people actually that impressed with Lionel Messi or do they just hate Cristiano Ronaldo? The GOAT rivalry has us questioning whether the reverence is genuine. Lionel Messi marked his 1000th professional appearance with his 789th career goal on Saturday as he led Argentina into the World Cup quarter-finals. He’s...
Trouble is never too far away from Ronaldo, now angry Portugal coach considers dropping him
Portugal coach Fernando Santos wasn’t impressed by Cristiano Ronaldo’s reaction to being substituted off during their 2-1 defeat by South Korea – and it could lead to him being dropped for their last-16 game. Ronaldo was replaced by Andre Silva in the 65th minute of the final group stage match...
World Cup: Ruthless striker Mbappe absolves France FA from blame over Fifa rule breach
Kylian Mbappe has declared he is ready to front up the fines the France Football Federation will be hit with after he refused to show up for media duties earlier in the tournament. As per Fifa rules, the official man of the match at every World Cup game must take...
Ex-Man United ace Ronaldo kicks off fresh row with $21 million arrears demand from Juventus
Reports on the transfer saga involving former Manchester United attacker Cristiano Ronaldo suggest he is demanding Juventus to pay the £17 million ($21 million) that was allegedly promised to him before he left. Ronaldo’s second spell at Manchester United ended on a sour note as he felt like he had...
How gang trailed England star Raheem Sterling on social media, raided his home and stole watches
England’s Raheem Sterling raced back from the World Cup yesterday after an armed raid at his mansion. Terrified fiancée Paige Malian, 27 — at home with their two kids — raised the alarm when the gang took watches worth £300,000 ($370,200). Sterling told FA chiefs he had to go home....
Grumpy Ronaldo carries petulance to World Cup, tells Korean player to ‘shut up’ as he’s benched
Cristiano Ronaldo has revealed he told South Korea’s Cho Gue Sung to “shut up” as he walked off the pitch in Portugal’s 2-1 loss. South Korea looked to be heading home from Qatar before Son Heung-min broke free following a Portugal corner and played a perfect pass for Hwang to...
Legendary Pele bounces back from ‘end-of-life care’ in hospital to assure football universe he’s strong
Brazilian football icon Pele has said he feels “strong” after reports emerged on Thursday that he had been placed under end-of-life care. The 82-year-old was flooded with well-wishes from across the world of football after it was claimed that he was only receiving treatment for pain and shortness of breath,...
England fans ready to guzzle 35 million pints of beer, but tears await them in tie against Senegal
Three Lions skipper Harry Kane last night declared himself fit – and raring to go for his first goals of the World Cup. Harry was top scorer at the 2018 tournament in Russia but is yet to hit the target in Qatar. The hitman, who turned provider as England battled...
Why Uruguay is bereft of fans: Nobody wants to befriend a team that trades in football’s dark arts
The fiery encounter between Ghana and Uruguay in World Cup group match had all the ingredients the tale of the Kilkenny cats. It was a brutal slugfest for a slot in the round of 16 at the ongoing Qatar World Cup that neither secured despite the South Americans wining by...
Sabotage suspected as Germany’s Qatar World Cup dream is shattered by minnows Costa Rica
Germany stars suffered humiliation again failing to make it out of the group stages at a second successive World Cup. Hansi Flick’s side were highly-fancied to progress from a group that included Spain, Costa Rica and Japan – but found themselves packing their bags on a night of controversy in...
