Jorge Messi has insisted that his son Lionel had nothing to do with his tax payments and is not responsible for the allegations of fraud. The Barcelona and Argentina forward is set to face trial over alleged tax evasion after a Spanish judge chose to through a request for charges to be dropped last month. The Messi’s have strongly insisted that Leo had nothing to do with the situation and his father, Jorge, has reiterated that point once more to Cadena COPE. “I want to be quite cautious over this [topic],” he told Cadena COPE . “I have always said…
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Arsenal boss Arsene Wenger has blamed the World Cup for the Premier League club’s current injury problems. The North London side sit nine points off league leaders Chelsea and have struggled this season to find consistent form after a number of their top players suffered injury problems. Laurent Koscielny, Olivier Giroud, Mathieu Debuchy and Mesut Ozil are the most notable absentees at present and Wenger has discussed the impact of this summer’s World Cup in Brazil. “There are a lot of post-World Cup injuries and not many soft tissue injuries,” Wenger told reporters. “I gave [those who played at the…
Lionel Messi has taken to Facebook to describe his feelings after celebrating his 10th anniversary at Barcelona on Thursday. The Argentine forward made his official Barca debut as a 17-year-old against Espanyol on October 16, 2004, one recognised for his delightful chip and he has since gone on to win six La Liga titles, three Champions Leagues and break a large number of goalscoring records. Social media sites were flooded on Thursday with records, thanks and much more about Messi’s 10th anniversary at the Catalan club and he took to Facebook to thank everyone for their support over the years.…
Liverpool striker Mario Balotelli believes that Steven Gerrard is as good as Andrea Pirlo. The Italian midfielder has guided Juventus to three consecutive Serie A titles and has been a huge success for the Italian national side in recent years, helping them to a Euro 2012 final, which they lost to champions Spain. His international team-mate Mario Balotelli has been able to play alongside both Pirlo and former England captain Gerrard during his career and believes the latter is as good as the former after watching him for Liverpool this season. “Gerrard is an amazing player,” the 24-year-old told Sport…
Liverpool striker Mario Balotelli has slammed Cesare Prandelli, saying the Italian is not a ‘real man’. The much talked about Mario Balotelli was publicly criticised by Prandelli following Italy’s group stage exit from the World Cup this summer in Brazil, but the former AC Milan man has hit back. “Real men, if they have something to say, then they come to you and say it to your face,” Balotelli told Sport. “I am a face-to-face person, a straight person. “Prandelli said bad stuff about me. Should he be going and talking to the newspapers about me straight after a game?…
Gerard Pique has issued an apology an incident involving himself and police after parking in a bus lane for too long. The Barcelona defender returned to the Catalan capital after Spain’s Euro 2016 victory over Luxembourg in the early hours of Monday morning, where he was met by his brother, Marc. Police approached the pair and handed Marc, the driver of the car, a fine for stopping in a bus lane for too long, prompting the Spanish defender to react in an angry manner. The defender took to Twitter earlier on Thursday to give his version of events and apologise.…
Arsene Wenger’s desire to sign Mats Hummels from Borussia Dortmund could falter if the Arsenal boss does not make peace with Lukas Podolski. German winger Lukas Podolski has confirmed that he is unhappy with his current role at Arsenal recently and will look for a January move should his situation not improve. Whilst, Arsenal boss Arsene Wenger now faces a decision on the former Bayern Munich attacker; he will also be keen to keep Podolski in the loop as he seeks to make a move for his friend and international team-mate Mats Hummels. Both Per Mertesacker and Mesut Ozil have…
Arsenal boss Arsene Wenger has been handed a £20m transfer fund to spend in January after a number of injury problems. Following their FA Cup success in May, Arsenal fans had hoped for the Gunners to push for the Premier League title this season, but problems on and off the field have seen them fall nine points short of league leaders Chelsea. Niggling injury problems to the likes of Abou Diaby, Laurent Koscielny, Santi Cazorla, Olivier Giroud and most recently – Mesut Ozil, have seen Arsene Wenger struggle to maintain consistency. But, it has now emerged that the club’s board…
Arsenal boss Arsene Wenger has strongly hit back at claims that he overused Mesut Ozil against Chelsea, despite the midfielder suffering a knee injury during the Premier League game. The French boss told reporters following the news of Ozil’s latest injury that the midfielder had heard a ‘crack’ during the 2-0 defeat to Chelsea at Stamford Bridge. But, Wenger has been forced to revise his comments after claims were heard that he overused the German international, forcing him to now be ruled out for up to six weeks of action. “He told me [about the crack] once it was discovered…
Paris Saint-Germain president Nasser Al-Khelaifi believes that Edinson Cavani has ‘every reason’ to remain at the club. The Uruguayan striker has been strongly linked with a move away from Parc des Princes after playing second fiddle to Swedish striker Zlatan Ibrahimovic. Cavani has been linked to numerous Premier League clubs with the likes of Arsenal and Chelsea both showing heavy interest as he edge closer towards the January transfer window. But, PSG president Al-Khelaifi believes that the former Napoli man will remain at the club. “We wanted one of the best strikers in the world and we took Edinson,” he…