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Messi hails ´special´ Copa del Rey triumph as Laporta backs forward to sign new deal

Lionel Messi hailed the special achievement of captaining Barcelona to another trophy as president Joan Laporta backed the superstar forward to sign a new deal with the club. The 33-year-old scored twice in Saturday’s 4-0 Copa del Rey final victory over Athletic Bilbao after Antoine Griezmann and Frenkie de Jong had given Barca a two-goal […]

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Messi bags Puskas contender but magical Frenkie de Jong deserves the plaudits as Barcelona clinch Copa glory

 Barcelona steamrolled Athletic Bilbao on Saturday evening, to add another Copa del Rey title to the club’s ever-growing collection.Messi at the doubleRonald Koeman’s men made the trip to the Estadio La Cartuja a short time ago, for the Copa showpiece.The Blaugrana of course headed into proceedings as favourites, despite a damaging 2-1 Clasico defeat to […]

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Chelsea aim to gain from time spent in Spain as Tuchel looks to topple Guardiola

Thomas Tuchel hopes Chelsea will benefit from a rare opportunity to bond in Seville after the squad stayed overnight following their Champions League clash with Porto. Chelsea lost the second leg of the quarter-final tie following a stoppage-time winner for their Portuguese opponents on Tuesday, though still progressed 2-1 on aggregate. Rather than fly home immediately after the game in […]

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Aubameyang out of hospital and ´feeling good´ after malaria diagnosis – Arteta

Arsenal captain Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang is “feeling good” after returning home from two days in hospital with malaria, manager Mikel Arteta has confirmed. The Gabon striker has been left out of the squad for Arsenal’s last two matches and revealed on social media on Thursday that he contracted the virus during the recent international break.  Aubameyang […]

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