Barcelona have a headline about Cristiano Ronaldo pinned up in their dressing room for Lionel Messi and teammates to see. An extract of Spanish newspaper AS is pinned up inside the club’s Ciutat Esportiva Joan Gamper training base. Ronaldo terrorised the Blaugrana during his nine-year spell with Real Madrid – but the headline is nothing to do with that. … Read more
Simon Jordan has claimed he is “not sad” Barcelona captain Lionel Messi didn’t move to the Premier League as he didn’t want a “replication of the Galacticos mentality.” Messi, 34, was a free agent at the end of June after his contract at the Camp Nou expired. The Argentine superstar was heavily linked with both Manchester City and Paris … Read more
Leonardo Bonucci is ready to meet the steward who confused him with an Italy fan once again, and is hoping for another hug. On Tuesday night Bonucci was an integral part of Italy’s win over Spain on penalties in the Euro 2020 semi final at Wembley. The Juventus centre back was one of four Azzurri players to step … Read more
One of the most humorous incidents of Euro 2020 took place just before the penalty shootout in the semi-final between Italy and Spain, as Giorgio Chiellini playfully joked around with Jordi Alba. Chiellini has revealed that it was because Alba had mistakenly believed that he had won the coin toss, and that the shootout would take place in front of the Spain fans. “A lot more has … Read more
18-year-old Pedri was the best player on the pitch in Spain’s Euro 2020 semi-final penalty shoot-out defeat to Italy at Wembley. The Azzurri marched on to the final with a 4-2 win on spot-kicks, with Jorginho casually rolling in the winning penalty after Alvaro Morata saw his effort saved by Gianluigi Donnarumma. Pedri was in tears as Italy … Read more
Was it early mind games or was he simply having a bit of fun out there? I guess we’ll never truly know. One thing is for certain though and it’s that Giorgio Chiellini’s pre-penalty shootout antics were a joy to watch. Credit: PA Just minutes before his side were about to take on Spain in … Read more
A steward mistook Italy defender Leonardo Bonucci for a fan and grabbed him in a hilarious moment after the Azzurri reached the Euro 2020 semi-final. Roberto Mancini’s side beat Spain 4-2 on penalties after a 1-1 draw at Wembley on Tuesday night and the scenes were superb, with Italy players celebrating with their rabid fans who made the trip. Many … Read more
Jorginho scored an ice-cold penalty as Italy beat Spain in a thrilling shoot-out to secure a place in the Euro 2020 final. The Chelsea man brilliantly converted the winning penalty as Italy beat Spain 4-2 in the shoot-out at Wembley Stadium on Tuesday. Image: PA He performed his trademark hop before tucking the penalty past Unai Simon, sending the … Read more
A supercomputer has predicted England will make it to the Euro 2020 final – but lose to Italy at Wembley. Gareth Southgate’s side will take on Denmark in a huge semi-final clash on Wednesday after defeating Ukraine 4-0. Should they run out winners over the Danes, it’ll be one of Spain or Italy waiting in the final on Sunday … Read more