Month: May 2019

Christian Eriksen was full of praise for Tottenham hero Lucas Moura after the Brazilian’s stunning second-half hat-trick, including a last-second winner, saw the Premier League “'I hope he gets a statue!' – Eriksen heaps praise on Spurs hero Lucas”

The Liga MX playoffs are here, with eight teams emerging from the regular season to fight it out for the title. The quarterfinals served up “Liga MX playoff preview: What to watch for in Cruz Azul-Club America and every other Liguilla quarterfinal”

Tottenham’s hat-trick hero Lucas Moura was left struggling to explain his feelings following his stunning hat-trick that helped Spurs earn a 3-2 win over Ajax “Spurs hero Lucas: This is the best moment of my life!”

The fairytale ultimately ended in heartbreak. Ajax were on the verge of making history with their first Champions League final for 23 years, but instead “No happy ending to Ajax fairytale: Devastated Dutch side now set to be decimated by transfers”

Karl-Heinz Rummenigge says Xabi Alonso recently turned down an offer to become an assistant coach at RB Leipizig while adding that he expects the former “'He will go his way' – Rummenigge pegs Alonso for future Bayern role after former midfielder snubs RB Leipzig offer”

Diego Godin has confirmed he will leave Atletico Madrid at the end of the season.  The club captain was fighting back tears at a press “Emotional Godin confirms he's leaving Atletico Madrid a year after rejecting Man Utd”

Cristiano Ronaldo is not a “Galactico” like Lionel Messi, says Manchester City midfielder Ilkay Gundogan, with Barcelona’s talismanic captain “on a different level to anyone “'Ronaldo is not a Galactico like Messi' – Juventus star merely world class, says Gundogan”

Jordan Henderson believes Anfield returns for Barcelona stars Luis Suarez and Philippe Coutinho highlight how far Liverpool have come since being forced to part with “Henderson highlights Liverpool progress without Suarez & Coutinho”

Some Liverpool fans took to Twitter on Wednesday night to show their outrage after a Lionel Messi masterclass left them with a mountain to climb “Why shouldn't Lineker and Rio celebrate a genius like Messi?”

Vincent Kompany was the unlikely hero for Manchester City on Monday as his stunning goal against Leicester City put his side back on top of “'Kompany should retire right now' – Man City star's rocket sends fans crazy and Pep Guardiola's men back on top”