Moussa Dembele is not interested in a move to West Ham despite reports suggesting the Hammers have enquired about the Lyon striker. The Premier League side are on the brink of selling Sebastien Haller to Ajax and so are on the lookout for a replacement this month. Reports in France suggested David Moyes’ side had identified […]
Atletico Madrid
Jan Oblak has paid tribute to “amazing” Lionel Messi after his surpassing of Pele, claiming the Barcelona superstar is “the best” because he “sees everything” on the pitch. Brazil legend Pele’s long-standing one-club scoring record was finally broken on Tuesday night as Messi took his tally of goals for Barca to 644 in 749 […]
Real Madrid head coach Zinedine Zidane has said that cross-town neighbours Atletico Madrid are favourites to win La Liga this season. Madrid play host to unbeaten league leaders Atleti at Estadio Alfredo Di Stefano in Saturday’s derby, with Diego Simeone’s visitors holding a one-point advantage over Real Sociedad at the top of the table. Defending champions Real are […]
Luis Suarez will be able to rejoin his Atletico Madrid team-mates for training after the striker posted a negative Covid-19 test following his battle with the coronavirus. The Uruguay international last played on November 13 during the international break for his country and has not featured for the Rojiblancos in La Liga in just under a month […]
Diego Simeone acknowledged a failure to take their chances cost Atletico Madrid, his side punished late on in a 1-1 draw with Bayern Munich . Atletico went into Tuesday’s Champions League clash with holders Bayern knowing that victory would be enough to secure second place in Group A. Joao Felix gave Atletico the lead with his eighth goal in 14 […]
Luis Suarez could be a late addition to the Atletico Madrid squad for the Champions League clash with Bayern Munich despite returning another positive coronavirus test. The Uruguay international has missed Atletico’s last three matches, including a reunion with former club Barcelona, after contracting COVID-19 while away with his country. Despite Suarez not featuring on the 22-man squad list […]
Luis Suarez has tested positive a second time for coronavirus and will be unable to take the field against former club Barcelona at the weekend. The Atletico Madrid and Uruguay forward played for his country last Friday, scoring a penalty as the Celeste breezed past Colombia 3-0. But prior to the second November World Cup qualifier in the […]
Luis Suarez has revealed he’s still in close contact with former Barcelona team-mate Lionel Messi but the duo prefer to talk about life and not football matters. The new Atletico Madrid striker was let go by the Catalans in the summer with both Suarez and Messi critical of how the transfer was handled. The pair had […]
Diego Simeone played down the importance of Atletico Madrid’s upcoming clash with Barcelona after they moved top of La Liga. Atletico extended their unbeaten run in La Liga to 23 games – the most in their history – with a 4-0 thrashing of Cadiz on Saturday. Joao Felix scored a […]
Diego Simeone trusts Atletico Madrid to show their character and bounce back from a heavy loss to Bayern Munich when they take on Real Betis on Saturday. Atletico suffered their first defeat of the 2020-21 season on Tuesday, going down 4-0 to Bayern in their Champions League Group A opener at the Allianz Arena – their joint-heaviest defeat of Simeone’s […]
Diego Simeone said Atletico Madrid’s 4-0 thrashing to Bayern Munich left a “bad taste” but refused to criticise his players for the manner of the loss. Atleti were comprehensively outclassed by the Champions League holders in their Group A opening game in Munich on Wednesday with Bayern winger Kingsley Coman instrumental in the result. […]
Ronald Koeman says Luis Suarez could have stayed at Barcelona to prove him wrong instead of moving to Atletico Madrid. The Uruguayan attacker was deemed surplus to requirements after the Catalan side’s disappointing 2019-20 campaign and subsequently joined Diego Simeone’s team after seeing a move to Juventus fall through. Suarez had spent a successful six-year […]
Thomas Partey boasted more potential within Atletico Madrid’s youth system than David de Gea, says his former youth coach Javi Banos, with the midfielder considered to be “perfect” for Arsenal. The Gunners completed a late raid for the Ghana international on transfer deadline day. A £45 million ($58m) deal was pushed through as the […]
Diego Simeone was more impressed by Luis Suarez’s assist and movement off the ball than his two goals in Atletico Madrid’s 6-1 La Liga rout of Granada. Suarez was brought on in the 70th minute and marked his Atleti debut in style by netting an impressive double and setting up fellow substitute Marcos Llorente on […]
Luis Suarez claims to have known that he would be pushed out of Barcelona by Ronald Koeman, but the Uruguayan admits bidding farewell to Camp Nou is still “very hard” after six memorable years. The Uruguayan striker, who has been deemed surplus to requirements by a new coaching regime in Catalunya, is […]