Gerard Pique says he felt like an idiot for coming out in defence of former Barcelona president Josep Maria Bartomeu following the Barcagate scandal.
The Blaugrana stalwart was one of several players who were found to have been the targets of reported smear campaigns orchestrated by the ex-Camp Nou supremo during his time as president.
Bartomeu, whose tenure saw success in La Liga and the Champions League, left the club in financial difficulties when he resigned in October 2020.
Speaking to YouTube personality Jordi Wild, Pique launched a scathing critique of Bartomeu, accusing him of poor management skills and a lack of commitment to the club.
He s a person who doesn t know how to say no or deal with problems, the centre-back stated. In recent tim…
Italy coach Antonio Conte has dampened Mario Balotelli s hopes of playing in Euro 2016 by suggesting the AC Milan striker may have to watch the tournament on television.
Balotelli has not played for his country since the 2014 World Cup in Brazil, when Italy crashed out in the group stages after losing 1-0 to Costa Rica and Uruguay.
But after Italy were drawn alongside Belgium, Ireland and Sweden for the tournament, Balotelli posted a message on his Instagram page saying he can t wait for Euro 2016 to begin.
He can t wait for what? To watch us on TV or to play in the Euros? Conte said.
It s up to him, just as all the others, to prove himself.
Balotelli, 25, has played just four times for Milan this season and has only scored one goal, with a gro…
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While KuPS might have been forced to settle for a Veikkausliiga silver medal finish last season, Tuesday’s hosts are desperate to go one step further in 2023. Marking their return from the international break with a rugged 1-0 victory against HIFK last week, Jani Honkavaara s high-flying squad are certainly riding what has been a stellar wave of momentum.
Along with heading into the fortnight interval with a routine 2-0 win awa…
Gregg Berhalter has been relieved of his duties as the USA head coach following their early Copa America exit on home soil.
The USA got off to a promising start in Group C, winning their opening match against Bolivia 2-0.
However, a shock 2-1 defeat to Panama followed by a narrow 1-0 loss to Uruguay meant they finished third, missing out on a spot in the knockout stages.
Those results raised doubts over Berhalter s future with the team, despite it being believed he would lead them out at the 2026 World Cup, which they are co-hosting with Canada and Mexico.
Gregg Berhalter has been relieved of his duties, effective immediately »
— U.S. Soccer Men s National Team (@USMNT)
He was the first American to coach the team having played for th…
A superb second-half performance from Morocco secured a famous 2-0 World Cup victory against Belgium at Al Thumama Stadium on Sunday.
Victory for Roberto Martinez s side would have seen the 2018 semi-finalists become the second side to book their spot in the knockout stage, alongside France, but the Red Devils fell short.
Having seen a first-half free-kick from Hakim Ziyech disallowed, the same tactic provided dividends in the second period as Abdelhamid Sabiri put Morocco on course for just a third win in their World Cup history.
The win was then secured in the final minutes of the game, Zakaria Aboukhlal smashing home from close range after Ziyech s fine work to leave Group F wide open with one round of games to go.
1 Abdelhamid Sabiri has scored Morocc…
England manager Sarina Wiegman distinctly remembers the day she and her Netherlands team-mates checked into the White Swan hotel in Guangzhou, China to launch an experiment that would forever change women’s football.
It was 1988, Wiegman was 18, and while men had been participating in World Cups for 58 years, a women’s equivalent existed only as an idea – one FIFA decided first needed to be tested in the form of a proof-of-concept, 12-team tournament at a time when even the now-dominant Americans had played just 22 matches.
Thirty-five years later, Wiegman’s Lionesses are one of the favourites to win the ninth edition of a global championship that has expanded to 32 teams, boasts a $110million (£84.7m) prize pot, has already sold out the 80,000-plus seat Stadium…
Arsenal forward Theo Walcott says he wishes England well at Euro 2016 despite his disappointment at missing out on a place in the squad.
The 27-year-old was left out of Roy Hodgson s 26-man provisional squad ahead of friendly matches with Turkey, Australia and Portugal.
Hodgson handed a surprise call-up to Manchester United teenager Marcus Rashford and Newcastle United winger Andros Townsend, but there was still no room for Walcott, despite the blow of his Gunners team-mate Danny Welbeck being ruled out of the tournament in France with injury.
Walcott says he spoke with the England manager before the announcement on Monday and respects the decision to leave him out.
I am of course disappointed not to make the squad, but I have spoken with Roy and respect …
Milan Skriniar will no longer captain Inter after agreeing to join Paris Saint-Germain, says Simone Inzaghi, but the Nerazzurri boss still expects the defender to start Sunday s derby against Milan.
Skriniar revealed he had reached an agreement with PSG last week, though the move will not occur until the expiration of his contract in June after Inter stood firm on his €20million valuation in the January transfer window.
The Slovakia international sat out Tuesday s Coppa Italia win over Atalanta, but he captained Inter on his last appearance against Empoli on January 23, when he was sent off.
With club captain Samir Handanovic losing his starting spot to Andre Onana, Skriniar has skippered Inter for much of the season, but Inzaghi has now revealed that will no l…
UEFA president Michel Platini will visit Poland and the Ukraine on April 15 and 16 to meet officials organising the troubled 2012 European Championships.
This visit is important because I will bring with me the top UEFA directors so that we can get a precise idea of what s happening in Poland and the Ukraine, explained Platini during a press conference here on Wednesday at the end of UEFA s 33rd Ordinary Congress.
We ll spend one day in each country to listen to the presentations of the local organising committees on stadia, cities and infrastructures, he added.
We re doing this because there s a steering committee that will discuss everything at the beginning of May and I d prefer to have seen the host cities in order to see the progress that is being made o…
Tottenham chairman Daniel Levy has vowed to not stand still in his ambition to drive further positive change in the area of the club’s stadium.
An in-depth analysis of Spurs’ socio-economic impact from the 2021-22 season by law company EY has found the club now contribute around £900million of gross output to London’s economy, generating an additional £478m of Growth Value Added (GVA) in London.
A total of £296m of this GVA is for the borough of Haringey specifically, which is a vast increase on the £120m GVA per annum being generated in 2015 when the club called 36,284-seater White Hart Lane its home.
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