MADRID, July 20 (Xinhua) -- Real Madrid coach Zinedine Zidane has refused to be drawn on his club's pursuit of Manchester United's French international midfielder Paul Pogba. Speaking to the press ahead of his side's first friendly game of pre-season in Houston, the United States on Satur...
If his behaviour did not always warrant the furious backlash he got, it was always likely to be seen badly. His advice this week overlooks that, and contains other flaws: not talking to the media may not help, but frankly few players do now -- not least because the club pre...
coach is reportedly on the way, and he'll look to restore faith and optimism ahead of World Cup 2026U.S. Soccer reportedly have their man, and, boy, did they get a good one. It took more than a month after the firing of Gregg Berhalter, but it was seemingly worth the wait: ...
When an NFL team wins a Super Bowl, they're rewarded with the Vince Lombardi trophy, named after legendary coach Vince Lombardi of the Green Bay Packers. When the New England Patriots won Super Bowl LIII, they were asked to come out for the first pitch with the Boston Red Sox. Patriots ...
The 2006 World Cup final between France and Italy went to extra time tied 1-1, when French goalscorer Zinedine Zidane headbutted Italian Marco Materazzi and was shown a red card. The two had been jawing, and Materazzi had tugged at Zidane’s jersey. Soon after the Frenchman lost his compo...
The 2006 World Cup final between France and Italy went to extra time tied 1-1, when French goalscorer Zinedine Zidane headbutted Italian Marco Materazzi and was shown a red card. The two had been jawing, and Materazzi had tugged at Zidane’s jersey. Soon after the Frenchman lost his compo...
“Of course he can leave at some point,” said coach Diego Simeone shortly afterwards. “I love watching my players grow, and if one of them tells me they have the unique opportunity of playing for a certain team, after they did everything they could for me, like Griezmann has d...
Back then, you might not have owned a cell phone. If you did, it definitely wasn’t an iPhone; those weren’t rolled out until 2007 – just a few months before the Sox won another World Series title – and the Samsung Galaxy didn’t come along until 2009. ...
In Spain, there is trouble brewing over the issue. Real Madrid coach Zinedine Zidane insists his side will not offer runaway La Liga leaders Barcelona a guard of honour before El Clasico next month if the Catalans are crowned champions before then. ...