Abidal: If Barcelona hadn’t signed Griezmann, Neymar would have returned

Former Barcelona technical secretary Eric Abidal has revealed that the club would have brought Neymar back to the club if they had not signed Antoine Griezmann in the summer of 2019. The Frenchman, who won two Champions Leagues with Barcelona as a player, gave an insight into his thinking when he was travelling to France to see about re-signing Neymar from Paris Saint-Germain. “Ten days before the end…

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Cristiano Ronaldo in pursuit for another notable record

Cristiano Ronaldo is just seven goals away from matching Iranian Ali Daei‘s all-time record of 109 international goals. The Juventus forward has netted a whopping 102 goals for Portugal, with whom he will face Azerbaijan, Serbia and Luxembourg on March 24, 27 and 30, respectively. Has netted 102 international goals Having made his debut with the Portuguese national team at the…

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Mertens arrives at 100 Serie A goals

Dries Mertens bagged a brace against Roma this evening, marking his 100th Serie A goal in the Napoli jersey. The 33-year-old Belgian struck with a free kick and a rare header at the Stadio Olimpico. They represented his 99th and 100th Serie A goals, all of them with the Napoli shirt on his back. He reached this figure…

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We are no satellite club’ – Vitesse shield ‘great connection’ with Chelsea

Vitesse sporting director Johannes Spors has denied that the Eredivisie outfit are Chelsea’s “satellite club”, explaining that the pair merely have a “good relationship”. The Blues have sent 29 players to Arnhem on loan deals over the past decade, including England international Mason Mount, and those regular exchanges have created the idea that Vitesse are a ‘feeder…

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Ronaldo gave ‘GOAT 770’ memorial Juventus shirt subsequent to breaking Pele’s objective record

Cristiano Ronaldo was presented with a commemorative ‘G.O.A.T 770’ shirt by Juventus chairman Andrea Agnelli to celebrate his 770th career goal. Ronaldo scored a hat-trick in last weekend’s 3-1 win at Cagliari to move clear of Pele’s disputed record of 767 career goals. The murky world of historical football statistics means the game’s greatest goalscorer…

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