Less than a week remains before the 2018 AFF Championship kicks off. To ignite your excitement, Goal recaps the previous editions of the competition. Less than a week remains before the 2018 AFF Championship, the 12th edition of the competition, kicks off. To ignite your excitement for the biennial regional tournament, Goal recaps the previous…
Read more'Don't talk to me about VAR!' – Rakitic still smarting over World Cup final loss
Decisions went against Croatia during a meeting with France and their Barcelona star is still not happy with the way technology was used in Russia Ivan Rakitic feels Croatia were the better side in the World Cup final and thinks decisions made by VAR favoured eventual winners France. Croatia went down 4-2 in Moscow in July, with Antoine Griezmann giving France…
Read moreZero times, zero times Man Utd: Where have the old, ruthless Reds gone?
The Red Devils would rip teams to shreds in the Sir Alex Ferguson era, although it’s been years since they had the same ruthlessness in front of goal In Turin on Wednesday night Manchester United summoned up one of their ancient guises: the late Champions League comeback. The 2-1 win against Juventus was their first European…
Read moreMexico roster reflects El Tri's transitional period
Tuca Ferretti’s squad to face Argentina features some familiar veterans and some young prospects, showing the moment the team finds itself in Tuca Ferretti is at the ‘usual suspects’ stage of his tenure as Mexico interim manager. Ferretti has a core of players who he feels comfortable calling in, even as he looks to expand…
Read more'Get well soon my friend' – Ozil & Cazorla wish Welbeck the best after horror injury
The 27-year-old suffered a nasty injury when he landed awkwardly on his ankle, sparking well-wishes from his peers Mesut Ozil and Santi Cazorla expressed their sympathy with Danny Welbeck after the Arsenal star suffered an injury in Thursday’s Europa League game against Sporting. The Arsenal forward was stretchered off in the first 30 minutes of the…
Read more'P*ssies!' – Lovren mocks Spain & appears to aim dig at Ramos in Instagram live video
The Croatia centre-back was celebrating his country’s win over Luis Enrique’s side and appeared to take a fresh swipe at the Real Madrid defender Dejan Lovren has mocked Spain, and appeared to take aim at Real Madrid star Sergio Ramos specifically, in an Instagram live video following Croatia’s win over Luis Enrique’s men. The World Cup…
Read moreDalic to speak with Lovren about Ramos comments
The Croatia defender appeared to mock the Real Madrid man while celebrating his country’s 3-2 Nations League win over Spain on Thursday Croatia boss Zlatko Dalic says he will speak privately to Dejan Lovren over comments he made about Sergio Ramos. Lovren appeared to take aim at Spain captain Ramos in the aftermath of Croatia’s…
Read moreCroatia thrashing means nothing now – Luis Enrique
Click:electronic circuit elements The Roja ran out easy winners in the corresponding fixture back in September, but their coach has warned his charges to be on their guard Luis Enrique does not expect Spain’s 6-0 thrashing of Croatia in September to have any impact on Thursday’s Nations League meeting in Zagreb. Spain destroyed the World…
Read moreDonovan: Berhalter would be an excellent choice as USMNT coach
The U.S. national team legend believes the U.S. should hire an MLS coach, and thinks his former teammate would be a good choice The epically long search for the next U.S. national team coach is winding to a close, with a hire expected to be made before the end of November. All signs point to…
Read moreAsensio eyes Real Madrid's Ronaldo role amid exit talk and Hazard rumours
The highly-rated forward wants to become the Blancos’ talisman, with there no plans on his part to push for a move away from the Santiago Bernabeu Marco Asensio sees his future at Real Madrid, despite what mounting transfer talk may suggest, with there a desire on his part to follow in the footsteps of Cristiano…
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