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Leaked European Super League Documents Show Barcelona And Real Madrid Were Set To Receive Additional â¬60 Million Each
Josh Lawless in
2:23 PM, Friday April 23 2021 GMT+1
Leaked contracts from the European Super League show that Barcelona and Real Madrid were in line to receive an extra â¬60 million in the breakaway competition.
Although the vast majority of founding members have pulled out of the ESL following monumental backlash and opposition across the broad, Barca and Real Madrid are still committed.
And it s to see why given the cash-strapped clubs were poised to earn more than everyone else involved, while the likes of Inter Milan, AC Milan, Borussia Dortmund and Atletico Madrid were going to earn less than the pack.
Leeds United Captain Liam Cooper Sent Off For Poor Challenge On Gabriel Jesus
Josh Lawless in
1:38 PM, Saturday April 10 2021 GMT+1
Leeds United captain Liam Cooper was sent off at the Etihad Stadium following a reckless challenge on Gabriel Jesus in today s early kick-off.
The Brazilian beat Cooper to the ball as he ran down he left on the stroke of half-time and although he appeared to get a touch on the ball, the Scotland international was late on the City No.9 with a tackle that was high and out of control.
Initially, Andre Marriner had given a yellow card for the foul but after watching the incident back on the VAR screen, upgraded to red and gave Cooper his marching orders.
Lionel Messi s Incredible Free-Kick Against Celta Vigo Shows His Brain Works Differently
Josh Lawless in
11:15 AM, Friday April 09 2021 GMT+1
Lionel Messi s free-kick against Celta Vigo last season is one of many examples that his brain works in a different way.
The Argentine s precision from set-piece situations is so pinpoint that many teams have resorted to putting two players on the line to make it harder for Messi to find the top corner.
But with the footballing intelligence that he possesses, Messi had the nous to find an alternative solution against Celta in June.
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The Galician outfit had a wall, a busy box and then players on the line alongside the goalkeeper. They were fully expecting Messi to shoot but he had other ideas.
8:39 AM, Wednesday April 07 2021 GMT+1
The Belgian midfield metronome opened the scoring when he got on the end of Riyad Mahrez s cut-back in the first half and in a tough but entertaining fixture, he provided a late moment of quality that resulted in City taking a lead into the second leg at this stage for the first time in the competition.
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It was looking like Dortmund s important away goal from Marco Reus five minutes from time was going to see them return to Signal Iduna Park with a 1-1 draw but City s talisman and captain had other ideas.
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