Valdo, a former Benfica player, believes, in statements to A BOLA, that the controversy surrounding Enzo Fernández will not affect the team in any way. «It is an individual situation, which will not pass to the whole team. If we analyze what he said upon his arrival, if I’m not mistaken, he said that Benfica … Read more
At the end of the match against Manchester City (0-1 defeat), Chelsea manager Graham Potter was questioned again about Enzo Fernández and more precisely about Roger Schmidt’s words about the English club’s behavior towards the Argentine midfielder. “I don’t get involved in conversations through the press. I do not have anything to say. No comment,” … Read more
Carlos Carvalhal is yet to win in the Spanish league in charge of Celta. The coach acknowledged that the situation is complicated, but rejected the idea that this Friday’s match against Elche is life or death, arguing that this doesn’t exist in football. “We are in a marathon. In a competition like this one cannot … Read more
The Benfica coach didn’t take for granted the return of David Neres for Friday’s match (7 pm) with Portimonense, at the Estádio da Luz, in reference to the 15th round of the championship. “It’s developing well. He made progress and returned to training, but for a short time. Only tomorrow (Friday) will we make a … Read more
Yakubu Aziz has been in Cairo since Wednesday to finalize and formalize the transfer to Al-Ahly, but the deal hasn’t been finalized yet and could also know different outlines from those initially foreseen. At stake, according to local information, are doubts about the physical conditions of the Ghanaian goalkeeper, which have prompted the managers of … Read more
Atmosphere of absolute madness at the Arena, home of Gêmio Porto Alegre, with thousands of fans present to attend the official presentation of Luis Suárez. The 35-year-old Uruguayan scorer left some ideas on the reason for his choice: ««I’ve always liked challenges. First of all, come to a club with so much history. Grêmio is … Read more
Roma, coached by Portuguese coach José Mourinho – who was not on the bench, serving the first of two match suspensions for red card in the 15th round match against Turin on 13 November – and with Rui Patrício as owner – on goal and playing full 90′, this Wednesday afternoon he beat Bologna 1-0, … Read more
After his official presentation as an Al Nassr player, Ronaldo had his first training session with his new teammates and in front of the thousands of fans at Msool Park Stadium. And it is precisely during the ‘peladinha’, with small goals scored from goalposts, that Ronaldo scored his first goal with the new colors, motivating … Read more
In the negotiations with Benfica to close the signing of Enzo Fernández (see attached news), Chelsea left the player with a dizzying head given the contractual values proposed. The “blues” offer 6 to 7 million euros net per year! Rui Costa intended to increase Enzo’s salary to convince him to stay at Luz until the … Read more
Scott Parker, the coach who succeeded Carl Hoefkens at the technical command of Club Brugge, led the first training session of the Belgian team, opponents of Benfica in the Champions League, on Tuesday. A training session also marked by the return of Roman Yaremchuk, a former Benfica Ukrainian striker who has recovered from his injury … Read more