THE BALL – Pirlo laments Ronaldo’s absence: «It is no accident that he scored 25 goals» (Juventus)

THE BALL – Pirlo laments Ronaldo’s absence: «It is no accident that he scored 25 goals» (Juventus)

Cristiano Ronaldo was the great absentee of Juventus in the defeat against Atalanta (0-1), in a Serie A game. The Portuguese striker had some physical problems and was not an option for Andrea Pirlo, who regretted the absence. «It is no accident that Ronaldo has scored 25 goals this season. In addition, he scored an … Read more

THE BALL – «What happened on this journey doesn’t amaze me at all» (FC Porto)

THE BALL – «What happened on this journey doesn’t amaze me at all» (FC Porto)

The victory of FC Porto against Nacional (1-0) allowed the dragons to increase the distance to Benfica and SC Braga, who lost points in this journey. A situation that did not surprise Sérgio Conceição. «Our championship is better in terms of competitiveness. The players have quality and the points are all difficult to earn. We … Read more

A BOLA – Benfica’s women’s team is crowned four-time champion (Futsal)

A BOLA – Benfica’s women’s team is crowned four-time champion (Futsal)

Benfica beat Quinta dos Lombos, 6-2, and won, with three matches to go, the title of national female futsal champion for the fourth consecutive season. The Luz team keeps a record 100 percent victorious this season, having also won the League Cup and the Portuguese Cup relative to last season. Since 2016/17, Pedro Henriques’ team … Read more

THE BALL – Bayern criticizes Hansi Flick for saying he is leaving (Germany)

THE BALL – Bayern criticizes Hansi Flick for saying he is leaving (Germany)

Bayern Munich’s management issued a statement on Sunday in which it criticized coach Hansi Flick for Saturday having made public his intention to leave at the end of the season, confirming that this was communicated to the club a few days ago. «The coach spoke yesterday and gave no desire to terminate the contract, which … Read more

THE BALL – Chelsea eliminates Manchester City and is in the FA Cup final (England)

THE BALL – Chelsea eliminates Manchester City and is in the FA Cup final (England)

Chelsea beat Manchester City this Saturday at Wembley and made it to the FA Cup final. The only goal of the match was scored by Moroccan Hakim Ziyech, in the 55th minute, after a pass from the German Timo Werner. Bernardo Silva did not leave the bench, but João Cancelo and Rúben Dias were the … Read more

THE BALL – Razia in the squad leaves Zidane with… 13 field players (Real Madrid)

THE BALL – Razia in the squad leaves Zidane with… 13 field players (Real Madrid)

Zinedine Zidane, coach of Real Madrid, has only 13 field players to travel, this Sunday, to Getafe, referring to the 33rd round of the Spanish league. French left-back Ferland Mendy is the latest casualty for the coach of the You meringues, who was already deprived of contributions from Raphael Varane, Sergio Ramos, Nacho Fernández, Lucas … Read more

A BOLA – Benfica’s eleven to face Gil Vicente (Benfica)

A BOLA – Benfica’s eleven to face Gil Vicente (Benfica)

It is already known the official constitution of the Benfica team for the game with Gil Vicente, related to round 27 of the League, kicking off at 6 pm, at Estádio da Luz. Jorge Jesus keeps his bet on the players who started the match in Paços de Ferreira, which the Eagles won 5-0. One … Read more

THE BALL – Montpellier ties Lille (France)

THE BALL – Montpellier ties Lille (France)

Lille did not go beyond a tie in the reception to Montpellier (1-1), thus wasting the possibility of shooting at the top of Ligue 1. With the Portuguese defender Pedro Mendes at the beginning, Montpellier took the lead through Andy Delort (21 ‘), an advantage that lasted until the 85th minute when Luiz Araújo reestablished … Read more

THE BALL – Nadal eliminated in the ‘rooms’ in Monte Carlo (Tennis)

THE BALL – Nadal eliminated in the ‘rooms’ in Monte Carlo (Tennis)

Rafael Nadal was eliminated this Friday by Andrey Rublev in the quarter-finals of the Monte Carlo Masters in Monaco. The Majorcan tennis player, winner of the Monegasque tournament 11 times, was on ‘no day’ and made numerous unforced errors and saw the service broken seven times, yielding to the young Russian by the 2-6, 6-4 … Read more

THE BALL – Tottenham enjoyed by the new sponsor (England)

THE BALL – Tottenham enjoyed by the new sponsor (England)

It is a time to forget for Tottenham in (seventh ranked in the Premier League) and outside the four lines. This Thursday, Londoners formalized the sponsorship agreement with Dulux and… were the target of social media enjoyment by the new sponsor. During the morning, the paint company responded to comments in the publication with jokes … Read more