We all remember the recent infamous incident involving Gonzalo Jara and Edinson Cavani in a Copa America match between Chile and Uruguay. Marco Materazzi baited Zinedine Zidane into a headbutt by talking about his sister in one of football’s most famous provocations, but Mainz’s Jara had quite a… ‘unique’ way of getting on the wrong side of Cavani, as his …
Read More »Football
Louis Van Gaal’s Stance On David De Gea Has Been Revealed [Jugones]
With Real Madrid apparently finalising Iker Casillas’s move to Porto, most believe that David De Gea’s move to Real Madrid is all but wrapped up… However, the saga continues to roll on and the latest news coming out of Spain suggests that there’s a bit of life left in this one yet. According to Spanish show Jugones, Van Gaal has …
Read More »Arsene Wenger Has Been Speaking With Real Madrid Star About Arsenal Move
With Rafa Benitez reportedly set to deploy Cristiano Ronaldo as his central striker next season, 27 year old Karim Benzema is set for a season on the bench… In a market where top quality strikers are now as common as gold dust, this makes the French attacker one of the most highly sought after targets in this summers transfer window. …
Read More »Liverpool Fan Puts Raheem Sterling For Sale On E-Bay With Hilarious Product Description
Raheem Sterling is not in the good books with most Liverpool fans at the moment… The odds suggest that Sterling will join Manchester City before the transfer window closes but it seems at this point that the Liverpool faithful are getting a little impatient with the never ending saga. Sterling has gone from the darling of the Kop to potentially …
Read More »VIDEO: Gerrard Wants Sterling To ‘Be A Man’ Surrounding Liverpool Contract Situation
Weeks and months have now passed since issues around Raheem Sterling’s contract surfaced, with an unsanctioned interview from Sterling and comments from the England international’s agent appearing to only help in enraging the Reds’ fan base. Recently transferred club legend Steven Gerrard has now had his say on the situation, when sitting down with Sky Sports recently. “I’m not happy with …
Read More »Van Persie To Be Presented By Fenerbache On Monday
Robin Van Persie’s Old Trafford exit has officially been confirmed as the Dutchman will now be presented as a Fenerbache player on Monday. Van Persie will fly to Istanbul on Sunday and is expected to be presented as a Fenerbache player on Monday according to Sky Sports. The Dutchman completed the first part of his medical in England today and is expected to pen …
Read More »After Reports Of A £43m Bid, Arsenal Told Napoli Striker Will Cost £67M
Despite claims from within Napoli that Gonzalo Higuaín will be staying put at the Serie A club, a price-tag has been put in place for the talented frontman. The Irish Daily Star today quote a Napoli statement which says: “The club stresses that the Argentine has an existing contract clause of £67 million. No bids below that figure will be accepted, those …
Read More »5 Reasons Why Liverpool Should Take Sterling Cash & Run
With Raheem Sterling reportedly ‘sick’ and unable to make the start of pre-season, and Man City wavering over the price, Liverpool need a resolution quick. 5. Morale at the Club Brendan Rodgers was adamant at the end of last season that Liverpool are not open to the idea of selling Raheem Sterling this summer while some fans have brought up …
Read More »VIDEO: Canada’s Larin Somehow Skies Shot With Open Goal At His Mercy
Canada opened their Gold Cup campaign with a disapointing 0-0 draw against Group B opponents El Salvador today. In a game which was contested so closely, Canada will feel they should have won, when analysing this match. One such player who may be feeling more regretful than others however, for not capitalising in such a close-fought encounter, will be Cyle Larin …
Read More »Huge News Coming Out Of PSG That Di Maria Wants Out & A Deal Is Close
After just one season at Old Trafford, Angel Di Maria looks like he’s on his way to Paris St-Germain after PSG agreed a deal in principle. This one seems to have come out of nowhere after some rumours broke at the start of the week. But over the last 24 hours a flutter of Twitter activity seems to indicate that …
Read More »All You Need To Know About Soon-To-Be Manchester United Player Matteo Darmian
Manchester United are set to announce their second move of the summer in the form of Italian full-back Matteo Darmian in a £14.3m move after Torino coach Giampiero Ventura admitted that a move is imminent. “It’s true, Darmian will play in the Champions League with Manchester United,” the coach told Sky Sport Italia. “Matteo deserves a top team and always dreamed …
Read More »The Top 5 Most Ridiculous Transfer Rumours Of All Time
The summer creates a whirlwind of transfer rumours that can at times get ever so slightly out of hand. Here we take a look at some of the most ridiculous proposed moves past & present transfer windows have provided us with. _____ 5. Jay Bothroyd To Serie A’s Big Guns Jay Bothroyd was something of an enigma in that he seemed …
Read More »Liverpool Need To Capitalise On Lacazette’s Contract Breakdown With Lyon
Liverpool will reignite their interest in Lyon striker Alexandre Lacazette after the 24-year-old’s contract negotiations with the club broke down earlier this week. Lacazette was the leading goalscorer in Ligue 1 last season with an impressive 27 goals in 31 games for Lyon and Liverpool are one of the favourites to land the highly talented Frenchman with reports surfacing from …
Read More »Is This The Worst Howler Ever?
Argentinian football doesn’t make the headlines too often, but on this occasion it is not to promote the promising young stars emerging from the country’s Prim B Metro division. In a game between Comunicaciones and Atlanta on Wednesday, goalkeeper Rodrigo Cervetti had an absolute nightmare between the sticks, conceding five goals as Atlanta swept their opponents aside, but it’s the first …
Read More »Return Of Man United’s Winning Mentality More Important Than Big Name Transfers
There was a phrase bandied about at Manchester United in the aftermath of Sir Alex Ferguson’s retirement in the summer of 2013, namely that his successor(s) and the club as a whole should continue to do things “the United way.” While many have called this out as being a pseudonym for “the Ferguson way” it does give rise to the …
Read More »VIDEO: The Incredible Resurrection Of Cork City FC
From having under two weeks to put together a brand new team ahead of the 2010 League of Ireland campaign to being on the brink of progressing past KR Reykjavík of Iceland tonight in a Europa League qualifier, Cork City Football Club have come an incredibly long way. Copa90 travelled to Leeside last week as the Rebel Army played out the …
Read More »Arsenal Fans Slate Tottenham’s New Stadium For Looking Like A Toilet
It’s been a very good day for Tottenham Hotspurs but as is the norm, Arsenal fans just don’t want to let them enjoy it. Earlier today Spurs confirmed the signing of Belgian Toby Alderweireld from Atletico Madrid. The centre back is a massive signing for the North Londoners and should slot straight into their starting 11 next season. However, that wasn’t …
Read More »Billionaire Investor Ron Baron Has Some Good News For Manchester United
The Old Trafford outfit could be due some serious coin. Speaking on CNBC’s “Squawk Box” program, billionaire long-term investor Ron Baron had high hopes for the club’s finances. Baron said he expects to make four or five times his money on Manchester United over the next four or five years. “Safe investments make up 60 percent to 80 percent of my …
Read More »