One of the most shocking moments in World Cup history was when Zinedine Zidane headbutted Marco Materazzi in the 2006 final, for which referee Horacio Elizondo dismissed the French legend. While some wondered at the time how Elizondo could have possibly seen the incident, the Argentine has explained that it was Spanish fourth official Luis Medina Cantalejo who told him about Zidane's moment o...Full Story »

Real Madrid's new signing Vinicius Junior has thrown a big party to say goodbye to his friends and family before his departure to Spain. His final night of celebration took place at the local Rio Beach Clube and included from Brazilian dances to game highlights from his time at Flamengo. The video displayed on a huge projector was accompanied by the Champions League hymn, also showing Sergio...Full Story »

Cristiano Ronaldo and Neymar are "from another world", with the duo rated at the same level as Lionel Messi by Brazil midfielder Casemiro. Neymar's Brazil take on Mexico in the World Cup's round of 16 having looked increasingly strong in the group stages of Russia 2018. Ronaldo and Messi also remain in the tournament, with Portugal and Argentina on track to meet in the quarter-finals if they...Full Story »

Real Madrid's Casemiro is the "best defensive midfielder in the world" according to former Brazilian international Gilberto Silva. The former Arsenal midfielder thinks the Madrid star is one of the under-appreciated players that will be heading to Russia with the Selecao in four days' time. Although more established stars like Philippe Coutinho, Gabriel Jesus and Neymar have tended to grab t...Full Story »

Rodrigo Buendia/AFP/Getty Images Real Madrid rising star Vinicius Junior has revealed the reason he chose to sign with the Bernabeu club over fierce rivals Barcelona. Last year, Real beat a number of suitors -- including Barca -- to sign a 16-year-old Vinicius for a record €45 million fee, despite the Brazil youth standout having never played a senior match with his club, Flamengo, at th...Full Story »

Turning 18 in July, Vinicius Junior is already a Real Madrid player and he wants compatriot Neymar to join him at the Estadio Santiago Bernabeu. A few days ago, the two players posed together, and the pair's popularity is still growing. "God willing, Neymar and I will play together at Real Madrid," Vinicius said to The Guardian. "I am definitely in favour of him moving to Madrid because it ...Full Story »

Neymar is still in Brazil recovering from his recent foot injury and he has had several visitors already, with the most recent one being Flamengo star Vinicius Junior. The 17-year-old, who is set to join Real Madrid once he turns 18, visited the PSG man's mansion in Mangaratiba, just outside Rio de Janeiro. Both players shared a selfie on social media afterwards.Full Story »

Conor McLaughlin and Tom Elliott will be assessed ahead of Millwall's clash with QPR at The Den. The pair - along with Shaun Williams - were drafted into the starting line-up for the home Boxing Day clash with leaders Wolves. But they were forced off within the hour, being replaced by Mahlon Romeo and Steve Morison, who had been dropped to the bench. Ryan Tunnicliffe had to settle for a subst...Full Story »

The first-half of Real Madrid's Club World Cup semi-final against Al-Jazira saw the Spanish giants get a real taste of what is to come in next year's LaLiga as VAR took centre stage in a confusing controversy. Having seen Karim Benzema's opener already chalked off by referee Sandro Ricci, Casemiro rose highest at the far-post to nod home with his French teammate in an offside position as the ...Full Story »

Manchester United boss Jose Mourinho is chasing Real Madrid midfielder Casemiro. Don Balon says Mourinho is poised to offer Brazilian midfielder Casemiro a similar cash figure to his most expensive midfielder, Paul Pogba. The Real Madrid midfielder is top of Mourinho's January wish list and he is prepared to make him one of the club's top earners in order to secure him. Paris Saint-Germain ...Full Story »