Former Portugal boss Fernando Santos claims Cristiano Ronaldo is no longer talking to him after he dropped the Al-Nassr star at the 2022 World Cup. WHAT HAPPENED? The veteran forward could only muster one goal in three group games in Qatar, causing Santos to make the unceremonious decision to drop him for their last 16 clash against Switzerland. Current Paris Saint-Germain man Goncalo Ramos c...Full Story »

Fernando Santos has officially been sacked as Portugal coach after he failed to lead his country past the the quarter-finals of the World Cup. · Won Euro 2016· Struggled at Euro 2020 and World Cup 2022· Cristiano Ronaldo drama overshadowed Qatar campaignWHAT HAPPENED? After eight years in charge and victory at Euro 2016, the 68-year-old has now left the job. He failed to repeat...Full Story »

Portugal coach Fernando Santos revealed he had a “frank conversation” with Cristiano Ronaldo to explain why he was dropping him, but insisted the veteran forward did not threaten to leave the World Cup. Reports in Portugal claim Ronaldo was ready to walk out on his country after learning he would be on the bench for the last-16 clash with Switzerland. The 37-year-old came on in t...Full Story »

Cristiano Ronaldo’s role for the remainder of the World Cup is something that has to be “defined”, Portugal boss Fernando Santos said after dropping his captain for their emphatic last-16 win over Switzerland.The 37-year-old was only named on the bench as Benfica forward Goncalo Ramos hit a hat-trick on his full debut to secure a comfortable 6-1 victory and set up a quarter-fin...Full Story »

Liverpool are being linked with Atletico Madrid midfielder Marcos Llorente. Mundo Deportivo says the Spanish side are said to be open to selling the 27-year-old with Liverpool keen to improve their midfield options. They add that while Atletico boss Diego Simeone is not desperate to sell the player who is contracted to 2027, the LaLiga giants will listen to any offers. Jurgen Klopp remains ...Full Story »

Liverpool could make a move for Marcos Llorente of Atletico Madrid to strengthen their midfield. Despite having Fabinho, Thiago Alcantara, James Milner, Naby Keita, Jordan Henderson, Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain, Curtis Jones, Harvey Elliott and Fabio Carvalho all as midfield options – not to mention on-loan Arthur Melo – Jurgen Klopp would like to strengthen the core of his side. Jud...Full Story »

Leeds have defenders Robin Koch and Diego Llorente available for their Premier League clash with Tottenham.Koch had been expected to be out for longer following the head injury he suffered against Manchester United last weekend but has been declared fit along with Llorente, who was substituted at half-time in that match and missed the midweek loss to Liverpool.Midfielder Kalvin Phillips and defe...Full Story »

Diego Llorente earned Leeds a battling point in a breathless 3-3 draw at Aston Villa.The defender struck in the second half as the visitors hit back from 3-1 down.Philippe Coutinho pulled the strings in a whirlwind first half where he cancelled out Dan James’ opener before twice setting up Jacob Ramsey.James made it 3-2 before the break and Llorente ensured a pulsating game at Villa Park e...Full Story »

Patrick Bamford has suffered a new injury setback, but Diego Llorente will return to bolster Leeds’ defence in their home game against Newcastle.Striker Bamford has sustained a foot issue having recovered from successive ankle and hip problems, while Llorente missed last week’s win at West Ham due to a one-game ban.Forwards Joe Gelhardt (ankle) and Tyler Roberts (calf) could return t...Full Story »

Chelsea and Tottenham are battling over the signature of Porto forward Luis Fernando Diaz. The Colombian has impressed in Portugal since joining in 2019 from Junior for seven million euros, scoring 14 times in 62 games. As a result of his good displays for Porto, the Portuguese giants would be looking to bring in around 35m euros for the 23-year-old. MaisFutebol report that Chelsea and Tott...Full Story »

Portugal head coach Fernando Santos says his side cannot rely on Cristiano Ronaldo to win matches single-handedly ahead of a tantalising Euro 2020 showdown with Germany.Ronaldo underlined his value to his country by becoming the record goalscorer in European Championship history with 11 courtesy of a late brace in Tuesday’s 3-0 success over Hungary.The Portuguese dominated that Group F enc...Full Story »

Portugal coach Fernando Santos declared himself satisfied with a 3-0 win over Hungary in their Group F opener despite leaving it late to make the breakthrough.In front of a crowd of 61,000 at the Puskas Arena in Budapest the hosts’ defensive resilience kept the defending champions at bay and it was only a deflected Raphael Guerreiro shot which broke the deadlock.Cristiano Ronaldo then made...Full Story »

MARCOS LLORENTE looks to be making the best of his time away from the Spain squad. The Spanish midfielder, 26, was axed from his country's Euro 2020 squad after testing positive for coronavirus before a ball was kicked. Spain star Marcos Llorente straddles topless Wag Patricia while on holiday in Mykonos However, that doesn't seem to have deterred him from enjoying some much-needed time off a...Full Story »

Spain defender Diego Llorente has tested positive for the coronavirus, with the Spanish football federation president saying there are likely to be more COVID-19 cases in the squad after captain Sergio Busquets returned a positive test on Sunday. Tuesday's announcement on Llorente adds further turmoil ahead of the European Championship after Spain's squad and coaching staff immediately went i...Full Story »

The former Liverpool and Chelsea striker has taken a unique path since hanging up his boots in 2019 and football fans will be shocked to see what Torres is getting up to now Fernando Torres has taken up boxing as he aims to maintain his impressive physique. The former Liverpool and Chelsea striker retired from professional football in 2019 and has taken a unique path since then. Fans first be...Full Story »