Former Real Madrid president Ramon Calderon believes the club should sell Cristiano Ronaldo if he is unhappy.
The current administration took over from Calderon in 2009, with his successor Florentino Perez bringing in Portuguese star Ronaldo for a world record transfer fee of 80 million pounds.
Calderon has been critical of the new regime since his departure and when asked about the Ronaldo situation he insisted the right course of action would be to let 27-year-old leave the club.
If a player is unhappy, they must go, he told Eurosport magazine.
It happened to me with Robinho; it was a dramatic saga, but he was bought for 28 million euros and sold for 48 million euros, so it was a good deal.
Calderon also voiced concerns about those closest t…
England striker Wayne Rooney will captain his nation for the visit of San Marino to Wembley for their World Cup qualifier on Friday.
The Manchester United star will lead out the Three Lions in the absence of regular skipper Steven Gerrard who is suspended following his dismissal against Ukraine and Frank Lampard, who was forced to withdraw from the squad with a thigh injury sustained in Chelsea s victory over Norwich on Saturday.
It is almost three years since Rooney captained his country, with the number 10 wearing the armband most recently in a friendly against Brazil in Doha in November 2009 a match they lost 1-0.
He is yet to score for United this Premier League season but has been widely praised for his performances since returning from a gashed leg sustain…
Manchester United manager Alex Ferguson says the UEFA Champions League is much harder to win now than when he first became manager.
Ferguson will celebrate his 26th year in charge of the club when United face Braga on Wednesday.
United have won Europe s elite club competition twice during the Scot s long tenure, in 1999 and 2008.
They were beaten finalists in 2009 and 2011, leaving Ferguson better placed than most to judge how tough it is to win.
I think the Champions League is a fantastic tournament now and the transition from it just being the champions of each country to a league format has made it more appealing, he said.
You are getting the best clubs, two or three in some cases, from the best countries. It is an opportunity to regularly p…
Former Chelsea defender Tal Ben Haim has been handed a trial spell at Queens Park Rangers by manager Harry Redknapp in an attempt to strengthen one of the worst defences in the English Premier League, .
Ben Haim, 30, has been looking for a new club since being shown the door by Portsmouth in August, and QPR seems to be a good fit.
The Israel international can play several defensive positions, including centre-back, right-back and sweeper, and has over 60 international caps to his name.
I am having a look at him, he s a good defender, he s a good lad and has a great attitude, said Redknapp.
He looks very fit and I have let him come in and train, we will just see where we go in the next couple of weeks.
Ben Haim has played for seven cl…
Sino-Europe is set to take control of Milan on March 3rd. Image: Calciomercato.com
The day is finally here! The Chinese consortium of Sino-Europe Sports is set to close on the purchase of on March 3rd, ending a two-year long saga of speculation and rumors over the club s sale. Silvio Berlusconi will finally relinquish his hold on AC Milan, opening up a variety of different possibilities. Here s what the Chinese can bring to the table.
Money, Money, Money
Money is something Milan has been lacking in recent years, and it may finally change with the Chinese. They have been rumored to be willing to invest over €120 million in the summer s transfer market, sums that can attract world superstars, something that Milan hasn t had since the departure of Zlatan Ibrahimovic an…
Monaco defender Andrea Raggi is hoping to face Leicester City in the quarter-finals of the Champions League as he looks to avenge their sacking of Claudio Ranieri.
Despite guiding Leicester to a remarkable Premier League title triumph last season, ex-Monaco boss Ranieri lost his job in late February with the Foxes looking in real danger of relegation.
Craig Shakespeare has since taken over and guided them to three successive wins in all competitions, including the 2-0 last-16 second-leg triumph over Sevilla to take Leicester into the last eight.
Monaco also progressed against Manchester City thanks to their three away goals in a thrilling tie that finished 6-6 on aggregate and now Raggi – who was brought to the principality club by Ranieri in 2012 – hopes to…
He has only been in charge since July 2019 but Frank Lampard s reign as Chelsea boss is seemingly under considerable threat.
Sunday’s 3-1 defeat to Manchester City – a game in which Lampard said his side were taught serious lessons – was the Blues fourth Premier League defeat since the start of December, when they fleetingly topped the table.
Only relegation favourites West Brom (five) and Sheffield United (six) have suffered more in the same period.
The loss leaves them on 26 points – three fewer than they had at the same stage last season – with history showing the west London outfit have never finished higher than sixth when amassing no more than that number of points after 17 games.
It marks a sorry transformation in fortunes …
In a fresh twist of a long transfer saga, Paris Saint-Germain star Neymar has offered his services to Real Madrid, according to .
Neymar, who left Barcelona to join PSG in 2017 for a world-record transfer fee, has recently been trying to jump-start a return to the Camp Nou, but no deal has been agreed so far. The Brazilian has been frustrated by the apparent lack of effort from Barcelona to get it done, but now it seems he s come to appreciate the difficulty of an agreement being found, given that the relationship between the two clubs has seriously deteriorated over the last few transfer windows.
Though still holding the Catalan club as the first choice among possible destinations, the 27-year-old forward has opened the door to a possible move to their arch-rivals Real…
Spain head coach Vicente Del Bosque has put the pressure straight on Brazil after joining the hosts in the Confederations Cup final.
Del Bosque s team defeated Italy 7-6 on penalties after the semi-final in Fortaleza finished 0-0 following 120 minutes but despite Spain being the reigning world, European and Confederations Cup champions, their head coach argued they will be the underdogs when they take on Brazil on Sunday.
Brazil defeated Uruguay 2-1 in the other Confederations Cup semi-final to reach the final at Rio de Janeiro s Maracana and Del Bosque believes the tournament hosts pedigree will give them an edge against Spain.
Brazil are the favourites, Del Bosque said after Thursday s victory.
They have five World Cups, three Confederations Cups, we re going t…
Aston Villa are interested in signing Franck Kessie from Barcelona in the January transfer window, according to . The report in the Spanish publication has claimed that Tottenham Hotspur, Fulham and Inter Milan are also keen on Kessie.
Kessie has struggled to make a huge impact at Barcelona since his move on a free transfer in the summer of 2022 after leaving AC Milan at the end of last season. The 25-year-old Ivory Coast international midfielder has had injury problems and has not been at his best at Camp Nou in the first half of the season.
The former Atalanta star has made three starts and three substitute appearances in the UEFA Champions League for Barcelona so far this season, scoring one goal in the process. Kessie has made two starts and five substitute appearan…