Real Madrid president Florentino Perez blocked coach Carlo Ancelotti's request to sign Harry Kane from Tottenham last summer, a report claims. WHAT HAPPENED?The Italian coach had named Kane as his number one transfer target last summer - ahead of his international team-mate Jude Bellingham - after seeing Karim Benzema leave for Al-Ittihad, according to Relevo, but Perez refused to sanction th...Full Story »

WHAT HAPPENED?In February, the mercurial French star informed his clubmates and the coaching staff at Paris Saint-Germain that he would move out of the club at the end of the 2023/24 season to join Real Madrid. The Spanish giants reportedly approached the player in January before agreeing verbally on a deal. THE BIGGER PICTURELord of Rings actor Mortensen, who is a lifelong fan of Los Blancos...Full Story »

Lorent Tolaj scored twice as 10-man Aldershot boosted their promotion hopes with a 4-1 win over Ebbsfleet in the Vanarama National League.The Shots were stunned by an early strike from Toby Edser, who put Ebbsfleet ahead after just four minutes, but Tolaj levelled and then put the hosts ahead on the stroke of half-time.James Daly added the third early in the second half but Aldershot were left a...Full Story »

Promotion-chasing Bromley had to settle for a point in a 1-1 Vanarama National League draw at Aldershot.Jack Barham fired into the side netting early on before Lorent Tolaj collected a through ball from Josh Stokes and converted at the second time of asking 10 minutes before half-time.Callum Reynolds equalised for the visitors just before the hour mark, netting after Louis Dennis’ strike h...Full Story »

AC Milan defender Alessandro Florenzi is under investigation for alleged illegal gambling, weeks after Sandro Tonali and Nicolo Fagioli were banned. WHAT HAPPENED?News agency AGI reports that the Milan right-back is being investigated for alleged illegal gambling, as the betting scandal in the country rolls on. Both Juventus' Nicolo Fagioli and Newcastle's Sandro Tonali have already been bann...Full Story »

Lorent Tolaj scored twice late on as Aldershot completed a remarkable turnaround to beat rock-bottom Maidenhead 4-2 and climb into the National League play-off spots.In a dramatic first half, struggling Maidenhead raced into a 2-0 lead as Chanka Zimba scored twice, the first the simple task of putting the ball into an empty net after great build-up play from Ashley Nathaniel-George and Reece Smi...Full Story »

Real Madrid president Florentino Perez is launching a bid for PSG striker Kylian Mbappe today. Before Friday's transfer deadline, Florentino intends to prise Mbappe away from the Parisians. VozPópuli says Real Madrid are close to acquiring Mbappé and the transfer could be announced in the next few hours. Florentino has now taken the reins of negotiations to close a deal for the Fr...Full Story »

Real Madrid have released a statement in response to rumours that Florentino Perez is to step down from his role as club president. WHAT HAPPENED? According to the Madrid club statement, the Spanish giants were faced with a rumor that appeared on social media claiming that Perez was "allegedly considering stepping down as president." In order to quash that speculation, Madrid announced: "The...Full Story »

Lorent Tolaj scored a brace as Aldershot denied Oxford City a winning start to life in the National League with a comprehensive 5-2 opening-day victory at the EBB Stadium.Jack Barham broke the deadlock after 13 minutes from close range before Josh Parker equalised midway through the first half.The Shots re-took the lead through Haji Mnoga following a corner just after the half-hour mark before T...Full Story »

Florentino Perez has no doubt risked angering Paris Saint-Germain by claiming that he will sign Kylian Mbappe for Real Madrid, just not yet. It's nearly two years ago since Real made a huge move for Mbappe despite him having just a year left of his contract at PSG at the time. The French side were so desperate to keep him that they rejected a move in both transfer windows and hoped to get hi...Full Story »

Florentino Perez wants to sign four Chelsea players Real Madrid president Florentino Perez is eager to rejuvenate the team in the coming seasons and intends to capitalise on Chelsea's dramatic decline by signing four players from them, per Fichajes. Reece James, Ruben Loftus-Cheek, Mason Mount, and former Real Madrid player Mateo Kovacic are the four names that Perez believes to be capable of ...Full Story »

Goals from Victor Osimhen and Giovanni Di Lorenzo sealed a comfortable 2-0 win for Napoli in the first leg of their UEFA Champions League last-16 clash with Eintracht Frankfurt in Germany.The runaway Serie A leaders weathered an early storm to seize control then cruised home after the hosts had Kolo Muani sent off for a reckless challenge shortly before the hour mark.Frankfurt had started confid...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 »

Real Madrid president Florentino Perez has been one of the most outspoken voices in regards to the European Super League project. The European Super League continues to wait for the European Courts to pronounce themselves in 2023 in regards to whether or not there is a monopoly on football by UEFA. A22 Sports Management is the company in charge of sponsoring and helping the creation of the Euro...Full Story »

Salford have bolstered their attacking options with the loan signing of Lorent Tolaj and he could make his debut in Saturday’s Sky Bet League Two match with Stevenage.The Brighton forward has joined the Ammies on a season-long loan and is expected to be part of the squad for the visit of Boro, who sit joint-top of the division.Neil Wood will have to check on Conor McAleny after he sat out ...Full Story »

Cristiano Ronaldo's future remains a big topic of discussion given Manchester United will not be in the Champions League this season. Although several teams have reportedly sounded out a potential move for the striker, none have made a concerted effort to sign the 37-year-old. Ronaldo has been linked with moves to both Real Madrid and Atletico Madrid, though MARCA noted on several occasions ...Full Story »

Real Madrid President, Florentino Perez assured that Kylian Mbappe changed in the last weeks and that he was not the player he wanted at Real Madrid, that's why he prefers him to stay at Paris Saint-Germain. Kylian Mbappe's failed signing "His dream was to play at Real Madrid, we wanted to do it last August and they didn't let him leave, he kept saying he wanted to play at Madrid and like 15...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 »