THE BALL – From PSG to 13th place in Ligue 1: Pochettino receives a surprise offer (France)

Champion serving PSG last season, Mauricio Pochettino will be able to continue his career in French football. According to Good morningthe 50-year-old Argentine received a proposal that was not without surprises. Currently 13th in Ligue 1, the Nice managers met with Pochettino to consider replacing Lucien Favre. Owned by INEOS, the emblem of southern France … Read more

THE BALL – Attention, Benfica: Maccabi Haifa suffers a heavy defeat (Israel)

Maccabi Haifa, Benfica opponent in the Champions League, suffered a heavy defeat at Hapoel Jerusalem (0-3), in a match of the 5th round of the Israeli championship. Ofek Biton (22 ‘and 35’) and Togui (53 ‘) scored for the hosts. Maccabi Haifa maintains second place with 12 points, one behind leaders Maccabi Tel Aviv. Third … Read more

THE BALL – Change in pink (Selection)

Mário Rui has been called up by national team coach Fernando Santos for the final double matchday of the League of Nations group stage, against the Czech Republic (24 September) and Spain (27 September). Napoli was called to replace Raphael Guerreiro, from Borussia Dortmund, deemed unsuitable by the USP (Health and Performance Unit) of the … Read more

THE BALL – Reactions to Sporting’s victory in the Super Cup (Basketball)

The reactions of the Sporting and Benfica coaches after the victory of the lions in the basketball Super Cup match (84-89): Norberto Alves (Benfica coach): «The team met in attack and defense only in the final. We have to learn from this. From the first second, in these types of games, we must have the … Read more

THE BALL – End of monetary ‘privileges’ with accident prevention clause (Barcelona)

Despite having emerged from the negative with regard to the salary balance, Barcelona still aims to save and, according to the daily Marca, the club has changed the internal regulation on player bonuses, inserting an injury clause. That is, in the past, a player received several bonuses if he participated in 50 percent of the … Read more

THE BALL – Griezmann’s contract clause could be illegal (Atlético Madrid)

Barcelona have put a clause in Antoine Griezmann’s loan agreement with Atlético Madrid, according to which the colchoneros would automatically have to pay 40 million euros if the striker played 45 minutes halfway through the matches. That said, using Griezmann in just 30 minutes per game has sparked controversy. Cadena Ser asked FIFPRO if this … Read more

THE BALL – Diogo Leite comments on the attack on the car that followed the family of Sérgio Conceição (FC Porto)

Union Berlin’s duel against SC Braga in the second round of Europa League Group D marked Diogo Leite’s return to Portugal. The FC Porto-supplied central defender faced regret over the 0-1 defeat but underlined his ambition for the future. “From the first minute we tried to win. We had the opportunity to do it, but … Read more

THE BALL – Unprecedented this season: Ronaldo makes his debut for the second consecutive game (Manchester United)

Erik Ten Hag’s eleven is already known for the clash with Sheriff Tiraspol. After the defeat against Real Sociedad (0-1), in the first round of Group E of the Europa League, Manchester United visit Moldova in search of the first points. And the Dutch coach has chosen to field the three Portuguese. And if Bruno … Read more

THE BALL – Fernando Santos clarifies the call of Tiago Djaló (Selection)

The presence of Tiago Djaló is one of the surprises of the call-up of Fernando Santos. The coach explained that his presence is linked to his versatility and Cancelo’s punishment. «Tiago Djaló is nothing new. You were here with us on the penultimate phone call. He is a player we know well. Owner of Lille. … Read more

THE BALL – João Mário, public enemy n. 1 of Torino (Benfica)

João Mário was replaced by Draxler in the 86th minute, with Benfica already over the mark, and left the field in the role of Juventus’ number 1 public enemy, so much was the warm farewell, to be nice, with which he was toasted by more than 30 thousand supporters of the old lady. It was … Read more