THE BALL – Josué scores a goal for Hapoel Beer Sheva (video) (Israel)

Josué, Portuguese attacking midfielder who plays in Israel, once again stood out in another qualifying play-off day for the title of champion in the main Israeli league, with the first three places also giving access to European competitions. It was his authorship of the goal that was worth the draw (1-1) to Hapoel Beer Sheva, … Read more

THE BALL – Eustáquio redeems himself from expulsion against Benfica (Paços de Ferreira)

Stephen Eustáquio used the social network Instagram to address his expulsion in the game with Benfica, after a foul on the German Julian Weigl, in the 22nd minute. «The first thing I did after the game was to meet with referee Hugo Miguel and I apologized because after reviewing the move, I knew I had … Read more

THE BALL – «We are at the limit, I do not know how we will end …» (Real Madrid)

Winner of the classic with Barcelona (2-1), Real Madrid coach Zinedine Zidane had reason to smile, but on the other hand he may have lost Lucas Vázquez days before playing Liverpool for the Champions League. I got a good feeling, we played a good game and it was a deserved victory, we even had several … Read more

THE BALL – «I don’t want to die with ideas, I want to live with them» (Paços de Ferreira)

Pepa acknowledged that conceding five goals from Benfica is heavy, stressing, however, that the team entered the game very well. «Heavy result, yes, even with Jordi [guarda-redes] making a good performance, I’m not going to hold on to the expulsion, we could have done more. We had a strong, personalized entry, we were fine, but … Read more

THE BALL – «I have been here for five years and I will be two more, if all goes well» (Manchester City)

Kevin de Bruyne renewed his contract with Manchester City two days ago for another two years, and is now linked to the club he represents for six years until June 2025. Asked about the change, which was already expected, Pep Guardiola was very practical: «I never get involved or get involved in renovations, this is … Read more

THE BALL – Bielsa enters the run by Aguero (Manchester City)

Leeds, by Marcelo Bielsa, will be interested in signing Argentine goalkeeper Sergio Aguero (Manchester City). According to the 90min website, the Argentine coach would like to count on his compatriot next season. The club will be available to sell the pass of striker Rodrigo Moreno, which cost 30 million euros, but is not having the … Read more

BOLA – Traoré hasn’t scored since 2019: «I trust my quality» (Wolverhampton)

Adama Traore signed the Wolves victory goal over Fulham tonight and for the international it was a moment of releasing emotions, as he hadn’t scored in the Premier League in a long time: the last goal had been in December 2019 against Manchester City and took 48 blank games. It was also important for Wolves … Read more

THE BALL – «Excuse me, the leaders…» (FC Porto)

Diogo Costa tested positive for Covid-19, but, until he sees it, there are no other known cases of infection in the FC Porto squad. Yes, there are, but in the club structure. ‘Baixas’, so to speak, that do not take Sérgio Conceição’s sleep. “Yes yesterday [quinta-feira] we did the tests and everything is negative, thank … Read more

THE BALL – Lions give everything for Nuno Mendes (Sporting)

After the scare was overcome, after having almost escaped a serious injury by a miracle, as some Leo officials said, after Gonçalo Franco entered the 38th minute of the last game of the lions, with Moreirense, the signs that Nuno Mendes is giving Regarding being able to participate in the game next Sunday, at the … Read more

THE BALL – La Liga without evidence of racist insult to Diakhaby (Spain)

The Spanish league concluded this Thursday the investigation into Juan Cala’s alleged racist insult to Moctar Diakhaby during Cádiz-Valencia on Sunday. In protest, the team of Thierry Correia and Gonçalo Gudes left the field of play, returning 25 minutes later. According to AS, La Liga hired a company specialized in lip reading and also thoroughly … Read more