MU negotiates to buy Luis Suarez, Mbappe surpasses Ronaldo
(Baonghean.vn) - MU negotiates to buy Luis Suarez; Solskjaer surpasses Mourinho in number of wins in all competitions this season; Man City welcomes another brother; Real uses Bale to lure Hazard and Eriksen are today's attractive international sports news.
Man City welcomes another brother
City Football Group's (CFG) ambition to take Man City around the world without spending a penny on advertising has just taken another important step forward, after the group completed the acquisition of Sichuan Jiuniu football team.
Thus, the City Football Group “family” currently has 7 members. The most powerful is Man City, followed by New York City (USA), Melbourne City (Australia), Yokohama Marinos (Japan), Club Atletico Torque (Uruguay), Girona (Spain) and most recently Sichuan Jiuniu (China).
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| Man City's 7th "brother" is the Chinese team, Sichuan Jiuniu. |
CFG’s ambition is to have a football team in every continent. However, up to now, CFG has not been able to reach out to Africa. However, according to CEO Ferran Soriano, owning a football team in the billion-people country of China is something that any football group must dream of.
Participating in this development model also explains why the number of Man City fans has skyrocketed in the past year. According to statistics ofDaily Mail, The Premier League has added 16 million fans on social media over the past year, 7 million of which are Man City fans.
Diego Costa misses return match against Juventus due to silly yellow card
Atletico Madrid suffered a big loss because Diego Costa made a mistake in a situation where he set up a wall to prevent a free kick at the beginning of the match with Juventus early this morning, February 21.
8th minute of the match between Atletico Madrid and Juventus. The away team was awarded a free kick from 30 meters away, Cristiano Ronaldo was about to shoot but was blocked by the referee.
A yellow card was shown to Diego Costa. The home striker tried to run out of the wall to block Ronaldo's shot. This unnecessary penalty means Costa will be suspended for the return leg at Juventus due to his already-booked suspension.
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Costa missed the second leg due to a silly yellow card. Photo:Getty. |
In addition to Diego Costa, Atletico Madrid also suffered a loss when Thomas Partey was also suspended for the same reason. The midfielder wearing the number 5 shirt received a yellow card in the last minute of the first half and will not be able to participate in the return leg taking place 3 weeks later. On Juventus' side, the defending Serie A champions also lost left-back Alex Sandro in the return leg due to receiving enough yellow cards.
Despite losing two key players, Atletico need not worry too much because they have a big advantage of 2 goals and a clean sheet at home. If they continue to maintain their current form, the possibility of winning a ticket to the quarter-finals of coach Diego Simeone's team is very high.
Ronaldo learns from Mourinho, Allegri dreams of a comeback
"Ronaldo is sick," Atletico fans continuously shouted in the stands of Wanda Metropolitano stadium, while the match between the home team and Juventus was taking place.
In addition, there are many other harsh words that Madrid fans used for Ronaldo.
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Ronaldo used "Small Hand" to mock Atletico fans |
Ronaldo followed Jose Mourinho's example, holding up five fingers to represent his five Champions League titles (one with MU, four with Real Madrid).
Previously, when leading MU this season, Coach Mourinho also reacted to Chelsea and Juventus fans about his victories, after receiving criticism.
However, after his sarcastic reaction to Atletico fans, Ronaldo was completely helpless with Juventus, suffering a 2-0 defeat.
Juventus have never had a successful comeback in their history, after losing 0-2 in the first leg of a European Cup.
"We had a very bad match," coach Allegri admitted. "The result could have been worse, and luckily Juventus did not lose 0-3."The Italian coach dreams of turning things around at his home ground, the Allianz Stadium, in three weeks.
Mbappe surpasses Ronaldo in the Golden Shoe race
The French striker continued to score to help PSG crush Montpellier with a score of 5-1 on the evening of February 20.
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Mbappe reached 20 goals in a season in Ligue I for the first time. Photo:AP. |
Goals: Kurzawa 13', Di Maria 45'+1, Nkunku 73', Hilton own goal 78', Mbappe 79' - Mollet 31'
Kylian Mbappe's late winner sealed the win for the home team PSG. The 20-year-old striker was lucky to score as his shot hit the foot of defender Hilton and flew past the goalkeeper.
This was Mbappe's 20th goal in Ligue 1 this season, helping him surpass Ronaldo, who scored 19 goals in Serie A, in the race for the European Golden Shoe. Mbappe is only behind Messi with 22 goals in La Liga.
Montpellier entered the round 17 make-up match with PSG with the second-fewest goals conceded record in Ligue I. However, the home team PSG showed superior class and scored five goals despite missing two key attacking stars, Neymar and Cavani.
Solskjaer surpasses Mourinho in number of wins in all competitions this season
The Norwegian coach only needed 13 games to have more wins than his predecessor at Man Utd.
Beating Chelsea 2-0 in the fifth round of the FA Cup, Man Utd achieved their 11th victory in 13 matches led by Ole Gunnar Solskjaer. Meanwhile, until he was fired, Mourinho had won only 10 of 24 matches.
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Pogba shines under Solskjaer's guidance. Photo:Reuters |
Solskjaer's success in his early years at Man Utd is no surprise. He has helped the team's number one star, Paul Pogba, regain his form. With a goal against Chelsea and an assist for Ander Herrera, Pogba has made his mark on 15 Man Utd goals under Solskjaer.
The only Premier League player to have a better record than Pogba in the same period is Tottenham striker Son Heung-min (16 goals and assists). Under Mourinho, Pogba has just five goals and four assists in 20 games.
Solskjaer has won the hearts of fans by bringing attacking football back to Man Utd. However, the recent match against Chelsea was proof that the Norwegian can ask his players to play defensively and wait for opportunities in the Mourinho style. Man Utd only had 33% possession but limited their opponents to just two shots on target, both in the first 11 minutes.
This is Man Utd's lowest ball possession rate in nearly a year, since the match against Liverpool in March 2018. At that time, under Mourinho's direction, Man Utd only had 32% possession but still won.
MU negotiates to buy Luis Suarez
Diario Gol reported that MU contacted the representative of Barca striker Luis Suarez with a plan to bring the former Liverpool striker to Old Trafford. The news shocked Red Devils fans, because Suarez is not the name they want to welcome at the Theatre of Dreams.
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MU fans were surprised by the news that MU asked to buy Luis Suarez. |
Not only that, the above source also claimed that MU offered a big contract to Luis Suarez to convince Leo Messi's close friend to move to the Red Devils.
If this really happens, many MU fans will be shocked that Luis Suarez is not really welcomed because of what happened in the past when he played in the Premier League, for Liverpool.
However, despite this, MU is said to be negotiating to buy Luis Suarez in the summer of 2019!
Real uses Bale to lure Hazard and Eriksen
After the departure of Cristiano Ronaldo, Bale was expected to fill the void left by the Portuguese superstar. However, Bale has been disappointing. The Welsh star has only scored 2 goals in his last 7 appearances. The 29-year-old player has not even secured a starting position at Real Madrid at the moment.
According to Marca, Realare considering using Bale as a bargaining chip to buy Hazard (Chelsea) or Eriksen (Tottenham). Hazard has long been pursued by Real. The Belgian star has also hinted recently about leaving Stamford Bridge at the end of the season.
With Eriksen, he would be the perfect replacement for Luka Modric. However, Bale's return to Tottenham is very unlikely. Tottenham is having financial problems because of the new stadium project. The London team will not be able to spend a large amount of money to recruit and pay Bale.
