Ronaldo receives warning in Serie A; Balotelli expelled from Italian national team by coach Mancini

Gareth Bale absent from 2018 Team of the Year nomination

On the afternoon of September 10, the World Federation of Professional Footballers (FIFPro) announced the list of candidates for the 2018 Team of the Year. Many stars were absent, such as Gareth Bale, Sergio Aguero, and goalkeeper Jordan Pickford.

From the list of candidates, the vote will filter out 11 players for the typical squad of 2018. About 25,000 professional players from 65 countries participated in the vote. The final results will be announced at the FIFA Football Gala on September 24.

Bale was one of the key players who helped Real win the Champions League in May. In the final, the Welsh star scored the last two decisive goals in a 3-1 victory over Liverpool.

In addition to his success last season, Bale is also playing very well in the early stages of the new season. In the first three La Liga matches, "number 11" scored three goals and contributed significantly to Real's all-win result.

Pogba forces MU to fire Mourinho

ESPN sources claim that Paul Pogba tried to make a scene and cause trouble within MU because he was sure that the Red Devils' leadership would choose him and Jose Mourinho to be the one to leave.

Pogba is said to be deliberately using tricks to make Mourinho "lose his seat" at MU soon.

Recently, Mourinho has been trying to make concessions to Pogba to make the situation less suffocating, and more importantly, to improve MU's performance on the field.

However, it seems that Pogba does not want to, this is clearly shown in his latest statement when returning to the French national team, this midfielder is vague about leaving MU, which could happen as early as next January.

Returning to his old team Juventus to play with Ronaldo, and another possibility is going to Barca to be Messi's teammate are 2 destinations mentioned by the media.

However, according to ESPN, the key point in Pogba's "plot" is to make Mourinho "lose his seat".

Balotelli was expelled from the Italian national team by coach Mancini

Before Balotelli was expelled from the Italian national team, the former Man City coach made it clear that he was not satisfied with the performance of this Ghanaian player in the Azurri's 1-1 draw with Poland on September 8 (UEFA Nations League). In addition, coach Mancini also affirmed that fitness is a real problem for "Super Mario". This is a harsh reality if you know that coach Mancini once considered the possibility of giving the captain's armband to Balotelli.

It is known that the striker currently playing for Nice is not the only player to be dropped from the Italian team after the match against Poland. In addition to Balotelli, a number of players such as Davide Zappacosta, Lorenzo Pellegrini, Cristiano Biraghi, Alessio Cragno, Daniele Rugani and Nicolo Zaniolo will also be left out by coach Mancini in the upcoming match between the blue team and the Portuguese team.

Ronaldo receives warning in Serie A

Cristiano Ronaldo has received a warning from his former teammate, but current rival in Serie A, that the Portuguese superstar will find it difficult to reach the 40-goal mark as he did for Real Madrid for eight consecutive years before moving to Juventus last summer.

Ronaldo warned by former teammate that it will be difficult to score 40 goals in Serie A

Defender Raul Albiol, who played with Ronaldo for four years at the Bernabeu and is now at Napoli, has sent a warning to his former teammate, with Serie A being very different and harder to score than La Liga.

"The truth is that in Italy, football is more tactical and defensive. It requires players to be physically fit. So you need to know how to adapt to Serie A.

Ronaldo is a talented player, top quality but in Italy it is difficult for him to score 40 goals," the 33-year-old midfielder told AS.