Ronaldo wins his 6th Ballon d'Or; MU races to sign Tanguy Ndombele
(Baonghean.vn) - Mahrez dedicated a goal to President Vichai on the day Man City defeated Spurs; Real officially fired coach Julen Lopetegui; Bale agreed to leave Real Madrid are today's attractive international sports news.
Mahrez dedicates goal to President Vichai on the day Man City beat Spurs
The best player of the 2015/16 season scored the only goal to help Man City defeat Tottenham in the late match of round 10 of the Premier League on the morning of October 30.
Having to play on a bad pitch at Wembley, Man City still confidently organized attacks right after the opening whistle and only needed 6 minutes to penetrate the home team's net. Taking advantage of Trippier's mistake, Raheem Sterling took the ball and crossed for Mahrez to run in and finish close to the goal, defeating goalkeeper Hugo Lloris.
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"I want to dedicate this goal to President Vichai. He is like my second father," the former Leicester midfielder paid tribute to the late president of the "Foxes". |
The match ended without any further goals. With the narrow victory, Man City officially reclaimed the top spot from Liverpool. However, Pep Guardiola's team could only rank above their Anfield rivals thanks to a better goal difference (+24 compared to +16).
Real officially fired coach Julen Lopetegui
After Real's series of poor results, the Board of Directors of the Bernabeu team decided to "part ways" with coach Julen Lopetegui. Specifically, on Real's homepage, the following announcement was made: "The Board of Directors of Real Madrid CF, at the meeting on October 29, 2018, agreed to terminate the contract between coach Julen Lopetegui and the club."
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Real decided to fire coach Lopetegui after losing 1-5 to Barca. Photo: Getty |
The Spanish coach was fired by Real after only 14 matches with 6 wins, 2 draws and 6 losses, especially this decision was made right after Real lost "humiliatingly" 1-5 to arch-rival Barca.
Currently, Real Madrid youth coach Santiago Solari will temporarily lead the Spanish Royal team. The Argentine strategist spent 5 years at Real before becoming the coach of Real's youth team and was promoted to the B team in 2016 to replace coach Zinedine Zidane.
Ronaldo wins his 6th Ballon d'Or
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Ronaldo scored twice, Juventus came from behind to defeat Empoli. |
In an interview with France Football, Ronaldo said: "I have said many times, winning the 6th Ballon d'Or is not an obsession for me. I know, in my heart I always think I am the best player in history. I will win this title for the 6th time."
MU racing to sign Tanguy Ndombele
MU and Chelsea are the two latest clubs to join the race for the signature of young French star Tanguy Ndombele of Lyon.
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MU competes to win Lyon young star, Tanguy Ndombele. |
According to the Mirror, last week, the Red Devils sent scouts to watch the 21-year-old midfielder's legs during Lyon's away match against Hoffenheim in the third round of the Champions League group stage.
Tanguy Ndombele is showing impressive form for Lyon, is considered an ideal addition to the MU midfield and has the potential to become one of the best defensive midfielders in the world in the near future, with good physical strength and intelligent football.
However, MU's ambition to own Tanguy Ndombele is not easy, when Man City even showed interest earlier.
Bale agrees to leave Real Madrid
Midfielder Gareth Bale has reportedly said "yes" to a transfer back to Tottenham this summer, following talks with the north London club.
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Bale is said to be considering a return to the Premier League. |
Bale has been linked with a return to the Premier League many times, with MU mentioned as the top priority due to Mourinho's affection for the Welsh midfielder.
However, according to Don Balona, the club Bale wants to return to is Tottenham, with the thought of being able to lift the Premier League trophy with the team, as long as they still keep goal-scoring machine Harry Kane.
Bale was expected to become the new symbol of Real Madrid, after Ronaldo moved to Juventus. However, he did not meet the expectations of President Perez. There is information that the Vulture leadership has run out of patience with Bale.