Qatar striker breaks Asian Cup record; Man City has surprise contract

Qatar striker breaks 23-year record at Asian Cup

By scoring the opening goal in the 2019 Asian Cup final between Qatar and Japan, striker Almoez Ali broke a tournament record that had stood since 1996.

Starting from a pass from his teammate on the left wing, Qatar's number 1 striker Almoez Ali calmly juggled the ball twice before diving to score a tricky goal to open the match.

With this goal, Almoez Ali became the "Top scorer" at the 2019 Asian Cup with 9 goals, breaking the record for most goals scored in an Asian Cup by Iranian legend - Ali Daei in 1996.

Qatar coach thanks Xavi for prediction

Former Barca midfielder Xavi correctly predicted that Qatar would win the 2019 Asian Cup. Notably, Xavi correctly predicted seven out of eight teams to enter the quarterfinals, including Japan, China, Iran, Australia, UAE, South Korea, and his only wrong prediction was Vietnam.

After the 2019 Asian Cup Final, Qatar coach Felix Sanchez wanted Xavi to predict every match of the country's national team.

“I will call Xavi and ask him to predict the next matches of the Qatar team. That way we can know what will happen to the team in the future,” said Felix Sanchez after the match. “Xavi is a great person and he has helped us a lot. I am very satisfied with him,” the Qatar coach continued.

MU receives great news before the Leicester battle

Coach Solskjaer admitted that both Pogba and Martial have recovered from injuries and can participate in the away match at King Power Stadium on February 3.

Speaking at a press conference yesterday, the Norwegian strategist said: "We haven't had a complete training session since the match against Burnley. Hopefully both Pogba and Martial can train with their teammates today.

In Paul Pogba's case, I don't think there's any problem. Martial is working hard to recover. There's a good chance he can play in the next match. You saw, at the new contract signing ceremony, Martial looked very happy."

Having to travel to the King Power Stadium, Ander Herrera and Lingard could return to the starting lineup. The Norwegian coach has many quality options ahead of the match against Leicester.

MU officially announced farewell to Marouane Fellaini

MU's homepage has officially announced the departure of midfielder Marouane Fellaini in the 2019 winter transfer window. The Belgian player's new destination will be the Chinese team, Shandong Luneng.

After moving from Everton in the summer of 2013, Marouane Fellaini played 177 matches, scored 22 goals and won 4 titles with MU including: FA Cup 2015/2016, Community Shield 2016, League Cup 2016/2017, Europa League 2016/2017.

Luis Suarez is about to be "kicked" out of Barcelona

The Uruguayan striker admitted that Barcelona might want to "kick" him out of the Nou Camp one day.

The reason is because the striker, who is the same age as his close friend Messi - born in 1987 - knows very well that the decision is not in his hands but in the team's leadership. Therefore, even if he wants to continue playing at Nou Camp, one day he will have to pack up and leave.

Suarez shared: "Will I stay at Barca for many more years? At the moment, I still have a few years left on my contract with the club (until 2021) and I am very happy here. I want to continue doing well with Barca.

But you never know, maybe the club needs a replacement or a successor. If it were up to me, I would still be here for many years, because I am very happy to play for Barca, like my family."

Man City has a surprise contract on the last day of the transfer window

Before the January transfer window closed, Manchester City officially signed 18-year-old Croatian midfielder Ante Palaversa from Hajduk Split.

Man City paid 6.05 million euros to sign Ante Palaversa. Before announcing the transfer, Palaversa arrived in Manchester for a medical on Tuesday (January 29). After the deal was completed, Man City allowed Palaversa to continue to stay at his parent club Hajduk Split to develop his career until the summer of 2020.

During the signing ceremony with Man City, Palaversa shared emotionally: "I am proud to grow up and wear the Hajduk Split shirt, the team that will always be my love and the number 1 dream in my heart. After all, I am also extremely happy to join one of the biggest clubs in the world."