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Liverpool forward Mohamed Salah is reportedly only keen to leave the club for a transfer to Barcelona. The Egypt international is being increasingly tipped to leave Liverpool by Don Balon, and they claim he would rather join Barcelona than Real Madrid. This follows Salah recently hinting he’d like a transfer to La Liga during an interview with AS that raised some eyebrows. Salah is one of the finest footballers on the planet on his day, and it’s clear he could be a terrific signing for Spain’s big two.
The Spanish soccer federation suspended Lionel Messi for two matches on Tuesday after he hit an opponent in an incident away from the ball in the Spanish Super Cup final. The Barcelona forward was facing a suspension of up to 12 matches for swinging his arm at an Athletic Bilbao player at the end of the team's 3-2 loss on Sunday. The federation’s competition committee did not deem the incident to be severe and applied a less severe penalty against the player. After passing the ball out to the left flank, Messi
4 minutes ago The club want the captain to get suspended for just 1 game. Barcelona have confirmed they will appeal Leo Messi's 2-match ban over the red card he received in the dying minutes of the Spanish Super Cup final against Athletic Bilbao. They hope to overturn the decision so that the captain will miss just 1 game, Thursday's Copa del Rey fixture against Cornella. It was Leo's first-ever red card for Barcelona in 753 official matches. If the suspension isn't lifted, Messi will also miss the La Liga game
The Argentine superstar was dismissed during a Spanish Super Cup clash with Athletic Club and is now due to serve a suspension Lionel Messi has avoided a lengthy ban after collecting the first red card of his Barcelona career, with the Argentine set to sit out just two games on the back of his Spanish Super Cup dismissal against Athletic Club, but the Blaugrana will still be lodging an appeal. The RFEF, which controls disciplinary matters in Spain, has ruled that the six-time Ballon d’Or winner will not have
Den Schepanskyi Nothing more to say about Spanish referees. Lionel Messi will miss Barcelona's next two games after he was shown a red card in the Spanish Super Cup final against Athletic Bilbao on Sunday. The Argentine got sent off for slapping Asier Villalibre after the Basque attempted to block off Leo's run in. The sending-off was arguably well deserved but the footage shows that Messi didn't even touch Villalibre's face but rather his neck. Another emerging clip shows that Sergio Ramos once got away with
Lionel Messi could be slapped with a ban of up to 12 games after he was sent off in the last minute of Barcelona's Spanish Super Cup final defeat on Sunday night. The Argentine received the first red card of his Barcelona career in the last minute of extra time for striking Athletic Bilbao forward Asier Villalibre around the head off the ball. And if the Spanish FA deem that the incident was 'aggressive' when they review the incident, Messi faces a suspension of anything between four and 12 matches. Messi was
Athletic Bilbao striker Asier Villalibre pulled out his trumpet after winning the Spanish Super Cup on Sunday night, as far as Barcelona supporters are concerned he might as well have played The Last Post. It was Villalibre who was punched by Lionel Messi in injury time with the Argentine sent off for the first time in his entire Barcelona career. It was also Villalibre who scored the injury-time equaliser that took the game into added time. He formed a band last year with three other members of the Athletic
Barcelona should’ve been gearing up for their presidential elections which were due to take place this coming Sunday. However, the inability for club members to leave their municipality to vote, because of coronavirus protocols, meant that the original date had to be scrapped. Whilst that has made life even more difficult for Barcelona as it means they’re still in limbo as far as transfers are concerned, it has afforded the club and the Catalan Government time to reassess the best way forward. According
Barcelona have identified Manchester United right-back Diogo Dalot as a potential transfer target, with the 21-year-old impressing at AC Milan. That’s according to Todo Fichajes, who believe that Barca are not entirely content with their options on the right-flank of defence, despite having signed Sergino Dest just last summer. Dalot took the move to Old Trafford perhaps too soon in his career. Naturally, it’s difficult for a young player to resist taking the plunge when a club of United’s calibre comes
The last seven days was a week of ups and downs for Barcelona. Qualification to the Spanish Super Cup final was tempered by a loss in the showpiece and the delay to the club’s presidential elections, meaning no new signings will be made this January. With two weeks of the transfer window still open, however, there’s every chance that some of Barca’s players may be approached for a move elsewhere. That certainly appears to be the case for both Samuel Umtiti and Junior Firpo. According to Gazzetta dello
The Argentine saw his frustrations boil over in the Spanish Super Cup final, but it is no surprise he is angry given the situation he finds himself in We are watching the decline of the best football player in history in real-time; it is going to be painful. Lionel Messi was sent off for the first time in his Barcelona career against Athletic Club in the Spanish Super Cup on Sunday as his team fell to a 3-2 extra-time defeat, and the cracks of his frustration are starting to show. His frustration in Seville
Barcelona lost in one of the worst ways possible against bilbao which all credit to them were really good, but we could have won. Here are 3 things which I believe needs to be fixed 1) MESSI I'm going to be very serious about this, the only reason why I and many people support Barcelona is because of messi, and what he did was unacceptable, as the captain, as a rôle model, I personally, strongly believe messi should apologise to the fans, the players, the coach because that influence he has is huge, the morale
Leonardo has fuelled speculation that PSG could look to sign Barcelona from Lionel Messi at the end of the season during an exclusive interview with France Football. Messi is out of contract at the end of the campaign. Naturally, that’s going to leave every top club on the planet assessing the possibility of signing him. While it is unclear at this point in time whether he will definitely leave Barcelona, he will no doubt be reviewing his options, so there’s questions to be asked and links to be drawn.
Spanish football evening headlines for 18 January. Atleti renew Trippier ban appeal Monday has seen significant developments on the betting ban for Atletico Madrid defender Kieran Trippier although the precise details remain unclear. FIFA verified the English FA’s 10-week ban for breaching betting regulations to apply for Trippier until 28 February, but now the club will take the case above the governing body and to the Court of Arbitration for Sport. Pique appoints former Setien assistant Former Barcelona
AC Milan are pondering a move for two out-of-favour Barcelona players this month, according to a report from Spain. Mundo Deportivo report how after the signing of Soualiho Meïté , a midfielder who comes from Torino and the arrival of Croatian striker Mario Mandzukic, Milan are thinking of trying to sign a couple of Barca players who are not in the plans of Ronald Koeman: Samuel Umtiti and Junior Firpo. Both are on Paolo Maldini and Ricky Massara’s list of target to complete their reinforcements in this
SOCCER After losing the Spanish Super Cup final, Barcelona is also in danger of losing Lionel Messi for an extended period after he hit an opponent toward the end of the match. Messi could be suspended for up to 12 games for the red card he received in the final minutes of his team’s 3-2 loss to Athletic Bilbao in Seville on Sunday. After passing the ball out to the left flank, Messi swung his right arm toward the head of Athletic forward Asier Villalibre as they ran forward toward the box. Villalibre immediately
Mohamed Salah insists he wants to stay at Liverpool for as long as he can, but added that his future is in the club's hands. The Egyptian stunned supporters last month when he revealed he was open to joining Real Madrid and Barcelona when speaking in an interview with Spanish outlet AS. But the Reds forward says he wants to remain at Anfield, if the club want to keep him. Asked where his future lies by Norwegian channel TV2, Salah said: "I do not know. "If you ask, I say I want to stay here as long as I can,
The Argentine superstar was dismissed during a Super Cup clash with Athletic Club and will now serve a suspension Lionel Messi has avoided a lengthy ban after collecting the first red card of his Barcelona career, with the Argentine set to sit out just two games on the back of his Super Cup dismissal against Athletic Club. More to follow…
A man looking to take in a second spell as president of the Liga giants believes a superstar forward can be tied to fresh terms at Camp Nou Joan Laporta is confident that Lionel Messi “can be convinced” to sign a new contract, with the Barcelona presidential candidate adamant that the Argentine “wants to stay”. That was not the case during the summer of 2020, with the six-time Ballon d’Or winner pushing for the exits at Camp Nou. He was prevented from walking out on the final year of his contract,
Mohamed Salah continuing to angle for new Liverpool deal after speaking out again to say his future is 'in the club's hands' - but Reds have no immediate plans to offer contract renewals in light of financial uncertainty caused by Covid Mohamed Salah has spoken out once more in his quest to secure a new deal by stating his future is in Liverpool's hands. The striker raised eyebrows before Christmas when he gave an interview to respected Spanish newspaper AS, and refused to rule out the possibility of one day
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