Gonzalo Higuain said star Juventus team-mate Cristiano Ronaldo has matured since the pair s time together at Real Madrid.
Juve striker Higuain and Ronaldo have reunited in Turin after the duo won three titles with LaLiga giants Madrid before the former departed for Napoli in 2013.
Higuain eventually joined Juventus in 2016, while Ronaldo arrived in 2018-19, prompting his ex-Madrid team-mate to move to Serie A rivals AC Milan on loan and then Chelsea last term.
Higuain and Ronaldo – who won the Scudetto in his first season – are now together again under Juventus head coach Maurizio Sarri, and the former Argentina international hailed the five-time Ballon d Or winner.
We had already played together with Real, Higuain, who has impressed for the Serie A …
Mohamed Salah scored again to help stretch Liverpool s Premier League lead to six points, as a 4-0 home win over Newcastle United gave Jurgen Klopp his 100th Reds victory.
Klopp s 181st game in charge saw Liverpool take an early Boxing Day lead at Anfield, Dejan Lovren smashing in a superb half-volley to set up their eighth straight Premier League win.
And when Salah stepped up to convert a penalty he won himself immediately after the restart, Rafael Benitez s side were heading to defeat on his Anfield return.
Xherdan Shaqiri and Fabinho added late goals for the rampant hosts and Manchester City s 2-1 loss at Leicester City means the 2017-18 champions fall further behind Klopp s men ahead of their clash at the Etihad Stadium on January 3, with Tottenham mov…
Marseille have announced goalkeeper Steve Mandanda has left the club via mutual agreement, two years ahead of his contract expiring, having played a record 613 times for the club.
Mandanda, who has 34 caps for France and served as understudy to Hugo Lloris during Les Blues 2018 World Cup win, extended his contract at the Stade Velodrome in August 2020 to run until the end of the 2023-24 season.
But Marseille announced on Wednesday that he would depart earlier than anticipated, amid links with fellow Ligue 1 sides Rennes and Nice in recent weeks.
Olympique de Marseille and Steve Mandanda have decided to separate by mutual agreement, read a statement on the club s website.
OM would like to sincerely thank Steve for everything he has brought to the club…
SPAL have sacked coach Leonardo Semplici following a miserable run of form.
The Serie A side are bottom of the table and have lost five of their last six league matches, a stretch that has left them seven points adrift of safety.
Semplici, who took over in 2014 and led SPAL from Serie C to promotion to Serie A in 2017, has paid the price for that run of form and is expected to be replaced by Luigi Di Biagio.
The club thanks Mr Semplici and his staff for the work done and results achieved over the years, SPAL, beaten 2-1 by Sassuolo on Sunday, said in a statement.
SPAL comunica di aver sollevato dall’incarico di responsabile della prima squadra biancazzurra mister Leonardo Semplici.
La società ringrazia mister Semplici e il suo staff per il la…
Romelu Lukaku is a crazy talent who can still get even better, according to former Chelsea team-mate Didier Drogba.
Having failed to score in nine consecutive appearances, Lukaku netted twice in wins over Crystal Palace, Southampton and Paris Saint-Germain to re-establish his importance to Manchester United.
The Belgium international, who first moved to England with Chelsea in 2011, has been one of the United stars to benefit the most from Ole Gunnar Solskjaer s spell as caretaker manager and is expected to be involved in Saturday s FA Cup quarter-final at Wolves.
And Drogba thinks his former team-mate, who is still only 25, can develop even further in the coming years.
I am really happy for him because I remember the way he started with us. He was a kid…
Lionel Messi has joined Paris Saint-Germain on an initial two-year deal after calling time on his 18-year Barcelona career.
Messi became arguably the greatest footballer of all time at Camp Nou, scoring 672 times in 778 appearances, but his prolific spell came to an end after Barca s dire financial situation forced the club s hand.
The six-time Ballon d Or winner had been a free agent since July 1, though the expectation was for him to sign a new contract at the Catalan club.
However, last Thursday s announcement he would not re-sign with Barca due to financial and structural obstacles prompted PSG to move quickly.
The 34-year-old was said to be a target a year ago when he stated his desire to leave, but ended up staying and playing out the final y…
Ivan Rakitic insists Barcelona remain the best option for all players but admits he does not know whether Lionel Messi will leave the club.
Rakitic this week agreed a return to Sevilla from Barca for an initial fee of just €1.5million, signing a four-year deal with Julen Lopetegui s side.
His departure has been overshadowed by the news that Messi also wants to leave Camp Nou, having told the club as much last week.
His father and agent, Jorge Messi, was to meet with president Josep Maria Bartomeu on Wednesday to try to reach an agreement over an amicable exit.
Rakitic says it is down to each player to decide their future but suggested the six-time Ballon d Or winner could in fact be better suited by staying.
The first option and the best optio…
Christian Pulisic has returned to Chelsea after withdrawing from the United States squad for their upcoming friendlies against Wales and Panama.
The 22-year-old linked up with his national side despite not playing for Chelsea since October 28 because of a hamstring injury sustained ahead of the Premier League clash with Burnley.
However, Pulisic has been deemed unfit to play against Wales in Swansea on Thursday and Panama in Austria next Monday, and has now dropped out of the squad.
Speaking at a pre-match news conference on Wednesday, United States head coach Gregg Berhalter said: Christian is a big part of our group.
He has been working through an injury, but he really says a lot that he wanted to come into camp, be around the guys and continue to …
Erik ten Hag believed Newcastle United wanted to win more than Manchester United on Sunday.
The Red Devils slipped to a second defeat in their last three Premier League games as they suffered a 2-0 loss, with second-half goals from Joe Willock and Callum Wilson at St James Park claiming revenge for the Magpies EFL Cup final loss to United.
United dropped to fourth in the Premier League as a result, behind Newcastle on goal difference and just one point ahead of Tottenham.
Speaking after the game, Ten Hag acknowledged his side deserved to lose, suggesting it was attitude that made the difference.
I hate to say it but they were better today, he told Sky Sports. Especially [their] determination, passion and desire. They wanted to win more this week, so they…
Marcus Rashford described his delight at working under Erik ten Hag at Manchester United after being named the Premier League s Player of the Month for September.
Forward Rashford scored two goals and assisted two more in United s two league matches this month.
Both games – at Leicester City and at home to leaders Arsenal – ended in victory to extend United s winning run to four in the top flight.
In an interview with MUTV after earning the award for the second time in his career (also January 2019), Rashford deflected praise as he suggested everyone s chipped in to aid United s revival.
He also described his favourite moment of the month as his assist for Antony against Arsenal, ahead of either of his own two goals that day.
Antony scoring h…