Ronaldo vies to be The Best
Juventus forward Cristiano Ronaldo will go head-to-head with Lionel Messi and Virgil van Dijk tonight to be crowned The Best FIFA Men’s Player of 2019. Ronaldo won the award in…
Ramos: If Cannavaro won Ballon d’Or…
Sergio Ramos believes Liverpool defender Virgil van Dijk can pip Cristiano Ronaldo to the Ballon d’Or. “If Fabio Cannavaro won it...” Van Dijk is striving to become the first centre-back…
Ronaldo among The Best finalists
Juventus forward Cristiano Ronaldo is among the final three nominees vying for The Best FIFA Men’s Player award. Ronaldo helped Juve win their eighth straight Scudetto following his Italian-record €112m…
Ronaldo up for UEFA award
Juventus forward Cristiano Ronaldo is up for UEFA’s Men’s Player of the Year award with Lionel Messi and Virgil van Dijk. Ronaldo is recognised for his six-goal haul in the…
Romagnoli: Always ready for Italy
Alessio Romagnoli says he will ‘always be ready’ to fill in for Italy after helping them beat Liechtenstein 6-0 on Tuesday. Romagnoli replaced Giorgio Chiellini in Italy’s central defence against…
Van Dijk defends Mertens challenge
Liverpool centre-back Virgil van Dijk defends his challenge on Napoli forward Dries Mertens - “I would never go in to hurt him”. The Dutch defender was booked in the first…
Pirlo: Coutinho worth €160m
Former Italy midfielder Andrea Pirlo claims Barcelona are right to pay €160m for Philippe Coutinho. “If Virgil van Dijk is worth €80m…” Barca finally agreed a deal to sign Coutinho…
Agent: ’Koulibaly wants it all’
Kalidou Koulibaly’s agent insists the defender “wants to win everything”, despite claims Napoli are focusing solely on the Scudetto. The Partenopei have been knocked out of both the Champions League…
Alex Sandro given €60m price-tag
Juventus would be willing to sell Alex Sandro for €60m, according to Tuttosport, with Manchester United, Manchester City and Chelsea interested. The Brazilian left-back was the subject of a bidding…
Inter seek out Pezzella
Inter asked Real Betis for German Pezzella and stalled Jeison Murillo to Valencia after Luciano Spalletti complained of a defensive shortage. “At this moment we are very short in defence,…
Southampton approach Hoedt
Southampton are said to have been in negotiations with Lazio for Dutch defender Wesley Hoedt with a £12m offer on the way. He’d effectively replace fellow countryman Virgil van Dijk,…
Van Dijk: ‘Saints dominated Inter’
Southampton defender Virgil van Dijk said their 2-1 Europa League victory over Inter was “well deserved, as we were the dominant side.” The Saints had gone behind to a Mauro…
Van Dijk: ‘Saints deserved more’
Southampton defender Virgil van Dijk felt “we were the team who deserved the most” in a 1-0 defeat to Inter. Antonio Candreva got the decisive goal in this Europa League…