The Ball Man

The Argentine, 32, has won 34 trophies since joining the Camp Nou club in 2004. He is out of contract next year and doubts over his future at Barcelona were raised by his clash with the club over pay reductions at the start of the coronavirus crisis. Xavi, who now coaches in Qatar, said: “He still has six or seven good years to come before his retirement. "I can confirm that he takes great care of himself and he will be able to go on until he is 37, 38 or 39. He will certainly be part of the World Cup organised in 2022.” World Cup winner Xavi, who revealed he turned down the chance to join the Barcelona coaching staff in January, hopes Messi and Neymar will be reunited at the Catalan club in time. "There's no doubt he is one of the three to five best in the world," he claimed. "He can make the difference.I'm a Barca fan and I want the best there. He would be an extraordinary signing." Spanish clubs have returned to training th

The coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic has spread worldwide, affecting the lives of over 3.5 million people, and spreading across 212 countries. The Premier League is eyeing a resumption date while the Bundesliga, if all goes to plan, may just be the first league to return after lockdown in Europe. LaLiga and Serie A have announced return that clubs can return to training with players training individually.                      Image source: Laliga This return to training has been planned by LaLiga with measures that have been agreed with the relevant sports and health authorities in order to guarantee as much safety as possible for the health of all those involved. These measures cover a period of approximately four weeks with different phases that, in any case, will be subject to the de-escalation process established by the government. Thus, together with the medical tests carried out by clubs, a staggered return to training has been implemented that will start with players

Real Madrid full-back Marcelo joked that some reports had claimed he was already a Juventus player when Cristiano Ronaldo joined the Bianconeri. The 31-year-old was speaking via Instagram and confessed that he has no desire to leave Real any time soon, despite interest from Juve.   “I don’t want to leave and I don’t think Madrid would let me anyway,” he told Fabio Cannavaro on Instagram. “I’m really happy here. Since I came here with my family, it’s been incredible. I don’t really know if it’s true that Juve wanted to sign me to be honest.” Marcelo was closely linked with a switch to Turin two years ago when Ronaldo made the switch from La Liga to Serie A. “A couple of years ago I heard that I’d signed for Juve, that I’d already pulled on the Juve shirt and that I couldn’t live without Cristiano! “People invent a lot of things. It was all fine with me, as I saw that some Juve fans quite liked the idea of me joining.” #TheBallMan

Forget Pogba, Camavinga, Haaland, or Mbappe — according to a report from ABC Deportes, Real Madrid will be freezing any and all transfer activity for the 2020-2021 season. Major transfers cannot come to fruition when there is such a significant reduction to overall income. Real Madrid are projected to lose up to 25% of their annual income due to the impact of COVID19. According to ABC, the only new additions to the Real Madrid squad for the 2020-2021 season will be Odegaard, Achraf, and Lunin. Javier Tebas, the president of the League, has confirmed the impact of empty stadiums, especially to the bigger clubs like Real Madrid, Barcelona, and Atletic Madrid: “The big clubs are the ones who suffer the most when the door is closed because they will lose a high percentage of their income, between twenty and thirty percent, depending on each case.” Irene Lozano, president of the Consejo Superior de Deportes, has said that Spanish football must plan its future with the i