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David Beckham Opens up on Rumours of Cristiano Ronaldo and Lionel Messi Joining Inter Miami David Beckham's appearance on the Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon saw him open up about his new life as an MLS owner prior to Inter Miami's debut on Sunday. The former Real Madrid and Manchester United midfielder also spoke about rumours connecting Cristiano Ronaldo and Lionel Messi to Inter Miami. "As with any owner, you really want the best players and if we have the opportunity to bring in players like Cristiano (Ronaldo) or Leo (Messi), I have such admiration for them as athletes, if we could bring those players in then great," Ronaldo was quoted as saying. The speculations that Ronaldo and Messi might play together in a team got football fans excited. Many big stars of Europe such as Beckham, Wayne Ronney and Zlatan Ibrahimovic have played in MLS. Beckham went on to add that at the moment they have a great roster with a mix of young and experienced pl...

Kylian Mbappe Reveals Cristiano Ronaldo and Zinedine Zidane As Childhood Idols Paris Saint-Germain star forward Kylian Mbappe, in a recent interview, has opened up about his childhood heroes and revealed that French legend Zinedine Zidane and Juventus Forward Cristiano Ronaldo were the biggest influences on him while growing up. At 21, Mbappe is already one of the biggest superstars in world football, winning the World Cup in 2018 and almost every recognizable domestic trophy in France, the PSG forwards accolades are comparable with some of the great French footballers. He has already scored 20 goals in 21 appearances across all competitions this season for the Ligue 1 giants. At the launch party of his new foundation inspired by KM, Mbappe was asked about the players he idolized while growing up. ‘As a child it was Zizou, if you are a boy growing up in France it’s always Zidane’ said the 21-year-old. ‘Afterwards, it was Cristiano Ronaldo and I had a chance to play against...

After falling short in the semi-final of Supercopa tournament against Atletico Madrid, Barcelona's striker Lionel Messi said that the result hurts the team and expressed his displeasure with the number of errors committed by the Spanish side. Atletico Madrid defeated Barcelona to 3-2 to advance into the finals of the tournament. "It is a shame, we played a great game. After so long we felt good again. We were in control, dominated and attacked all the time. We let it slip through certain mistakes when Atletico was already almost dead, in less than 10 minutes they turned round a game that we should have seen out," goal.com quoted Messi as saying. "It hurts because it is a title and we wanted to be in the final and win it. We showed a different side to what we have been showing recently against Espanyol and at the end of last year, we played a good game but sadly we couldn't get the victory," he said. Messi and Antonie Greizmann scored for Barcelon...

He might be 38 and in the twilight of his career, but Zlatan Ibrahimovic has few peers when it comes to chutzpah. "I know what I have to do, Zlatan is still here," Ibrahimovic told reporters as the Swede was officially presented by his new club AC Milan. "The duel with Cristiano Ronaldo will be exciting." The Swedish striker played for Milan between 2010 and 2012 and scored 56 goals in 85 games during his first spell with the club. Juventus star Ronaldo was then playing for Real Madrid. The pair have faced off before in Europe -- when Ronaldo was at Madrid and Ibrahimovic at Paris Saint-Germain -- and also on the international stage at the 2014 World Cup. They also share a former club in Manchester United. Ibrahimovic helped Milan win its 18th Serie A title in 2011 -- the club's last major trophy -- but while Juventus and Ronaldo are looking to defend their league crown, the 38-year-old Swede's task this time around is to salvage a season tha...

Lionel Messi is more lethal from free-kicks than Man Utd are from penalties Messi has always had an impressive free kick in his locker, but it's in recent years that his accuracy has really improved and he's scored 19 across the last three seasons alone. It's a trait that his Barcelona teammates are certainly relieved about and Sergio Busquets said this week: "He’s been improving bit by bit and it was difficult. Having him is a very big advantage. First and foremost Messi, has score more freekicks than clubs like Real Madrid, Juventus and PSG since his streak began around 2017 Accourding to Marca : Messi Score four freekicks from 10 attemts in Laliga with the conversion rate of 40%. Also as per transfermarket: Manchester united dispatched 2 of the 6 penalties awarded in Premier League, producing conversion rate of 33.33%. Therefore hence proved that Messi is more lethal from the free kick than Manchester united from Penalties.  #theballman

REVEALED : Spanish Airline Vueling Revealed why Aeroplanes are banned from flying over Messi’s house. When Vueling president Javier Sánchez-Prieto casually mentioned during an interview that airplanes are not allowed to fly over the house of Barcelona star Leo Messi it naturally sparked a social media debate as to the reason why, and whether it was a case of extreme entitlement on the part of the Argentina captain. Sánchez-Prieto was busy explaining why a plan to expand to Barcelona’s El Prat airport was being held up and casually remarked that the reason was “because airplanes aren’t allowed to fly over Leo Messi’s house, which is something that doesn’t happen anywhere else in the world.” The comment swiftly took wing on social media with people seeking to verify Sánchez-Prieto’s statement and discover the reason why planes aren’t allowed to fly over Messi’s house. As might have been expected, the answer was rather more straightforward than Messi instructing ...

Romelu Lukaku equals Ronaldo record after scoring brace for Inter Milan Romelu Lukaku scored twice as Inter Milan managed to beat Bologna away from home in Serie A, and in doing so, managed to equal an impressive record. The Belgian has now equalled the goal scoring record of Brazilian great Ronaldo, becoming the first player to score nine or more goals in just eleven Serie A matches for the Nerazzurri since Ronaldo managed the feat back in the 1997/98 season. It was a stoppage time penalty from Lukaku that sealed the points for Inter Milan in this game, and it shows once again the faith that manager Antonio Conte has in his new recruit. #theballman