Chelsea left-back, Marcos Alonso has revealed that his teammate, Alvaro Morata is very upset after Spain failed to invite him for the friendly matches in preparation for the world cup. Alonso who disclosed this during an interview expressed happiness over his invitation. He explained that he was delighted after the call-up as his grandfather and father both played for the national team.
Real Madrid forward, Cristiano Ronaldo says his belief that no player is superior to him is the key to his unprecedented success at the club. The five-time Ballon d'Or winner who has had a record-breaking year with Real Madrid - winning five trophies, including a second successive Champions League trophy, the La Liga title and the World Club Cup said success can only come when you believe in yourself despite what people say about you.
Former Chelsea goalkeeper, Petr Cech has explained the reason why his former club are failing to sustain the form that saw them lift the English Premier League title last season. The Arsenal Keeper in an interview with BBC Sports said he was surprised at the current performance of Chelsea and blamed the development on loss of confidence.
Former Manchester City defender Aleksander Kolarov will captain the Serbian national team when they file out in an international friendly against Nigeria next Tuesday according to the coach Mladen Krstajic.
The 32-year old, now with Serie A side AS Roma, played for City for seven years and was, at a time, teammates with Super Eagles’ forward Kelechi Iheanacho at the Etihad before moving to Roma in 2017.
Serbia will face Morocco at the Olimpico stadium in Turin on March 23 before taking on Nigeria on the 27th in London.
Italy and Paris Saint-Germain star Marco Verratti has claimed that Lionel Messi gets special treatment from referees.
Verratti, 25, was sent off after receiving his second yellow card against Real Madrid in their UEFA Champions League second-leg round of 16 clash giants for arguing with the referee.
Speaking with La Gazetta dello Sport, he said: “I got it wrong against Real, but it was a red card out of frustration and sometimes referees could be more tolerant.
The camp of the Super Eagles on Tuesday morning was boosted by the arrivals of eight players as the former African champions who have made five appearances at the World Cup prepare for Friday's international friendly against Poland at the Municipal Stadium in Wrocław.
Deportivo La Coruna goalkeeper Francis Uzoho, Monaco defender Elderson Echiejile, Lokomotiv Plovdiv defender Stephen Eze and Torino midfielder Joel Obi were sighted this morning at the Super Eagles Radisson Blu Hotel Wroclaw camp.
Other new arrivals are Bursaspor right-back Shehu Abdullahi, Hapoel Beer Sheva star John Ogu, Gent winger Moses Simon and Chelsea defender Kenneth Omeruo.
