Twenty five thousand fans of Atletico Madrid welcomed new signings Diego Costa and Vitolo on Sunday at Wanda Metropolitano as the Spanish club’s transfer ban finally comes to an end. Atletico had been unable to register new signings in last summer’s transfer window after being handed a ban by FIFA for irregularities in relation to the transfers of minors.
Newly appointed Al Khartoum Watani manager, Emmanuel Amuneke, will assume his duty at the club for the forthcoming season on January, 5, 2018. Former Nigeria forward Amuneke who signed a two-year deal at the club last November will attend the Aiteo CAF Awards on January 4 before joining up with his team for pre-season, he revealed.
Manchester United striker, Zlatan Ibrahimovic has reportedly sustained fresh knee injury and would be sidelined for one month. Manchester United manager, Jose Mourinho made this known on Sunday, according to Marca.
Chelsea on Saturday defeated Stoke City 5-0 to move up to second place on the log after Manchester United, the previous occupant were held to a goalless draw. Chelsea Manager who commended his player for a positive performance noted that the early goal scored by Rudiger also assisted in boosting the confidence of the team. His full press conference as culled from Chelsea season is presented below.
Manchester City have been hit with injury woe after Gabriel Jesus and Kevin De Bruyne were taken off the pitch during Sunday encounter with Crystal Palace. Manchester City striker Gabriel Jesus came off injured after 22 minutes. The Brazilian, who suffered a foot injury in February that put him out for several months of last season, was clearly upset when he walked off with a leg injury to be replaced by Sergio Aguero.
Real Madrid star Cristiano Ronaldo was Thursday named Globe Soccer’s Best Player for the second year in a row and the fourth time overall although he wasn’t present in person to receive his trophy. The Portuguese international also won the prize, organised by the (EFAA)(European Association of Football Agents) and ECA (European Clubs Association) in 2011, 2014 and 2016.
