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Ribery and Robben leave Bayern Munich with Style, goals and a new Bundesliga
Frank Ribery and Arjen Robben, said goodbye to Bayern Munich fans with another Bundesliga league title and scoring one goal each. Frank Ribery and Arjen Robben played their last game with Bayern Munich after an era of success. Both players have been a great part of Bayern Munich success during the last decade. Both players score a goal to finish the 5-1 win of their team over Eintracht Frankfurt. This is the 29th league title for the German team, and it also makes Bayer beat a historic record with 7 consecutive titles Great Careers full of titles Ribery, who is now 36 years old, arrived in Munich in 2007. 12 seasons after, he leaves as the player with the most Bundesliga titles in the history of German football. Robben is 35 years old. He arrived at Bayern in 2009. In 10 seasons he ...
French Federation prohibits Neymar to celebrate the title
The French Federation informs the PSG that Neymar and Marquinhos will not be able to celebrate the title when they are sanctioned Neymar will not be able to celebrate the League with PSG . PSG will celebrate this weekend the title won by the French League after the match against Dijon. However, neither Neymar nor Marquinhos , both penalized, can be on the pitch . For this reason the French Federation has warned that it will be severely punished if both players jump onto the pitch to celebrate the title. The regulation prevents a sanctioned player from gaining access to the pitch and that is what the federation reminded PSG, referring to article 4.1.2.of the disciplinary Regulation. The PSG tried to contact the federation’s disciplinary commissions to find a way out, but coul...
Antoine Griezmann confirms he is leaving Atletico Madrid
France football star Antoine Griezmann announced plans to leave Atlético de Madrid at the end of the season in a video released on the club’s official Twitter account on Tuesday. «I would like to thank all of you for the love you have shown me during these five years,» Griezmann said in the video. Antoine Griezmann has informed Atletico Madrid that he will leave this summer, with sources confirming that Barcelona are hopeful of signing him less than one year after he turned them down. Atletico released a short statement Tuesday revealing that Griezmann had communicated his decision to leave the club after five seasons. They followed that up by posting a video of the French forward on social media explaining his decision to supporters. «After speaking with (coach Diego Simeone)...
Bale may have played last game for Real Madrid
It was Gareth Bale’s agent, Jonathan Barnett, who this week finally articulated a clear indication that the Welshman is heading for the Real Madrid exit, laying bare the player’s broken relationship with coach Zinedine Zidane when he told Sky Sports: «I’m not sure Mr Zidane wants him to stay.» Indeed, having been told by the club that they’re after a buyer for Bale, Barnett set about using the interview to put his client in the shop window, declaring that a return to the Premier League «certainly is possible, if somebody puts their hand in their pocket». Bale axed by Real Madrid boss Zidane once more Bale may have already played his final game for Madrid. Having omitted the forward from his squad for last weekend’s clash with Villarreal, Zidane has again left ...
MLS, is it becoming a competitive league or an Elephant’s Graveyard?
MLS clubs are signing some of the most influential football stars from Europe, but do they really want to challenge themselves and win the title or they just go to the US to end up their careers? The MLS or Major League Soccer of the US, is one of the most popular leagues of the American continent. This popularity doesn’t necessarily come from the level of the competition, but from the fame of some of its players. Since David Beckham signed with Los Angeles Galaxy in 2007, a wave of elite football players have moved to MLS teams. Most of these players claim that the level of the league gets better every year and the competition is very high. However, not everybody believes these testimonies. The main reason why people do not believe the MLS stars, is that they usually move to America...
Manchester City crowned Premier League champions
After the season-long struggle between Manchester City and Liverpool to determine which club would have the slightly more perfect season and be named Premier League champion, it all came down to today, the final matchday of the season. And while it was tight there for a while, City did as expected and beat Brighton & Hove Albion to win their second consecutive league title. Man City went to Brighton knowing that a win would seal the title. In the only other match that mattered today—the relegation, Champions League, and Europa League places were for all intents and purposes already locked in after last week’s fixtures—Liverpool hosted Wolves knowing they needed to win and to get some help from Brighton to bring their nearly three-decade title drought to an end. This has been the best t...