Eden Hazard’s move to Chelsea is being scrunitised after the Blues were found to have made almost £50m of illegal payments in a 7 year period. DOWNLOAD THE OFFICIAL CHELSEA NEWS APP FOR ALL THE LATEST UPDATES – STRAIGHT TO YOUR PHONE! ON THE APP STORE Chelsea were today given a record fine, a suspended … Read more
Speaking on Sunday ahead of his side’s clash with Gil Vicente, Mourinho introduced a controversial concept regarding the Liga Portugal standings. The manager detailed that his squad is currently fighting in two parallel universes: one dictated by the official points and another by what he perceives as a distorted reality. Currently, Benfica occupies the third … Read more
Benfica have issued a club statement after reports claimed that Gianluca Prestianni told team-mates what he said to Vinicius Junior. Prestianni was suspended for one match by UEFA, prima facie, after Vinicius Junior accused him of racial abuse during the Champions League play-off first leg tie between Real Madrid and Benfica. Vinicius made the accusation … Read more
Benfica did briefly restore aggregate parity when Rafa Silva opened the scoring at Santiago Bernabeu inside 14 minutes, but Aurelien Tchouameni found the target for Real less than two minutes later. Vinicius Junior netted again 10 minutes from time to see Madrid safely into the last 16. Mourinho found himself at the centre of a … Read more
Benfica’s appeal against the provisional suspension handed to Gianluca Prestianni has been rejected, meaning the Argentine will miss the second leg of the Champions League knockout round play-off against Real Madrid on Wednesday night. The 20-year-old has been accused of racially abusing Brazilian winger Vinicius Junior during the first game last week. Prestianni accused of … Read more
Archyde Lisbon – Benfica winger Gianluca Prestianni is contemplating legal action against Real Madrid’s Vinicius Júnior and Paris Saint-Germain’s Kylian Mbappé following a provisional suspension from UEFA related to allegations of… You can read the full story here: Prestianni to Sue Vinicius & Mbappe Over Racism Accusations After UEFA Sanction. Source link
In the early hours of Wednesday morning, Benfica’s Gianluca Prestianni issued a statement on social media after being accused of racially abusing Real Madrid forward Vinicius Jr. The Champions League knockout play-off tie between Real Madrid and Benfica was halted for around 10 minutes in the second half after Vinicius reported alleged racist abuse to … Read more
Mourinho was sent off in the latter stages of the game for dissent, but that did not stop him from tearing into Vinicius in his post-match interviews. The Portuguese icon defended his club, suggesting that the last thing they are is racist, and saying that issues like this arise in every stadium the Madrid star … Read more
Watch: Benfica goalkeeper scores in dramatic finale to rescue play-off spot standard.co.uk ‘We’ve fallen short of our potential’ – Arbeloa takes responsibility for Madrid defeat FotMob Benfica 4-2 Real Madrid: Mourinho’s side alive as visitors drop into play-offs after thriller FotMob Source link
According to a recent report from A Bola, via Sport Witness, Liverpool are poised to limit their total spend on Darwin Núñez to no more than €85 million. The Portuguese outlet highlights that while the striker’s initial fee stood at €75 million, performance-related bonuses could have pushed that total to €100 million. However, Liverpool appear … Read more