Waiting for Lionel Messi, Barcelona to start season against Villarreal
September 01, 2020 8:31 ISTLionel Messi, who last week told Barcelona he wants to leave, skipped the team’s first day of training on Monday.
Lionel Messi, who last week told Barcelona he wants to leave, skipped the team’s first day of training on Monday.
Manchester United striker Marcus Rashford and Tottenham midfielder Harry Winks have withdrawn from the squad
Milan visited Ireland 45 years ago to draw 0-0 with Athlone Town in a UEFA Cup second round, first-leg game. Milan won the return game 3-0.
In the Serie A season that ended early August, Immobile scored 36 goals to match Gonzalo Higuain’s Italian league record.
UEFA has ordered the current qualifying round to be single-leg elimination games because of the tight schedule in a pandemic-delayed season.
The Messi transfer saga took another step forward last week with the news that he would not go to the club's training ground to take a planned coronavirus test.
Platini is formally a suspect because of the payment that led to his removal as president of European football body UEFA -- and as a candidate to lead FIFA -- when Swiss federal investigators revealed the allegation five years ago.
Kevin De Bruyne won the Premier League Playmaker award for 2019/20 after equalling Thierry Henry's record of 20 assists in a single PL season. The Belgian was also named the Premier League Player of the Year.
The 37-year-old has signed a one-year contract at Betis with an option for another year included in the deal. The Chilean has become the second signing of the club for the 2020/2021 LaLiga season.
Eugénie Le Sommer, Saki Kumagai and Sara Bjork Gunnarsdóttir scored for Lyon as they clinched a record-extending seventh Champions League trophy.
The 32-year-old Lewandowski finished the past season as top scorer in the Bundesliga (34 goals), German Cup (six) and Champions League (15).
Barcelona said Messi was the only player who did not undergo the tests at the club’s training center. The team is set to resume training on Monday ahead of the upcoming start of the season.
The 38-year-old Ibrahimovic is expected to sign a one-season deal worth 7 million euros ($8.3 million).
Having come through the youth ranks of FC Dallas, McKennie joined Schalke 04 in 2016 and made his debut in Bundesliga in May 2017.
The 32-year-old became the top scorer of the Bundesliga and Champions League. He was believed to be a strong favourite to win Ballon d'Or but the France Football magazine cancelled the vote due to the COVID-19 pandemic in June.
Under the four-year contract signed in 2017, Messi can leave the club for free if he requests it by June 10. Messi invoked this clause, but Barca said it had already expired.
The game was settled on penalties at Wembley Stadium after Takumi Minamino's first goal for Liverpool in the 73rd minute canceled out Aubameyang's early opener.
Around 2,500 fans — spaced out to abide by coronavirus social distancing — were allowed into Brighton's stadium on the south coast of England.
Spanish media say Messi has contacted the club to try to resolve the situation, but Barcelona confirmed on Saturday that it will not negotiate to allow Messi to depart before his contract ends next year.
Albert Roca has parted ways with Hyderabad FC to join Ronald Koeman at Barcelona.
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