Retired shirt numbers: Moore, Maldini & best footballers to receive honour from clubs

Retiring an iconic player’s shirt number is quite common practice Italy, but not so much Spain – and Goal has rounded up the most memorable instances Getty Bobby Moore | West Ham | #8 The West Ham legend had his number at the London side retired, having captained the club for 10 years. Moore was …

Mexicans Abroad: Lozano returns to scoring & Chicharito lends West Ham a hand as El Tri stars rack up goals

Five Mexico internationals found the back of the net this weekend, with the PSV star and Mexico’s all-time leading scorer among them It is the nature of the Dutch league that a team can go unbeaten in 10 games and be in crisis. That’s exactly the situation right now for Mexico star Hirving Lozano and PSV. After …

'Mbappe the best I've trained? Aubameyang will always be in my heart' – Tuchel

The World Cup winner has stepped up when needed most, but his boss deflected a question over whether he is the most talented player he has trained Paris Saint-Germain head coach Thomas Tuchel has refused to rank Kylian Mbappe as the best player he has ever trained, instead opting to praise current and former charges …

Tekkz is unstoppable & five things we learned from the February FUT Champions Cup

ELEAGUE brought the FIFA 19 tournament to the US for the first time and the in-game action did not disappoint The FUT Champions Cup returned last weekend with a new look and location as experienced esport tournament organisers ELEAGUE brought the competition to Atlanta, USA for the first time ever. Players from around the world …

Pochettino hit with improper conduct charge for row with referee Mike Dean

The Argentine was involved in a heated exchange with the officials after his side lost 2-1 to Burnley on Saturday Mauricio Pochettino has been charged with improper conduct by the Football Association (FA) following his angry row with referee Mike Dean at the end of Tottenham’s 2-1 defeat at Burnley. The Spurs manager approached the …

Kane urges Tottenham to find higher gear to rescue Premier League title hopes

The 25-year-old striker believes his side can find away back into the fight for the league crown if they take their performances up a level Harry Kane believes Tottenham are still in with a chance of winning the Premier League title despite their 2-1 defeat to Burnley on Saturday. Spurs dropped to six points behind …

'The biggest mistake since the introduction of VAR!' – Inter chief furious after Fiorentina draw

The Nerazzurri’s CEO of sport was incensed after Sunday’s opponents were awarded a spot-kick in controversial circumstances Inter chief Giuseppe Marotta believes the decision to award Fiorentina a late penalty in Sunday’s 3-3 draw is the biggest mistake since VAR’s introduction to Serie A. Inter were twice the benefactors of the video review system in …

Zlatan says he'll break every MLS record – and we should believe him!

Click:HPMC HEMC HEC Factory The Swedish superstar is preparing for his second season in California and is already promising a much different LA Galaxy in 2019 Zlatan Ibrahimovic’s first season in Major League Soccer was a memorable one, but the Swedish superstar insists his encore will be historic. The LA Galaxy striker finished second in MLS …

Girona’s Stuani confirms January approach from Barcelona

The Liga champions were looking to raid their Catalan rivals for the Uruguay international but the striker is please to have signed a new deal Barcelona were interested in signing Girona’s Cristhian Stuani in January, the striker himself has confirmed. The 32-year old Uruguay international has set La Liga on fire in the past two campaigns, …

'Now I'm the leader' – Benzema happy to be playing 'real football' after Ronaldo departure

The Frenchman had a fantastic working relationship with his old team-mate, but he is relishing the opportunity to be the club’s main man up front Karim Benzema would be forgiven for lamenting the loss of Cristiano Ronaldo at Real Madrid, but the striker admits he is happy to be be playing his “real football” as he …