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Transfer Rater: Real eyeing Fekir? Sane to Juventus?
Shaka Hislop breaks down the latest transfer buzz, including Nabil Fekir, Leroy Sane, Yannick Carrasco and more.
Barcelona's Ernesto Valverde: Award shows turning football into 'show business'
BARCELONA -- Ernesto Valverde lamented football's diversion into "show business" after Luka Modric was crowned FIFA's The Best for 2018 on Monday, ending Cristiano Ronaldo and Lionel Messi's decade-long hold on world football's top individual honour.
Real Madrid midfielder Modric beat Ronaldo and Mohamed Salah to the prize after a season which saw him win the Champions League with his club before leading Croatia to a first-ever World Cup final.
Modric was also named UEFA's Player of the Year for...
Record-breaking Lemar can be Atletico Madrid bargain; Parejo's awful week
Let me tell you a couple of things about Thomas Lemar. Costing more than €70 million, he didn't so much break Atletico's record transfer market outlay, he smashed it. Secondly, his move to Los Rojiblancos could have been utterly disastrous.
With due respect to Monaco, living and training in Monte Carlo bears no relationship to working for Diego Simeone and his fierce assistant Mono Burgos. Monaco and Atleti share the same sport, but in the same way that Teslas and monster trucks are both...
Real Madrid's Isco undergoes appendectomy, likely to miss Sevilla, Atletico games
Real Madrid have confirmed midfielder Isco underwent a successful operation for acute appendicitis.
Isco is now likely to miss Real Madrid's game against Sevilla on Wednesday and the derbi against Atletico Madrid on Saturday.
"Our player Isco was operated on successfully for acute appendicitis at the Sanitas La Moraleja Hospital," the club said on Twitter. "The operation was carried out under the supervision of the Real Madrid medical services. His recovery will continue to be assessed."
The midfielder,...
Lionel Messi votes for Cristiano Ronaldo at The Best FIFA awards, doesn't get one back
FIFA have published the full breakdown of just who voted for who in The Best FIFA Men's Player award polling and the Toe Poke has rooted through the data so you don't have to.
The votes were cast by all international captains and coaches, as well as selected media representatives from each FIFA member nation, with everybody asked to pick their top three players from a 10-man shortlist.
Luka Modric won the award after helping Real Madrid win a third consecutive Champions League crown and captaining...