


OLIVER HOLT: It's fashionable to lose it in football but Mitrovic and Silva have exploded the myth. Roy Hodgson is set to become Crystal Palace manager again, with the 75-year-old coming out of retirement to try and steer the Eagles away from the relegation zone OLIVER HOLT INTERVIEWS THOMAS FRANK: 'It's hard that Ivan will be punished yet has to put up with racism every day'ĭaniel Levy is prepared to SACK Antonio Conte during the international break after the Tottenham manager's verbal attack on his playersĪleksandar Mitrovic is facing a lengthy ban for shoving referee as FA insist three matches is 'clearly insufficient' 'It was like an FBI interview': Patrice Evra reveals grilling from Sir Alex Ferguson that convinced him to reject a move to Liverpool and join Man United Ronaldo has scored eight goals in seven league matches for Al-Nassr and is the biggest star in the division by a distance, but that status would be challenged should Messi move to Saudi Arabia in the coming months. It appeared that their rivalry could be over for good when Ronaldo moved to Saudi Arabia, but they faced each other once more in a friendly in January when PSG played a Saudi All-Star team, and they could go head-to-head on a regular basis if Al-Hilal convince Messi to agree to their proposal. Messi and Ronaldo are widely recognised as the finest players of their generation, having won the Ballon d'Or 12 times between them. The French champions have also suffered a significant dip in form in 2023, which may have caused Messi to have doubts about signing a new deal, with Christophe Galtier's side already out of the Champions League.īringing Messi to Saudi Arabia would be a major coup for the Middle Eastern country, and would leave them with the two biggest stars in world football playing in their league. Messi had looked likely to extend his stay at PSG at the turn of the year, fresh off the back of winning the World Cup with Argentina in December.īut negotiations appear to have stalled since then, and it is no longer guaranteed that he will remain in the French capital beyond this season. They are believed to be desperate to make the deal happen, with politicians willing to get involved to increase the salary limit in the Pro League so that Messi can play in it.
