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[SportBild] Lewandowski on Hansi Flick: "He's not only a great coach, but also a great person. You can also talk with him about private stuff. We made history with Hansi. It was by far my best time at Bayern. He always gave us a clear plan of what he expected"
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Real Madrid 0 - [1] Chelsea - Christian Pulisic 14'
Chelsea are ready to offload Tammy Abraham for £40m as club plot overhaul of forward options, Giroud is also expected to leave.
Since 18/19 season: Real Madrid's top 3 scorers have been Karim Benzema (85 goals), Sergio Ramos (28 goals) and Gareth Bale (17 goals)
Harry Kane interview: Personal awards are bittersweet without team trophies
[BBC] The former Manchester United player Ryan Giggs arriving to appear in court this morning, charged with assaulting two women in November. He's also charged with engaging in controlling behaviour against his ex-girlfriend. The former footballer strongly denies the allegations.
[Sky Sports News] Fans of Rayo Vallecano cleaned their stadium after two leaders of the far right-wing political party VOX watched their match against Albacete.
[Kristoff Terreur] PSG made an offer for Kevin De Bruyne in 2015: €63m + 1 season on loan at Wolfsburg. His - then - agent(s) sent a mail to City that PSG would pay a higher commission - €10m. Wolfsburg put pressure on De Bruyne to accept the PSG offer. He said ‘no’. He wanted to go to City.
[El Mundo] Breaking: Marcelo is OUT of the 2nd leg against Chelsea as he has been chosen for polling duty in Madrid elections and Covid restriction stop him from travelling. Both Real Madrid and Marcelo tried to appeal but they weren't successful: a football game is not considered a justified cause.
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[Torben] Hansi Flick's contract termination has been settled and a consensus has been found. Julian Nagelsmann will sign a 5-year contract at FC Bayern. Official announcement planned for today.
[@Nicolailisberg] If Julian Nagelsmann was a player, he would be in the top 30 of most expensive signings ever in the Bundesliga. More expensive than Erling Haaland, Dani Olmo, Timo Werner, Kevin De Bruyne, Arjen Robben and Thiago. This transfer indicates a new time for German football.
[El Partidazo de COPE] Pep Guardiola: “I’m sure if Neymar had a longer stay in Barcelona, they would win two or three #UCL ’s more. Those three were unstoppable, the best three I saw up-front in my life. He decide to got to Paris, not a bad decision, a nice city and nice club.”
Ilkay Gündoğan has sent over 3,000 meals to Indonesia to help those in need during the month of Ramadan. Gündoğan got in touch with a supporters club in Indonesia who have helped to distribute shirts and food parcels, with gifts going to a Jakarta orphanage as well as other good causes.
[AU] Marcos Llorente last night broke the LaLiga speed record for the season. This sprint clocked at 35.4 km/hr was recorded in the 91st (!) min by him sprinting back to defend a counter.
At 372 matches for Leicester, Kasper Schmeichel holds the European record for most league matches played for the same club during the last 10 years. Lionel Messi is nr. 2 at 340 matches for Barcelona.
[Rob Dorsett] Believed to be the first time ever in a @premierleague game that #lcfc v #cpfc was paused last night to allow Muslim players to break their fast once the sun had set. Fofana and Kouyate had energy gels. Was agreed pre match in captain’s meeting with the ref and Prem officials.