[Relevo] Hazard and Benzema were part of a short match with the Real Madrid Castilla squad. Benzema looked close to returning to his best form in the second half. However, Eden Hazard left the match very disappointed, he had a hard time dribbling past Castilla players and was outmatched physically
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Charles De Ketelaere will have gone a full year without scoring a goal if he fails to find the net against Germany on Tuesday. His last goal was for Club Brugge against Beerschot On April 1st 2022. Pioli has been trying to find the perfect position for him but so far he has been unsuccessful
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[PSG Ultras] Requesting to meet Nasser Al-Khelaifi in order to air grievances, pointing the finger at “a sporting policy with no real direction, the compulsive buying of big names with no worry for the team’s balance, and an approach where marketing seems to be prioritised over football.”
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Mbappe: "I spoke with Antoine. He was disappointed (to not be selected captain) and that's understandable. I told him I would have had the same reaction. He is perhaps the most important player in the Deschamps era. He has the experience. If he has something to say, I will sit down and listen."
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Milano mayor Giuseppe Sala: "AC Milan want to build the stadium in the La Maura area but they have to show me a project. I cannot start anything with informal interests. We have to know how much of the green area will remain, then I can start the political process... I haven't spoken to Inter."
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Lotito on his altercation with Mourinho: "I saw a Roma player completely naked in the corridor and I did not like that. Mourinho yelled at me, I thought he didn't know I was the president of Lazio and I pointed that out. I did not tell him to leave, we did not argue because I don't argue."
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Gattuso Interview: "Watching Kvara is like seeing George Best again - I'm seeing very few young Italian players, young people don't play in the streets anymore so they end up playing less - Italian football is no longer a child of catenaccio - Sofyan Amrabat is a player who is most similar to me."
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Kompany on Vieira's sacking: "I look at the table to see that they're 12th. I hear that it's about their run of games. I see Newcastle, Chelsea, United 2x, City, Brighton. Then I see Zaha has been out for 4-5 games. And their next games are Leeds,Forest,Wolves,Everton...It doesn't sit well with me."
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"I want to work in England but I wouldn't just go to any team."
"I like players with my characteristics, meaning, physical midfielders. I was impressed by Loftus-Cheek in training. I also like Federico Valverde."
"I waited for football to start in Ukraine and it did but it was barely getting by. I returned to Italy and had many good offers but I did not feel like it. I accepted Brighton because I'd already studied them before and they resembled me the most in terms of character. My meeting with them took 5 hours."
"Deschamps wants me to be the unifier, to be the link between the old and the new generation as the captain."
"He will only leave for the release clause." (€40m)
"Sandro Tonali has more technique than me, he is a more complete player."