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Cristiano Ronaldo's presence in Serie A was a near certainty to make every visit he made around the league a hot ticket, and now there is proof to back it up. The Portugal superstar traded Real Madrid for Juventus this summer in a €100 million (£88m/$117m) deal that will see him take his talents to the Italian top-flight for the first time in his career. While Ronaldo has played against top Italian sides before, fans of many of the clubs near the middle and bottom of the table are getting their first opportunities to see the star visit their home stadiums. Parma host Juventus on the third matchday of the Serie A campaign, and if fans have not already got their ticket to see the star make his appearance at Stadio Ennio Tardini, they will have to shell out more than normal to do so. According to Tuttosport, seats in the North End section of the stadium would normally go for €25. But if you want to go into the secondary ticket market to grab a seat there, you may have t...

The Belgium international maintains that he intends to depart the Blues before the end of his career, but is unsure about where he will end up when he does leave. Thibaut Courtois admits that he expects to leave Chelsea in future, but says he is unsure about his preferred destination. The 24-year-old signed for the Blues in 2011, before spending three seasons on loan at Atletico Madrid. Courtois has won La Liga and the Premier League during his career, as well as reaching a Champions League final, and he maintains that he intends to depart Stamford Bridge in the coming years. When asked if he was going to spend the rest of his career at the club, Courtois told Sporza : "It's hard to say. I don't think I will end my career here. "I didn't have [a favourite club growing up]. In Spain I watched a lot of Madrid and Barca. "In Germany I watched Bayern and Dortmund, in England, Arsenal, Manchester United and Chelsea, and in Italy Juventus and Milan. "...

The Flying Eagles defeated Samson Siasia's boys in a high scoring friendly played on Saturday in Abuja Nigeria's U23 national team suffered a 4-3 defeat against their U20 counterparts in Saturday’s friendly match played at the National Stadium, Abuja. Orji Okonkwo's brace plus Samuel Chukwueze and Victor Oshimen strikes helped Emmanuel Amuneke's lads overcome the Olympics team despite strikes from Godwin Saviour, Etebo Oghenekaro and Shehu Abdullahi. Orji Okonkwo handed the Flying Eagles side the lead in the 10th minutes before Saviour leveled up in the 27th minute. Okonkwo recovered the lead for the U20 side nine minutes later and Chukwueze made it 3-1 five minutes to half time break. In the second half, Oghenekaro reduced the scoreline to 3-2 in the 56th minute, but Oshimen restored Flying Eagles two goals lead for 4-2 in the 72nd minute with Abdullahi getting the third goal for his team. The Nigeria U23 team had lost 2-1 to the same team in a friendly...

Nikola Kalinic cancelled out Alvaro Morata's early effort and Ivan Perisic netted the winner for the Balkan side, who qualify for the knockouts in first ahead of the holders. Spain paid dearly for their failure to take their chances in Bordeaux, as Croatia fought back to win 2-1 and inflict the Roja's first Euro loss for 12 years. The Czech Republic's 2-0 defeat at the hands of Turkey meant both sides went through in first and second place in Group D, regardless of the result.

The Borussia Dortmund striker's magnificent goalscoring form has seen him deny the Manchester City midfielder a record fifth win at Thursday's ceremony in Abuja. Borussia Dortmund forward Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang has won the Caf Player of the Year award - preventing Yaya Toure from scooping the gong for a record fifth time. Aubameyang came second in the voting behind Toure last year as the Ivorian won a fourth consecutive prize but turned the tables at Thursday's gala in Abuja thanks to his sparking goalscoring form. The 26-year-old Aubameyang has scored 27 times in as many club appearances this season. Toure captained the Ivory Coast to Africa Cup of Nations glory last January and continues to be an influential performer for Manchester City, but the 32-year-old remains tied with Cameroon great Samuel Eto'o on four career wins after Aubameyang pipped him by 143 points to 136 in the final vote. Swansea City and Ghana winger Andre Ayew came third w...

Jose Mourinho admits he feels "betrayed" by his Chelsea players following their 2-1 defeat to Leicester City. Jamie Vardy and Riyad Mahrez fired Claudio Ranieri's team ahead and, despite Loic Remy's 77th-minute header, the defending champions were unable to salvage a result. The Portuguese believes his team are not following his instructions to an acceptable level and suggests they overachieved in winning the title last season. "We conceded two goals that are unacceptable for me. I know one of my best qualities is to read the game for my players, to identify every detail about the opponent," Mourinho told Sky Sports. "I feel that my work was betrayed. It's difficult for us to score goals when you have players who are not in their best level. When you have some players, especially in crucial positions, it's difficult. "It's hard. All last season I did phenomenal work and I brought them to a level that is more th...

#1.jose mourinho is commanding so much money and losing almost every week #2. he doesnt promote the youth team ,do u know any young player DAT has broken into Chelsea team A from d days of lampard and terry who were promoted by Claudio ranieri now at lecheister ,sterling was just 16/17 wen he broke into Liverpool's first team and he developed to become a real force in the Epl..just look at lukaku right now wasn't given a chance but now he's a beast,De bruynne, and d list goes on and on #3 he talks too much rubbish %in this sense I mean his mind games is actually killing chelseas seasonseason  #4 His tactics are boring very very ,defend and score less,score 1 and sit back ,D's lad needs to be tutored by guardiola like serzly ,attack nigga score 14 in a match if possible  #5. He needs to forget about personal relationships with most of the senior players , drop Terry  ,iva, inject new blood and spirit how can iva cope with d pace of a 17 year old at his age ? Terr...

Chelsea have offered Zlatan Ibrahimovic a chance to play in the Premier League and the PSG striker is considering Chelsea’s transfer offer. It is evident that the Premier League champions are in need of a striker and Mourinho is keen to work with the world class Swedish striker Zlatan Ibrahimovic again. The pair have a great respect for each other and have worked together at Inter Milan. According to ESPN, Chelsea manager Mourinho has submitted a proposal to the player directly who is eligible to sign a pre-contract agreement in January. The PSG striker is out of contract in the summer and can agree a free transfer to any club in January. Chelsea have been struggling to score goals this season and it seems that the London club are running out of patience as far as Diego Costa is concerned. The former Atletico Madrid striker has been in poor form and has been involved in several antics that has dragged the club’s reputation through the mud. It appears that Chelsea a...

Lionel Messi has insisted that teammate Luis Suarez deserved to be nominated for the Ballon d'Or final three, but has admitted that rival Cristiano Ronaldo 'also did well'. As reported by the Mirror , Messi, who will take his place on the podium alongside Ronaldo and Neymar, has suggested that Uruguayan international Suarez deserved to be recognised for his achievements throughout the course of the year. Messi stated: "I'd have liked to be on [the] Ballon d'Or podium with Neymar and Luis. Luis deserved it, but Cristiano also did well. We'll have a good time Lionel Messi claims Luis Suarez deserved place on Ballon d'Or podium Football News 24/7 Lionel Messi has insisted that teammate Luis Suarez deserved to be nominated for the Ballon d'Or final three, but has admitt...