Chelsea manager Jose Mourinho has made an inquiry into the availability of Benfica forward Rodrigo Moreno, .
The Blues have already made several attacking reinforcements this summer, while they are also hoping to sign Wayne Rooney from Manchester United.
Nevertheless, A Bola has learned that Chelsea are also showing interest in Benfica starlet Rodrigo.
The interesting thing is that Jose Mourinho arrived at Santiago Bernabeu just as the forward was leaving los Blancos for Benfica, but the Portuguese manager has closely monitored the player s progress over the years.
As a result, he is convinced Rodrigo can be a good addition to the squad at Stamford Bridge and could even attempt to sign him this summer.
The 22-year-old, who came through the youth …
Atletico Madrid have signed Brazilian playmaker Diego from Wolfsburg on loan until the end of the season.
Diego spent the 2011-12 season on loan at Atletico and scored the final goal as the club beat Athletic Bilbao 3-0 to win the UEFA Europa League.
The Brazil international has made 15 league appearances for Wolfsburg this season, scoring three goals, but will now join up with Diego Simeone s charges to aid their La Liga title challenge.
It was a matter of time before Atletico reached where it is. I already saw the potential of the team and the club when I was here, Diego told Atletico s official website.
The management team is clear, our coach knows where to take us, so I come to help take this path.
I am very happy to be part of such a strong group, one …
CAF Champions League holders Wydad Casablanca qualified from the group stage with 2017 beaten finalists Al Ahly also booking a place in the quarter-finals.
Anas Al Asbahi struck in the 56th minute to earn Wydad a 1-0 home win against Mamelodi Sundowns, with the South African side left on the brink of elimination.
Horoya boosted their chances of following Wydad out of Group C with a 2-1 home win over Togo Port, Bolaji Simeon Sakin controlling the ball in the box and firing the Guinean side s winner through a defender s legs.
Al Ahly won 1-0 at already qualified ES Tunis to guarantee their progress from Group A, Walid Azarou scoring the only goal of the game against the run of play for the Egyptian giants.
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Miralem Pjanic labelled Cristiano Ronaldo s red card absurd after the Juventus star was sent off in his team s Champions League win over Valencia.
Ronaldo was dismissed before the half-hour mark at the Mestalla on Wednesday after a coming together with defender Jeison Murillo.
In his first European appearance for the Serie A giants, Ronaldo saw red, but Pjanic netted two penalties – and Dani Parejo missed one for Valencia – to see Juve to their win.
The Bosnia-Herzegovina midfielder felt his side were dominant early and he was shocked by Ronaldo s red card.
Football is a strange game. We could have been 4-0 up after the opening period, then came that absurd sending off, Pjanic said, via the club s website.
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Luton captain Tom Lockyer said he “literally died” after his heart stopped for two minutes and 40 seconds during his harrowing on-pitch cardiac arrest.
The 29-year-old Welshman, speaking at length for the first time since he collapsed in the 59th minute of the Hatters’ abandoned Premier League game against Bournemouth on December 16, admitted it is “out of his hands” if he will ever play again.
Lockyer was fitted with an implantable cardioverter defibrillator after he was hospitalised for five days.
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Reliving the incident which rocked the football world, Lockyer, who also suffered a collapse during May’s Cham…
Andreas Brehme, who scored the winning goal for West Germany in the 1990 World Cup final, has died aged 63.
The defender scored from the penalty spot late on to give his country a 1-0 win over Argentina in Rome.
He played for Bayern Munich and Kaiserslautern, winning the Bundesliga with both and also lifted the Serie A title with Inter Milan.
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Bayern said the former left-back will be remembered as a “very special person”.
The club posted on X: “FC Bayern is deeply shocked by the sudden death of Andreas Brehme. The German record champion is united in mourning with his relatives and friends.
“We will always keep Andreas Brehme in our hearts – as a world champion and…
Holders Japan will begin their Asian Cup defence in 2015 with a fixture against the winners of the AFC Challenge Cup.
The draw for the competition, which runs from January 9 in Australia next year, took place in Sydney on Wednesday as four-time winners Japan were also grouped with Jordan and Iraq.
Alberto Zaccheroni s men find out who will complete Group D when the AFC Challenge Cup finishes on May 30.
The entrants in that competition are Laos, Turkmenistan, Philippines, Kyrgyzstan, Palestine, Myanmar, Afghanistan and the hosts Maldives.
Asian Cup hosts and 2011 finalists Australia face Kuwait in their competition s opening game at the Melbourne Rectangular Stadium, with South Korea and Oman also going into Group A.
Three-time winners Saudi Arabia get th…
Manchester City midfielder Yaya Toure has played down speculation suggesting he is not happy at the Etihad Stadium, understands.
Toure, who joined City from Barcelona in a deal worth £24 million in July 2010, was linked with a move away from Manchester in the summer following reports that he felt under-appreciated at the club.
It s a pity City pay big money, but do not understand that human relations mean more than anything, said his agent, Dmitri Seluk.
Despite the aforementioned reports, the Côte d Ivoire international, 30, has for the most part been very impressive for City this season, tallying seven goals and one assist in 16 appearances across all competitions.
With that said, former City striker Rodney Marsh remains concerned regar…
Pep Guardiola has hailed Kevin De Bruyne s selfless contribution to Manchester City s season.
Belgium international De Bruyne set up goals for Leroy Sane and Sergio Aguero in Saturday s 3-0 Premier League win at Southampton, taking his assist tally to 13 in the top flight
De Bruyne played on the right-hand side of City s attack at St Mary s but has spent much of the season as one of two advanced central midfielders alongside David Silva.
The 25-year-old has also played in deeper midfield positions, including on the left of a diamond, and was City s most advanced attacker when Guardiola opted to pack central areas for the Champions League trip to Barcelona.
The manager reported none of this has drawn any complaint from the club s record signing, whose goa…
Zlatan Ibrahimovic gloated that he has already won half of what some clubs have won in 10 years after delivering the EFL Cup for Manchester United.
Ibrahimovic scored twice including the 87th-minute winner to seal a 3-2 win for United over Southampton in a thrilling Wembley final on Sunday.
It marks the Swede s first major trophy since joining United in July. He also won the Community Shield in August.
Whether Ibrahimovic was taking a swipe at any specific club is not clear, although his comments may not sit well with Arsenal fans, who went 10 years without a trophy to their name before back-to-back FA Cup wins in 2014 and 2015.
Today [Sunday] is all about the win and getting the trophy, people remember who lifted the trophy and not the one who did a f…