Atletico Madrid president Enrique Cerezo has credited coach Diego Simeone with changing the standing of the club.
Simeone s Atletico travel to Barcelona for the first leg of a Champions League quarter-final on Tuesday, while they lie six points behind the defending champions in La Liga.
The tie evokes memories of Atleti overcoming Barcelona at the same stage in 2013-14 – the season when they famously secured the Spanish title with a final-day draw at Camp Nou.
Speaking to Al Primer Toque Onda Cero, Cerezo reflected on the shrewd move of bringing Simeone back to a team the Argentina international represented during his playing days.
Cholo [Simeone] has changed the life of Atletico, Cerezo said. It was right to bring him here.
I believe Simeone …
Arsene Wenger believes the demanding nature of society means it is unlikely another manager will emulate his achievement of managing the same club for 20 years.
The Arsenal manager will celebrate the landmark anniversary on October 1 and during his time at the helm the Gunners have won three Premier League titles and six FA Cup trophies.
The Frenchman has been the longest-serving manager in English football since the legendary Alex Ferguson retired from Manchester United in 2013.
Wenger, speaking during a question and answer session with beIN Sports, says it is not impossible for someone to emulate his longevity, but the thirst for success means few will be given the opportunity.
I can imagine another manager staying for 20 years, but it is very unlikely…
RB Leipzig sporting director Ralf Rangnick has ruled out making an ambitious move for Bayern Munich midfielder Joshua Kimmich.
Reports in Germany suggested that Kimmich is thinking about leaving Bayern in order to get more playing time, but the club issued a strong rebuttal on those rumours on Tuesday.
Kimmich represented Leipzig between 2013 and 2015 and has been tipped with a return to the club, who will finish second behind Bayern in the Bundesliga.
However, Rangnick says the Germany international is out of their price range.
Kimmich is not an option financially, Rangnick told Bild.
Plus it would not be a logical next step in his career.
Kimmich has scored eight goals in 39 appearances in all competitions for Bayern this term.
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Romelu Lukaku has pinpointed his positional change under Ole Gunnar Solskjaer as the moment he knew his Manchester United career was over.
The imposing centre-forward, a big-money acquisition from Everton in 2017, was shunted out to the wing in the final months of his lean second season at Old Trafford.
Concerns over his form and fitness prompted Solskjaer to deploy Marcus Rashford and Anthony Martial through the middle, a move that ultimately convinced Lukaku to depart for Inter in August.
It was after the game against West Ham at home [on April 13] Solskjaer decided to put me on the right wing, very wide, Lukaku told Corriere dello Sport.
The experience in Manchester made me mentally stronger because not everything went as I had expected. I didn t wi…
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Looking to make it four Premiership victories on the bounce in midweek, Motherwell will make the trip to the Almondvale Stadium when they meet Livingston on Wednesday night.
Starting with the hosts, managing to make a much-welcomed return to winning ways over the weekend, Livingston will simply be hoping to find some stability over their final two Premiership appearances. Drawing a line under their three-match losing run and eventually cruising their way to top-flight safety, David Martindale’s side should at least be boosted by their continued success on home soil. Last seen a few days ago claiming a 2-1 victory against Dundee United, the Lions have now won each of their previous three Premiership showdowns at the Almondval…