NEY-SAYERS
Former Barcelona vice
president Jordi Mestre
has urged the club to
re-sign Neymar from
Paris Saint-Germain this
summer. The former
Santos forward left the
Camp Nou for Paris
Saint-Germain in the
summer of 2017 for a
world record €222m fee,
but reports continue to
suggest he may be open
to a departure from the
Parisians. Neymar has
continually been linked
with a return to Spain
since his departure with
the Catalan giants and
Real Madrid said to be
keen on a future transfer.KID GLOVES COME OFF
Valencia fans had trolled Getafe forward Jorge Molina last season
saying “he plays like a kid” on social media after Getafe’s Copa del
Rey elimination at the hands of Los Ches. Getafe’s official twitter
account used the exact same phrase “he plays like a kid’’ after Molina
scored a brace this season in Getafe’s 3-0 win over Albert Celades’s
men. Revenge is a dish best served cold!LA LIGA EXPANDS AGAIN
La Liga has added its eleventh international office with the opening
of an operation in the King’s Cross area of London. The London
office adds to LaLiga’s existing international offices in Belgium, India,
Mexico, Nigeria, Singapore, South Africa, the United Arab Emirates and the US, along with
Chinese offices in Beijing and Shanghai. The international offices are complemented by the
league’s “Global Network” representatives in different countries.
A ”MUST WATCH”
A documentary about the life
of Andres Iniesta is set to be
released. The film focuses on
Iniesta’s life and incredible
career, from his difficult start
at Barcelona’s youth academy,
La Masía, through to his
meteoric rise to fame playing for
Barcelona and Spain, where his
goal secured victory in the final
of the 2010 World Cup, and his
arrival at Vissel Kobe in Japan.
Alongside testimonials directly
from Iniesta, the documentary
brings together tributes from
globally renowned football
players and managers such
as Lionel Messi, Neymar, Luis
Suarez, Pep Guardiola and Xavier
Hernandez.
CAREFUL THERE DANI
Mallorca fitness coach Dani Pastor
was accused of using a racist gesture
to call Japanese midfielder Takefusa
Kubo back from his warm-up. TV
footage picked up the moment Pastor
hopped off the bench and looked
down the touchline at the Mallorca
players warming up. It appeared as
though he whistled before making
a slant-eyed gesture. Some viewers
drew the conclusion that he was
doing so to catch Kubo's attention, as
he raised a hand to wave him back a
moment later.- Villareal’s Javi
Ontiveros is the
second La Liga
player to score
a free-kick goal
in different
competitions
this season,
after Real
Sociedad’s
Martin
Odegaard
(league and
Copa del Rey). - Real Madrid’s
3-4 loss to Real
Sociedad at
Copa del Rey
quarterfinals
was the first
time Los
Blancos ever
conceded
four goals in
a single game
under Zinedine
Zidane. - Real Madrid &
Barcelona have
been eliminated
the same date
together in
Copa for the
first time since
29th May 1955
when Real
Madrid were
eliminated
by Sevilla &
Barcelona were
eliminated
by Athletic
Bilbao, both in
Semifinals. - Levante
goalkeeper
Aitor Fernandez
is the first in La
Liga this season
to have reached
the 100 saves
milestone.
DID YOU
KNOW?
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