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AC Milan ready Ronaldo bid AC Milan are readying an offer for Real Madrid star Cristiano Ronaldo, according to reports in Italy. TuttoMercatoWeb (via @Rossonero_Fans on Twitter) state that Milan’s Chinese owners have given the green light to invest €150m for Cristiano Ronaldo. Madrid president Florentino Perez has been informed, while Milan director Marco Fassone and Ronaldo’s agent Jorge Mendes have spoken about Cristiano in “a concrete way”. This comes after reports that Milan’s directors met Mendes in Sardinia earlier in the week to discuss his other clients; namely Renato Sanches, Falcao and Diego Costa. There were rumours shortly after the meeting that CR7’s name had been brought up, but nothing lending itself to concrete interest. Zinedine Zidane spoke about the future of Ronaldo on Thursday, adding fuel to the rumours: “Cristiano Ronaldo? I hope BBC will be confirmed for this season, but everything can happen until August 31.” Genoa man eyes Liverpool move ...

Chelsea boss Antonio Conte has reportedly asked Bayern Munich about a deal for Manchester United target Renato Sanches while the two clubs are out in Singapore. That’s according to the  Daily Mirror , who claim Conte has spoken to Bayern chiefs about the possibility of striking a deal for the unwanted Portuguese midfielder. Sanches joined Bayern last summer from Benfica, but has proved a big disappointment and  has been told he can leave for £43million . Conte has been training with his squad using the facilities of the Singapore American School. His side face Inter Milan on Saturday morning in the final game of their Asia Tour. It was after the  Blues’ 3-2 defeat to Bayern on Tuesday  that Conte is understood to have spoken to the German champions about Sanches, the midfielder who gave N’Golo Kante the runaround at the Singapore Sportshub. The player has long been linked with a move to Manchester United and they battled Bayern for his signature prior...

Top European teams have been urged to sign Super Eagles rave of the moment Oghenekaro Etebo by coach of the Super Eagles of Nigeria Gernot Rohr. Etebo moved to newly promoted Portuguese side CD Feirense in January, and helped them gain promotion to the top flight where injuries have restricted him to just four appearances this season. Rohr believes the 21-year-old who can operate in the midfield or attack has done enough with Nigeria, starting from the Rio 2016 Olympics where he scored four goals in Nigeria’s 5-4 win over Japan to earn a move to a top club in Europe. “I understand he recently moved to Portugal, not too bad a place for footballers to start their careers but his recent performances showed how much quality he has which should earn him a move to a top club,” he told  owngoalnigeria.com. “He has the quality to play in a top league for a top team in Europe, it’s all so obvious and with all due respect to his present team, he won’t be around for long i...

Arsenal boss, Arsene Wenger has lifted the on the ''special vibes'' he gets whenever he visits the Merseyside stadium. Wenger, who has spent 20 years as Arsenal manager was asked to compile a list of his favourite stadia “My favourite stadium with biggest fanbase with the most heated atmosphere is Liverpool,” Wenger told  Bein Sport . “Because there’s special vibes there. “The song before the game, You’ll Never Walk alone, the history of the club and the stadium itself”, the Frenchman said  “Before it was Highbury. It had a special soul. “Now it’s Everton, Liverpool, Newcastle was great too. “Football is like what it was 30 years ago because of the environment of the game. “The passion, the soul of the stadium. It has the most heated, supportive atmosphere.”

Following their 2-1 loss to Spain on Tuesday, the Liverpool and England captain has expressed his opinion of the match; calling it ''devastating'' Jamie Vardy gave the Three Lions the lead in the first half before debutant, Iago Aspas and Isco gave the Spanish the added minutes . “We are devastated because we put a lot of work into it,” Henderson told ITV. “To concede two like that late on is very disappointing. It is hard to reflect because it is so disappointing. “I thought we matched them in terms of effort and work-rate. There are a lot of good things to take from it but overall we are disappointed because we should have won. “In the final third I thought we created some good chances and looked dangerous on the counter-attack and for most of the game we defended well.” The goalscorer, Jamie Vardy seemed to be delighted to end his goal drought. “Finally it’s over so let’s hope there are more to come now,” he said On interim manager Gareth Southga...

The forward only managed one goal in 15 appearances for the Merseyside outfit before being loaned out to Sevilla and eventually joining the La Liga outfit permanently in 2015. Iago Aspas struggled on Merseyside (Picture: Getty) Aspas went on to join Celta Vigo and the 29-year-old has had a barnstorming start to the season, being named La Liga Player of the Month for October. Here’s how Liverpool fans reacted to Aspas’ goalscoring performance at Wembley… We should sign that Iago Aspas guy. Klopp will definitely be looking for an attacker in January. — Paul (@Kolology) November 15, 2016 i think if Klopp had this guy he would got the best out of him #aspas #lfc https://t.co/Zx01zcEJGF — Pep (@pepster1979) November 15, 2016 Aspas would be like Messi under klopp — Mick Birchall (@Mick_Birchall) November 15, 2016 Klopp's so good he's even inspiring ex-LFC players, Aspas, Balotelli.... — Ben lawrence (@L...

10: SULLEY MUNTARI ($40M) The former Inter Milan and Ghanaian player won the UEFA champions league with Inter in 2010 with Jose Mourinho being the head coach then. He alsoplayed for the likes of Sunderland(loan) and AC Milan. He currently plays for Saudi Arabian club, Ittihad FC 9: KOLO   TOURE ($43M) The Ivorian played for Liverpool, Arsenal, Man City and currently plays for Celtic in Scotland. He is the second-most capped player in the Ivorian national team with 118 apps. He won the AFCON with Ivory Coast in 2015 8: JOHN OBI MIKEL($50M)  The Nigerian midfielder's name is an household name in English football after spending 11 successful years in the capital city and still counting. The Chelsea midfielder has won every trophy at the club level 7: Emmanuel Adebayor($57M) Former Captain of Togolese national team, Adebayor has had a successful footballing years in Europe after playing Manchester City, Arsenal, Crystal palace,...

The super Eagles had their training session at the national stadium today ahead of their FIFA World cup qualifying match against Algeria. S pictures after the cut

Liverpool midfielder;  Georginio Wijnaldum is apparently enjoying his days with the reds after joining from Newcastle at the beginning of the season. The 25 year old Dutch came from bench to core Liverpool's 6th goal on Sunday after returning from an injury spell “ It’s a blessing for everyone in the dressing room that we can be a part of this team and this club,” he told  liverpoolfc.com . “In situations and moments where it is going well, you enjoy football more than normal, and in this situation we are enjoying football more than normal. “We are scoring goals and playing good. Unfortunately we could not keep another clean sheet but we won and scored a lot of goals – that’s the most important thing. “You enjoy playing in a team like this because it’s going well and you’re playing with good players. We want to keep the ball and score goals and we’re trying to defend well. They are happy moments here in Liverpool ” .

The Portuguese signed a new deal believed to be around    £500,000 a week. The new contract will span to 2021. See pictures after the cut

Top 7 Football ex-Cons 7 Jermaine Pennan t : The former Liverpool, Stoke and Arsenal forward made his name in England for his controversies. He was arrested in 2005 for driving without insurance and convicted. He was later sentenced to 3 months in prison by the court. On his return after 30 days, he wore an electric tag in a match against Tottenham Hotspur. Pennant 6 Duncan Ferguson : He is one of football’s all-time gangsters. During his playing days at Everton, he was no one’s of role model. In 1995, he butted opponent, John McStay and left him with a cut lip. That landed him a 3 month prison sentence. That made him the first footballer to be jailed for an on-field assault . 5 Lee Hughes : Hughes, a former West Bromwich Albion player, was sentenced to six years in prison for killing a 56-year-old man in a car accident in 2004. He served JUST half of the jail term. 4  Ched Evans : The former Manchester city and Wales striker was...

v   Neymar vs Bale could’ve been the greatest football rivalry : Gareth Bale could’ve been the biggest player at Real Madrid and Neymar at Barca. The duo was tipped to become the next face of football rivalry after they joined the Spanish Giants in the summer off 2013. But due to the presence of Ronaldo and Messi, their rivalry has been rendered insignificant. Rooney could’ve been more famous at Manchester United :  During the days of Cristiano Ronaldo at Man Utd, Rooney was just a normal regular player providing assists and doing normal stuffs. It was when Ronaldo left Man Utd that Rooney came into limelight Torres could've won the Ballon d'OR: When Ronaldo won his first Ballon d'OR in 2008, Messi and   Torres were the first  and second runners up consecutively. Without the presence of the duo, he would've clinched the prestigious award. Zlatan would'v...