Cristiano Ronaldo displayed unacceptable behaviour by walking off as Manchester United were putting the finishing touches to a victory over Tottenham, according to Gary Lineker.
The Portugal great, who was an unused substitute in Wednesday night s game at Old Trafford, walked along the touchline and down the tunnel before full-time.
According to a report in The Athletic, Ronaldo kept going and immediately left the stadium, rather than celebrate with team-mates after what was arguably the team s best performance of the season.
United were excellent as they secured a sixth Premier League win of the season to go fifth in the table, thriving without having to call on the 37-year-old Ronaldo.
The fixture was one in which Ronaldo hit a hat-trick last season, bu…
Midfield duo Steve Sidwell and Damien Duff will leave relegated Fulham, the club has announced.
Central midfielder Sidwell was one of Fulham s best players this season, featuring in every single Premier League match and scoring seven goals.
The 31-year-old who initially joined Fulham on loan from Aston Villa in January 2011 was unable to prevent Fulham dropping to the second tier of English football for the first time since 2001 though.
He is not the only big name to leave Craven Cottage, with winger Duff ending his five-year association with the club.
Duff a member of Fulham s team that reached the 2010 UEFA Europa League final scored 22 goals in 173 matches for Fulham, but had not featured since February due to injuries.
Elsewhere, full-back John Arne Rii…
Sir King Kenny
If a group of MPs get their way, Liverpool boss Kenny Dalglish will soon join Sir Alex Ferguson as a knight of the realm. Thirteen members of parliament have now signed a House of Commons motion calling for Dalglish to be knighted.
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The MP for Liverpool Walton, Steve Rotherham, raised the motion on the twenty-second anniversary of the Hillsborough disaster, saying it would be a fitting tribute to the families of the ninety-six people who died in the tragic events of 1989.
If the motion achieves it s objective, Dalglish would receive the award for an outstanding contribution to British football .
On that awful day, 15th April 1989, Dalglish was the Liverpool manager. The fans were crushed during the FA Cup semi-final and footbal…
Pep Guardiola s last match as Bayern Munich boss ended in a dramatic penalty shoot-out victory over Borussia Dortmund in the DFB-Pokal final on Saturday.
A 0-0 draw after extra-time ensured the contest was decided by spot-kicks, Bayern winning 4-3 as Manuel Neuer s save from Sven Bender and Sokratis strike against the post proved decisive, meaning Joshua Kimmich s miss went unpunished.
The victory ensures Bayern win a record 18th Pokal trophy as Guardiola finishes his three years in charge with an impressive double prior to joining Manchester City.
Dortmund are now without a major trophy for four seasons. They have lost three consecutive Pokal finals, the 2013 Champions League final and finished runners-up in the Bundesliga three times in the last four years.
Swansea City winger Wayne Routledge has signed a one-year contract extension, the Premier League club have confirmed.
The 29-year-old joined Swansea in 2011 after leaving Newcastle United and had just under three years remaining on his previous deal.
Routledge s contract was set to expire at the end of June 2017, but the Welsh outfit have rewarded him with an extension after an impressive start to the season.
The former England Under-21 international provided an assist for Gylfi Sigurdsson in a victory against Manchester United in their first top-flight clash of the campaign, then saw his strike against West Brom nominated for goal of the month in August.
Manager Garry Monk told Swansea s official website: He deserves it because in my time here he s proba…
Javier Hernandez has revealed he turned down a Spanish club and two Italian clubs to join West Ham.
West Ham completed a £16million deal to sign the Mexico striker from Bayer Leverkusen on Monday.
And, speaking at a media conference, Hernandez said: I had other options. One in Spain, two in Italy. There were options. In the last two transfers I made it on the last day, now it was more calm, more easy.
Thankfully I m here in West Ham where I wanted to be, hopefully I can make a very good season and make a lot of good performances so that all the people will be very happy.
Manager Slaven Bilic tried and failed to lure Hernandez to West Ham when he left Manchester United for Leverkusen in 2015, having spent the previous season on loan at Real Madrid.
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Ligue 1 champions Monaco have secured the services of Feyenoord defender Terence Kongolo on a five-year deal.
The Netherlands international only signed fresh terms with the Eredivisie winners in April, but has opted to leave the club whose youth set-up he joined in 2002.
Kongolo made 23 top-flight appearances in Feyenoord s title-winning campaign and is looking forward to helping Leonardo Jardim s Monaco defend their crown.
I am very pleased to join AS Monaco, he told the club s official website. I will discover a new and exciting challenge in a prestigious and ambitious club.
I look forward to meeting the staff, my new team-mates and doing my best on the field to help the group.
L’AS Monaco est heureux d’annoncer la signature de jus…
Norwich City central defender Ben Godfrey has passed a medical at Everton and is set to join the Premier League club, according to . It has been report that the 22-year-old passed a medical on Saturday and will join the Toffees for an initial transfer fee of £25 million.
Godfrey did well for Norwich in the Premier League last season, although that was not enough for the Canaries to stay in the top flight of English football. According to , the 22-year-old made 30 appearances in the Premier League in 2019-20, while so far this season, they have made three appearances in the Championship.
Everton are doing well in the Premier League at the moment and are aiming to challenge for the Champions League places this season. The Toffees will be a better team with Godfrey in it,…
Manchester United are apparently keen to part ways permanently with Alexis Sanchez this summer. As reported by , they are already sounding out potential buyers for the Chilean misfit.
The 31-year-old forward, who used to play for Udinese, Barcelona and Arsenal before joining United in a swap deal involving Henrikh Mkhitaryan in January 2018, is currently on a season-long loan at Inter Milan. United boss Ole Gunnar Solskjaer said recently that Alexis was expected to return to Manchester and report for pre-season when the loan expires, but it seems the Norwegian was only trying to keep his market value up and the market is already being scoured with the aim of sniffing out a club that would be interested in taking him permanently off their hands.
United didn t give Inter …
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Hoping to make an immediate return to winning ways this weekend, Guarani will welcome Londrina to the Brinco de Ouro da Princesa on Saturday afternoon.
Starting with the hosts, putting in a flat performance last weekend as they suffered a 1-0 loss away at Botafogo, Bruno Pivetti’s side will be looking to claim an immediate boost here. Although the Sao Paulo-based outfit might have recorded just a pair of wins from any of their last nine Serie B appearances there is no doubt that the Bugre will be glad to make a return to home soil on Saturday afternoon. Last seen at the Brinco de Ouro da Princesa picking up a lively 2-1 victory against Mirassol, Guarani have recorded back-to-back wins in front of their own supporters and they h…