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Messi loses cool, storms Man City dressing room

A little drama happened after Barcelona lost 3-1 to Manchester City yesterday.

According to Mundo Deportivo, Lionel Messi who scored the only goal for the Blaugranas was said to have lost his cool after an unnamed Manchester City player called him names while they were walking down the tunnel at full time.

Visibly angry, the Argentine  fired back  “Fool, come here and show your face!”. MD learnt his friend, Sergio Aguero had to calm him down when things were getting out of hand. Still not satisfied, he reportedly stormed the Man City dressing room with  Carles Naval, to try and find the person who worked him up.

Meanwhile the 29 year-old has scored 16 goals in his last 14 CL games against English opposition. 

 Bad night huh?

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I need time to learn – Guardiola

 
Manchester City boss Pep Guardiola has admitted he needs more time to turn things around after hitting the longest winless streak of his decorated managerial career. The Spaniard is facing a lot of pressure after having not won 6 games in a row.
Prior to joining City, Guardiola had never gone more than five matches without a victory during his stints at Barcelona and Bayern Munich.  
Speaking ahead of his side’s trip to West Bromich Albion on Saturday, the former Bayern coach who took over from Manuel Pellegrini in the summer affirmed that he is still trying to adapt to English game.
 

“Many things have changed in the last six games. In the beginning we were winning and now we’re not. But, we are fighting, like we were in the beginning. I need time to learn, improve…I am still in that process. “Maybe this situation will make us stronger for the future. I’m pretty sure of that. For the next period, not just this season but the next season as well. Maybe we will learn from that and be stronger.” He said.

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David Moyes charged by the FA

Sunderland manager, David Moyes has been charged with misconduct by the Football Association (FA) over his behaviour in Wednesday’s 1-0 EFL Cup fourth-round defeat at Southampton.

The former Manchester United boss was sent to the stands after contesting referee Chris Kavanagh’s decision not to award a penalty when Maya Yoshida appeared to have brought down Victor Anichebe in the 18 yard box. He was said to have sworn at fourth official James Adcock.

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Real Sociedad employ homeless man

 
Spanish club, Real Sociedad’s incredible gesture to a homeless man is hitting the headlines.
The club has offered a job to Ruben Vitoriano, a homeless man who slept in the doorway of the Basque club’s Anoeta Stadium with his dog Mundo for the last eight months
Ruben who has roamed the streets of San Sebastian for three years now has a roof over his head. He has also joined the Basque club’s ground maintenance team and has agreed an initial two-month contract.
He told Marca, “I thought they were such good people. After so much time, hope is lost.”

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Victor Valdes launches dating app

Just like other sportsmen, former Barcelona goalkeeper, Victor Valdes is also preparing for life after football.

The Middlesbrough skipper has partnered with a Barcelona-based startup group called Tramontana Adventure and launched his own mobile dating app called “Hola Dating.” He hopes to release the app in the Android Play Store and iOS App Store pretty soon.

“We think that in the dating world, you can feel attracted to someone on the bus, the metro, in a cafe, or in a college or club. But, you don’t necessarily have the courage to approach them and break the ice. Therefore you need this app.

“Here I’m on the app and the system says ‘Hola’ and gives me a brown-orange colour. The system is giving me a completely random colour. Then, I show this message to the person I want to start a conversation with and that person can search for me and my profile thanks to the colour I’ve shown them. So then, we can start a conversation in a private channel.” The 34 year-old explained in a video uploaded on Twitter.

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Jose Mourinho charged with misconduct

 
Can Mourinho ever stay out of trouble?
 
The Manchester United boss has been charged with misconduct by the Football Association for comments made about referee Anthony Taylor before Manchester United v Liverpool game. Managers are not supposed to make comments about referees prior to matches but Mourinho being who he is questioned the integrity of the official ahead of the match saying ‘I feel that it will be difficult for him to have a very good performance.’
And when he saw that punishment from the FA was imminent, he chipped in “I did not really want to say too much more on the matter. I have learned a lesson… by being punished so many times for my words about referees”.
However the FA have released a statement today to confirm they’ve charged the former Chelsea manager and he has until 31st October to appeal the ban and could face a fine if he’s found guilty.

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Robin Van Persie honoured for reaching 100 Holland Caps

Dutch Forward, Robin Van Persie has been honoured for reaching 100 caps for the Holland national team. The former Arsenal player hit the milestone after appearing in the final minutes of a 2–1 away win over Kazakhstan in Euro 2016 qualifying in October 2015. Now the country’s all-time leading goalscorer with 50 goals, the 33 year-old excitedly shared his awards with his fans on Instagram.

“Happy to have received the UEFA #100th commemoration cap, the KNVB golden plate and the UEFA 100 Club medal at home. ‘Proud I had the opportunity to be able to receive this. It has been a milestone in my career. Thank you KNVB, UEFA, FIFA for organizing great matches and amazing tournaments and to all of those who have been there and supported me along the way.” The Fenerbahce player wrote

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Osaze Odemwingie speaks on his move to Rotherham United

Nigerian forward, Osaze Odemwingie has spoken about his move to English Championship side, Rotherham United. The former Stoke City forward who joined the new club following the expiration of his contract at Stoke City said the process was fast-tracked because Kenny Jackett believes in him.

 The 35 year-old told Rotherdam website “It went quickly. Only a few days ago I got in touch with the manager Kenny Jackett.”

“Knowing him, he is a manager that believes in you and that gives me a lot of positivity. He obviously believes in me and thinks I can do a job for him, so I am looking forward to a new start and doing my best for the team.

 “I love pressure as a player, I love situations like this, and a lot of times I have delivered, I hope it will be the same in this club. I want to play out of my skin because there is a level that I want to get back to and the only way to get back to that is to do my best and work really hard.

“It has been a while but I have tried to stay fit and keep on top of things. I have had a few training sessions in the last few days and I feel ready to go, I don’t think it will take me long to get back to my best.”

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Guardiola reiterates faith in Aguero

Manchester City coach, Pep Guardiola has spoken up about the future of Sergio Aguero, maintaining that he is still a vital part of the team. The Spaniard rubbished reports making rounds that he has fallen out with the Argentine and has now found another replacement. Aguero was excluded from his UCL lineup against Barca last week but starred in Sunday’s draw against Southampton.

At a press conference, Guardiola said:

“I want to be clear again. I am so happy with Sergio and hopefully he can stay for a long time here. I want from deep in my heart he can stay here and play with us.
“I want to be clear again. I am so happy with Sergio and hopefully he can stay for a long time here. I want from deep in my heart he can stay here and play with us. He is a special player, he is a striker who scores millions of goals in his career. I know for strikers it depends on the moment, but we cannot forget how many goals he scores for us.”

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