Coach Ancelotti called Vinicius Junior “the best in the world” after the Brazilian star shined in Real Madrid’s devastating victory over Girona.
When asked about Vinicius’ performance, Ancelotti said frankly: “He is the best in the world. The next best will be Bellingham, Rodrygo the third, Valverde, Camavinga, Kroos…”
Vinicius Jr. was praised by his coach as the best player in the world (Photo: Getty)
The Royal Spanish team is currently leading La Liga with 61 points after 24 rounds, 5 points more than rival Girona. Meanwhile, great rival Barca seems to have given up on the championship race as they are 11 points behind Real and have 1 match left to play.
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New developments in Maguire’s trial
In June 2023, Maguire’s case was scheduled for trial on February 7, 2024. However, due to a strike by a group of Greek lawyers, the trial was postponed until March 12, 2025. The 30-year-old player must wait a little longer to defend and prove his innocence.
The incident happened on the evening of August 20, 2020, Maguire and his friends had a fight with a group of tourists outside a bar on Mykonos island. Local police quickly appeared to intervene. The MU player and two other people are said to have an uncooperative attitude with the police. They even beat two policemen on duty. Ultimately, the Greek court sentenced Maguire to 21 months in prison for three counts of assault, threats to police and bribery. This midfielder received a suspended sentence because this was his first offense.
Maguire has not been able to prove his innocence (Photo: Getty)
A source told The Sun: “Harry has and will always contest the allegations. He doesn’t want this case to drag on and haunt him, but respects the Greek legal system.”
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Frenkie De Jong denies rumors of leaving Barca
According to exclusive sources from Football Transfers, midfielder Frenkie De Jong has denied information surrounding him possibly leaving Barcelona after this season ends.
De Jong denied rumors of leaving Barca (Photo: Getty)
Previously, there was a lot of information that the Dutch midfielder wanted to leave Nou Camp after being disappointed with the team’s projects and that MU was the most active team in recruiting players born in 1997. Because Because, coach Erik ten Hag is a ‘big fan’ of Frenkie de Jong and desires to have the services of his former player at Old Trafford.
Muller was angry with the Bayern player
Thomas Muller criticized his teammates for their attitude and approach to the match when they lost 0-3 to Bayer Leverkusen in round 21 of the Bundesliga.
Bayern’s veteran striker did not hide his harshness in his post-match speech: “We lack courage. I have to quote Oliver Kahn’s previous words to say at this time. Our minds are not clear, even The team is caught up in the opponent. The team does not have freedom in the way they play. Sometimes you have to talk frankly about the players, it is not just the coach that is the problem. Bayern has many national players and top stars. . They need to show up when the team needs it.”
Thomas Muller was very harsh in his interview after the loss to Leverkusen (Photo: Getty)
Bayern experienced one of the most embarrassing matches since the beginning of the season, losing comprehensively to Levekusen. In the whole match, they only had one shot on target.
Coach Thomas Tuchel’s future is decided
CEO Jan Christian Dreesen confirmed that Bayern Munich has no plans to fire coach Thomas Tuchel despite the 0-3 defeat to Bayer Leverkusen.
Speaking to Sky Sports Germany, CEO Jan Christian Dreesen affirmed that he still believes in the current coach: “Nothing has changed about Thomas Tuchel’s future, we know it will be a difficult match but now we have to look forward. The defeat was deserved, but we will not give up.”
Temporarily, coach Thomas Tuchel’s hot seat has not been shaken (Photo: Getty)
Despite the large investment in the summer of 2023, coach Thomas Tuchel’s team still struggles to have stability in winning the Bundesliga title – the tournament the Allianz Arena team has dominated for the past 10 years.