Gareth Bale says he „grew up“ during his time with Real Madrid and has „no regrets“ having departed the Spanish club to return to Tottenham.
Bale joined Spurs on a season-long loan earlier this month seven years after having departed north London for a then world-record transfer fee.
The match Huddersfield – Nottingham Forest from the Championship of England will be held on September 25 (Friday) at 21:45. There may have been only two matches in the Championship campaign, but alarm bells are ringing for both teams. Huddersfield dropped high-profile Danny Cowley.
Huddersfield is 2.70 to win. The draw in the match is rated with 3.10. Nottingham Forest is 2.75 to win. Watch our full football TV program.
The match Hertha Berlin – Eintracht Frankfurt from the Bundesliga I of Germany will be held on September 25 (Friday) at 21:30. Eintracht Frankfurt were disappointed with the newly promoted Arminia Bielefeld in the opening weekend of the season and things may not improve for Adi Hutter’s men.
Hertha Berlin is 2.30 to win. The tie in the match is rated at 3.50. Eintracht Frankfurt is 3.00 to win. Watch our full football TV program.
The match Lille – Nantes from Ligue 1 of France will be held on September 25 (Friday) from 22:00. The first adventures of the new 2020/21 campaign in Ligue 1 were filled with a promise for Lille, whose return from two draws and two wins from their first four games made them undefeated and easily placed in 5th place.
Lille is 1.80 to win. The tie in the match is rated at 3.50. Nantes is 4.75 to win. Watch our full football TV program.
The match Botev Vratsa – Montana for the First League of Bulgaria will be held on September 25 (Friday) at 18:45. Daniel Genov has more yellow cards (3) than any other player from Botev Vr. Toni Tasev has 3 for Montana. During the last 6 meetings with Botev Vr as host, Botev Vr has won 3 times, with 1 draw and 2 wins for Montana.
Botev Vratsa is 2.40 to win. The draw in the match is rated with 3.20. Montana is 2.75 to win. Watch our full football TV program.
„It was football, football, football from the start,“ says Darnell Furlong.
The West Brom right-back, son of former Chelsea and QPR striker Paul Furlong, is reflecting on his footballing upbringing as he prepares to follow his father’s footsteps when he walks out against the Blues in the Premier League on Saturday. It is an evocative fixture for the Furlong family.
Wolves supporters resigned to the possibility of losing one of their star names this summer for a fee in excess of £40m might have expected Raul Jimenez or Adama Traore to be the man departing. The name of Diogo Jota would have been some way down the list.
Not that he was not loved at Molineux.
Frank de Boer, who won 112 caps and played at two World Cups for the Netherlands, has been appointed his country’s national team coach.
The 50-year-old replaces Ronald Koeman, who left last month to take over as Barcelona head coach, and has signed a two-year contract up to the 2022 World Cup.
Atletico Madrid are set to sign striker Luis Suarez from La Liga rivals Barcelona after the two clubs reached an agreement for a £5.5m deal.
Suarez, 33, had one more year to run on the contract he signed with Barca in 2016 – but was told by new coach Ronald Koeman last month that he was not part of his plans.
Professional Footballers’ Association (PFA) equalities executive Jason Lee says that players taking a knee shows a „cry for help“ over social injustice and feels it is time to focus on greater Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic (BAME) representation in positions of power within the sport.
Footballers all across the world began taking a knee last season to show their support for the ongoing anti-racism movement, which surged following the killing of George Floyd in May.
