DRAMA AS SANTOS GOALIE PLAYS AGAINST BOCA DESPITE CONTRACTING COVID

Brazilian Serie A club Boca Juniors are reportedly planning to file a complaint to the Brazilian Football Association to report a case of the violation of the Covid-19 regulation by rivals Santos. The goalkeeper of Santos broke Covid-19 protocols by going on to feature in a game between both clubs even after contracting the virus and was expected to self-isolate.


Boca Juniors faced Santos in the semi-final first leg of the Copa Libertadores competition. The goalkeeper was not showing symptoms before the game, but according to reports, he was already aware that he was infected with the virus before going ahead to play the game.

BRAZIL DUO SET FOR ARSENAL TRAINING

The Brazil international duo of Willian and David Luiz will return to Arsenal training on Thursday in time to feature in the squad for the Premier League clash with newly promoted club West Brom at the weekend.


The Baggies will play hosts to the Gunners in a week 17 league outing scheduled to take place at The Hawthorns onSaturday night and the aforementioned Brazil duo of David Luiz and Willian are expected to be part of the Arsenal squad for the game.

NEYMAR IS BETTER THAN HAZARD; HERE'S WHY

Before you quickly disagree, remember that the stats are always there to prove facts right or wrong. Eden Hazard is a top, top player, and is only battling to go straight consecutive games without sustaining injuries at Real Madrid, but no disrespect to him, he's not as good as Neymar is.


This debate would have been more exciting and facts-demanding if Hazard was either still at Chelsea or if he took his Chelsea firm along with him to Real Madrid. Since leaving Stanford Bridge to join Zinedine Zidane's Los Blancos, the Belgian superstar has been a shadow of his former self and has spent more time on the treatment table than on the football pitch this season.

BRAZIL TRIO OUT OF VENEZUELA GAME

Five-time world champions Brazil will be without three important midfielderswhen they take on Venezuela in a 2022 FIFA World Cup qualifier later this week. The Brazilians will play hosts to the Venezuelans at the Estadio do Morumbi in Sao Paulo on Friday night without the trio of Casemiro, Philippe Coutinho and Fabinho.
Real Madrid star Casemiro missed the 4-1 loss to hosts Valencia at the weekend after testing positive to the dreaded Coronavirus and will also miss the Venezuela game as a result. He tested positive to Covid-19 alongside club teammate Eden Hazard.


On his part, Barcelona playmaker Philippe Coutinho will also not feature against Venezuela as he's presently recovering from a muscle injury. Fellow Brazilian midfielder Fabinho suffered a hamstring injury while playing for Premier League champions Liverpool and that has ruled him out of the aforementioned World Cup qualifying clash with lowly Venezuela.

Neymar has discussed potential Barca return with PSG teammates

As per the latest reports, Neymar has discussed with his teammates of Paris Saint Germain that he wants to return to Barcelona. At the same time, he will only be leaving PSG after a good encounter in the Champions League for the club. He has been linked with a move to Barcelona in the previous summer and as well as in this summer too.


He was transferred to PSG in2017 for €222 million and the current financial crisis, caused by the coronavirus,has lessened the chance of him getting transferred to La Liga.
Even though both the clubs had discussions in the last summer but they failed to come uponterms which resulted in dropping off the transfer. But still, there are speculations on regarding his return to Barca

Neymar could win three Ballon d'Or awards,says Rivaldo

Former Brazilian footballer Rivaldo believes that Neymar has the capability of winning three Ballon d’Or awards and, in time, will become the best footballer in the world. He wants the player to return back to Camp Nou and help the Spanish club as he can attain big victories against big club. Earlier this week, it was announced that Ballon d’Or 2020 has been dismissed due to the advent of COVID 19 pandemic.

Enrique suggests Liverpool should take back Coutinho to Anfield

Jose Enrique have said Liverpool should be looking forward to bring back Philippe Coutinho back to the club. He has not been doing great in Barcelona where he has failed to reach up to the standards he has displayed in the Premier League. He was transferred from Liverpool to Barca in 2018 where he was expecting a good future but instead, it turned out to be a nightmare for him. He failed to find the consistency in Camp Nou which led him to be given in loan to Bayern Munich.

Gabriel Barbosa’s agent confirms Chelsea were interested in signing the striker

The agent of Gabriel Barbosa has confirmed that Chelsea were among the clubs interested in signing the Brazil international before he made the permanent move to Flamengo from Inter Milan. The 23-year-old spent the 2019 season on loan with Flamengo, where he scored a staggering 43 goals from 56 games as the club won the league and continental titles.

Ander Herrera talks about Kylian Mbappe and Neymar

Spain midfielder Ander Herrerasays that he had false impressions on the Brazilian footballer Neymar and he turned out to be the biggest surprise as a person to him. He was transferred from Manchester United in a free transfer to Paris Saint Germain in 2019. He had already judged the character of Neymar in a negative way and all those concepts were broken down when he came to know him.

Willian speaks on his Chelsea future and season resumption

Chelsea attacker Willian has said that he is determined to remain with the club until the end of the current campaign. The Brazil international has been in a contract standoff with the Blues over the past year and it has come to the point where the Blues are reluctant to meet his demands. Still, the 31-year-old seems open to signing a short-term deal beyond June such that he can finish the club’s remaining matches which have been delayed because of the coronavirus outbreak.

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