The Daily Ballers

Hazard has failed to make an impact for Madrid following his £88.5 million moves from Chelsea in 2019. The Belgium international has been hampered by injuries throughout his time in the Spanish capital and has started just four of Madrid’s 12 games in La Liga this season. Hazard has been linked with a return to Chelsea, as well as a move to Newcastle United in the January transfer window, but Martinez has urged Madrid to stand by the player. ‘Hazard is medically in his best m

Manchester City are one of three Premier League clubs keen on tempting Haaland – Manchester United and Chelsea are the others. But City could be in the market for a striker before next summer, with one report suggesting they could move for Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang in January. The Arsenal striker is around halfway through a three-year contract he signed last year, with Transfer Market Web claiming City and Barcelona are keen on the Gabon star. Manchester City could move for B

Manchester City defender Benjamin Mendy has been charged with two further counts of rape. Benjamin Mendy, of Prestbury, has been summonsed to appear at Stockport Magistrates' Court on Wednesday. The 27-year-old footballer, who remains in custody, is now facing six counts of rape and one count of sexual assault. The charges relate to four complainants over the age of 16 and are alleged to have taken place between October 2020 and August 2021. The France international has playe

Dani Alves was cheered by a crowd of more than 10,000 as he was introduced to Barcelona fans again on Wednesday. Stepping barefoot onto the field at Camp Nou Stadium, Alves said he insisted on returning to help put the Catalan club back on track. The 38-year-old Brazil defender said he will be ready to fight for a starting spot when he is eligible to play in January “I come to compete, not just to spend time and live in Barcelona,” Alves said. “I come to play and to fight for

Mbappe made it clear to PSG that he wanted to leave. Real Madrid made it clear they wanted him, too, and were willing to spend a massive transfer fee to get him as opposed to waiting one year to sign him for free. Yet PSG rejected a reported 200 million euro bid, as they never responded back to Los Blancos. Already, though, there appears to be one prospect who is uninterested in playing along with the club. Though others before him – such as Neymar, Adrien Rabiot, and Marco V

Real Madrid is closely tracking River Plate striker Julian Alvarez and could make a move for the 21-year-old if he keeps up the form he has shown so far this season. Alvarez has scored 15 goals and provided six assists for River in 16 games to this point, and curiously he had a brief spell in Los Blancos' academy as a child. "He spent a month in Madrid. He made such a difference playing here that they came to see him from everywhere," Claudio Gorgerino, the mayor of Calchin,

Real Madrid midfielder Toni Kroos revealed he denied a farewell ceremony with the German national team last week on his podcast Einfach mal Luppen. He says that the German Football Association offered both he and former manager Joachim Löw a ceremony to celebrate their retirements from international competition. Kroos says he declined because he had training with Real Madrid the next day and doesn’t like participating in ceremonies. Kroos and Löw both retired from the German

Real Madrid is reported to be selling its upgraded stadium’s projected “non-sporting activities” such as concerts to a US private equity fund for €400m. In a report from El Confidencial, Perez plans to sell the rights to activities such as concerts, business trade shows, fashion shows and other events ahead of the completion of the €800m Estadio Santiago Bernabéu revamp. El Confidencial said it is not known yet whether the €400m from the deal, which has been brokered by Key C