London – Liverpool defender Virgil van Dijk insists he will not face a personal duel against Lionel Messi in his side’s Champions League semi-final against Barcelona. Van Dijk is in contention for player of the year awards in England thanks to his transformative effect on Liverpool since becoming the world’s most expensive defender when moving…
MANCHESTER, England — The Etihad Stadium did not fall silent, not quite. There was noise still coming from the three tall tiers of Tottenham Hotspur fans at the far end. There must have been — they were falling over one another, thousands of them, a swaying, teetering, writhing mass of arms and legs. Inside the…
Madrid – Atletico Madrid striker Diego Costa is the latest star to fall foul of the Spanish authorities for possible non-payment of taxes on image rights, a Spanish newspaper reported on Wednesday. “The tax administration accuses the Atletico striker of fraud totalling €1.1 million euros related to taxes related to his image rights in 2014,”…