Vincent Kompany said he was “disgusted” after being racially abused during Anderlecht s 2-2 draw with Club Brugge on Sunday.
The former Manchester City captain, now manager of Anderlecht, stated after the game that players and coaches were verbally abused throughout.
I go home disgusted and disappointed. My players, my staff and I were victims of racist insults, the 35-year-old told broadcaster Eleven Sports.
I want to get together with my staff, to be with the people who matter to me. We should not still have to experience this today.
Club Brugge, who were in the same Champions League group as Manchester City this season, released a statement after the game condemning the actions of their fans, saying: Club Brugge, its fans, staff, players …
Zlatan Ibrahimovic has warned Paris Saint-Germain forward Kylian Mbappe to ignore the increasing hype that surrounds him.
The 20-year-old has enjoyed a meteoric rise in recent seasons, playing an integral role in France s World Cup triumph last year and winning the inaugural Kopa Trophy in December – a new award given to the world s best male footballer aged under 21.
Ibrahimovic, who enjoyed a trophy-laden four-year spell at PSG between 2012 and 2016, has been impressed with Mbappe s achievements so far, but has cautioned him against getting swept up in the accolades that will surely continue to come his way.
Mbappe is fantastic, the LA Galaxy forward told the MLS club s official website.
He s young, he s won nice trophies so far and he s developing.…
It is easy to imagine how Manchester United landed on Casemiro s name in the week that followed their shambolic 4-0 defeat at Brentford.
United were preyed upon by the Brentford press, giving up three chances and two goals from high turnovers as Christian Eriksen – a false nine in their previous match – ended up as the deepest midfielder and struggled badly.
Through two games, no Premier League side have allowed more shots following high turnovers than United (eight).
At the very least, Casemiro – a five-time Champions League winner anchoring one of the great modern midfields at Real Madrid – should make United harder to play against.
Yet the 30-year-old, whose arrival at Old Trafford appears imminent, possesses a vastly different profile to the p…
Stefano Pioli has rejected suggestions Milan are favourites to retain the Serie A title this season, claiming the Rossoneri will struggle to match last campaign s tally of 86 points in a very competitive league.
Milan ended an 11-year wait for the Scudetto when they edged out rivals Inter at the end of a fierce title race in May, and began the new campaign with a thrilling 4-2 victory over Udinese last week.
But several sides, including Inter, Juventus, Napoli and Roma – all of whom also started the season with a victory – have been tipped to challenge Milan for their crown, and Pioli expects a difficult fight.
We have to be an interchangeable team, Pioli said ahead of Sunday s trip to Atalanta.
It will be such a balanced championship that it will b…
Bayern Munich head coach Hansi Flick believes Leroy Sane needs more time to establish himself with the Bundesliga champions.
Since joining Bayern from Manchester City for a reported €45million in July, Sane has scored three goals and provided three assists in seven Bundesliga games, three of which have been starts.
He has also created four big chances, with only Thomas Muller (six) and Serge Gnabry (five) creating more for Bayern.
His big chance conversion percentage is 50 per cent, while he has completed just 38.1 per cent of his attempted dribbles.
The attacker missed almost the entire 2019-20 season with City after tearing his anterior cruciate ligament and suffered a knee injury against Hoffenheim at the end of September.
Flick has largely b…