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Spanish FA slams proposed Laliga matches in US

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Spanish Football Federation president Luis Rubiales has described La Liga plans to stage a game in America next January as “an invasion of that country”. Girona said on Thursday they were “working with the league and Barcelona” about what is thought to be a match in Miami on January 27. Cristiano Ronaldo’s last words before Champions League win Last month, the Spanish players’ union (AFE) held a meeting with a host of top stars, including Real Madrid captain Sergio Ramos and Barcelona’s Sergio Busquets, and afterwards said it was unanimously against a proposal to place games outside of Spain. La Liga has agreed a 15-year deal with US media company Relevent to promote football in North America. But Rubiales has hit out at La Liga president Javier Tebas with comments that will turn up the heat on the controversial plans. “Javier Tebas spoke to everyone except the people he had to speak to,” Rubiales told The Guardian. “It’s a total lack of respect, unfaithful and incomprehensible. “This

Cristiano Ronaldo’s last words before Champions League win

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Real Madrid have won the UEFA Champions League 4 times in the last 5 seasons. The most recent is the 2017/2018 season, which they defeated Liverpool 3-1 in the final. And there was a short speech from their star man. Cristiano Ronaldo’s last four motivational words to the Real Madrid dressing room I n what would turn out to be his last match for  Real Madrid ,  Cristiano Ronaldo  had some words of motivation for his teammates before stepping out unto the pitch.  The scene was captured in the dressing room during the  Champions League  final against  Liverpool  in  Kiev , and the Portuguese can be heard geeing up the rest of the squad. “Win and make history,” he said. And they did. Cristiano Ronaldo’s 15 goals in the 2017/18 competition may have helped Real Madrid to another Champions League title – but his influence off the pitch was just as important. The now 13-time winners have released the trailer for a new documentary which features their all-time record goalscorer giving a spine-