Humming 4 letters

Manchester City became the first club to officially leave the European Super League , less than 48 hours after they were named as one of the 12 founding members . Arsenal and Liverpool have also released statements of intent to exit the project, the Gunners admitting to a mistake an apologizing to fans in an open letter. Tottenham and Manchester United also announced intent to exit the ESP, and Chelsea was reported as leaving earlier Tuesday but has just finished a match against Brighton and Hove Albion. Other reports suggest that Atletico Madrid and Barcelona also reportedly preparing to pull out. [ MORE: How to watch PL in the USA ] As for Chelsea, multiple reports state that the west London club are ‘preparing to request to leave’ as angry Chelsea fans gathered outside Stamford Bridge ahead of their game against Brighton. Manchester City said in a statement that they can “confirm that it has formally enacted the procedures to withdraw from the group developing … [Read more...] about Man City quits Super League; Premier League peers follow

“Hey you. I know you’ve been training for this your whole life… but I own you,” Florentino Perez (essentially) to Angel Di Maria. This is priceless. With Argentina midfielder Angel Di Maria trying to recover in time for the biggest game in the known universe, his club president sent a letter to his national FA that forbid the midfielder from playing. Real Madrid president Florentino Perez has been ready to greet any microphone as Di Maria went through the process of transferring away from the Spanish giants, and most recently said he understood why Di Maria skipped town . [ MORE: Teenage cancer patient scores with a flourish for Villarreal ] But maybe it wasn’t all about money. Look, I know ADM is an incredible asset for a club, but what kind of club thinks it’s bigger than the national pride associated with playing in, and maybe winning, the World Cup final? Real Madrid, that’s who. From Sky Sports : “I suffered a lot that morning, it was the worst thing that’s … [Read more...] about Real Madrid forbade Argentina from playing Di Maria in World Cup final

If it wasn’t for Cristiano Ronaldo, Angel Di Maria would have left Real Madrid before last season. That was the statement the Argentine winger made before his side’s 4-2 win over Germany on Wednesday. “The truth is that I have a great relationship with Cristiano Ronaldo and I stayed at Madrid last season thanks to him,” Di Maria told ESPN Radio . “I left Madrid in the best possible way, by winning La Decima,” Di Maria continued. “In my farewell letter, I said exactly how I felt from the first day at the Bernabeu.” The letter (below) clears up any rumors concerning Di Maria’s desire to stay at Madrid. He was all in. But apparently the higher-ups in the Spanish capital didn’t see him in their future, so much so that even pleas from Ronaldo to secure Di Maria’s services fell on deaf ears. Di Maria’s letter to fans stated the following: “Unfortunately today I have to go, but I want to make clear that this was never my desire. “As anyone who works, I’ve always wanted to … [Read more...] about Di Maria says he only stayed at Real Madrid because of Cristiano Ronaldo