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  Reasons why Kylian Mbappe snubbed Madrid to stay at PSG.  Just recently, we witnessed the dramatic end to  one of football's most controversial transfer sagas, as Mbappe finally signed  a new contract to remain at PSG. For most of the past one year, it looked  pretty certain that he would move to Madrid.     Even just a few days before he signed that  contract, he had promised Madrid president Florentino Perez that he would move to the club. But all that changed after a late dramatic twist, as Mbappe made a U-turn,  opting to stay at PSG instead. This really annoyed Madrid, and they have since come out to express their displeasure. 5 reasons why Mbappe snubbed Madrid to stay at PSG.  1.   Zidane could be hired as the new coach: Last year, PSG signed Messi and were tipped to blow everyone away with their new team. No   kidding, they were the top favorites for the champions league and some even suggested that  ...

Manchester United are unlikely to succeed in any attempt to recapture Cristiano Ronaldo from Real Madrid, says Angel Di Maria. The Portugal international left Old Trafford for the Spanish giants in an £80 million deal in 2009 and has been incredibly successful at the Santiago Bernabeu. Sir Alex Ferguson’s former assistant, Mike Phelan, believes that Ronaldo “would listen” if United made him an offer to return but Di Maria suspects that his current success in Spain would eventually win out. “I don’t think he is coming back to Manchester,” the winger told Radio America of his former team-mate. “It’s hard to quit Real Madrid. “Maybe, but I think he’s having a great time and I don’t see that he wants to change.” Ronaldo is the favourite to retain the Ballon d’Or when Fifa hands out the prize for 2014 on January 12

It's been a turbulent start to 2015 for leading Spanish club Barcelona as it sacked director of football Andoni Zubizarreta, while Carles Puyol decided to step down from his assistant sporting director role. Zubizarreta's dismissal follows Sunday's disappointing 1-0 La Liga defeat to Real Sociedad and the news last Tuesday that  the club had lost its appeal to the Court of Arbitration of Sport (CAS)   following the decision to ban it from being able to sign new players over the next 12 months. A former goalkeeper for the club, Zubizarreta had been responsible for Barcelona's transfer business since returning to the Camp Nou in July 2010. "The FC Barcelona President Josep Maria Bartomeu has decided to terminate as of today the contract of the Club's Director of Football, Andoni Zubizarreta,"  an official Barcelona statement read . "The President, in the name of the Club, thanks Andoni Zubizarreta for his contribution, dedication ...

Christiano Ronaldo hopes picking up Best Player of the Year at the Globe Soccer Awards will lead to him winning the Ballon d'Or in January. Christiano Ronaldo presented 2015 Globe Soccer Award leave your comment