Ronaldinho has called former Brazil team-mate Adriano as a great player and believes he would be a welcome inclusion at Flamengo.
The decline of the ex-Inter hitman was only further highlighted by his release from Corinthians earlier in March due to personal struggles off the field.
Nevertheless, Ronaldinho would still bring him back to the birthplace of his football career.
I still do not really know what is going on, but all (the media) is talking about it, Ronaldinho told Lancenet.
Adriano is Adriano, but he is a great player who on the pitch would benefit any club in the world.
Vice-president Paulo Cesar Coutinho echoed the World Cup winner s sentiments to Radio Brasil: He (Adriano) can count on us for what he needs. He can train here, be…
Newcastle United s Premier League status is virtually secured after Ayoze Perez s first-half header earned a 1-0 win away at in-form Leicester City.
Leicester had won four in a row, with Brendan Rodgers among the nominees for March s Premier League manager of the month award after succeeding Claude Puel in February.
But despite dominating possession at the King Power Stadium on Friday they fell to a loss due to a clever Perez header, his seventh Premier League goal of the season moving Newcastle up to 13th, 10 points clear of the relegation zone.
Newcastle started well and Salomon Rondon cracked a free-kick against the crossbar with Kasper Schmeichel beaten by the 25-yard curling effort.
But Leicester gradually gained control and Martin Dubravka had to…
Reclaiming Manchester United s status as a dominant force in English football is not going to be easy for Jose Mourinho, says Radomir Antic.
Since the retirement of Alex Ferguson in 2013, United have struggled to hit the heights they enjoyed under the Scot, with David Moyes and Louis van Gaal both struggling during their time at the helm.
Mourinho is the latest to try and emulate Ferguson s success at Old Trafford but United have only shown glimmers of a potential recovery so far this season.
Former Real Madrid and Barcelona boss Antic believes turning United – who are already nine points behind Premier League leaders Chelsea – back into title contenders is not an easy task.
He [Mourinho] has taken over Manchester United after Van Gaal, who didn t ex…
After such a prolific season last term, Rashford believes he could hit 40 goals if he can stay fit in the forthcoming season.
“Before last season, I always said let’s get to 20 – for a winger a good benchmark,” he added. “But this season, I’ve hit 30 so we have to try and push it now and go above and beyond.
“Towards the end of the season, I was struggling with a few injuries, and I probably wasn’t quite at it – that’s when the goals started to dry up a little bit.
“If I can keep that side of it under taps, I feel like I can go on and get 35 or 40.”
United look well placed to finally start challenging again under Ten Hag’s strict regime.
Rashford felt the force of the disciplinarian last season when he was dropped from th…
Paris Saint-Germain saw their 10-match winning home run in Ligue 1 halted as they were held to a goalless draw by Nice at Parc des Princes.
The runaway leaders in the French top flight had found the net three times in each of their past three league games, but drew a blank on Wednesday.
Angel Di Maria and Kylian Mbappe went closest to scoring for Mauricio Pochettino s side, who proved wasteful in front of goal.
Despite 20 shots on goal, the hosts were unable to break down Nice, who held out for their first clean sheet in this fixture in 18 attempts.
FULL-TIME:
Both teams go home with a point each tonight at the Parc des Princes.
— Paris Saint-Germain (@PSG_English)
Nice were seeking only a second win over PSG in 17 mat…
Diego Maradona has been sacked as coach of UAE club Al Wasl.
They announced on Tuesday via their official Twitter account that they terminated Maradona s contract.
Reports in the UAE had long been suggesting that the 51-year-old could be axed by the club after a disappointing first season in charge at the Zabeel Stadium.
The Emirati club s new board of directors refuted such stories only last month, but Maradona has now been informed that his contract has been terminated one year before it was due to expire.
A club spokesman told Sport 360: Following a meeting by the Board of Directors of Al Wasl Football Company on Tuesday evening to evaluate the technical staff of the Al Wasl football team under the leadership of Diego Maradona and after thorough evalu…
Newcastle boss Eddie Howe has admitted he cannot just “slap money on the table” as he attempts to find the last piece of his jigsaw for the new season.
The Magpies, backed by their majority owners, Saudi Arabia’s Public Investment Fund, have invested a net £95milion in Sandro Tonali, Harvey Barnes and Tino Livramento at the expense of the departed Allan Saint-Maximin this summer but Howe is keen to add one more player to his resources, with central defence a remaining focus.
However, the 45-year-old knows the club may have to be “creative” to get another deal over the line in an attempt to plot a path through Financial Fair Play regulations, with loans and staggered payments among the options.
Eddie Howe on the season ahead:
Naturally you move…
World football must seize the opportunity to change following the resignation of embattled FIFA president Sepp Blatter, with CONCACAF ready to help rebuild the governing body.
With FIFA embroiled in corruption claims, Blatter announced his sudden departure after 17 years at the helm on Tuesday, having only been re-elected for a fifth term four days earlier.
Blatter also confirmed an Extraordinary Congress will be held to appoint his successor.
The 79-year-old Swiss departure has been met positively by CONCACAF president Alfredo Hawit, who said in a statement: We are at an important moment for the game, a moment that we must not squander.
CONCACAF stands ready to assist in the process of rebuilding FIFA in a way that strengthens the game for many years to…
Flamengo have announced that they have completed the signing of Adriano on a free transfer.
The powerful striker was unattached after leaving Corinthians earlier this year, and he has now agreed terms over a contract with the Flamengo until the end of 2012.
I now want to honour the Fla jersey again, which has always been mine, and score as many goals as possible. Thanks for everything and you can count on me, Adriano said.
The 30-year-old started his professional career with Flamengo, but left the club for Inter Milan in 2001, before enjoying success with Parma between 2002 and 2004.
He returned to Flamengo for the first time in 2009 after encountering problems with his weight, the death of his father and alcoholism, but left again to try his luck once …
Wolfsburg have parted company with sporting director Klaus Allofs following the club s disappointing start to the 2016-17 campaign.
Allofs joined Wolfsburg in November 2012 and oversaw the club s development from a relegation candidate that season to DFB-Pokal winners and Bundesliga runners-up in 2014-15.
However, Wolfsburg have failed to build on those successes and sit 15th in the table following their 5-0 battering at the hands of Bayern Munich at the weekend, signalling the end for Allofs.
Following extensive analysis over the past few weeks, we came to the conclusion to make a change in his position due to the precarious sporting situation, in the hope of making a fresh start, chairman of the board of management Francisco Javier Garcia Sanz told Wolfsburg s…