Real Madrid and Belgium goalkeeper Thibaut Courtois showed off his neat footwork in today’s World Cup clash against Morocco.
The former Chelsea man is well established as one of the finest ‘keepers in world football, having played a starring role in Real Madrid’s Champions League win over Liverpool earlier this year with a man of the match display in the final.
Now Courtois is shining with his feet as well as his hands, though this was a slightly risky move to be trying with an attacking player closing in…
The score is still 0-0 at the time of writing, and Belgium will need to do a lot better if their golden generation is to ever stand a realistic chance of winning this competition.
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Chelsea are plotting a double swoop for Everton youngsters Amadou Onana and Anthony Gordon. Onana signed for Everton during the summer transfer window at the beginning of the season. The young midfielder has enjoyed an impressive season, leading to a call-up to the Belgium squad for the World Cup. Gordon has had a difficult season…
Former Manchester City manager Mark Hughes apparently turned down the chance to seal the transfer of legendary Brazilian centre-back Thiago Silva earlier in his career. This is according to former City midfielder Stephen Ireland, who recalled that Robinho was keen for Hughes to sign Silva when he arrived at the Etihad Stadium. Robinho was the…
