Fernando Torres, who won the World Cup with Spain in 2010, has announced his retirement. Spain’s World Cup winning striker Fernando Torres announced his retirement from football on Friday, bringing an end to a glittering 18-year career. I have something very important to announce. After 18 exciting years, the time has come to put an
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Romelu Lukaku has struggled at times with Man United, enduring two droughts this season of at least six weeks. Fernando Torres was struggling. Having scored 72 goals in his first three seasons at Liverpool, he had found the net just once in the first 10 games of what would turn out to be his final
Fernando Torres ends speculation of his next club as he announces he’ll be joining J-League side Sagan Tosu. With Fernando Torres and Wayne Rooney on the radar of MLS clubs, the FC crew ponder whether they make for sensible additions to the league. Former Atletico Madrid and Spain forward Fernando Torres has announced that he
Atletico Madrid fans produced a touching tribute to Fernando Torres before his final game at the Wanda Metropolitano. Fernando Torres ended his long wait for a trophy with boyhood club Atletico Madrid when the Spanish side beat Marseille 3-0 in the Europa League final. Departing Atletico Madrid striker Fernando Torres said he would like to
Atletico Madrid fans produced a touching tribute to Fernando Torres before his final game at the Wanda Metropolitano. A sluggish-looking Atletico Madrd, with many players appearing like they were still suffering the after effects of Friday’s Europa League title homecoming celebrations, finished the season with a 2-2 draw at home to Eibar on Sunday. With
Antoine Griezmann scored twice as Atletico Madrid cantered to a 3-0 victory en route to winning the 2018 Europa League. Antoine Griezmann scored twice as Atletico Madrid cantered to a 3-0 victory en route to winning the 2018 Europa League. Atletico Madrid celebrate winning their third Europa League title as the trophy returns to Madrid
Diego Simeone says Atletico Madrid want to keep their best players as speculation mounts that Antoine Griezmann will soon leave the club. It was very much a case of after the Lord Mayor’s show as a second-string Atletico Madrid side slumped to a 2-0 home defeat against Espanyol on Sunday afternoon — their first at
Toronto FC stumbled in their first MLS action since losing the CONCACAF Champions League final, relenting a 2-0 lead in a draw with Chicago. Chicago Fire coach Veljko Paunovic has called Fernando Torres a “complete superstar” amid reports that his former Atletico Madrid teammate could join his MLS club. Torres, 34, has confirmed he will
Cristiano Ronaldo scored early into the second half but Antoine Griezmann equalised four minutes later as Real and Atleti share the spoils in a contentious Madrid derby. Cristiano Ronaldo extends his scoring streak to 10 straight matches, but Antoine Griezmann answers minutes later to give Atletico a point in the Madrid derby. Cristiano Ronaldo extends
Amid talk that Fernando Torres and Yannick Carrasco could leave Atletico, Diego Simeone feels the CSL’s transfer window unsettles players of European clubs. Atletico Madrid defender Diego Godin has said the public disagreement between coach Diego Simeone and forward Fernando Torres “has been resolved.” Simeone last week said he would not be fighting to keep
Diego Simeone’s Atletico Madrid cruised to the Europa League round of 16 as they defeated Copenhagen 5-1 on aggregate. “No.” It was just one word, but it cut deep. It said everything, and changed everything too. At Cerro del Espino, Atletico Madrid’s training ground to the northwest of the capital, Diego Simeone was asked about
Jan Oblak was fantastic against Eibar, especially in the second half. Atletico Madrid moved 10 points clear of city rivals Real and tightened their grip on second place in La Liga with a battling 1-0 victory away to Eibar in the pouring rain on Saturday evening. Atleti started the stronger and took a deserved lead
Atletico Madrid cruised to a 7-0 aggregate win in the Copa del Rey. Atletico Madrid strolled into the quarterfinals of the Copa del Rey as they swatted aside Lleida 3-0 in Madrid on Tuesday, sealing a 7-0 aggregate victory. They dominated from start to finish, however cut a frustrated bunch in the first half with
Diego Costa was again the big story as Atletico beat Getafe and he scored before being sent off. Diego Costa scored and then was immediately sent off on his first La Liga game back for Atletico Madrid as they brushed local rivals Getafe aside 2-0 on Saturday. Truth be told, in horrible weather conditions on
Atletico Madrid’s Fernando Torres couldn’t get anything going against Espanyol. Atletico Madrid slumped to their first La Liga defeat of the season after shipping yet another late goal, succumbing 1-0 to Espanyol. Los Rojiblancos looked off it all night and never really looked like securing a victory in Catalonia against a side happy to sit
Raf Honigstein still expects Antoine Griezmann to join Barcelona this summer even after the club were reported for illegally approaching the Atletico Madrid forward. Atletico Madrid striker Fernando Torres says he hopes Antoine Griezmann does not leave the club, while president Enrique Cerezo has called for respect from Barcelona after they allegedly tapped up the
Diego Simeone says he won’t stop Antoine Griezmann leaving Atletico Madrid should an opportunity at another club arise. Atletico Madrid striker Fernando Torres says his future remains with the club despite Diego Costa’s imminent availability, while downplaying talk that the club are now Barcelona’s most likely rivals in the La Liga title race. Torres, 33,
Sid Lowe points to the two draws against Qarabag as Atletico Madrid’s biggest downfall in their disappointing UCL campaign. Atletico Madrid forward Fernando Torres has quashed speculation that he could leave the club in January instead of fighting for playing time after the arrival of Diego Costa. Reports in Spain recently claimed that Torres, 33,
Julien Laurens examines Antoine Griezmann’s future with Atletico, and the FC crew debate where he should go if he leaves. Atletico Madrid coach Diego Simeone hailed his team’s persistence after they battled back to beat Real Sociedad 2-1 at the Wanda Metropolitano on Saturday. The win, secured by a late Antoine Griezmann goal, moved Atleti
Fernando Torres scored to help Atletico see off third-tier Elche. Atletico Madrid coach Diego Simeone hailed Fernando Torres’ “quality” after the veteran’s double strike helped secure progress to the Copa del Rey last 16 with Wednesday’s evening’s 3-0 victory over third-tier Elche at the Wanda Metropolitano. Starting level from last month’s 1-1 first leg, Atletico