Fernando Torres singled out former team-mate Steven Gerrard as the best player he has played with as he announced he will hang up his boots in August. The former Liverpool and Chelsea striker, who has been playing in Japan for Sagan Tosu since leaving Atletico Madrid last year, held a press conference in Tokyo to explain his decision to retire from the game after an 18-year career. The 35-year-old said he wanted to leave football with a “clear conscience” and before he felt he could not carry on mentally or physically in the game he loves. “I have a high demand for myself,” he said. “I’ve always wanted to be honest and to perform at the level I think I should and I think the time I will not be able to perform at the level I ask for myself is not far away and I don’t want to arrive at the time that I am going on the pitch and I’m not enjoying it. “I want to put an end before that happens. Knowing my body and listening to my body, I think especially mentally that time is ...
It has really been a crazy season: Manchester City winning the League with Less points than last season, Liverpool losing the League despite having the highest points as a runner-up, all other top 6 clubs bottling the top 4 position repeatedly and the greatest of them all...Newcastle is going to be bought by an Arab Billionaire. BACKGROUND Mike Ashley has been looking to sell Newcastle after it seemed the club hasn't been giving him enough profits but then no buyer came all through the season and he was unwilling to spend on the transfer window which annoyed Newcastle fans and gaffer, Rafa Benitez. Almost of out the blues, Sheikh Khaled decided to join his Cousin, Sheikh Mansour, the owner of Man City, to acquire a Premier League Club and has found Newcastle as a worthy club. Many unconfirmed reports from the middle east and top journalists on twitter, are claiming that the deal is done. WHAT COULD THIS MEAN? This could be very important for Newcastle City because i...