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https://ift.tt/3E64Yn8 FIFA’s Ultimate Team is the most popular game mode in EA’s football game that has taken the world by storm over the years. It was initially released on FIFA 09, and the main focus as the new season starts are always the players’ cards and ratings. GETTY There’s a shock in store for Cristiano Ronaldo and his fans… Some of the biggest names in football have changed clubs, which can have a huge effect on Ultimate Team as the chemistry between players is a deciding factor for many. Lionel Messi departed Barcelona in a shock move to Paris Saint-Germain and joins the likes of Kylian Mbappe and Neymar. Meanwhile, Cristiano Ronaldo left Real Madrid for a return to Manchester United in the summer. When is it being released? FIFA 22 will be released on Friday, October 1. An Ultimate Edition will give you four days early access from Monday, 27 September. EA Sports Lionel Messi, Neymar and Kylian Mbappe are among the best players in FIFA 22 The top ra...

https://ift.tt/3EKJMUc Cristiano Ronaldo joins Paris Saint-Germain duo Kylian Mbappe and Neymar in the list of footballers with five-star skills in FIFA 22. EA Sports announced that just 9 players on the game have been given the highest dribbling attribute awarded to the best tricksters in the world. AFP Ronaldo has retained his five-star skills moves on FIFA 22 Five-star skillers are often the most coveted footballers on FIFA, with Ronaldo and Co. able to perform moves like no other. The Scoop Turn Fake and the First Time Spin are among the new unique and elite tricks added to this year’s title. But a host of players have been downgraded from boasting five-star skills, with Quincy Promes, Stephan El Shaarawy and Jeremy Doku among the unfortunate recipients on FIFA 22. However, Quaresma has been handed back the much-desired trait after being downgraded to a four-star in FIFA 21. Sunderland winger Aiden McGeady has retained his unique feat as the only five-star skilled pla...

https://ift.tt/2ZB7ou8 Charlie Austin has revealed facing Steven Gerrard for the first time left him starstruck and admitted he asked for the Liverpool legend’s shirt DURING the match. Footballers usually arrange to swap jerseys once the final whistle has blown but the Queens Park Rangers strike ace was so nervous he spoke to him in the first half of a 3-2 loss in 2014. Getty It was a nervous moment when Austin played Liverpool for the first time Austin’s rise from non-league football to the top-flight meant he never spent time around top superstars early on in his career. But having climbed throught the ranks with Poole Town, Swindon, Bournemouth, Burnley, and then Queens Park Rangers, he found himself facing his heroes, aged 25. As a Liverpool fan, coming up against the Reds was always going to be special and while co-hosting Drivetime, he revealed facing Gerrard made him feel like a six-year-old such was the England internationals aura. Both players got assists in the ...

https://ift.tt/3zTtR2c Manchester United superfan Usain Bolt has thanked Sir Alex Ferguson for helping to bring Cristiano Ronaldo back to the club. And he then had one of the best views in the house as the Portugal icon saved the Red Devils and gave them a last-gasp 2-1 victory over Villarreal in the Champions League . Getty Ronaldo saved the day for United It had looked like Bolt would witness a dismal result at the Theatre of Dreams when Paco Alcacer opened the scoring in the second half. Ole Gunnar Solskjaer’s team were playing nowhere near their potential and after three losses in their previous four games the pressure was cranking up. But a wicked Alex Telles leveller and Ronaldo’s late lash gave them a vital three points in Group F after their opening loss to Young Boys. An Bolt is just glad to see the club legend back home where he belongs. Ferguson played a vital role in getting Ronaldo to return to the club Bolt was loving life at Old Trafford watching ...

https://ift.tt/3ikmZoo It was one of the most bizarre penalty misses in the history of the Premier League. On 22nd October 2005, against Manchester City, former Arsenal duo Robert Pires and Thierry Henry were trying to implement Johan Cruyff’s famous penalty for Ajax in 1982. Getty Pires was supposed to roll the ball into the path of Henry but missed the ball Unfortunately, they bundled the penalty and were ridiculed for the mess up. Danny Mills was on the Highbury pitch that day as a Manchester City player and told talkSPORT the incident still irritates him. “Robert Pires was lucky that there wasn’t a right hander coming across him.” Mills recalled to the Breakfast Show. The north London outfit were in cruise control, and had the opportunity to double their lead when Dutchman Dennis Bergkamp was fouled. Pires was the penalty taker, but tried to be creative and roll the ball forward, for Henry to run and execute the finish. Arsenal’s all-time leading goalscorer Henry st...

https://ift.tt/3ATl55n Newcastle’s appeal over the Premier League blocking their potential sale to a Saudi-backed consortium has zero chance of success, according to former Crystal Palace owner Simon Jordan. The case has reached the Competition Appeals Tribunal, with current owner Mike Ashley believing that the potential takeover was unfairly stopped by the Premier League. Newcastle fans want Mike Ashley out, but their most recent prospective buyer has no chance Newcastle fans had hopes of signing Kylian Mbappe, but are instead stuck with Steve Bruce Newcastle were the target of a blockbuster £300million sale to the Public Investment Fund (PIF) of Saudi Arabia, which is chaired by Mohammed bin Salman, the incredibly wealthy Crown Prince of the country. However, the fund didn’t pass the league’s Owners & Directors Test in the summer of 2020, and Ashley believes the association has a case to answer. Former Crystal Palace owner and talkSPORT host Simon Jordan says Mag...

https://ift.tt/3CTTD8g Albert Sambi Lokonga has been tipped to be a hit at Arsenal by former Anderlecht teammate Josh Cullen. Lokonga joined the Gunners on a long-term contract for an undisclosed fee, thought to be in the region of £17m, in the summer and has looked promising in his early outings for Mikel Arteta’s side. Getty Lokonga has been backed to have a bright future at Arsenal But with Granit Xhaka now ruled out for the next three months with a medial ligament injury sustained against Tottenham, the Belgium international has a real opportunity to force his way into Arsenal’s starting line-up and become a real mainstay in midfield. Lokonga played alongside former West Ham man Cullen at Anderlecht last season, helping Vincent Kompany’s team secure a third place finish in the Belgium top flight. Getty Xhaka looks set for an extended spell on the sidelines As such, Cullen knows only too well about the 21-year-old’s talent and believes Lokonga will really excite...

https://ift.tt/3iiSjnB Tottenham boss Nuno Espirito Santo insists that his players have ‘total belief’ in him, despite three crushing defeats on the bounce. Spurs lost back-to-back games 3-0 against Crystal Palace and Chelsea, before a devastating 3-1 loss to arch-rivals Arsenal on Sunday. Getty Nuno Espirito Santo will be keen get back to winning ways against Slovenian side Mura on Thursday They now face Slovenian side AS Mura in the Europa Conference League on Thursday, with Nuno hoping to record his first win since the end of August. And he claims that there is ‘no doubts’ from his players, despite many of them putting in disastrous performances at the Emirates Stadium at the weekend. “Yeah, totally believe,” Nuno said in his pre-match press conference, when asked if his players have faith in his philosophy. Getty Tottenham lost the north London derby in shocking fashion “There’s no doubts about that because we work together every day, we prepare together and ...

https://ift.tt/3ihOYp0 Tottenham’s frankly ridiculous Champions League semi-final win against Ajax in 2019 will be remembered forever, but aside from Lucas Moura’s heroics, there’s a another reason the tie was so close. Spurs had three former Ajax players in their line up that day, and four in their squad. Had things turned out differently this summer, they may have also taken their manager. Getty Images - Getty Tottenham’s comeback win over Ajax in the Champions League semi-finals is one of the competition’s greatest moments Ajax manager Erik ten Hag was on the losing side that night, but keeps bouncing back Erik ten Hag looked like he’d agreed to the impossible in 2017 when he took over an Ajax side that had just made a run to the Europa League final where they lost to Manchester United. Instead, he built upon the lofty expectations raised by current Lyon manager Peter Bosz, taking his side seconds from an impossible Champions League final appearance, and has achieve...

https://ift.tt/3upbRf1 Leeds supporters would never forgive Kalvin Phillips if he signed for Manchester United, talkSPORT have been told. Phillips is Leeds born and bred, coming up through the club’s academy before emerging as a star under current boss Marcelo Bielsa. Getty Images Phillips was key in Leeds Premier League promotion, and had an excellent first season back in the top flight Getty Images Phillips has also been a revelation for England, keeping Liverpool captain Jordan Henderson out of the starting line-up His improvements earned him a place in Gareth Southgate’s starting line-up at Euro 2020, with the 25-year-old an integral part of England’s run to the final. Phillips’ performances during the summer have inevitably earned him links to a number of Champions League level teams, with one surprise name recently emerging: Manchester United. The two clubs possess an intense rivalry which has been rekindled since Leeds returned to the top flight, and and D...