The Portugal Euro 2024 squad will come around sooner than you think, with the 2016 European champions looking to start their new era with a bang. Roberto Martinez has taken over from Euro 2016-winning coach Fernando Santos in the dugout, and he’ll be hoping to do what he couldn’t manage …
Read More »‘Heading to Wigan was like going to the moon’: How Roberto Martinez’s two-year English plan turned into two decades
Roberto Martinez hails from the small Catalonian town of Balaguer and started his career with Real Zaragoza, so when Wigan Athletic approached him in the summer of 1995, he was left more than a little confused. His first question: where’s Wigan? Signing as a 22-year-old, the move forced Martinez to …
Read More »‘There were a lot of talks’: Roberto Martinez reveals he came close to managing Liverpool in 2012
Roberto Martinez is currently the manager of the Portugal national team, having spent time in charge of Belgium, Wigan and Everton in the past decade. However, the Spaniard reveals to FourFourTwo he nearly took over at Everton’s Merseyside rivals a year before he joined the Toffees in 2013, with Liverpool …
Read More »WATCH: Roberto Firmino gets emotional send-off after late equaliser vs Aston Villa
Liverpool forward Roberto Firmino was given an emotional send-off by Reds fans on Saturday following his last appearance for the club at Anfield. Firmino came off the bench against Aston Villa to replace Luis Diaz with 18 minutes left and netted a late equaliser to earn Liverpool a 1-1 draw …
Read More »Roberto Martinez makes decision on Cristiano Ronaldo’s Portugal future amid recent speculation
Portugal boss Roberto Martinez has revealed his stance on Cristiano Ronaldo’s future with the national team. Portugal national team coach Roberto Martinez has highlighted the importance of Cristiano Ronaldo and revealed the Al-Nassr striker will continue to play for the team as long as he is in charge. Portugal’s Martinez …
Read More »Rivaldo urges Roberto Firmino to not move to Barcelona in summer transfer window
Roberto Firmino has been warned against moving to Barcelona in the summer transfer window by Rivaldo, despite the Brazil legend spending five successful seasons at the Spanish side in which he also picked up the Ballon d’Or. Firmino’s eight-year stay at Liverpool is set to come to an end when …
Read More »Arsenal report: Roberto De Zerbi could replace outgoing Mikel Arteta this summer
Arsenal manager Mikel Arteta could leave north London this summer for the Real Madrid job after almost four years in the job. That’s the incredible claim made by one outlet that says that the European champions are considering boyhood Barcelona supporter Arteta as Carlo Ancelotti’s successor. What’s more, the Gunners …
Read More »Cristiano Ronaldo named in Roberto Martinez’s first Portugal squad since taking over after the World Cup
Cristiano Ronaldo has been named in Roberto Martinez’s squad for Portugal’s upcoming Euro 2024 qualifiers. Portugal will play both Liechtenstein and Luxembourg as part of their route toward the European Championships later this month. Ronaldo was named in Portugal’s squad for the fixtures after Martinez reportedly met with …
Read More »Roberto Martinez thinks we’re in for an intense World Cup this winter:
Belgium manager Roberto Martinez believes that the Qatar World Cup 2022 will be a lot more intense and fast-paced than previous tournaments, because mentally and physically the players won’t be as exhausted. With only a week between Europe’s domestic leagues breaking for the tournament, and the World Cup kicking off …
Read More »Roberto Firmino left out of Brazil’s World Cup 2022 squad
Roberto Firmino has not been selected to play for Brazil at World Cup 2022, with manager Tite opting for other players in his 26-man Brazil World Cup squad over the Liverpool forward. The Brazilian has scored eight goals and assisted a further four times in 19 appearances across all competitions …
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