Cristiano Ronaldo equals record no Juventus player has matched for 60 years

Cristiano Ronaldo have equalled John Charles' 60-year old record.
Former Real Madrid forward Ronaldo didn't find the net in his first three Series A matches against Chievo, Lazio and Parma, before finally scoring twice against Sassuolo.
He has since, scored five more in five games to take his total to seven strikes in 10 Serie A matches so far.

The last player to manage seven goals in their first 10 league fixtures for the Bianconeri was Welshman John Charles, who achieved the feat in the 1957-58 campaign.
Charles ended his debut campaign with 28 strikes..

Gonzalo Higuain, Carlos Tevez and Filippo Inzaghi each only managed six strikes in their first ten games.
Alessandro Del Piero, Zlatan Ibrahimovic and David Trezeguet, meanwhile, all scored five goals in the same number of games.

Chelsea coach Marco Ianni has been fined for celebrating in front of Jose Mourinho.

Chelsea coach Marco Ianni has been fined £6,000 by the Football Association for celebrating in front of Jose Mourinho during the 2-2 draw with Manchester United earlier this month.

Ross Barkley’s injury-time equaliser at Stamford Bridge, was greeted with jubilation and Ianni goaded Mourinho by wildly celebrating in front of the Manchester United manager.
Mourinho reacted angrily to the Italian and needed to be pulled away from the subsequent confrontation by his coaching staff and stewards near the tunnel.
Ianni has now accepted the FA’s improper conduct charge and has been fined for his actions.
A statement from the FA said: ‘Chelsea coach Marco Ianni has been fined £6,000 after he admitted an FA improper conduct charge.
‘It concerned his behaviour in the 96th minute of the game against Manchester United on 20 October 2018.’

A professional footballer found dead in a bush with his genitals chopped off.

A professional footballer has been found dead in a bush almost decapitated and with his genitals chopped off.
Police said Daniel Correa, 24, had been killed in a "very violent situation".
The Sao Paulo midfielder's body was discovered by passersby in the city of Sao Jose dos Pinhais, in the region of Curitiba.

A police officer said: "Since the appearance of the body, it was a very violent situation".
"The man had two deep cuts in the neck, his head was almost decapitated and his genitals were cut."
The midfielder signed for Sao Paulo in 2014, but was recently on loan to Sao Bento in the division below.
A statement from Sao Paulo, with whom he had a contract until December this year, said: The Sao Paulo Football Club deeply regrets the death of midfielder Daniel Correa Freitas.
"The club sympathises and pays condolences to the athlete's family."
Sao Bento also issued a statement, which read: "Sao Bento are mourning the death of midfielder Daniel.
"The management of the club regret the incident and sympathise with the family and friends of the player in this time of deep sadness."

Dele Alli signs new £150,000-a-week Tottenham contract until 2024.

Dele Alli have extended his Spurs' contract.
England star Dele, 22, is now second behind only Harry Kane in the club’s pay league after committing himself to Spurs until 2024 and he's not set to£150,000 every week.
Kane’s deal is worth around £175,000-a-week after add-ons and Dele’s form and loyalty has been similarly rewarded with a similar deal which includes several add-ons and incentives.

It is a huge boost for Tottenham to tie down one of their prized assets especially as his form for both club and country has alerted some of Europe’s top clubs.
Dele who has no agent was able to negotiate his new contract has with the help of his new management set-up - including trusted friend and manager Harry Pickford.

"Would like to say a big thank you to everyone at the club - chairman, manager, all my team-mates and the fans for their constant support," Alli said on Instagram.
"I've loved my time at Spurs so far and I'm very excited to see what the future holds! #COYS".
Alli, joined Spurs from MK Dons in 2015 for £5m and has gone on to score 48 goals in 153 competitive appearances.

Gary Neville reveals what Anthony Martial must do to be in the same level as Hazard and Salah.

Gary Neville is still not convinced about the type of player Anthony Martial actually is.
The Manchester United star has scored three times in his last two games after his stunning strike in Sunday's 2-1 victory over Everton.

Sky Sports pundit Neville was on co-commentary duty for the win over Everton and admits he continues to be confused by Martial.
"I have been watching him very closely and thinking how you would play against him and thinking about what United should do with his contract," he said on Monday Night Football.

"Do United fight for him? Is he worth fighting for? There has never been a player in the last 10 years at United that I have been as confused by.

"What is he? Do I like him? Do I not like him? I can't make my mind up.
"He is either a five or a nine. Some weeks I think he is brilliant and others I'm not sure he is a Man United player."

"What drives me crazy about him is his off-the-ball work and I am not talking about his defending.

"I got the shock of my life when I looked at his physical stats. The best players I played with were better off the ball than they were on it at times.
"He doesn't know where to be and where to run at the right times. He has got no timing in his off-the-ball runs. He doesn't quite understand the game.

"The difference between him scoring 10 and 20-25 goals in a season is that."

Neville has urged the Old Trafford hierarchy to keep faith with the 22-year old as contract negotiations continue.
"Manchester United have to show patience. They have to invest in him and I am sure they are doing," he added.
"That is where the tension has been. Mourinho has wanted a player who is ready now to win the league and he isn't ready.
"They have to persevere with him but he has to improve himself."

Real Madrid legend, Jorge Valdano have blamed one player for the sacking of Coach Julen Lopetegui.

Real Madrid legend Jorge Valdano has blamed Gareth Bale for the club’s El Clasico humiliation and subsequent sacking of Julen Lopetegui.
Real signed the Welsh winger from Tottenham for £86million in 2013.
But Valdano claims the forward have not lived up to the then World-record fee Real paid for his serbmvices.

“We keep looking at Bale because of his price tag and that’s created this illusion he’s some sort of world superstar,” said Valdano, a former Real player and sporting director.

“But the last five years aren’t reflective of what Madrid paid for him.”
Speaking about Barcelona’s opening goal, he added: “Bale was the one in charge of tracking Jordi Alba but after seven minutes his concentration was gone. Alba was on his own down that flank.
“At the start of the game, the players respected the system and instructions.
"But then they do what comes naturally to them, as Bale did, and think they have the authority to do whatever they like.’’

Cristiano Ronaldo finally opens up on how Real Madrid 'forced him out'.

Cristiano Ronaldo has revealed he quit Real Madrid in the summer because he felt unwanted by president Florentino Perez.

Portuguese superstar Ronaldo completed a stunning £105million move from Real to Juventus in July after a trophy-laden nine years at the Bernabeu.

“I felt it inside the club, especially from the president, that they no longer considered me the same way that they did in the start,” Ronaldo told France Football .

“In the first four or five years there, I had the feeling of being ‘Cristiano Ronaldo’. Less afterwards. The president looked at me through eyes that didn’t want to say the same thing, as if I was no longer indispensable to them, if you know what I mean.
“That’s what made me think about leaving. Sometimes I’d look at the news, where they were saying I was asking to leave. There was a bit of that, but the truth is that I always had the impression that the president would not hold me back.
"If it had all been about money, I’d have moved to China, where I would have earned five times as much than here [at Juventus] or at Real. I did not come to Juve for the money. I earned the same in Madrid, if not more.
"The difference is that, at Juve, they really wanted me. They told me that and made it clear. They showed me that.”
"The truth is that the president wanted me but, at the same time, he made it known to me that my departure would not constitute a problem.”

REAL MADRID HAVE SACKED COACH JULEN LOPETEGUI.

Real Madrid have sacked manager Julen Lopetegui after their El Clasico defeat by

Barcelona.

The Spanish giants sit ninth in La Liga following their sixth league game without a win and their third successive defeat.

Barcelona ran out 5-1 winners thanks to a hat-trick from Luis Suarez and goals from Phillipe Coutinho and Arturo Vidal on Sunday afternoon.

Santiago Solari has been placed in interim charge after Antonio Conte reportedly ended talks over taking the role.

A club statement read: "The Board of Directors of Real Madrid CF, meeting today October 29, 2018, has agreed to terminate the contract of coach Julen Lopetegui.

"This decision, adopted from the highest level of responsibility, aims to change the dynamics of the first team, when all the objectives of this season are still achievable.

"The Board of Directors understands that there is a great disproportion between the quality of the staff of Real Madrid, which has 8 players nominated for the next Golden Ball, something unprecedented in the history of the club, and the results obtained to date.

"The club thanks Julen Lopetegui and all his technical team for their effort and work and wishes them the best in their professional career.

"He will be provisionally replaced by Santiago Solari, who will lead the first team starting on Tuesday."

Before Sunday's clash, Lopetegui had insisted he was not concerned about his future.

"We have a game that is sufficiently attractive without having to think about these types of stories, which don't help me to prepare for the game," he said.

"I'm focused on my work as a coach which is trying to help the team improve. What the press say doesn't help me to win or improve my team, we're trying to prepare for a game which will be very demanding for us."

Leicester City FC have released an official statement following the death of Club Chairman Vichai Srivaddhanaprabha.

Leicester City have released a statment, confirming that club Chairman Vichai Srivaddhanaprabha was among the five people that died following Saturday's helicopter crash outside King Power Stadium.

The statement in full:
"It is with the deepest regret and a collective broken heart that we confirm our chairman, Vichai Srivaddhanaprabha, was among those to have tragically lost their lives on Saturday evening when a helicopter carrying him and four other people crashed outside King Power Stadium.
"None of the five people on-board survived.

“The primary thoughts of everyone at the Club are with the Srivaddhanaprabha family and the families of all those on-board at this time of unspeakable loss.

“In Khun Vichai, the world has lost a great man. A man of kindness, of generosity and a man whose life was defined by the love he devoted to his family and those he so successfully led.

"Leicester City was a family under his leadership. It is a family that will grieve his passing and maintain the pursuit of a vision for the Club that is now his legacy.

“A book of condolence, which will be shared with the Srivaddhanaprabha family, will be opened at King Power Stadium from 8am on Tuesday 30 October for supporters wishing to pay their respects.

“Supporters unable to visit King Power Stadium that wish to leave a message can do so, through an online book of condolence, which will be made available via lcfc.com in due course.

“Both Tuesday’s First Team fixture against Southampton in the EFL Cup and the Development Squad fixture against Feyenoord in the Premier League International Cup have been postponed.

“Everyone at the Club has been truly touched by the remarkable response of the football family, whose thoughtful messages of support and solidarity have been deeply appreciated at this difficult time."

The aircraft came down in a car park near the stadium shortly after 8.30pm with Leicestershire Police, East Midlands Ambulance Service and Leicestershire Fire and Rescue Service all responding to the incident.

The Air Accidents Investigation Branch (AAIB) is leading the investigation into the accident and a cordon remains in place at the scene while enquiries continue.

Superintendent Steve Potter said: “This is an incredibly tragic incident in which five people are understood to have lost their lives.
“Emergency services were immediately on scene when the crash happened, working to put out the fire and gain access to the helicopter in attempts to reach those inside. Despite those efforts, there were no survivors.

“The AAIB is now leading an investigation to establish the exact circumstances surrounding the crash and investigators will remain at the scene to complete their initial enquiries.

It is likely to take several days to fully complete the necessary work and to safely deal with the scene of this tragic accident, during that time we ask that both the media and public resist speculating around the cause of the crash.

“We appreciate that both the public and media were keen to be updated on the circumstances and to confirm if those on board the helicopter had survived, but before any detail could be issued publicly, it was vital that all immediate next of kin were informed of the tragic outcome.

As our communities will understand, this was a matter that needed to be handled sensitively and with dignity, with the families of the deceased being at the heart of our response, which involved other agencies.

“Our thoughts today are with the families of those who have sadly died, with Leicester City Football Club, and with both football supporters and the wider local community who have all been impacted by the events of last night and the news that those on board the aircraft have not survived.”

The AAIB and Leicestershire Police are asking that anyone who witnessed the crash to call 101 quoting incident number 546 of 28 October 2018.