Barcelona had a hectic final day of the summer transfer window on Friday, acquiring Portugal players João Félix and João Cancelo on loan while shipping out Ansu Fati and other players. Barcelona made lots of moves this summer, even though it spent little and focused on free agents like Ilkay Gundogan from Manchester City and defender Íñigo Martínez from Athletic …
Bayern Munich and Manchester City full-back Joao Cancelo joined an exclusive list when he won the Bundesliga title at the RheinEnergieStadion in Cologne on Saturday. Cancelo played 30-odd minutes in the final game of the Bundesliga season against Cologne as the Bavarians scored an 89th-minute winner – through substitute Jamal Musiala – to secure its 11th consecutive league title. In …
Portugal’s Joao Cancelo has tested positive for Covid-19 and is out of Euro 2020, the defending champions’ federation announced on Sunday. Cancelo’s exit represents a blow to coach Fernando Santos coming just 48 hours before Cristiano Ronaldo’s 2016 Euro winners take on the Hungarians. “According to the Covid-19 protocol established by UEFA before Euro 2020 matches every player in the …
Bruno Fernandes scored twice while Joao Cancelo also dazzled as Portugal eased their way to a 4-0 win at home to Israel on Wednesday as the holders warmed up for the European Championship with a dominant performance. Portugal looked in total control at an empty Jose Alvalade Stadium and it was only a matter of time before they went in …