Thiago Alcântara has temporarily joined Hansi Flick’s coaching staff at Barcelona after confirming his retirement from playing last week, the Catalan club confirmed on Wednesday.
Former South Africa junior international Luke Fleurs, who played for the country’s most popular club, Kaizer Chiefs, was killed in a carjacking in Johannesburg, police officials confirmed Thursday.
Diego Simeone said Real Madrid’s failure to add a third goal in their 2-1 Champions League win over Atletico Madrid on Tuesday “left the door open” for his team to turn the last 16 tie around in the second leg.