” 1 Radamel Falcao Monaco vice-president, Vadim Vasilyev, says they had not planned to sell Radamel Falcao to Manchester United after signing the striker only last year. Falcao left the French club on transfer deadline day for Old Trafford, joining the Premier League side on a season-long loan with a view to a permanent deal. The move came just a year after the forward joined Monaco from Atletico Madrid for around ?50m.
At the time some considered the transfer a stop-gap before the Colombian made the move to one of Europe’s elite clubs, but Vasilyev has rubbished such claims. “If he had left for Real Madrid, that could have lent to that theory, but that is not the case,” he told L’Equipe. “That he was going to leave, one day, maybe, but not after a season. That was not planned. “I understand [the fans’ disappointment] but that is football.
I am not happy that Falcao left, but when a player wants to leave, you shouldn’t keep him. It is nonsensical.” ” ” 1 Gareth Bale Wales have been rewarded for their unbeaten start to European Championship qualification with a top ten place in the updated Fifa world rankings. Chris Coleman’s side, who currently top qualifying Group B, sit above the likes of Spain (11th), Italy (17th) and newly crowned Copa America champions Chile.
The Chileans were denied a top ten entry due to the fact the Copa America final went to extra time and finished as a draw in the 90 minutes.1xbet online betting Argentina, despite succumbing in that shootout defeat, reach top spot for the first time in seven years by leapfrogging world champions Germany. Roy Hodgson’s England side pip the Welsh to ninth place after a similarly impressive start to their Euro 2016 qualifying bid.
The new Fifa rankings… 1. Argentina 2. Germany 3. Belgium 4. Colombia 5. Netherlands 6. Brazil 7. Portugal 8. Romania 9. England 10. Wales “