News about Jorge Valdano

PETE JENSON: Jose Mourinho won the Champions League final with Inter in 2010, but he didn't even come back to Milan for the celebrations. The final had been held in Madrid, but he had already agreed to Madrid, so he stayed in Madrid, although his players' celebrated without their coach at the San Siro the following day. Mourinho had just won the first European Cup in 45 years, fulfilling the hopes of a tearful president Massimo Moratti.

According to former national team player Jorge Valdano, Lionel Messi will represent Argentina at the next World Cup in 2026. Messi ultimately won the World Cup final on Sunday, following a dramatic match that saw Argentina triumphant over France after a penalty shoot-out. PSG had been speculated that the star planned to retire after the World Cup, but Valdano claims he talked with Messi and insisted that if the team were successful in Qatar, he would stick with the national team.

PETE JENSON (SPAIN): If Carlos Casemiro is ever asked to respond to Graeme Souness's claim that he is "not a good player," don't rule out the Brazilian consenting. He has always known his shortcomings, according to one of his best stories about him. He noticed that so many of the young hopefuls raised their hands when the coach asked who was a center-forward, so he said he had a good chance of making the cut as an 11-year-old - at Sao Paulo. 'I always thought it was important to think on my feet,' he told Sportsmail two seasons ago.'