News about Marcelo Gallardo

The forward (pictured) spent 14 years in Spain as a Madrid player, winning countless titles with his accolades highlighted by a Ballon d'Or win in 2022, just months prior to his departure from the club. He joined Saudi Pro League side Al-Ittihad in the summer, penning a three-year contract thought to be worth £86million-a-season, with the Frenchman joining the division champions. All has not gone to plan so far, with Benzema already slating his team-mates and clashing with manager Marcelo Gallardo in his short stint at the club.

Having won the Saudi Pro League last season, Benzema's side have struggled this term, sitting fourth in the league and losing 4-1 in the Super Cup on Thursday. Benzema has scored 13 goals in 28 games, however, with nine in 20 coming in league action after joining the division on the back of 14 years and five Champions League titles with Real Madrid. There have been reports of unrest with Benzema regarding his move to the Middle East, though he has continued to play for his new side despite failing to reach the levels of performance he showed in Spain.

Despite recent reports, Karim Benzema has stopped saying he is dissatisfied in Saudi Arabia and that he has no problems with Al-Ittihad chief Marcelo Gallardo. The former Real Madrid forward was the Saudi Pro League's most notable signing last season, joining the Spanish giants on a free transfer. The Frenchman, who has signed a three-year contract with the club, has excelled on the field but has had trouble dealing with issues off it.

After being left out of Al-Ittihad's travelling squad for an Asian Champions League match, Karim Benzema's nightmare season has continued. The former Real Madrid forward was the Saudi Pro League's marquee signing last summer, moving from the Spanish giants on a free transfer and signing a three-year contract. The Frenchman has been effective on the field, scoring 15 times in 24 games in all competition, but problems have arisen off the field, beginning after the player returned late from training last month.

Benzema had been ordered to train alone by boss Marcelo Gallardo, but the striker refused his order and walked out. After returning to work from the mid-season break 17 days early, the club's relations have soured, leaving his employers 'furious.' According to a report, they were unable to reach him for ten days while he holidayed in Mauritius, but the n cyclone had stayed there first.

The 2022 Ballon d'or champion incensed his current employers, who were expected to report back on January 2 ahead of the team's mid-season training camp. According to Marca, Benzema was omitted from the trip to Dubai by boss Marcelo Gallardo and now prepares for the league's resuming on February 7. According to the outlet, the 36-year-old had argued that his tardiness was due to a cyclone that struck Mauritius' island, where he had been holidaying. However, Al-Ittihad's absence from three training sessions prior to the end of last year's was already irritated.

After being left out of Al-Ittihad's Dubai training camp by the club's boss, Marcelo Gallardo, Karim Benzema could leave the club. Meanwhile, Tottenham Hotspur is reported to be planning a transfer for Manchester City outcast Kalvin Phillips. In a surprise agreement this month, Crystal Palace is now trying to lure Colombian right-back Daniel Munoz.

Before Al-Ittihad disbanded for the winter break, the striker missed three training sessions and was not present at the squad's reunion on Friday. He has since been barred from the tournament's list of players heading to Dubai, but his camp claims he is now stuck in Mauritius, where he was on vacation due to a tropical storm.

Julian Ward, the former Liverpool sport director, has been named as a target for Saudi Pro League team Al Ittihad. The Jeddah-based club, which lost out on a £150 million bid to sign Liverpool striker Mo Salah in August, needs a seasoned sports director to assist in their recruitment and help with the new head coach Marcelo Gallardo. Ward, 42, shocked Liverpool last year by announcing that he would step down from his role at the end of last season, just months after replacing revered Michael Edwards.

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Marcelo Gallardo, the Argentinian sculptor, had some artistic license on a statue of legendary River Plate player and boss Marcelo Gallardo, resulting in a noticeable bulge in the piece's crotch area. Gallardo hoisting the Copa Libertadores above his head, while his midsection sports a noticeable bulge. Sculptor Mercedes Savall claims it was a deliberate decision on her part in reaction to outrage over the protruding box.

Enzo Fernandez's first 12 months have been a whirlwind in the sense that nearly every young footballer could only dream about. Fernandez was still finding his feet on the elite Argentine side of River Plate at the start of 2022 and he was looking forward to embarking on what was already a promising career. He is now a Benfica actor who is on the verge of joining Chelsea in a £112 million transfer. It comes just weeks after winning the World Cup with Argentina, after being named the best young player by FIFA in Qatar.