News about Radamel Falcao

Pre-season is underway and that means new squad numbers are being revealed as fans look to snap up shirts ahead of the upcoming campaign. The big news on this front coming out of Manchester United this week is that Rasmus Hojlund has taken the coveted No9 shirt following the departure of Anthony Martial. In his first season at the club, Hojlund wore the No11, but he has now switched numbers, with new signing Joshua Zirkzee being handed the Danish forward's old jersey.

The veteran marksman has secured a move to the 10th club of his senior career - almost a decade after he joined Manchester United on loan. Falcao, 38, has described the club as 'the team of my heart'. It comes after a three-year stint with Rayo Vallecano in Spain and a horrifying night in October when his luxury Madrid house was burgled.

Football fans were treated to the return of Cesc Fabregas to a London pitch on Monday night. On the eve of his two former Premier League clubs locking horns at the Emirates, the legendary midfielder lent his talents to a five-a-side roster at Westway Sports Centre. 'I wouldn't say it's nerves,' Fabregas joked. Nor would you expect him to be. The 36-year-old called time on his illustrious 20-year-long playing career in July 2023 having won, among other things, two Premier League titles, two European Championships , a Champions League title, and a World Cup.

IAN LADYMAN: Sir Alex Ferguson resigned in Anfield's box on March 10, 2016, after Louis van Gaal's Manchester United lost 2-0 to Liverpool in the Europa League. Ferguson could not have cracked Aberdeen granite, but not good enough.' You can't play like this.' Not here.'

Radamel Falcao, a former Manchester United and Chelsea striker, has become the latest footballer to be a victim of robbery. Sergio Ramos, a former Real Madrid defender, was raided while his four children were inside and he was away on Champions League duty with Sevilla last month. Overnight, it was discovered that Falcao's house in a wealthy suburb of Madrid had been attacked.

According to Sky Bet, former Manchester United winger Memphis Depay is the favorite to start Atletico Madrid against Rayo Vallecano in LaLiga on Monday night. The 29-year-old has one truly outstanding goal in his name, from two outings for his new team and being backed at a price of 9/2 to break the deadlock. Diego Simeone's team is expected to win on their short trip to Vallecas, and the team has a larger number of supporters than any of their opponents.

KIERAN GILL: No one knows what will be written in the upcoming Anglo-Colombian footballing story. On Saturday, England's Lionesses face Colombia in their latest World Cup quarterfinal match between the two countries. If Sarina Wiegman's team lines up against Colombia in Sydney, it will be so complicated, controversial, and frankly cuckoo has the past between these two countries.

Rasmus Hojlund is a man in high demand. Manchester United have been searching for Atalanta's striker for the majority of the summer and seemed to be destined to sign him, but PSG has a £43 million bid for a cat among the pigeons. United are still in pole position to sign the Dane. They are on the verge of settling on personal terms and are now much closer to Atalanta's £60 million estimate. So, what makes Hojlund such an exciting prospect? His imposing stature, blonde hair, and Scandinavian roots have unsurprisingly drawn comparisons with goalcoring king Erling Haaland. But where would he fit in at United and PSG, and what would be the best career move for the 20-year-old?

Another year, another deal was terminated 'by mutual consent.' The word is one of the most popular in football's jargon, hinting at failed promises or dressing room fissures: a point of no return for both team and player. Olympiacos' brief statement that called time on their conversation with James Rodriguez was sparse, and for the player, eerily familiar. After a spectacular year in the Middle East, Rodriguez's old club, Al-Rayyan, mutually agreed with the Colombian playmaker's departure ahead of his appointment to the Super League Greece team. Before that, I had a stint at Everton that culminated in frustration and left with a smattering of bad blood.

With a 2-1 victory over Crystal Palace, the Dutchman had just helped the Red Devils win the FA Cup for the first time two days later. Truus' wife, who appeared in the Amazon Prime documentary Van Gaal, said she felt her husband would be fired after United legends such as Sir Alex Ferguson started congratulating them as Ed Woodward planned the Dutchman's deposition.

On Tuesday, Atletico Madrid was held to a 1-1 draw with Rayo Vallecano in LaLiga, after Radamel Falcao scored an injury-time equalizer against his former club against his former club with an emphatic kick from the penalty spot. According to the results, Atletico finished third, two points behind Barcelona and five behind league leaders Real Madrid, who also had a game in hand — while Rayo remain in 10th. Atletico's hard pressing yielded the first goal in the 20th minute when Antoine Griezmann pinched the ball in Rayo's defensive third and discovered Alvaro Morata in the box for the Spaniard's fifth goal of the season.

On the last day of the summer window in a £10 million-plus-cash contract, the Gabonese striker (pictured) departed to Stamford Bridge. Andaubameyang, who has signed a two-year contract with the Blues, has adopted the number nine (top left) vacated by Romelu Lukaku (bottom right) in June, despite Chelsea strikers' long history of struggled in that shirt. While wearing No. 9, Alvaro Morata (top right), Fernando Torres, and Radamel Falcao are among the high-profile forwards to fail. At Barcelona and No. 14 at Arsenal, the 72-cap international played No. 17 but wore the number nine for part of his time in Saint-Etienne and in France.

After head coach Xavi downplayed his team's draw 0-0 with Rayo Vallecano on the first day of the new La Liga season, Patience is the name of the game for Barcelona. Despite starting new signings, Robert Lewandowski, Andreas Christensen, and Raphinha, the Catalan giants couldn't find a way past a Vallecano team that finished 12th in the league last season.

Following Barca's summer investment spree that resulted in them splashing £127 million on new signings, an almost sold-out Nou Camp was eager before the game. Despite Lewandowski and Raphinha's introductions, Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang and Ansu Fati's coming off the bench, the Catalan side couldn't score. Sergio Busquets was sent home after elbowing Radamel Falcao in the chest, adding to their woes in the second half stoppage time.

PETE JENSON: Barcelona lost their first game of the season with a front four of Robert Lewandowski (left), Ansu Fati, and Ousmane Dembele (inset right) but couldn't score against Rayo Vallecano. After a summer in which they spent €150 million (£127 million) on new signings, Xavi's team had Sergi Busquets sent off (right) late on as the underwhelmed on their league debut at the Camp Nou. Frenkie de Jong (inset left) was kicked out in the second half, but it was Busquets who came nearest to scoring with a shot from distance in the second half that Stole Dimitrievsky had trouble with.

Arnautovic spent a brief time in Shanghai, scoring 20 goals in 39 games, before returning to Europe to be closer to his family despite the pandemic. He was a key player for Bologna's team last season and scored 14 goals in 33 appearances. The ex-Stoke star is now settled in Italy, and he thanks Bologna for 'bringing me right back the desire to play football.' He has made such a strong case in Italy over the past 12 months that Massimiliano Allegri and Juventus were reportedly interested in signing him as a back-up to Dusan Vlahovic, only for Bologna to refuse to sell him to them. It's unclear if United will be so forthrightly dismissed. According to reports, he is fascinated by a return to Premier League, and it could well change the game in United's favour. United's search has been harmed by supporters' vitriol following his slurs at Euro 2020, but the negativity surrounding their so-called top-six rivals has only increased.