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Yahoo
7 days ago
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Di Maria to return to boyhood club despite previous threats
Benfica winger Angel di Maria will return to his boyhood club Rosario Central - 10 months after death threats forced him to backtrack on the same move. The 37-year-old began his career at Rosario in 2005 and the Argentine top-flight club announced his return on Thursday. "Our history together has more pages to write. Welcome home," the Rosario-based club said alongside a video posted on X. The 2022 World Cup winner spent two seasons with Rosario before moving to Europe with Benfica. He went on to play more than 700 games in Europe for Benfica, Real Madrid, Manchester United, Paris St-Germain and Juventus. Di Maria was close to rejoining Rosario as a free agent last summer but increasing drug-related violence in the region and a number of threats against him and his family ended his plans. Speaking last July, Di Maria said: "There was a threat at my sister's business, a box with a pig's head and a bullet in the forehead, and a note that said that if I returned to [Rosario] Central, the next head was that of my daughter Pia. "Those months were horrible. We could only sit there and cry each night over not being able to carry out that dream return." Di Maria has won 30 trophies in Europe - including league titles in three countries and the 2013-14 Champions League with Real - as well as the World Cup and two Copa America trophies with Argentina. He rejoined Benfica for a second spell in 2023 and will leave the club after next month's Club World Cup campaign in the United States.
Business Recorder
18-05-2025
- Sport
- Business Recorder
Di Maria says he will not return for Benfica next season
Angel di Maria will not return for Benfica next season, the Argentine forward said after the club failed to win the Liga Portugal following a 1-1 draw at Braga on Saturday, finishing two points below champions Sporting. The 37-year-old, who retired from international soccer last year after making 145 appearances for Argentina, has spent five years at Benfica in two spells, having re-joined the club in 2023 after playing for Real Madrid, Manchester United, Paris St Germain and Juventus. 'It hurts a lot to end this way after such a long year. It was my last championship match with this shirt and I'm proud to have been able to wear it again,' Di Maria wrote on Instagram. Copa final was dream farewell says Di Maria 'There's still a final on Sunday and we're going to go there with all our desire and joy to win it. Together as always. Thanks for your support, Benfica fans.' Benfica play Sporting in the final of the Portuguese Cup on May 25, before kicking off their Club World Cup campaign on June 16. Di Maria, whose contract runs until June 30 according to media reports, did not say if he will play in the Club World Cup.
The Sun
18-05-2025
- Sport
- The Sun
Di Maria says he will not return for Benfica next season
ANGEL DI MARIA will not return for Benfica next season, the Argentine forward said after the club failed to win the Liga Portugal following a 1-1 draw at Braga on Saturday, finishing two points below champions Sporting. The 37-year-old, who retired from international soccer last year after making 145 appearances for Argentina, has spent five years at Benfica in two spells, having re-joined the club in 2023 after playing for Real Madrid, Manchester United, Paris St Germain and Juventus. 'It hurts a lot to end this way after such a long year. It was my last championship match with this shirt and I'm proud to have been able to wear it again,' Di Maria wrote on Instagram. 'There's still a final on Sunday and we're going to go there with all our desire and joy to win it. Together as always. Thanks for your support, Benfica fans.' Benfica play Sporting in the final of the Portuguese Cup on May 25, before kicking off their Club World Cup campaign on June 16. Di Maria, whose contract runs until June 30 according to media reports, did not say if he will play in the Club World Cup.
The Hindu
18-05-2025
- Sport
- The Hindu
Di Maria to leave Benfica at the end of the season, won't be in its FIFA Club World Cup squad
Angel di Maria will not return for Benfica next season, the Argentine forward said after the club failed to win the Liga Portugal following a 1-1 draw at Braga on Saturday, finishing two points below champions Sporting. The 37-year-old, who retired from international football last year after making 145 appearances for Argentina, has spent five years at Benfica in two spells, having re-joined the club in 2023 after playing for Real Madrid, Manchester United, Paris St Germain and Juventus. 'It hurts a lot to end this way after such a long year. It was my last championship match with this shirt and I'm proud to have been able to wear it again,' Di Maria wrote on Instagram. 'There's still a final on Sunday and we're going to go there with all our desire and joy to win it. Together as always. Thanks for your support, Benfica fans.' ALSO READ: Gyokeres continues to shine as Sporting Lisbon defends Primeira Liga title Benfica plays league champion Sporting in the final of the Portuguese Cup on May 25, before kicking off its Club World Cup campaign on June 16. Di Maria, whose contract runs until June 30 according to media reports, did not say if he will play in the Club World Cup.
Straits Times
18-05-2025
- Sport
- Straits Times
Di Maria says he will not return for Benfica next season
Di Maria says he will not return for Benfica next season Angel di Maria will not return for Benfica next season, the Argentine forward said after the club failed to win the Liga Portugal following a 1-1 draw at Braga on Saturday, finishing two points below champions Sporting. The 37-year-old, who retired from international soccer last year after making 145 appearances for Argentina, has spent five years at Benfica in two spells, having re-joined the club in 2023 after playing for Real Madrid, Manchester United, Paris St Germain and Juventus. "It hurts a lot to end this way after such a long year. It was my last championship match with this shirt and I'm proud to have been able to wear it again," Di Maria wrote on Instagram. "There's still a final on Sunday and we're going to go there with all our desire and joy to win it. Together as always. Thanks for your support, Benfica fans." Benfica play Sporting in the final of the Portuguese Cup on May 25, before kicking off their Club World Cup campaign on June 16. Di Maria, whose contract runs until June 30 according to media reports, did not say if he will play in the Club World Cup. REUTERS Join ST's Telegram channel and get the latest breaking news delivered to you.
