Solari’s days were always numbered, even before Madrid’s Champions league elimination. Real Madrid are reportedly set to sack manager Santiago Solari and appoint Jose Mourinho as manager of the club for the second time. According to a report by Madrid media outlet Telemadrid, Solari could be sacked as soon as within the next few hours […]

7 years ago

The investigation was announced by UEFA on Thursday. UEFA announced on Thursday evening that the Investigatory Chamber of the independent UEFA Club Financial Control Body had launched a formal investigation into Manchester City over potential Financial Fair Play breaches. While UEFA are yet to state which exact period of time their investigation will focus on, they […]

7 years ago

Morelos is an interesting man. While playing football, Alfredo Morelos is extremely likely to kick you up the arse, stamp on your foot and elbow you in the head. Occasionally he’ll even do things such as scoring lots of goals. The Rangers striker is essentially the personification of the Old Firm derby, full of violence […]

7 years ago

The news will be music to Liverpool fans’ ears Liverpool midfielder Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain is expected to make his long-awaited return from a serious knee injury in the next week. The former Arsenal midfielder has been out of action since suffering ruptured knee ligaments in the Champions League semi-final against AS Roma last season. 11 months […]

7 years ago

Parker was announced as Claudio Ranieri’s replacement on Thursday Scott Parker has discussed the emotions he has experienced in the days since being named as Fulham’s caretaker manager. The Cottagers sacked Italian manager Claudio Ranieri on Thursday after nine defeats in his previous 10 games, with club owner Shahid Khan saying in the aftermath: “If Scott […]

7 years ago

Make Big Sam Great Again! In many ways, Big Sam Allardyce and Donald Trump are very alike. They are both hefty men who love gravy, both know a thing or two about securing a deal – Allardyce did bring Steven Nzonzi to Blackburn for just half a million pound after all – and both fucking […]

7 years ago

They are down to the bare bones Manchester United could be without as many as 10 first players for their match against Crystal Palace at Selhurst Park on Wednesday. Ole Gunnar Solskjaer’s side come into the game after a 0-0 home draw with Liverpool which saw three of their players go off injured in the […]

7 years ago

Despite the fine, Kepa is unlikely to be dropped by Maurizio Sarri Chelsea goalkeeper Kepa Arrizabalaga has been fined by the club for refusing to follow his manager’s instructions during the Carabao Cup final defeat to Manchester City on Sunday. The Spanish goalkeeper was at the centre of controversy after refusing to be replaced by […]

7 years ago

Rodgers is set to take over from Claude Puel after being granted permission to speak to the Foxes. Brendan Rodgers is expected to take over as manager of Leicester City after Celtic granted the Northern Irishman permission to speak to the Foxes in connection with replacing Claude Puel. Puel was sacked by Leicester on Sunday […]

7 years ago

Mourinho is no stranger to contentious incidents. Jose Mourinho has praised Chelsea goalkeeper Kepa Arrizabalaga for showing his “personality” during the controversial Carabao Cup final which saw the Spaniard refuse to follow his manager’s instructions and be substituted off the pitch. The incident occurred at the end of extra-time in the league cup final between […]

7 years ago

The away goals rule divides opinion among people in football. Introduced to provide a form of balance to teams traveling to far flung places for away fixtures – taking into account the distance travelled, quality of pitches and unfamiliarity with pitches abroad – the rule was conceived to encourage away teams to attack when not […]

7 years ago

They will be joining Major League Soccer in 2020. MLS’ newest team has been revealed for the first time as Nashville Soccer Club, after an unveiling ceremony at the city’s Marathon Music Works. It was announced in 2017 that Nashville would be getting an MLS team, a year after Nashville SC were formed. The club […]

7 years ago

He is no stranger to negative headlines. Manchester City forward Raheem Sterling has for years been something of a target for the tabloid media. Whether he’s had a bad game, had a good game, bought a new car or done something nice for his mother, some media outlets find a way to criticise him for […]

7 years ago

It’s been another good start to the week for Ole Gunnar Solskjaer. The Manchester United manager went into Monday evening’s FA Cup tie with Chelsea at Stamford Bridge knowing that a second consecutive defeat would not do his credentials for taking the job full time any favours. United had been comfortably dispatched by Paris Saint-Germain […]

7 years ago

The youngster faces prison time or a fine for missing military service in Singapore. Fulham player Ben Davis has missed mandatory military service in Singapore and has been threatened with time in prison by the country’s Ministry of Defence. National service either in the military, police or civil defence force is mandatory for all men […]

7 years ago

When you’re in form, you’re in form Manchester United arrived at Stamford Bridge on Monday night knowing that, for the first time since the departure of Jose Mourinho, there was real pressure on them. The comprehensive defeat to Paris Saint-Germain in the first leg of their Champions League second round tie on Tuesday last week […]

7 years ago

Let’s hope that will be the end of this entire fiasco Leeds United have been fined £200,000 by the EFL for their role in the spygate controversy which dominated English football at the start of the year. The Yorkshire club were found to have breached Regulation 3.4. which states that “in all matters and transactions relating […]

7 years ago

There is no love lost between Everton and Watford. Ever since Everton made it clear that they wanted to secure the services of then Watford manager Marco Silva, the relationship between the two clubs has been sour at best. Silva impressed during his brief spell at Vicarage Road, before highly-publicised interest from Everton and Silva’s […]

7 years ago

Life is good at Manchester United at the moment. Just 10 matches into the tenure of interim manager Ole Gunnar Solskjaer, it is difficult to think of a time since the retirement of Sir Alex Ferguson in 2013 that there has been such a feeling of positivity at Manchester United. The players are happy, enjoying […]

7 years ago

The gap at the top of the Premier League has been cut to three points over the past week. Before Liverpool faced Leicester City at Anfield on January 30, they knew that a win would take seven points ahead of Manchester City in the title race. They drew that game, but City’s loss away to […]

7 years ago

It’s good to try new things when you have time on your hands between new jobs. When deciding what to do next after losing your job can be an exciting prospect if you have the right mindset and the comfort and time afforded by millions of pounds in severance pay. Why allow yourself to get […]

7 years ago

He was widely ridiculed for his initial comments, but why would that stop him? When Paul Ince told his fellow BT Sport pundits over the weekend that he – as well as a number of other former Manchester United players – could have done the job that Ole Gunnar Solskjaer has at the club since […]

7 years ago

Maybe not the words she would have chosen, but correct nonetheless. Arsenal went into Sunday’s Premier League match away to title challengers Manchester City knowing that they would need to be at their very best defensively to get anything from the game. Given the level of attacking talent at the disposal of Pep Guardiola, Unai […]

7 years ago

The Old Trafford hierarchy will be pleased with the fee Fellaini has commanded. When Jose Mourinho was sacked by Manchester United in December, it was hoped by supporters that one of the new manager’s first tasks at the club would be to scrub away the malaise the Portuguese coach had left behind. Few players represented […]

7 years ago

Barcelona Are Very Good At Football Example #3134352. Barcelona went into Wednesday night’s Copa del Rey quarter-final second leg against Sevilla trailing by two goals after a disastrous first leg at the Ramon Sanchez-Pizjuan Stadium. Ernesto Valverde’s side had been flat in that first leg and fans were rightly concerned about elimination. These concerns were legitimate […]

7 years ago

The move will earn Fellaini an eye-watering amount. Marouane Fellaini has reportedly agreed a deal to leave Manchester United which will make him one of the highest-paid players in world football. The Belgian midfielder will join Chinese Super League club Shandong Luneng on a three-year deal which is said to be worth £18 million annually. […]

7 years ago

The Serie C disciplinary tribunal handed the AS Lucchese coach the ban after the incident on Sunday. Giancarlo Favarin, the head coach of Serie C side AS Lucchese, has been handed a five-month ban from the sidelines after headbutting the assistant manager of rivals Alessandria, Gaetano Mancino. The headbutt took place in the final minutes […]

7 years ago

The dream move has not gone according to plan. Barcelona forward Philippe Coutinho is reportedly set for crisis talks with the club’s manager Ernesto Valverde, to discuss the Brazilian’s lack of playing at the club this season. Coutinho joined Barcelona for a massive fee of £142 million in January 2018 and despite an impressive second […]

7 years ago

The Senegalese international could be on the move. Everton midfielder Idrissa Gueye has reportedly handed in a transfer request at the Merseyside club after the side rejected a £21.5 million bid from Ligue 1 side Paris Saint-Germain. Marco Silva’s team have insisted that the midfielder is not for sale, but it is understood that PSG […]

7 years ago

The statement was made by Channel Islands Air Search on Wednesday The search for the plane which disappeared over the Channel Islands while carrying Cardiff City striker Emiliano Sala is now a recovery effort rather than a rescue operation, according to the Channel Islands Air Search. Sala, who became Cardiff’s record signing after agreeing a £15 […]

7 years ago

The note was accompanied by a parking ticket on Pogba’s Rolls Royce. Paul Pogba returned to the Rolls Royce he parked at a train station near Manchester on Monday to find a note asking him kindly to “Stop driving like a wanker”. The note, left on the car which had been parked overnight at the […]

7 years ago

The message was sent by the Cardiff City striker prior to take off from Nantes. An audio message sent by Cardiff City’s missing striker Emiliano Sala prior to his flight from the French city of Nantes to Cardiff has been released to Argentine media with the permission of his family. In the verified audio, which […]

7 years ago

Danny DeVito loves the Gunners. It’s Always Sunny In Philadelphia Star Danny DeVito is an international treasure. The septuagenarian actor has for a long time been loved by everyone who knows him and, whether it’s responding to fans online or issuing his support for progressive causes, seems like an all-around nice guy. DeVito is currently […]

7 years ago

The Italian coach said that he is hoping “for some positive news.” Fulham manager Claudio Ranieri has hailed Cardiff City’s missing striker Emiliano Sala, describing the Argentine forward as a “wonderful character”. Sala, who was declared missing after the private aircraft he was a passenger in went missing over the Channel Islands on its way […]

7 years ago

Few people will disagree with the Class of 92’s team. Manchester United’s Class of 92 have played with and against most of the greatest footballers to grace the Premier League. Coming through the Red Devils’ youth setup in the early 1990s and establishing themselves as some of the league’s best players throughout that decade, they […]

7 years ago

There was much to take in from Marcelo Bielsa’s press briefing on Wednesday. There had been initial and eventually incorrect reports that Bielsa may have in fact been intending to resign from his post as Leeds United manager, but in the end the Argentine coach gathered journalists for the sole purpose of getting the whole […]

7 years ago

Bielsa’s successful spell at Elland Road could be set to end prematurely. Marcelo Bielsa is set to resign as manager of Leeds United, according to a report in Onefootball. The Argentine coach has been a revelation in the Championship since taking over Paul Heckingbottom in the summer, and has led to the club to the […]

7 years ago

Smalling previously credited a vegan diet with helping him “recover quicker.” Manchester United defender Chris Smalling opened up on Wednesday on how his vegan diet has helped him as a footballer. Smalling previously discussed the benefits of veganism in terms of recovery, having switched to a plant-based diet on the advice of his wife Sam. […]

7 years ago

An investigation has been launched after Bielsa’s admission that he spied on Derby training. The English Football League has launched a formal investigation into the Leeds United ‘spygate’ row after the Championship leaders’ manager Marcelo Bielsa admitted before Friday’s 2-0 win over Derby County that he knowingly sent a member of club staff to spy […]

7 years ago

Mislintat joined the club prior to Arsene Wenger’s final season at the club. Arsenal’s head of recruitment Sven Mislintat is set to leave the club due to fundamental disagreements over the club’s transfer strategy, just over a year after he was tasked with modernising the club’s recruitment towards the end of Arsene Wenger’s tenure at […]

7 years ago

“Clearly he had drunk too much.” Northern Ireland and Oxford United winger Gavin Whyte is set to be reprimanded by his club after leaked footage emerged showing him performing a “lewd” sex act on the street. Oxford United have confirmed they will meet the player to discuss the matter. The footage, which has been widely shared […]

7 years ago

David De Gea had a stellar match at Wembley Stadium on Sunday Manchester United dominated the first half against Tottenham Hotspur on Sunday evening, but had goalkeeper David De Gea to thank for keeping a clean sheet as they held resolute to take home all three points. De Gea made 11 saves in the match […]

7 years ago

When Cesc Fabregas left Chelsea, people understood his decision. The Catalan midfielder had been a peripheral figure during his final days at Chelsea as Italian midfielder Jorginho made the deep-lying playmaker position his own. Manager Maurizio Sarri made it clear quite early in the season that he preferred on-loan midfielder Mateo Kovacic to Fabregas, and […]

7 years ago

Paul Pogba is a man reborn. Out of all the players who have benefited from the change of manager at Manchester United, Paul Pogba is probably top of most people’s lists. Marcus Rashford, Nemanja Matic and many others have improved, but none as much as Pogba. The Frenchman has been something of a mercurial figure […]

7 years ago

Arnautovic has been strongly linked with a move away from the club. West Ham United winger Michail Antonio has told Sky Sports’ Goals On Sunday that his teammate, Austrian Marko Arnautovic, wants to leave the London Stadium. Arnautovic joined the Hammers from Stoke City in 2017 and has been something of a talisman for the […]

7 years ago

There was a bit of controversy across the water this morning. Derby County on Friday confirmed that a man was spotted acting suspicious outside of the club’s training ground on Thursday.  The man is a member of staff at Leeds United and his presence prompted Derby County to contact the police. The Rams face Marcelo Bielsa’s […]

7 years ago

Virgil Van Dijk is a very good footballer Since joining Liverpool from Southampton for a world record fee for a defender in January 2018, Virgil Van Dijk’s career has gone from strength to strength. While always highly rate at both St. Mary’s and his previous club Celtic, the Netherlands international captain has moved it up […]

7 years ago

That was a tough one to take. Regardless of what team you’re facing, and the quality (or lack thereof) that they possess, every team theoretically sets out to win matches when they take to the field. That would have been the case for Burton Albion manager Nigel Clough, whose side faced Manchester City in the […]

7 years ago

Chelsea had accepted a bid from Wolves for the on-loan striker. Striker Tammy Abraham has reportedly rejected a move to Wolverhampton Wanderers in favour of staying on loan at Aston Villa and helping Dean Smith’s side gain promotion back to the Premier League. The 21-year-old has been on loan at Villa Park since the beginning of […]

7 years ago

The FA Cup fourth round always gives us one or two crackers Arsenal and Manchester United have been drawn together in what is probably the pick of the FA Cup fourth round ties. The two sides met at the beginning of December 2018 in a match which ended 2-2 and proved to be one of […]

7 years ago