In an interview at Liverpool’s Melwood training complex, Jurgen Klopp spoke about the intensity of the title race. Are you able to enjoy the title race, Jurgen? “Never.” Tough luck for a man who is knee-deep in what could prove to be the tightest Premier League championship battle in several years. Twenty-nine years have passed […]
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Manchester United will not settle for a top-four finish this season and are “looking to win trophies”, says interim boss Ole Gunnar Solskjaer. United are sixth in the Premier League and are still in the FA Cup and Champions League. “We’re Man United, you should always aim to win the league,” said Solskjaer, who has […]
Tottenham manager Mauricio Pochettino says the winning a domestic trophy will not help Spurs reach the “last level” after seeing his team knocked out of a second domestic cup competition in four days. A side sporting seven changes from the Carabao Cup semi-final defeat by Chelsea on Thursday was knocked out of the FA Cup […]
Maurizio Sarri held a meeting with his Chelsea players at Cobham on Monday after accusing them of being “extremely difficult to motivate” following their 2-0 defeat to Arsenal according to media reports. Speaking in his native Italian in his postmatch news conference via a translator, Sarri said his team will never be known for its […]
Cristiano Ronaldo was fined almost €19 million by the Spanish tax authorities for tax fraud but will avoid serving a 23-month prison sentence. The former Real Madrid star agreed to settle the case by paying an €18.8m fine and accepting a suspended jail sentence. Under Spanish law, a first offender can serve anything less than […]
Zlatan Ibrahimovic said the LA Galaxy “will win” a title in his second year with the club. Speaking to ESPN FC during the annual MLS media days in Los Angeles, the Swedish striker said he had opportunities to go elsewhere following a campaign when he scored 22 goals and added 10 assists, but felt he […]
Marcus Rashford has the potential to be be as good as Manchester United legends Wayne Rooney and Cristiano Ronaldo, according to Ole Gunnar Solskjaer. The 21-year=old Rashford made his 150th Manchester United appearance in the 2-1 win over Brighton on Sunday, reaching the mark at a younger age than both Rooney and Ronaldo. Rooney left […]
Jurgen Klopp said he told his Liverpool side not to lose their nerve in an encounter with Crystal Palace that he believes many people expected his side to lose. Liverpool went into half-time 1-0 down but scored twice shortly after the break and twice more after Palace made it 2-2 in the 65th minute — […]
A furious Maurizio Sarri laid into his Chelsea side after their 2-0 defeat at Arsenal on Saturday. In probably their poorest performance of the season, Chelsea were well beaten by an Arsenal side as goals from Alexandre Lacazette and Laurent Koscielny gave the Gunners just their second victory in 14 meetings with their rivals. Sarri’s […]