Manchester City are reportedly facing a Champions League ban for breaking Financial Fair Play regulations. The English champions were the subject of a series of stunning revelations made by the Football Leaks hackers last month, not least with regard to inflated sponsorship deals seemingly designed to beat UEFA’s FFP system. Among the reports, based on […]
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Luka Modric saw off competition from France’s World Cup stars as the Real Madrid and Croatia midfielder won the Ballon d’Or on Monday to end a 10-year stranglehold on the award by Cristiano Ronaldo and Lionel Messi. Modric was announced as the winner of the prestigious prize in Paris ahead of Ronaldo and French World […]
Inter Milan star Mauro Icardi has become the first non-Juventus player to win Serie A Footballer of the Year since Zlatan Ibrahimovic in 2011, while Massimiliano Allegri scooped the coach’s prize for a fourth time. Icardi finished joint top-scorer in Serie A last term alongside Ciro Immobile on 29 goals in 34 Serie A appearances […]
Manchester United owners, the Glazers care about only one thing and that is making money. They don’t care about winning the Champions League. What they care about is participation in the competition and the money that comes with that. So the latest comments from Jose Mourinho must have set off alarm bells from Manchester to […]
The qualifying draw for Euro 2020 has been made and with any draw, some nations are much happier with their opponents than others. The likes of Italy and England will be pleased with the draw but and Holland have been left cursing their luck. Winners Italy After failing to qualify for World Cup, the Azzurri […]
Maurizio Sarri labelled Chelsea’s defending in a humiliating 3-1 defeat to rivals Tottenham “a disaster” and added that he could have substituted all 11 of his players without changing the outcome of the match. Dele Alli, Harry Kane and Son Heung-Min all scored as Spurs dealt Chelsea their first competitive defeat under Sarri, with substitute […]
Jurgen Klopp said Liverpool’s record-breaking start to the season is “outstanding” as they continue to keep pace with leaders Manchester City. Liverpool took this season’s points tally to 33 — the most the club have had at this stage of a Premier League campaign — with a 3-0 victory over Watford on Saturday. Mohamed Salah […]
Jose Mourinho is considering swinging the axe at Manchester United after a goalless draw against Crystal Palace in which he accused some of his players of lacking heart. Mourinho appeared downbeat after a lacklustre performance made a mockery of his pre-match target of United climbing into the top four by the end of the year. […]
It appears that Liverpool were so put off by Barcelona’s pursuit of Philippe Coutinho that the Premier League took preventative measures from the Spanish side raiding the club again. During the negotiations last January when Liverpool reluctantly sanctioned the sale of Coutinho to Barca for £142 million, Liverpool sporting director Michael Edwards insisted on a […]