After painful defeats in recent continental finals, Diego Simeone’s Atletico Madrid are determined to justify their status as favourites in Wednesday’s Europa League showpiece against Marseille in Lyon. Atletico lost in extra time to Real Madrid in the Champions League final of 2014, having been seconds away from victory in 90 minutes, and then lost […]
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Eden Hazard has told Chelsea to sign the players who will turn them into Premier League title contenders next season or forget about him committing to a new contract. Hazard, who is valued at around £200million and wanted by Real Madrid, has stalled on signing a new deal despite the Blues’ willingness to pay him […]
Manchester City have topped the charts once again, this time as the average transfer value of their first team reached a record high of £55million. The CIES Football Observatory has published the average transfer value of players at teams in the top five divisions across Europe (England, Spain, France, Italy and Germany) and it has […]
Arsene Wenger has revealed he has received plenty of offers as he prepares to leave Arsenal after 22 years. Wenger will manage his final two games against Leicester and Huddersfield this week as the curtain comes down on his long service at Arsenal. When asked if he has received proposals, Wenger said: ‘Yes, more than […]
It was only a month ago that Chelsea found themselves 10 points adrift of Tottenham in the race for Champions League qualification. Five games later and Antonio Conte suddenly has a very real chance of reaching the top four to salvage something from what has been a dismal title defence. Spurs have won just one […]
Cristiano Ronaldo twisted an ankle and had to come off at half-time in a bad-tempered Clasico just three weeks before the Champions League final against Liverpool. However, Gareth Bale stepped into his shoes and scored the goal that earned Real Madrid a point after both Luis Suarez and Lionel Messi had scored for Barcelona. It […]
Winning the league is harder to do in England than in Spain and Germany, says Manchester City manager Pep Guardiola. City were presented with the Premier League trophy after Sunday’s 0-0 draw with Huddersfield at Etihad Stadium. This is Guardiola’s first league title since joining City in the summer of 2016, having previously won three […]
Arsene Wenger was given an emotional send-off by Arsenal supporters as he took charge of the final home game of his mammoth managerial tenure on Sunday. The Frenchman is stepping down as Gunners boss after 22 years at the helm and it was a day to remember as his side thrashed Burnley at the Emirates […]
The common perception in England is that the Premier League is the world’s greatest – but Spanish fans certainly now have a strong case to dispute that. After Atletico Madrid dumped Arsenal out of the Europa League at the semi-final stage on Thursday night, Spanish sides have beaten their English counterparts in 23 of their […]