Angel di Maria scored twice as Paris Saint-Germain ripped Barcelona to shreds in Paris, in a stunning team performance that left the Spanish champions shell-shocked and facing elimination from Europe at the last-16 stage. Things started badly for Barcelona when Samuel Umititi upended Draxler on the edge of the area on 18 minutes and Di […]
Premier League
Jurgen Klopp played down any suggestion Liverpool could revive their title challenge after returning to form with a 2-0 defeat of rivals Tottenham. Sadio Mane struck twice in quick succession to hand the Reds their first league win of 2017 at the expense of Pochettino’s second-placed side. The Merseysiders still remain a point behind Spurs, […]
Anthony Martial impressed Jose Mourinho with the way he transferred improved training displays into a man-of-the-match performance as Manchester United comfortably overcame Watford. Questions over the 21-year-old’s happiness – and Old Trafford future – have grown in recent weeks given his struggles to break into the United manager’s thoughts. Martial dismissed such talk at the […]
Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger says he feels “sorry” for Hull City after Alexis Sanchez scored with his hand in the Gunners 2-0 win. Sanchez put Arsenal ahead in the 34th minute at the Emirates when the ball bounced off Hull goalkeeper Eldin Jakupovic onto his wrist and into the net. Referee Mark Clattenburg allowed the […]
The World Anti‑Doping Agency has described the lack of drug testing in Spanish football during the last 11 months as “alarming” and “deeply disappointing”. The National Anti-Doping Organization of Spain (AEPSAD) was declared non-compliant in March 2016, since when no Wada-compliant testing has been conducted across the country’s various football levels, including La Liga, the […]
Manchester United’s executive vice-chairman Ed Woodward has promised to spend big again this summer in an attempt to keep trying to improve Manchester United’s squad, although has said this summer’s transfer window will not see the same “churn” of players. United have big last summer bringing in Paul Pogba, Zlatan Ibrahimovic, Henrikh Mkhitaryan and Eric […]
The highest-paid player in the Premier League is Manchester United’s Wayne Rooney – his £300,000-a-week wage being collected as he warms the Old Trafford bench. The club’s all-time top goalscorer is, of course, a loyal servant and the captain, but that has not stopped Jose Mourinho relegating Rooney to the bench this season. With Zlatan […]
If the number of replica shirts sold worldwide is an indicator of the fan support for that club, then the latest data shows what Manchester United are the biggest club in the world. The Premier League giants sold a staggering 2,850,000 in 2016, helped by the arrivals of Paul Pogba and Zlatan Ibrahimovic. Real Madrid […]