Arsene Wenger has compared the negativity directed towards him from sections of Arsenal’s support to a virus. The Frenchman felt that most keenly when Arsenal hosted Swansea at the Emirates in March. Playing against a severely weakened side, the atmosphere turned toxic when the Welsh club equalised and it only worsened when Ashley Williams struck […]
Premier League
Real Madrid’s famous Santiago Bernabeu stadium will finally get its much-anticipated €400m makeover when work begins at the end of this season. The retractable roof and state-of-the-art encasing of the stadium have been retained from original plans. The proposed hotel and commercial area are still to be negotiated. What is clear is that Madrid will […]
Barcelona star Gerard Pique has stunned fans in Spain by announcing that he will stop playing for his country after the 2018 World Cup in Russia because he feels he is not wanted in the national team by some. The Barcelona defender made the announcement after Spain’s 2-0 win at Albania on Sunday in European […]
It looks like Roman Abramovich and Chelsea are to give Antonio Conte what he has been asking for since he arrived at Stamford Bridge. A world class defender. The late arrival of David Luiz did not impress Conte and it looks like Chelsea are going to make Juventus an offer they cannot refuse. Cesc Fabregas […]
According to former Real Madrid coach Fabio Capello, the Champions League winners biggest problem during their current slump is Cristiano Ronaldo’s lack of form and fitness. After getting injured in 2016 EURO final for Portugal, Ronaldo missed all of Real Madrid’s pre-season and the opening month o of the season. As a result he has […]
Every drop of football glory is worth its weight in goals – but there is something miraculous when victory is snatched against the odds. Although sometimes, calling it snatched does the success a disservice. From covering every blade of grass to making the most of their one shot at hitting the back of the net, […]
After four consecutive draws in all competitions, Real Madrid manager Zinedine Zidane is facing the first crisis of his short managerial career. Zidane is under no illusions that if he does not get the problems at Real Madrid sorted out that he will be out of a job, despite leading Real to their 11th European […]
All summer Arsenal fans clamored for Arsene Wenger to sign up a big-name striker to replace Olivier Giroud as the focal point of the Arsenal attack. Instead Wenger decided that he already had the world-class striker than the Arsenal fans wanted, in Alexis Sacchez. And the stats show that Chile international is a much better […]
Monday was a landmark day for US Soccer as Premier League side Swansea City announced that they had fired manager h Francesco Guidolin and replaced him with Bob Bradley. Bradley, the former US national team boss becomes the first American to manage in the Premier League. “Bob is extraordinarily intelligent about the game, his work […]