Arsene Wenger was happy to take his players’ word that the award of Arsenal’s late penalty against Southampton was correct. The Gunners came back from 1-0 down to win 2-1, Santi Cazorla scoring deep into injury-time after substitute Olivier Giroud was brought down in the box by Jose Fonte. Southampton surrounded referee Bobby Madley after […]
Premier League
Jose Mourinho was left disappointed by a derby defeat the Manchester United manager believes was borne out of a poor first-half display and some refereeing mistakes. Old Trafford was the focus of the sporting world on Saturday lunchtime as city rivalries resumed and managerial hostilities renewed, having fought an at times ugly battle with Pep […]
Arsene Wenger insists Jack Wilshere still has a future at Arsenal after insisting he is world class. Gunners boss Wenger sprang a surprise by loaning England international Wilshere to Bournemouth which raised doubts about his future at the Emirates. But Wenger believes it is a chance for Wilshere to rebuild his career and insists he […]
Antonio Conte has admitted David Luiz was a panic buy for Chelsea – but claims the Brazilian could still become one of the best defenders in the world. Luiz was signed on deadline day for £34 million from PSG after the Blues failed in moves for a string of their primary targets. His return comes […]
Frank de Boer has barely had time to go on a sightseeing tour of Milan and already stories are coming out of Spain that Inter have lined with his replacement. According to reports in Spain from El Confidencial and El Chiringuito, Diego Simeone will leave Atletico Madrid in 2018 and already has a deal lined […]
I have to hope that Arsenal forward Alexis Sanchez was misquoted when he said that he has reached a level where he can compete with Lionel Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo. Sanchez’s former Barcelona team-mate Messi and his Real Madrid rival Ronaldo are the best players in world football, and collectively have won the Ballon d’Or […]
Real Madrid and Atletico Madrid have lost their appeals to FIFA against one-year transfer bans for breaking rules protecting underage players. FIFA said on Thursday that the Madrid clubs are blocked from registering new players in the next two transfer windows – winter and summer in 2017. The FIFA appeals committee dismissed challenges filed by […]
According to a report from the CIES Football Observatory,Manchester United defender Eric Bailly was the most overpriced Premier League signing during the summer. Bailly has been a revelation for United this season, after arriving for £32 million from Villarreal, but accordinf to the number crunchers at the CIES Football Observatory, United overpaid for the Ivorian […]