Chelsea are desperately seeking homegrown talent amid fears they will struggle to comply with quota rules next season. The futures of Gary Cahill, Cesc Fabregas, Danny Drinkwater, Andreas Christensen, Victor Moses and Rob Green are all uncertain under Maurizio Sarri. All six are seen as homegrown by the Premier League, with Ross Barkley and Ruben […]
Premier League
Stunning news today that Manchester United have sacked Jose Mourinho after Sunday’s defeat at Liverpool left the club 11 points adrift of the Premier League top four. Mourinho leaves departs Old Trafford after two and a half years with United sixth in the table and only one win in the league since Nov. 3. He […]
Liverpool were dealt a major injury blow on Wednesday when it was announced that Joel Matip will be out for six weeks with a broken collarbone suffered in the Champions League win over Napoli. The center back could miss as many as 10 games during the busiest period of the season and will need surgery […]
Real Madrid suffered their biggest ever home defeat in Europe as they were thrashed by CSKA Moscow in the Champions League. Real Madrid lost 3-0 to CSKA Moscow, losing to the Russians for the second time in the group stages. With the defeat, it is the biggest defeat that Madrid has ever experienced at home […]
Jurgen Klopp paid Alisson Becker the ultimate tribute after admitting he would have ‘paid double’ to bring the Brazil international’s match defining saving to Anfield. Alisson cost Liverpool £65million when he arrived from Roma in July; it was a world record fee for less than two weeks but, already, he has already repaid that transfer […]
Chelsea’s ‘very worried’ manager Maurizio Sarri admitted he was at a loss to explain his side’s unexpected collapse at Wolves on Wednesday night but hoped it would prove a kick up the backside before Saturday’s visit of Manchester City to Stamford Bridge. Sarri’s side, featuring five changes from the weekend win against Fulham, were in […]
While Chelsea insist they have not broken any Fifa rules on the signing of underage players, there actions suggest that they know a possible transfer ban is on the horizon. According to reports in France, the Premier League side are in trouble with FIFA for the illegal signing of players under the age of 18. […]
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 […]
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 […]