Thierry Henry has backed Manchester United to emulate The Invincibles and go an entire Premier League season unbeaten. Arsenal famously went through the 2003/04 season without losing a single match (26 wins and 12 draws across 38 matches played) as they romped to a 13th league title and third under Arsene Wenger. Central to their […]
Gianluigi Buffon, Lionel Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo are the three nominees for the 2016/17 UEFA Men’s Player of the Year Award. The winner will be announced at the Champions League group stage draw in Monaco on Thursday 24 August. The shortlist of three players was selected by a jury comprising the 80 coaches of the […]
Liverpool manager Jurgen Klopp says there has been no change regarding the future of Philippe Coutinho, who continues to be pursued by Barcelona. The Brazil star submitted a transfer request last Friday, just hours after a statement from Liverpool owners Fenway Sports Group made it clear they will not entertain any offers for the player. […]
After their shock opening day defeat, Cesar Azpilicueta has followed in the steps of Antonio Conte and complained about Chelsea’s lack of transfer activity . With talisman Eden Hazard out injured and last season’s top scorer Diego Costa in exile awaiting a move away from the club, Antonio Conte’s side looked short on quality in […]
With less than three weeks left in the transfer window, the focus at Arsenal will be on reducing the wage bill with a string of names available to leave. Mathieu Debuchy, Kieran Gibbs, Carl Jenkinson, Lucas Perez and Joel Campbell all have been asked to find new clubs, but none is close to a move […]
Cristiano Ronaldo has been handed a five-match ban for pushing referee Ricardo De Burgos Bengoetxea, following his sending off in Real Madrid’s 3-1 Spanish Super Cup first leg win over Barcelona. Ronaldo has received a one-game suspension from the Spanish Football Federeation for his red card and a further four games for pushing a match […]
Alessandro Murgia scored a last-minute winner as Lazio beat Juventus 3-2 on Sunday to win the Italian Super Cup despite Juventus coming back from a two goal deficit. Two goals from Ciro Immobile, including an opening penalty, had seemingly set Lazio on the way to a comfortable win. But Paulo Dybala netted a stunning free […]
Romelu Lukaku announced his arrival at Old Trafford by scoring twice on his Premier League debut for Manchester United as they embarrassed West Ham. Jose Mourinho’s team were a constant threat against a poor Hammers side, offering excitement and encouragement to their supporters on the opening weekend of the new Premier League season. Lukaku, a […]
Arsenal chief executive Ivan Gazidis has finally admitted why Arsene Wenger was handed a new contract on the back of a hugely disappointing season. He could not find anyone better! A statement that is even more mystifying considering that Barcelona found a manager Ernesto Valverde to replace Luis Enrique, why by the way is still […]