Antonio Conte has warned title-chasing rivals that Chelsea won’t buckle under the pressure of leading the Premier League. Chelsea are six points clear of Liverpool at the top of the table going into the festive period and are now overwhelming favourites to lift the title in Conte’s first season at the club. But it remains […]
Manchester United boss Jose Mourinho has slammed the Premier League for giving Chelsea an easy ride over the Christmas period. Premier League leaders Chelsea play three games in 10 days whereas Manchester United, Manchester City and Spurs play three matches in eight days and Liverpool have three fixtures in seven days. Chelsea, who are six […]
As Manchester United’s form picks up, they will be reminded of what many still regard as their recent nadir on Boxing Day when David Moyes returns to Old Trafford for the first time since his failed stint as United boss in 2013-14. Jose Mourinho has overseen four straight wins in all competitions for the first […]
Liverpool manager Jurgen Klopp cannot understand why footballers choose to depart for China. Oscar became the latest star to make a mega-money switch after signing a £400,000-a-week deal with Shanghai. But Klopp is left baffled by that, saying: ‘I have no idea why people make these decisions. ‘For me it’s absolutely no option to go […]
Chelsea have officially announced that Oscar has been sold to Shanghai SIPG for a club record fee of £60m, eclipsing the £50m fee received from Paris Saint-Germain for David Luiz in the summer of 2014. Chelsea said in a statement on their official website: “We thank Oscar for his wonderful service and wish him the […]
Arsène Wenger says that Mesut Özil is not a special case when it comes to the dirty work of pressing and winning the ball back. The Arsenal midfielder came under heavy criticism on social media after clips of him walk and not closing down surfaced after last weekend’s defeat at Manchester City. “I don’t give […]
Real Madrid have had their two transfer window ban on singing new players reduced to one allowing them to make new signings next summer. The Club World Champions had been banned from signing new players during the upcoming January 2017 transfer window and the transfer window next summer, but the Court of Arbitration in Sport […]
Liverpool manager Jurgen Klopp hailed the impact of Daniel Sturridge after his first appearance in a month propelled them to victory in the Merseyside derby. The game looked to be heading for a goalless draw until deep into eight minutes of stoppage time when Sturridge, returning as an 82nd-minute substitute after a calf injury, ran […]
James Rodriguez has said he is considering asking for a move away from Real Madrid in the January transfer window. James, who joined for €80 million after the 2014 World Cup, has struggled for playing time in recent months. The 25-year-old Colombia international, under contract until 2018, spent the entirety of Madrid’s Club World Cup […]