White Hart Lane Mk II moves a step closer Construction work on the new home of Tottenham, situated next to the site of their old ground, is set to be complete in the weeks ahead. On Thursday, fans discovered the imaginative new name of their new stadium: Tottenham Hotspur Stadium. Although the club didn’t fully […]

8 years ago

No, not Arsene Wenger

8 years ago

Ed Woodward, at least by the sounds of things, is a very busy man Manchester United haven’t been quite as active in the summer transfer market as some might have expected them to be. Brazilian international Fred and young Portuguese full-back Diogo Dalot were announced early in the window, with only veteran goalkeeper Lee Grant […]

8 years ago

Something for Jose Mourinho to look marginally less miserable about Manchester United’s squad for their preseason tour of the United States has been boosted by the arrival of new signing Fred. The midfielder was confirmed as a United player while at the World Cup with Brazil and has met up with he new teammates at […]

8 years ago

“I am 31 years old, I will have another chance.” For much of the last year, it’s seemed inevitable that Julian Nagelsmann would one day be linked with some of the top jobs in world football. Very few, however, would have expected such offers to come his way quite so soon… The 31-year-old guided Hoffenheim […]

8 years ago

Chelsea fans, it’s not good news Only a matter of days ago it seemed Aleksandr Golovin, one of the stars of the Russian team as they hosted this summer’s World Cup, was all set for Stamford Bridge. With newly appointed Maurizio Sarri said to be a keen admirer of the 22-year-old, an Instagram message from […]

8 years ago

Pep Guardiola’s not had all his own way in the transfer market this summer Although Manchester City have finally been able to add Riyad Mahrez to their ranks, they missed out on signing Jorginho from Napoli – the Italian international opting to reunite with Maurizio Sarri at Chelsea instead. With little over two weeks remaining […]

8 years ago

Another day, another signing through the door for Wolverhampton Wanderers Wolves are having a busy summer ahead of their return to the top flight, and have sealed yet another new arrival on Wednesday in the shape of Jonny Castro Otto. The 24-year-old has arrived at Molineux on loan from Atletico Madrid, having only recently joined Diego […]

8 years ago

Silly season is definitely here

8 years ago

Not for the squeamish, perhaps In his own words, Philippe Gilbert “had a lucky escape” following his crash at the Tour de France on Tuesday. The 35-year-old Quick Step Floors rider lost control of his bike during a descent of the Col de Portet d’Aspet during Stage 16. He then collided with a road-side wall, the […]

8 years ago

It’s official: Benjamin Pavard scored the best goal of the 2018 World Cup The 22-year-old Stuttgart full-back struck a stunning equaliser for France in their last-16 meeting with Argentina in Kazan, helping them on their way to a 4-3 victory over the South Americans. France went on to knock out Uruguay in the quarter-finals and […]

8 years ago

“They’d have seen a different lion…” Zlatan Ibrahimovic has admitted he feels sorry for Manchester United supporters for not seeing him at his best during his time at Old Trafford. The former Swedish international was 34 when he joined United on a free from Paris Saint-Germain two summers ago having already plied his trade at […]

8 years ago

Don’t worry, Rob Green’s got this

8 years ago

It was a transfer rumour most of us saw coming Harry Maguire has a storming World Cup; Manchester United want a new central defender. It writes itself, doesn’t it? Sure enough, before England had even boarded a plane home from Russia, the speculation started. United, it was claimed, were readying a bid for the Leicester […]

8 years ago

Mesut Ozil’s agent, Dr Erkut Sogut, has hit back at comments made by Bayern Munich president Uli Hoeness following the Arsenal player’s international retirement on Sunday Ozil confirmed in a lengthy statement that he had opted to make himself unavailable for selection for the German national team, citing treatment from the country’s FA (DFB) as reason for his […]

8 years ago

To an extent, we saw this one coming For the past six months, Malcom, the exciting Brazilian winger, has looked certain to leave Bordeaux. The 21-year-old’s form with the Ligue 1 side had seen him linked with big money moves to Arsenal, Tottenham, Manchester United, Everton, Ful  pretty much every single Premier League club going. But […]

8 years ago

At 33, most professional footballers are usually winding down their playing careers If injuries haven’t yet caught up with them, they’ll almost certainly not be operating at the level they once were. Not Cristiano Ronaldo, though… While his time at Real Madrid has finally come to an end, his decision to further his career […]

8 years ago

Firstly, to save anyone from reminding us: Yes, we know it’s only preseason. Yes, we know it’s only Perth Glory. Done. Happy now? Good. Let’s continue. The Maurizio Sarri era is up and running for Chelsea, who recorded a 1-0 preseason victory in Australia on Monday. Pedro scored the only goal of the game against […]

8 years ago

Ozil announced his international retirement in a lengthy statement on Sunday afternoon

8 years ago

Last season was one to forget for Renato Sanches Signed from Benfica by Bayern Munich after helping Portugal win Euro 2016, Sanches was loaned to Swansea a year ago to get more first-team football. Arriving at the Liberty Stadium as one of the most highly rated youngsters in world football, the 20-year-old’s time in the […]

8 years ago

“Do you think I want to suffer tackles all of the time?” After spending most of his time in Russia rolling around on the floor in (mock) agony, Neymar has hit back at those who have criticised and poked fun at his theatrics. The Paris Saint-Germain star was unable to help Brazil beyond the World […]

8 years ago

The cat’s out the bag

8 years ago

Hell hath no fury like the co-owner of a fifth-tier English football club after receiving criticism about signing a player from the manager of another team Yep, Gary Neville is not happy. Or at least, that’s how it seems. The former Manchester United defender, now one of the owners at Salford City, has accused Motherwell […]

8 years ago

How times change… Olivier Giroud is a world champion. An impossibly handsome one at that. The big, gorgeous Chelsea striker started for France in six of their seven World Cup games in Russia this summer, including in the final against Croatia. Winning the title was understandably a big deal for the 31-year-old, who has since […]

8 years ago

Kylian Mbappe is going nowhere. Not yet, anyway. Entering the World Cup having already established himself as one of the most exciting young players in the game, Mbappe was one of the stars of the tournament as France became world champions for a second time. And, as often happens when a player has a good […]

8 years ago

Arsene Wenger, you may have heard, is out of work This may not be the case for too much longer, however. Having finally called time on his 22-year spell as Arsenal boss at the end of last season, several reports have linked Wenger with a swift return to management. Amongst others, Real Madrid and Paris […]

8 years ago

Antonio Valencia looks like he could be the new United skipper

8 years ago

Nothing will break his focus. Nothing.

8 years ago

‘Think it’s safe to say Chong is the next Ronaldo’

8 years ago

One of the greatest – if not *the* greatest – World Cups there ever was. For all the right reasons.

8 years ago

Good news for Manchester United, bad news for Atom and Humber… Alexis Sanchez will *finally* be allowed to join Manchester United’s preseason tour of the United States. The Chilean was initially unable to fly out with his teammates on Sunday due to a visa issue relating to a suspended 16-month prison sentence for tax fraud […]

8 years ago

Nearly there, Liverpool fans. Nearly there… Alisson Becker is in the UK, poised to complete his move to Liverpool. The Brazilian international is set to become the most expensive goalkeeper in the history of football when the move is finalised, with reports claiming AS Roma will receive near double the £34.7m Manchester City paid Benfica for […]

8 years ago

And there we were, thinking he’d given the ‘keeper the eyes…

8 years ago

Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain is likely to miss all of the 2018-19 season through injury, Jürgen Klopp has confirmed The England international sustained damage to knee ligaments during Liverpool’s Champions League semi-final first leg with AS Roma last April, undergoing a successful operation days later. At the time, his estimated recovery time was not made public at the […]

8 years ago

Done deal… Or at least it will be soon enough. Liverpool appear to have completed the signing of Brazilian international goalkeeper Alisson Becker, subject to the player passing a medical on Merseyside. The 25-year-old is expected in Liverpool by the end of Wednesday, with Sky Italy reporting he will finalise his move from AS Roma after […]

8 years ago

If you’re anything like us, you’re probably feeling a bit miserable this week We’ve gone a whole three days since the World Cup final and are missing live, televised football very, very much. Yeah, make no mistake about it, these are desperate times. So desperate, in fact, that here we are bringing you a story […]

8 years ago

Ed Woodward is set for a busy end to the transfer window

8 years ago

Finally, after approximately 1,347 leaks, Manchester United’s new home shirt has been unveiled leaked again… This time though, it’s undeniably the real deal. A video this time – not some low resolution, watermarked image that’s been ripped off Twitter somewhere – has now surfaced online showing the shirt being modelled by Juan Mata. For reasons that […]

8 years ago

Pogba’s having the time of his life

8 years ago

Done deal Cristiano Ronaldo is officially a Juventus player. Yep, we can say that now. We’ve reached the bit where he’s posing with his new club’s shirt. As part of his official unveiling in Turin on Monday, Ronaldo also spoke to reporters. As he did, he was asked about claims that other European teams – […]

8 years ago

Did you spot this? The answer to that question is, of course, “no”. And frankly, who can blame you? In the moments between the full-time whistle and France eventually lifting the trophy, there was a lot – a hell of a lot – to take in. Presentations for Kylian Mbappe and Luka Modric, Paul Pogba […]

8 years ago

We’re looking at you, Graeme

8 years ago

Ladies and Gentlemen, bow your heads for a moment of quiet reflection Not for the fact that the 2018 World Cup is over, but for the poor bastard TV director who managed to miss the most important shot of the entire tournament… France defeated Croatia 4-2 in Moscow’s Luzhniki Stadium on Sunday afternoon to seal […]

8 years ago

The World Cup final was briefly interrupted early in the second half Pussy Riot, the Russian activists, have claimed responsibility for the pitch invasion which temporarily stopped play during the World Cup final on Sunday afternoon. France were leading Croatia 2-1 at the time as many as four individuals evaded stewards and made their way […]

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Sunday’s World Cup final between Croatia and France was interrupted by a pitch invasion Shortly after half-time, with France leading 2-1, several people evaded stewards at the Luzhniki Stadium to make their way onto the field of play, enough for the game to be paused for a short while. As is usually the case, cameras […]

8 years ago

Harsh

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Well, well, well… For a brief second there, we actually thought Graeme Souness might be about to offer something vaguely resembling praise to Paul Pogba. Pogba has quite obviously not impressed Souness since re-joining Manchester United a couple of years ago, making this clear whenever given the opportunity. Ahead of Sunday’s World Cup final, Souness, […]

8 years ago

Cristiano Ronaldo is off to Juventus. You might have heard… After a nine year stint with Real Madrid, Ronaldo has signed a four-year deal with the Italian champions and is set to be unveiled to the Turin club’s supporters on Monday. In the end, it seems Juve had a clear run at signing the 33-year-old, […]

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Yep. We’re still banging on about Luke Modric. Undeniably one of the weirdest aspects of Croatia beating England to a place in the World Cup final on Sunday night was Modric’s post-match comments, where he suggested he and his teammates had been motivated to win the game by the English press writing them off. Because […]

8 years ago

Hummels has been impressed by Lovren

8 years ago