Manchester United have not made any comment on rumours linking the club with a possible sale Some reports in recent days have speculated that Crown Prince Mohammad bin Salman, who is the son of King Salman of Saudi Arabia, is considering making an offer to buy the club from current owners, the Glazer family. James […]

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England’s 3-2 win over Spain on Monday evening was La Roja’s first defeat on home soil since 2003 Days on from their dull 0-0 draw with Croatia in Rijeka, Gareth Southgate’s side established a 3-0 lead in the first half of the game in Seville, Raheem Sterling scoring twice either side of a goal for […]

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Sergio Ramos remains one of the world’s finest defenders A regular in both the Real Madrid and Spanish sides for the last decade, Ramos has won the lot – even if he has ruffled a few feathers along the way (we’re looking at you, Liverpool fans). On Monday evening, the 32-year-old was back in his […]

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Romelu Lukaku has revealed he is open to a move to Italy Lukaku joined Manchester United from Everton in 2017 but told a reporter he “hoped” to play in the country at some point in the future. “Why not? I hope it happens,” he told Gazzetta dello Sport when asked about the possibility of a switch […]

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Footage has emerged showing England fans being dispersed by police ahead of Monday’s game against Spain in Seville The Mirror report that riot police intervened as England supporters vandalised cars during  a ‘drink-fuelled night of anti-social behaviour’ in the Andalusian capital – some of them allegedly kicking wing mirrors off parked vehicles. It is also claimed […]

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There’s a growing sense that Real Madrid have reached the end of an era After sealing their third European Cup on the trot in Kiev at the end of last season, they’ve changed managers and bid farewell to their all-time record goalscorer. Though it’s still relatively early days, the signs are that Real have not […]

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Having won their country’s second World Cup in Russia over the summer, there’s no doubting that the current crop of French players are a talented bunch What’s also clear is that the group have a particularly close bond with one another. A reminder of their excellent team spirit came from one of their training sessions […]

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Since arriving in the US, Wayne Rooney has played a key role in turning DC United’s season around The Major League Soccer side were bottom of the table when Wayne Rooney joined them from Everton in June, but moved into the play-off positions for the first time with a 1-0 victory at home to Dallas […]

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Not for the first time, Manchester United are said to be eyeing a move for Aaron Ramsey Ramsey, who joined Arsenal from Cardiff City ten years ago, looks likely to leave the north London club after they withdrew their latest contract offer to the Welsh international. According to The Mirror, this has alerted United, who […]

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Jadon Sancho’s decision to leave Manchester City in search of first team football appears to have been justified Despite City wanting him to stay with them, the 18-year-old moved to Borussia Dortmund in the summer of 2017 in search of first team football. In the early weeks of the new Bundesliga season, Sancho has been […]

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See? It’s not all bad, this Nations League business England’s goalless draw with Croatia on Friday night – played out in front of empty stands and a group of travelling supporters watching from a nearby hill – wasn’t exactly the best advertisement for the Uefa Nations League. Beyond dull, it was enough to make most […]

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Jose Mourinho is still Manchester United’s manager Despite a report claiming he would be shown the Old Trafford door regardless of the result in his team’s last league outing against Newcastle, Mourinho remains in charge at United – reportedly plotting to bring in new defensive reinforcements in the January transfer window. Talk that he may be […]

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“Mourinho’s image of an extremely defensive coach isn’t completely right.” Chelsea’s Eden Hazard has admitted he would like to play for Jose Mourinho again at some point in the future. The Belgian forward played under Mourinho during the Manchester United boss’s second stint as Chelsea manager between 2013 and 2015, winning the Premier League in […]

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You can’t put a price on loyalty Lionel Messi rejected an incredible offer to join Manchester City, the Premier League champions’ chairman has revealed. Speaking at a media conference in the United Arab Emirates, Khaldoon al Mubarak confirmed that City made a serious play to sign the Argentine prior to him signing his latest contract extension […]

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It’s the international break, and in Spain, Luis Enrique’s side are preparing for their Uefa Nations League meeting with England in Seville next Monday. Ahead of the game in Andalusia, the country also played host to another international match on Friday evening. A friendly game between the Basque Country – not officially recognised as an […]

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With the international break upon us, Saturday marks Non-League Day across the UK The idea is a simple one. Fans of those professional clubs who are not in action are encouraged to go along and support their local non-league clubs instead. One such club, Glasgow-based Saint Anthony’s, have had some unexpected help from Serie A giants, […]

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History has repeated itself

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Mo Salah had a mixed night for Egypt on Friday Salah scored his country’s final goal directly from a corner kick as they recorded a 4-1 win over Swaziland in Cairo. However, he was later forced to leave the field through injury towards the end of the game. https://twitter.com/Footy_Mercato/status/1050822010081828864 Salah appeared to pull up with […]

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Non-League Day takes place on Saturday Manchester City did their bit for Non-League Day on Friday afternoon. Sadly, it wasn’t quite enough for Salford City. The Premier League champions aren’t in action this weekend due to the international break, and so a tweet from their official Twitter account attempted to encourage their supporters to attend […]

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Eric Cantona changed English football forever Widely regarded as being the catalyst which sparked Manchester United’s dominance of the domestic game for the two decades that followed his arrival at Old Trafford, the Frenchman also became known for his philosophical outlooks – both on football and life in general. Now, ahead of his UK Tour, […]

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Rui Faria appears set to become the new manager of Aston Villa, it has been claimed Faria is now said to be favourite to take the job after it emerged Thierry Henry had turned down the opportunity to manage the Championship side. A report on The Telegraph claims Henry informed Villa that he was not […]

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Carrick had met with Wenger and looked set to move to Arsenal

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“They deserve it much more than me.”

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Sancho left Manchester City for Borussia Dortmund in 2017

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The ‘man hunt’ continues Jose Mourinho remains in charge of Manchester United, despite the rumours which circulated on Friday. It was claimed Mourinho would be dismissed as United boss irrespective of his team’s result at home to Newcastle United on Saturday evening. After surrendering two early goals at Old Trafford, United fought back to win […]

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Well, well, well… The weekend has passed and Jose Mourinho, despite what we heard on Friday, is still Manchester United manager. Talk that he was set to be shown the door at Old Trafford did the rounds ahead of the game with Newcastle on Saturday, rumoured to be his last as manager regardless of the […]

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We have bad news and good news Bad: It is Monday. Good: By the time you have done this quiz, it will be closer to not being Monday. It’s week eight now, so we really shouldn’t have to be telling you how this thing works. 15 questions, split into three rounds: the weekend’s football, guess […]

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For supporters of Deportivo Alavés, this moment had been a long time coming. 87 years, to be precise. A last-gasp winner from Manu García was enough for their side to snatch all three points against the mighty Real Madrid on Saturday evening – a victory which brought to an end Los Blancos’ near nine-decade unbeaten […]

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Perhaps it was Mark Noble who best summed it up. Speaking to BT Sport minutes after West Ham’s 3-1 win over Manchester United, he was asked if he had been surprised at the way the visitors to the London Stadium had lined up. “The way it’s going at the minute, Man U could’ve come and […]

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Alexis Sanchez misses out for Manchester United against West Ham The Chilean has struggled for form since completing his move to Old Trafford from Arsenal in January and was criticised again for his performance in United’s 1-1 draw at home to Wolverhampton Wanderers last weekend. Despite travelling with the squad to London, Sanchez was not […]

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Grealish had looked set to join Tottenham at one stage in summer but has now committed to Villa Jack Grealish’s new Aston Villa contract contains a release clause, it has been reported. The 23-year-old penned a new five-year deal at Villa park last week, despite appearing set to leave his boyhood club before the new […]

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Faria worked alongside Mourinho for 17 years Rui Faria has lifted the lid on his decision to leave Manchester United in the summer, bringing to an end 17 years working with Jose Mourinho. The 43-year-old had spent the last two years at United and his decision to leave came as a surprise to many. Speaking […]

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Alisson completed his move to Liverpool from Roma in the summer Liverpool’s Alisson has revealed how Philippe Coutinho played a part in persuading him to make a summer move to Anfield. Coutinho, who left Merseyside for Barcelona in January, played alongside Alisson for Brazil at the World Cup. Speaking to the Daily Mail, the goalkeeper […]

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Admittedly, that’s quite a headline Petr Cech wears a helmet. You may have noticed. Having fractured his skull while in action for Chelsea at Reading 12 years ago, the goalkeeper has played every game since in the protective headwear. Given that he’s never seen without it on a football field, the makers of FIFA 19 […]

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Germany will host the European Championships of 2024, it has been announced Germany were awarded the right to host the competition ahead of Turkey, who had submitted a rival bid. Both bidding teams had submitted their final presentations to UEFA in Nyon on Thursday morning. A vote amongst members of the governing body’s executive committee […]

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Vincent Kompany has vowed to donate all money raised from his testimonial to Manchester’s homeless Kompany joined Manchester City from Hamburg in 2008 and a special game to commemorate his decade at the club has been scheduled for August of next year. The Belgium international has also joined forced with Andy Burnham, the Greater Manchester […]

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When it comes to the latest FIFA games, you can’t knock EA Sports for their attention to detail… With FIFA 19’s release imminent, we’ve already told you all about how impressed we’ve been with several of its new features – most notably the inclusion of the UEFA Champions League. Despite this, it’s inevitable that one […]

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“Football should be about what happens on the pitch, not who has the biggest dick.”

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Let’s not forget that the great Manchester United, for all their storied history and 4.9-star apps, have had nights like this before. As their supporters filtered out of Old Trafford following Tuesday night’s miserable shoot-out defeat to Derby, some might have recalled a similar League Cup occasion almost exactly 11 years ago. Coventry City – […]

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Tyson Fury will meet Deontay Wilder on December 1. This much, we already knew. Now though, it appears we have confirmation of a venue. According to a tweet from Mike Coppinger of Ring the fight will take place in Los Angeles’ Staples Center. An agreement was  reached on Tuesday, with the arena getting the nod […]

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The sale of Wembley Stadium moves a step closer The Football Association have reportedly agreed terms over the £600m sale of Wembley to Shahid Khan, owner of Fulham and NFL franchise, Jacksonville Jaguars. Talks about the potential sale of the national stadium have been ongoing since April and The Financial Times now report that an agreement has […]

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Noel Gallagher couldn’t resist… The Manchester City supporter was in attendance at FIFA’s The Best Awards on Monday evening. As well as performing Don’t Look Back In Anger, the former Oasis member also presented the best goal award. Joining Didier Drogba on stage at the ceremony in London, Gallagher used the opportunity to make a joke […]

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Cristiano Ronaldo’s time as a Real Madrid player came to an end in the summer Nine years after joining Real from Manchester United, Ronaldo departed for Juventus – his final appearance for Los Blancos coming in the Champions League final win over Liverpool. Ronaldo became the club’s all-time leading goalscorer during his stint at the […]

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If you’re not already aware of who Frenkie De Jong is, don’t worry, you soon will be… 21 years of age, De Jong is a Dutch midfielder who currently plies his trade at Ajax. Already, there’s a considerable amount of hype around him in his homeland. Having made his first appearance for the Amsterdam club’s […]

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‘In short, I b@llsed it up’ Geoff Shreeves has apologised for misinterpreting Alexandre Lacazette’s comments during a post-match interview on Sunday. Lacazette had scored Arsenal’s opening goal in their 2-0 win over Everton at The Emirates and was speaking to Shreeves in front of the Sky Sports cameras after the game. Shreeves asked the French […]

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Manchester United dropped more points at the weekend Despite taking a first-half lead via Fred’s first goal for the club, Wolverhampton Wanderers drew level through Joao Moutinho after the break – a goal which proved to be the final one of the game. Speaking after the game, Paul Pogba acknowledged that United’s performance was below […]

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For his goal alone, Alexandre Lacazette deserved a spot in Garth Crooks’ team of the week Lacazette finished superbly to give Arsenal a second-half lead against Everton on Sunday afternoon, curling his shot into the corner of Jordan Pickford’s goal via the inside of the post. While Crooks acknowledged the quality of the French striker’s […]

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Manchester United dropped more points on Saturday, drawing 1-1 with newly promoted Wolverhampton Wanderers at Old Trafford Despite taking a first-half lead through Fred’s first goal for the club, United conceded to Joao Moutinho in the second-half and were unable to find a winner. Speaking after the game, Paul Pogba has demanded that United adopt […]

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Tiger Woods has recorded his first tournament win since 2013 Woods won the season-ending Tour Championship in Atlanta by two shots, enough to claim his 80th PGA Tour title and his first since returning to the game from spinal surgery. “I had a hard time not crying on the last hole,” Woods admitted. “I had […]

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The Spanish champions were given a scare in the Nou Camp on Sunday night Though Barcelona will have been left disappointed with a 2-2 draw at home to Girona, it could very easily have been worse for them. Having won their opening four games of the new La Liga season, Barca appeared on course to […]

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