In partnership with Protein World Hitting the gym with Jack If you have been following my mission to return to the gym after more than a decade away, then you will know that it has not been a particular easy one. Part of the difficulty with going back to working out regularly after years of […]

7 years ago

Few people will disagree with the Class of 92’s team Manchester United’s Class of 92 have played with and against most of the greatest footballers to grace the Premier League. Coming through the Red Devils’ youth setup in the early 1990s and establishing themselves as some of the league’s best players throughout that decade, they […]

7 years ago

The AS Roma director of football is being eyed as a replacement for Sven Mislintat Arsenal are reportedly growing in confidence regarding a deal to bring AS Roma director of football Monchi to the club as a replacement for departed head of recruitment Sven Mislintat. Monchi – full name Ramón Rodríguez Verdejo – only signed a […]

7 years ago

Sergio Lemori was sentenced at Lewes Crown Court in East Sussex A man who repeatedly dropped a paving slab on the head of a homeless, resulting in his death, was sentenced to life in jail on Monday. Sergio Lemori, 33, was caught on CCTV carrying the slab towards homeless man Andrew O’Connell, 54, along Brighton’s Royal Pavilion […]

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PSG’s loss could well be Manchester United’s gain Paris Saint-Germain have confirmed that their Italian midfielder Marco Verratti suffered an ankle sprain during their 9-0 victory over Guingamp at the weekend. Thomas Tuchel’s side travel to Old Trafford on February 12 for their UEFA Champions League second round first leg against Ole Gunnar Solskjaer’s in-form […]

7 years ago

Sometimes football officials just need to relax When your football team scores a winning goal it’s understandable that you will probably be very happy. You may jump in the air with your arms flying around or punch the air. It’s a normal thing to do. Football is about joy, at the end of the day. […]

7 years ago

Well, this is going to be absolutely phenomenal If you have watched any of the John Wick films then you are, more than likely, a fan of the John Wick films. They star Keanu Reeves, who is simply a wonderful action film star. It also features a very interesting world in which it appears that […]

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There was much to take in from Marcelo Bielsa’s press briefing on Wednesday There had been initial and eventually incorrect reports that Bielsa may have in fact been intending to resign from his post as Leeds United manager, but in the end the Argentine coach gathered journalists for the sole purpose of getting the whole […]

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The Leeds United defender is the first person from the club to speak out Pontus Jansson has mocked a journalist who reported that Marcelo Bielsa could be resigning as Leeds United manager on Wednesday afternoon. The news was initially reported on Twitter by Onefootball , who claimed that a source at the club had informed […]

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Bielsa’s successful spell at Elland Road could be set to end prematurely Rumoured circulated on Wednesday afternoon Marcelo Bielsa could be set to resign as manager of Leeds United, following a report by Onefootball. A press conference has been arranged at Elland Road for 5pm at which it has been reported that Bielsa will announce his decision. […]

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West Ham’s valuation of the Polish striker appears to be lower than that of Genoa Genoa striker Krzysztof Piątek was reportedly subject to a £27 million bid from Premier League club West Ham United which was rejected by his club. Piatek arrived at the Italian club in the summer and has been a revelation in Serie […]

7 years ago

Smalling previously credited a vegan diet with helping him “recover quicker” Manchester United defender Chris Smalling opened up on Wednesday on how his vegan diet has helped him as a footballer. Smalling previously discussed the benefits of veganism in terms of recovery, having switched to a plant-based diet on the advice of his wife Sam. […]

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The incident now formally known as ‘spygate’ continues to rumble on Since Leeds United manager Marcelo Bielsa admitted last Friday that he did in fact direct a member of his staff to covertly spy on Derby County’s training ground on Thursday. We have had people describing the act as “cheating”, people saying that Bielsa broke […]

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Say hello to John Wick: Chapter 3 – Parabellum Since Keanu Reeves first donned the black suit, crisp white shirt and black tie, and immediately set about avenging the death of his lovely dog, audiences have been hooked on the adventures of John Wick. The role represented Reeves’ first proper foray into unadulterated action since […]

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Mislintat joined the club prior to Arsene Wenger’s final season at the club Arsenal’s head of recruitment Sven Mislintat is set to leave the club due to fundamental disagreements over the club’s transfer strategy, just over a year after he was tasked with modernising the club’s recruitment towards the end of Arsene Wenger’s tenure at […]

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An investigation has been launched after Bielsa’s admission that he spied on Derby training The English Football League has launched a formal investigation into the Leeds United ‘spygate’ row after the Championship leader’s manager Marcelo Bielsa admitted before Friday’s 2-0 win over Derby County that he knowingly sent a member of club staff to spy […]

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Kane suffered an ankle injury during Sunday’s 1-0 defeat to Manchester United at Wembley The ankle injury suffered by Harry Kane in Tottenham’s defeat to Manchester United on Sunday will see the striker out of action until early March, according to the club. Spurs’ leading man has been in wonderful form this season, and this […]

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Oxford United have confirmed they will meet the player to discuss the matter Northern Ireland and Oxford United winger Gavin Whyte is set to be reprimanded by his club after leaked footage emerged showing him performing a sex act on the street. The footage, which has been widely shared on social media, emerged after Oxford’s […]

7 years ago

Callum Hudson-Odoi has made it abundantly clear how he feels about Chelsea Chelsea winger Callum Hudson-Odoi has reportedly told Chelsea that he will reject all contract offers and run down his current contract with the club in the event that they block his desired move to Bayern Munich. The 18-year-old attacker has been subject to […]

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David De Gea had a stellar match at Wembley Stadium on Sunday Manchester United dominated the first half against Tottenham Hotspur on Sunday evening, but had goalkeeper David De Gea to thank for keeping a clean sheet as they held resolute to take home all three points. De Gea made 11 saves in the match […]

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The Malaysian-owned Welsh club playing in the English Premier League are – shockingly – not as anti-the rest of the world as their manager is When Neil Warnock revealed last weekend that he is more in favour of Brexit than each of yer das mates combined, there was widespread collective surprise that no one had […]

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When Cesc Fabregas left Chelsea, people understood his decision The Catalan midfielder had been a peripheral figure during his final days at Chelsea as Italian midfielder Jorginho made the deep-lying playmaker position his own. Manager Maurizio Sarri made it clear quite early in the season that he preferred on-loan midfielder Mateo Kovacic to Fabregas, and […]

7 years ago

Murray admitted before the tournament that it could well be his last Andy Murray has been eliminated from the Australian Open after a first round defeat to Roberto Bautista Agut. Murray showed incredible resolve to fight back from two sets down to level the match at 2-2 against the 30-year-old Spaniard in Melbourne, before losing the […]

7 years ago

Solskjaer’s United is more attractive than Mourinho’s United – that is fact For anyone who has viewed more than 10 minutes of Ole Gunnar Solskjaer’s Manchester United side playing football, it is quite clear that his players are enjoying playing attacking football under a manager that believes in them. There has been a stark contrast […]

7 years ago

For The Throne Those are the three words with which HBO announced that the latest and final season of Game Of Thrones will premiere on the network on April 14. Fans of the George R. R. Martin‘s fantasy epic have been excitedly waiting for new details about the season ever since last week’s teaser trailer […]

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Paul Pogba is a man reborn Out of all the players who have benefited from the change of manager at Manchester United, Paul Pogba is probably top of most people’s lists. Marcus Rashford, Nemanja Matic and many others have improved, but none as much as Pogba. The Frenchman has been something of a mercurial figure […]

7 years ago

Arnautovic has been strongly linked with a move away from the club West Ham United winger Michail Antonio has told Sky Sports’ Goals On Sunday that his teammate, Austrian Marko Arnautovic, wants to leave the London Stadium. Arnautovic joined the Hammers from Stoke City in 2017 and has been something of a talisman for the […]

7 years ago

Lazio’s win over Novara was the latest match in Italy to be marred by racist chants A spokesperson for Lazio has referred to the reporting about anti-Semitic and racist chanting from the club’s fans as “a form of psychosis focusing on either a minority or non-existent incidents”. Anti-Semitic and racist chants were heard throughout the […]

7 years ago

If we cannot enjoy a football manager spying on an opponent, then we have lost all sense of what is right, wrong and funny English football does a number of things well. England is a country which loves football and this is reflected in the fanatical style with which supporters follow their teams. Whether it’s […]

7 years ago

Derby released a statement saying that officers from the Derbyshire Constabulary were called to the Derby County Training Centre shortly before noon Derby County on Friday said that the man spotted acting suspicious outside of the club’s training ground on Thursday, and whose presence prompted the club to contact police, is a member of staff at […]

7 years ago

Can you smeeeelllllll the gammon cooking? Dwayne Johnson, or “The Rock”, seems like good fun. He never seems to take himself particularly seriously and is regularly offering words of encouragement to his followers on social media. But in an interview with the Daily Star, the former wrestler and current movie star unveiled a slightly different […]

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Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department confirmed the reports on Friday A statement by the Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department has confirmed reports on Thursday that they have issued an arrest warrant to obtain samples of DNA from Juventus forward Cristiano Ronaldo. The statement confirmed that the sample would be sought in regards to an ongoing […]

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Murray admitted that he is not sure if he can continue to play through the pain When Andy Murray entered the press room ahead of his Australian Open press conference early on Friday morning British time, he cut a clearly emotional figure. The 31-year-old sat in front of assembled journalists and cameras with a pensive […]

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Could this be what broken Britain needs to heal itself? The United Kingdom is divided right now, perhaps more than ever before. Such is the level of bitterness and anger right now that it takes little more than a vegan sausage roll to send people into a red mist, making them feel obligated to stand […]

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Virgil Van Dijk is a very good footballer Since joining Liverpool from Southampton for a world record fee for a defender in January 2018, Virgil Van Dijk’s career has gone from strength to strength. While always highly rate at both St. Mary’s and his previous club Celtic, the Netherlands international captain has moved it up […]

7 years ago

Raheem Sterling told Ethan Ross to “be proud” Manchester City forward Raheem Sterling has written a letter offering support to a young football fan who was racially abused. The letter, which emerged online on Thursday morning, was addressed to a young supporter named Ethan Ross, whose grandmother Sue contacted Sterling about racial abuse he had […]

7 years ago

It’s never easy getting annihilated in a football match Regardless of what team you’re facing, and the quality (or lack thereof) that they possess, every team theoretically sets out to win matches when they take to the field. That would have been the case for Burton Albion manager Nigel Clough, whose side faced Manchester City […]

7 years ago

Mourinho is officially free to manage again Jose Mourinho was sacked by Manchester United in December after a frankly dismal start to the season (well, first half essentially) that saw the club languish an enormous 19 points behind Premier League leaders Liverpool. No one was surprised by his sacking, and Mourinho himself had spent the […]

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In partnership with Protein World The time for talk has ended Talking about going to the gym is almost as popular a pastime as actually going to the gym in the first place. You regale your friends, family and colleagues with all the stories of what you’re going to do when you get there. You’re […]

7 years ago

Chelsea had accepted a bid from Wolves for the on-loan striker Striker Tammy Abraham has reportedly rejected a move to Wolverhampton Wanderers in favour of staying on loan at Aston Villa and helping Dean Smith’s side gain promotion back to the Premier League. The 21-year-old has been on loan at Villa Park since the beginning of […]

7 years ago

The FA Cup fourth round always gives us one or two crackers Arsenal and Manchester United have been drawn together in what is probably the pick of the FA Cup fourth round ties. The two sides met at the beginning of December 2018 in a match which ended 2-2 and proved to be one of […]

7 years ago

There are many ways to say the word ‘goal’ ‘Strike’, ‘cracker’, ‘stunner’, ‘thunderbastard’ and ‘whack’ are all synonyms for the ball crossing the line in spectacular fashion. Whatever your word of choice is, all of them would be suitable for the Ruben Neves strike which ended up knocking Jurgen Klopp’s Liverpool out of the FA […]

7 years ago

Ki-Jana Hoever is Liverpool’s youngest ever FA Cup player Jurgen Klopp picked something of an experimental defence for Liverpool’s FA Cup third round tie with Wolverhampton Wanderers on Monday evening. Simon Mignolet was in goals for the rested Alisson Becker, while Fabinho moved to centre-back, with Virgil Van Dijk left out. He was partnered in […]

7 years ago

When you have a coach like Ole Gunnar Solskjaer, it would be difficult not to learn something from him In his 11 years as a forward for Sir Alex Ferguson’s Manchester United, Solskjaer was a part of some of the best teams – and greatest successes – in the club’s history. He came into a […]

7 years ago

Well, 2018 is dead and gone, and 2019 is the new king of years It was a great year, full of goals, tackles, saves and bookings. Yes, I’m talking football. In the short time it has been on this earth, 2019 has not disappointed either. We’ve already seen Lionel Messi reminding anyone who had forgotten […]

7 years ago

Some spelling mistakes are easier to ignore than others There are certain names in football that one can be forgiven for spelling wrong. Wojciech Szczęsny is one of them, as is Jakub Błaszczykowski, a man with such a difficult name for people to spell that he nicknamed simply “Kuba”. Other names aren’t so difficult though. […]

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Rooney is currently playing in Major League Soccer with D.C. United Wayne Rooney has been arrested for public intoxication and swearing charges in Washington D.C. The offence, according to court documents posted online by ABC 7 journalist Erin Hawksworth, took place on 16 December. Rooney was released on the promise he would attend a future […]

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It ended up being a crucial and very unlucky miss Championship leaders Leeds United faced off against the league’s ninth placed-side Queens Park Rangers in the FA Cup on Sunday with Marcelo Bielsa’s side defeated 2-1: their third consecutive loss in all competitions. QPR took the lead in the game through a Aramide Oteh penalty, two […]

7 years ago

Paul Pogba did not travel to Dubai with the Manchester United squad Manchester United travelled to Dubai for a week-long training after their 2-0 FA Cup victory over Reading on Saturday, but midfielder Paul Pogba was a notable absence from the myriad photographs of squad members on their flight to the emirate city. Pogba, who […]

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