While FIFA is the world’s biggest authority on international football it’s safe to say that the organization hasn’t always been adored by fans of the beautiful game. From corruption cases to some very questionable governing decisions, the regulatory body has had some bad blood with fans for some time now. The already fragile relationship seems …
Since 2010 few players have managed to attain the legendary status Robin van Persie holds at Old Trafford during his 3-year stint with the club. The ‘flying’ Dutchman had cited a desire to win silverware as the reason for leaving Arsenal for the Red Devils in 2012 and after a fairytale season Van Persie ended …
Harry Maguire became football’s most expensive defender after completing his £80million move from Leicester to Manchester United in the recently concluded summer transfer window. The England centre-half’s transfer fee eclipses the previous record of £75million Liverpool paid for Virgil Van Dijk. Comparisons between the two center-backs have been rife since the transfer at the start …
Betting on football is a lot like supporting your favourite team week in, week out. There will be ups and downs, wins and losses, and the occasional stalemate. Well, unless you are a Man City fan, that is. But then again, some just have all the luck, don’t they? It can certainly feel that way …
Jorginho propaganda at Chelsea has been made official it would appear after the club released a hype video celebrating the former Napoli star. Italy midfielder Jorginho was Maurizio Sarri’s man, hailed as the chief exponent of the “Sarriball” possession play on his £57million arrival from Napoli in the summer of 2018. But Sarri’s man in …
Ole Gunnar Solskjaer’s team came into the season with renewed confidence after an impressive unbeaten pre-season abroad. After being linked with attacking players like Bruno Fernandes and Spurs’ Christian Eriksen, many critics felt that United’s inability to bolster their ranks would come back to haunt them as the season progresses. But after a resounding 4-0 …
United academy products Mason Greenwood, Tahith Chong, Angel Gomes and James Garner have all been included in the first team section at ManUtd.com (club’s official website. Mason Greenwood The highly-rated teenanger signed his first pro deal at Manchester United back in October last year while also scoring his first senior goal for Manchester United in …
Crystal Palace midfielder Andros Townsend has been nominated for FIFA’s 2019 Puskas Award. Townsend, 28, is one of 10 nominees for the world governing body’s goal of the year following his spectacular 30-yard volley for Palace against Manchester City at the Etihad Stadium in December last year. The list includes Lionel Messi’s sublime chipped effort …
Arsenal fans were fuming at the start of the summer transfer window when bitter rivals Tottenham Hotspur spent £65 million on Tanguy Ndombele which was £25 million more than Arsenal’s reported £40 million transfer budget. Many in the footballing world saw the move as a sign which showed that Spurs are finally taking over the …
Pre-season friendlies are usually conducted with the intention of getting players back to prime fitness levels as well as giving managers the chance to gauge their options ahead of the upcoming campaign. While these exhibition matches are usually low intense affairs with both teams looking primarily to get a good workout without picking up any …
Having returned from their pre season tour of Australia, Leeds now turn their attention to their last two friendlies against Girona and Cagliari this weekend. The players surely had a good workout during their time abroad with many younger and fringe players also getting their chance to stake a claim to the first team during …
The fact that there’s some transfer activity to talk about at all at Tottenham is already a refreshing change. This is after all the club who for two straight transfer windows didn’t sign anyone at all and for the same two windows, only released or sold fringe players. But it’s been a very different story …
More of the same from Arsenal as Unai Emery’s side continued their pre-season with an exciting 2-1 win against Bundesliga giants Bayern Munich in Los Angeles. An 88th minute goal from Eddie Nketiah confirmed the win as Arsenal kick-started their International Champions Cup campaign with all 3 points at the Dignity Health Tennis Center. The …
Real Madrid players reported to Montreal for their pre-season training last week. All the new signings were present on the first day, including the Japanese teenage sensation, Takefusa Kubo. The 18-year-old was signed this summer from FC Tokyo for £1.78m (€2m). If the reports emerging from the first five days of the pre-season training are …
Liverpool played Tranmere in their first friendly of the season and the game saw them run out as winners with a comfortable margin of 6-0. Klopp fielded a young side and handed the captaincy to Divock Origi for the game. He continued where he had left off at the end of the season and scored …
While Alisson Becker was regarded as a fine goalkeeper during his time in Rome, it’s fairly safe to say he wasn’t talked about in the same breath as Manuel Neuer or David de Gea when the Reds pushed to sign him in the summer of 2018. While quite a few eyebrows were raised when he …
Arsenal are reportedly closing in on signing Celtic’s Kieran Tierney according to The Sunday Post. Arsenal look to be winning the fight to sign Kieran Tierney. The Gunners have been locked in a battle with Italian giants, Napoli, for the Celtic left-back, and have had two bids for the player turned down. But now they’re …