Thursday, March 28News That Matters

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John Stones names England star who deserves top Euro 2020 award

John Stones names England star who deserves top Euro 2020 award

EURO 2020
John Stones believes Manchester City and England teammate Raheem Sterling could win the player of the tournament award at Euro 2020. Sterling has been in good form all summer and key for Gareth Southgate’s side as England made it to their first major final in 55 years. The 26-year-old scored the winner in two Group D matches under the arch. (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); He also broke the deadlock in the last-16 victory against Germany and laid on Harry Kane’s opening goal in the quarter-final win over Ukraine. Sterling has been a constant threat in the side of opposing defenders and drew the penalty which saw off Denmark in the semi-final. Kane saw the spot-kick saved before turning home the rebound. Now, ahead of the final against Italy on Sunday, S...
Emmanuel Petit tells Arsenal to sign five players this summer

Emmanuel Petit tells Arsenal to sign five players this summer

Premier League
Arsenal need to sign ‘at least’ five new players this summer with ‘quality and personality’, according to former Gunners midfielder Emmanuel Petit. The Gunners finished just eighth in the Premier League last campaign, six points outside of the top four places and 25 points adrift of champions Manchester City. (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); Petit, who helped Arsenal win a Premier League and FA Cup double in 1998, has bemoaned his former team’s demise and says an overhaul of the team is needed this summer window. ‘If Arsenal want to be competitive again, they need at least five players with both talent and character,’ Petit told Metro.co.uk. ‘The first thing they need is a proper goalscorer. Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang was a proper goalscorer but he had a...
Mourinho banishes eight Roma players from training on first day of pre-season

Mourinho banishes eight Roma players from training on first day of pre-season

Seria A
Jose Mourinho has wasted no time in getting down to work at Roma by banishing eight players from training on the first day of pre-season. The Portuguese manager was named Roma boss before the end of last campaign after his exit from Spurs shortly before the London side’s Carabao Cup final defeat to Man City. (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); Roma finished seventh last season and were battered in the Europa League semi-final by Manchester United. And a clearout is needed in the Italian capital, Mourinho has wasted no time in doing so, with SkySports Italy saying he has told eight players they’re no longer needed and not to participate in training. The most high profile of them Justin Kluivert, while ex-Chelsea forward Pedro is another who has been told he...
Mourinho criticises Southgate over Grealish substitution for England

Mourinho criticises Southgate over Grealish substitution for England

EURO 2020
Jose Mourinho says Gareth Southgate had no reason to substitute Jack Grealish during England’s Euro 2020 2-1 win over Denmark. Aston Villa’s playmaker started the game on the bench but was brought on in the 69th minute with the score still level at 1-1. (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); Harry Kane put England in front in the first half of extra time and minutes later, Southgate replaced Grealish with Trippier in order to close out the match. After the game, Southgate said he was keen to bring on an extra defender to counter Denmark’s threat but Mourinho believes England’s opponents were ‘exhausted physically’. ‘I didn’t like it too,’ Mourinho told talkSPORT when quizzed about Southgate’s decision to substitute Grealish. ‘But I did, not very similar, b...
La Liga president explains why Man City cannot sign Lionel Messi

La Liga president explains why Man City cannot sign Lionel Messi

La Liga, Premier League
La Liga president Javier Tebas has said Manchester City cannot not sign Lionel Messi on his previous Barcelona terms without “financial doping”. Messi is now a free agent after his Barcelona contract expired on June 30 and the club’s current financial issues are hindering their attempts to re-sign him. That has led to rumours clubs like City, who were linked with him last summer, or PSG could step in. (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); Tebas claims it would not be legitimately possible for the Premier League team to sign him, on a deal matching his previous salary, given their losses during the pandemic. Speaking at a press conference, the president of the Spanish competition said: “He won’t be able to sign with the same conditions of the former contract, th...
Cristiano Ronaldo shouldn’t be afraid I am back in Italy – Mourinho

Cristiano Ronaldo shouldn’t be afraid I am back in Italy – Mourinho

Seria A
Jose Mourinho says Juventus forward Cristiano Ronaldo has no reason to fear his presence in Italy. Mourinho has returned to Italy to take charge of Roma, meaning he will come up against his former Real Madrid star next campaign. (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); The Portuguese manager was asked if his compatriot should be worried about facing him again, but he joked that Ronaldo is lucky he will be in the dugout and not playing in defence. "No, because I'm not playing at centre-back," he said "Had I played centre-back, I'd have hit him, but unfortunately I'm not good enough and I'm too old to play against him." Mourinho enjoyed a remarkable first spell in the Serie A, having coached Inter Milan between 2008 and 2010. He guided the Italian team to two ...
Sergio Ramos rejected Arsenal move despite Arteta smashing PSG salary

Sergio Ramos rejected Arsenal move despite Arteta smashing PSG salary

Ligue 1, Premier League
Sergio Ramos snubbed huge interest from Arsenal and Manchester City in favour of a move to Paris Saint-Germain, according to a report. The defender made headlines this year when Madrid announced he would be leaving. After playing 671 matches and over 100 goals, he became a free agent despite his club’s efforts to keep him. (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); As such, the race began to sign the 35-year-old, who had initial transfer links with a move to Manchester United. While Paris Saint-Germain eventually won the race for Ramos, though, Goal claims that he could have made the move to the Premier League. Arsenal and Man City both tabled lucrative contract offers for the central defender. The Gunners offered him £15m per season on a two-year deal. Ramos has...
Barcelona cut Memphis Depay’s salary only three weeks after arrival

Barcelona cut Memphis Depay’s salary only three weeks after arrival

La Liga
Barcelona have been left red-faced after they were forced into cutting Memphis Depay’s wage packet, only three weeks after signing the player. Depay was impressive for the Netherlands at Euro 2020 having resurrected his career in the French Ligue 1 with Lyon after his underwhelming 18 month stay at Manchester United. (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); The Dutchman has long been linked with a move to Barcelona and those links were proven to be true when he completed a free transfer from Lyon. But while he has secured his dream move, the financial situation that Depay has encountered at Camp Nou has already affected his bank account. Under the former boardroom regime, debts skyrocketed, with Barca left staring down a financial black hole. And bew president ...
Personal terms agreed as Arsenal submit third offer to sign Ben White from Brighton

Personal terms agreed as Arsenal submit third offer to sign Ben White from Brighton

Transfer Info, Premier League
Arsenal have made a third bid to sign Brighton central defender Ben White worth £54m, according to reports. Arsenal have already seen their opening two offers for the player turned down by Brighton, including one worth £42m up front plus another £4m in add-ons. (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); Everton have also entered the race to sign White and they are even willing to better Arsenal’s offer by offering a guaranteed £50m as well as an another £5m in bonus payments. According to the Transfer Window Podcast, the gunners have now revised their offer and their third bid consists of a payment upfront of £48m, plus another £6m in performance-related add-ons. Brighton, who want at least £50m for White, are yet to respond to Arsenal’s improved bid, which was d...
Sergio Ramos aims dig at Real Madrid after completing PSG transfer

Sergio Ramos aims dig at Real Madrid after completing PSG transfer

Ligue 1, La Liga
Sergio Ramos appeared to take a dig at his former side Real Madrid after completing his move to Paris Saint-Germain on Thursday. The 35-year-old defender left Los Blancos at the end of last month after 16 glorious years as his contract at Santiago Bernabeu expired. (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); The Spanish veteran was linked with a whole host of elite teams, among them include Manchester United and Chelsea, but he has now signed a two-year contract with PSG. After the move was officially confirmed, Ramos took to social media to share a picture of himself holding a PSG jersey. And he sent a message towards his former employers as he tweeted: "The best place to keep on dreaming, the best club to keep on winning. We're going to fight with everything we ...
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