Jose Mourinho has heaped praise on Mateo Kovacic ahead of his Euro 2020 meeting with England and says he is ‘very upset’ never to have managed the player despite their similar career paths. Since leaving Dinamo Zagreb in 2013, the Croatian has played for three teams all previously managed by […]
Jose Mourinho took aim at Luke Shaw and Marcus Rashford as he named his England starting lineup ahead of the team’s opening Euro 2020 game with Croatia this weekend. Both players, who Mourinho managed in his spell at Manchester United, are firmly in contention to secure a place in Gareth Southgate’s team as the Three Lions […]
Kylian Mbappe has rejected an apology from Olivier Giroud after the comments he made after France’s 3-0 victory over Bulgaria on Tuesday. The current internal rift in the team threatens to hamper French hopes as they target Euro success in the coming weeks. Giroud came off the bench to score […]
Atletico Madrid have turned down Manchester United’s opening offer to sign Kieran Trippier. The Red devils want to sign the former Tottenham player this summer with Ole Gunnar Solskjaer believed to be eager to bolster his options at right-back. Trippier helped Atletico win the La Liga in May and while Diego Simeone’s side are intent on […]
The Premier League is set to use thicker lines ahead of next campaign while judging narrow VAR offside calls. Top-flight chiefs have made the change after a season littered with a number of marginal decisions which proved deeply unpopular with supporters. The use of thicker lines by the video assistant […]
Paul Pogba has played down talk of a rift between Olivier Giroud and Kylian Mbappe and says there is a ‘great atmosphere’ in the French camp ahead of their Euro campaign. France eased to a 3-0 win over Bulgaria in Tuesday’s warm-up game, with Giroud’s late double putting the game to bed […]
Arsenal midfielder Granit Xhaka has taken a swipe at his team-mates as the player closes in on a transfer move to Roma. The 28-year-old is a major target for Jose Mourinho, who returned to the Italian Serie A after being sacked by Tottenham in April. Arsenal are open to letting Xhaka leave […]
Paul Pogba says he has not received any ‘concrete proposal’ from Manchester United as the club attempt to tie the player down to a new contract. The France international has just one year left on his current deal at Old Trafford and will be free to negotiate with teams outside of the Premier […]
Manchester United have submitted a first official offer of €70m for Borussia Dortmund star Jadon Sancho, according to reports. Ole Gunnar Solskjaer has once again made the signing of the former Man City winger a priority after missing out on him last summer and there now appears to have been […]
Kylian Mbappe is unhappy with Olivier Giroud after the Chelsea forward complained about the lack of service from his France teammates. France sealed a 3-0 win over Bulgaria in their last Euro 2020 warm-up match on Tuesday. But after the game Giroud, who came on as a substitute and scored two goals late […]