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Oct142020 by JBNo Comments

David De Gea defended after yet another costly mistake for Spain

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Spain head coach Luis Enrique has defended David De Gea after he put in another disappointing display for his country in a 1-0 defeat against Ukraine in the UEFA Nations League. Viktor Tsygankov's 76th minute winner on Tuesday saw De Gea caught out of position yer again as Spain suffered their first loss since November 2018. (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); The visitors had dominated the match in Kiev, taking 21 shots compared to Ukraine's two, but were unable to convert their chances into a goal before being hit on the counterattack by Ukraine. The game raised more questions about Spain's lack of a reliable goalkeeper and a natural goalscorer ahead of next summer's European Championships. "You can always do more," Luis Enrique said in his postmatch n...

Oct132020 by JBNo Comments

Bruno Fernandes camp respond to bust-up rumours with Solskjaer

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Bruno Fernandes’ camp have reportedly denied rumours that the midfielder was involved in a heated bust-up with Ole Gunnar Solskjaer during the club's 6-1 defeat to Tottenham. According to reports, the Portuguese midfielder slammed his Manchester United team-mates and even questioned Solskjaer’s tactics at the break. (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); Fernandes was taken off at half-time, despite scoring Manchester United’s only goal from a penalty, and it had been claimed that he was furious with his manager for substituting him in the game. ‘He [Fernandes] was clearly in a rage after having a face like thunder when he raced down the tunnel,’ a United insider told the Sunday Mirror. ‘He laid into team-mates, accusing them of not upholding the proud name...

Oct132020 by JB1 Comment

Juventus star Cristiano Ronaldo tests positive for coronavirus

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Juventus superstar Cristiano Ronaldo has tested positive for coronavirus and will miss Portugal's Nations League match against Sweden. The Portuguese forward is "doing well, without symptoms, and in isolation", this is according to a statement from the Portuguese Football Federation. (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); The remaining players all returned negative results after being tested on Tuesday and are all available for the Group A3 game in Lisbon. The PFF confirmed in a statement: "Following the positive case, the remaining players underwent new tests this Tuesday morning, all with a negative result, and are available to Fernando Santos for training this afternoon, in Cidade do Futebol. "The game (against Sweden), counting for the qualification pha...

Oct132020 by JBNo Comments

Chelsea respond to claims Kante wants to leave after falling out with Lampard

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Chelsea have strongly denied reports of a bust-up between N’Golo Kante and the club's manager Frank Lampard. On Monday, French newspaper Le Parisien claimed that the relationship between Kante and Lampard has become strained and hus representatives are attempting to engineer a move to Inter Milan in January. (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); The report claims that Kante was not happy after Lampard denied his request to miss training at the club in order to attend a friend’s wedding. However, the blues have denied any reports of a bust-up between the duo and have even described the story as ‘total nonsense’. The Frenchman was also keen to remain at Standord Bridge in the summer, despite Antonio Conte’s desire to sign him for Inter Milan. Kante has feat...

Oct132020 by JBNo Comments

Ben Chilwell leaves England training camp with foot injury & returns to Chelsea

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Chelsea defender Ben Chilwell will play no part in the game against Denmark after leaving England’s training camp early with a foot injury. The 23-year-old missed England’s previous Nations League 2-1 win over Belgium after coming down with an illness and had been training alone. (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); Kieran Trippier started at left wing-back in place of Chilwell as they came from behind to beat Belgium at the weekend but the Atletico Madrid player has now left England’s camp due to a personal issue. According to Sky Sports, Chilwell’s foot injury is a pre-existing issue and the player's fitness will be closely assessed by Chelsea ahead of an important few weeks for the club. Chelsea will play Southampton when the Premier League returns next ...

Oct122020 by JBNo Comments

Mesut Ozil receives £8m loyalty bonus from Arsenal

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Arsenal midfielder Mesut Ozil has reportedly received a huge £8m loyalty bonus after the club were unable to sell him in the transfer window. He has not played a game for the gunners for several months. But they are still counting the cost of their inability to offload the playmaker. (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); According to The Athletic, Özil was paid a huge loyalty bonus amounting to £8million at the end of the month of September. Özil joined the London side from Real Madrid back in 2013, when he signed a long term contract for a £42.5m fee. He signed a new deal in January 2018 until 2021, making him the highest earner on £350,000-per-week. And it has now emerged the deal included a loyalty bonus in a bid to convince him to stay at thee club for t...

Oct122020 by JBNo Comments

Roy Keane criticises Man Utd duo after England’s win over Belgium

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Roy Keane said England showed good character to come from behind and defeat Belgium but criticised the displays of Maguire and Marcus Rashford in the victory. Belgium scored the first goal of the game as Romelu Lukaku converted from the penalty spot after Eric Dier’s poor challenge at Wembley. (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); But Rashford also scored a spot-kick to equalise just before half-time and Mason Mount’s deflected strike looped over Simon Mignolet to secure an important win for the hosts. Gareth Southgate admitted his players ‘suffered’ at times despite the result going their way and former United and Republic of Ireland captain Keane claimed there was plenty of room for improvement as he hit out at England’s poor decision-making in the ITV Sport ...

Oct112020 by JBNo Comments

Pulisic rates Chelsea’s title chances after summer transfers

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Christian Pulisic has said he sees no reason why Chelsea cannot compete for both the Premier League and the Champions League after they spent over £200m on new signings. And while Chelsea have had a mixed start to the current season, Pulisic is confident the club now have ‘an edge’ and a feeling of confidence that was missing in the team last campaign. (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); ‘We’ve brought in more experienced players this year with some new signings, and I think we also have a great group of young guys so I think it’s a really good mix,’ Pulisic told CBS Sports. ‘Last year was more of a transition year where obviously we couldn’t sign any new players, but we still had some of the guys who’d been there. ‘What was great about last year is a lo...

Oct112020 by JBNo Comments

Cavani gives advice to Martial & Greenwood after Man Utd transfer

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Manchester United forward Edinson Cavani says Anthony Martial and Mason Greenwood will flourish for the club if their work rate is at a high level. The former Paris Saint-Germain star joined United on a free transfer on deadline day having left the French Ligue 1 giants. (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); The Uruguayan left PSG with a record of 200 goals in 301 games for the French club, while Solskjaer believes the 33-year-old’s experience will help his young strikers develop. Cavani has now aurged United’s players to step up their commitment in training and believes preparation will be very vital to the team’s success. When asked if he had any advice for the Red devils' attackers, Cavani said: ‘Look, I don’t think that there’s any better advice than sim...

Oct112020 by JBNo Comments

Bruno Fernandes blasted Man Utd players & criticised Solskjaer in Tottenham defeat

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Bruno Fernandes slammed his Manchester United teammates and even questioned Ole Gunnar Solskjaer’s tactics at half time during the 6-1 defeat against Mourinho's Tottenham last Sunday. The Red devils suffered their second home defeat of the campaign as Spurs ran out comfortable winners at Old Trafford. (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); Solskjaer’s side were 4-1 down at half time and were also reduced to 10 men after Anthony Martial’s controversial red card. And Fernandes scored the penalty to give United an early lead but struggled to make an impact and was taken off at half time as Solskjaer brought on Fred and McTominay. According to the Sunday Mirror, Fernandes was unhappy at the break and tore into his teammates after their woeful performance in the...