Cesc Fabregas has conceded he left Arsenal two years too soon, saying he was “frustrated” by the club’s inability to compete with their rivals in the Premier League. The Spaniard spent eight years with Arsenal after arriving as a 16-year-old in 2003 from Barcelona, eventually playing 304 matches for the gunners, also appointed captain […]
David Luiz says his footballing future lies at Benfica, saying he will return to his former team with just over 12 months left on his Arsenal deal. The Brazilian made his name at the Portuguese side, earning a transfer move to Chelsea, before going on to also turn out for […]
Barcelona are accelerating their attempts to sell Ousmane Demebele, and would be willing to part with the player for only £37m – a third of the £130m they splashed out to sign him from German side Dortmund. More than three years after arriving at the club, Demebele has failed to impress, […]
La Liga has been given the green light to resume from June 8, after the guidelines from Spain’s Ministry of Health. La Liga is still yet to officially confirm a date on which football will resume resume, although president Javier Tebas had said he hoped the campaign could do so […]
Former Arsenal midfielder Cesc Fabregas has taken a pop at Manchester United legends Gary Neville and Wayne Rooney for their roles in the pizzagate game against the gunners, where the Invincibles were beaten. Arsenal travelled to Old Trafford in October 2004 on a 49-match unbeaten run but were beaten 2-0, […]
Willian is willing to sign a temporary deal that will see him stay at Chelsea beyond June 30 when his current deal expires but his long-term future at the club remains in doubt. The Blues face a tough call over renewing the 31-year-old’s contract as London rivals Arsenal and Tottenham have shown interest in signing […]
Sir Alex Ferguson delivered a bizarre chess-inspired team talk ahead of Manchester United’s 2008 Champions League final victory over Chelsea, explaining to them how much he believed in them. According to former United midfielder Darren Fletcher, Ferguson referenced the depth of the ‘great’ squad – with player like Louis Saha […]
Everton boss Carlo Ancelotti has explained how Zinedine Zidane’s arrival at Juventus forced him to change his football philosophy. The Italian manager revealed that he had to alter his side’s formation to fit the Frenchman in the starting line-up of his team. “With Zidane, I tried to change my idea […]
Jose Mourinho has conceded that he was a “d*ckhead” to his Inter Milan squad during his time with Inter in the 2009-10 season, but that he felt like the club was all part of one big family as he revealed he still speaks to his former driver 10 years after his exit. […]
Chelsea legend Michael Essien says he would have ‘loved’ to play for Manchester United but he couldn’t turn down the Blues after Didier Drogba teamed up with Jose Mourinho to convince him to move to the club. The Ghanian was at Lyon when he was the subject of a tug-of-war […]