Barcelona head coach Quique Setien has disputed Lionel Messi’s claim that the club cannot win the UEFA Champions League. Messi conceded this month his search for a fifth title was going to be futile unless Barcelona could improve the standard of their performances. “Now, everyone has their opinion and they are all very respectable,” […]
Cesc Fabregas has explained how his first conversation with Jose Mourinho convinced him to make the controversial move to Chelsea. The Spaniard was a hero at Arsenal, but had left the club to sign for Barcelona before returning to the Premier League to sign for their London rivals Chelsea in […]
Crystal Palace winger Wilfried Zaha has “a Neymar kind of ability”, according to his former team-mate Yannick Bolasie. Zaha and Bolasie formed a formidable attacking partnership at the club, their skilful dribbling providing headaches for opposition defenders. Zaha has frequently been linked with a move away from Palace, with Unai Emery recently […]
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 […]