All 20 Premier League teams are united in looking to complete the 2019/20 campaign according to chief executive Richard Masters. After today’s meeting, Masters said that a “really strong collective will to complete the season remains” and that a further meeting with club players and managers will still take place […]
Jose Mourinho once threatened to sell Nemanja Matic during a team talk at half-time, such was his frustration with the midfielder’s performance. MK Dons player Jordan Houghton was in the Chelsea dressing room that day, with Jose Mourinho losing his cool in a pre-season friendly match. Houghton was given the […]
Gary Neville concedes Odion Ighalo probably isn’t worth the £20million transfer valuation placed on him by his club Shanghai Shenhua. Ighalo has surprised many supporters with his level of performance since he joined Manchester United on loan late on January deadline day. The Nigerian forward has scored four goals in […]
Chelsea boss Frank Lampard has dropped an hint Dries Mertens could be on his way to Stamford Bridge after following the Napoli forward on social media. Last month, it was reported that the Chelsea manager is so keen on sealing a move for Dries Mertens that he calls the Belgian almost every day. With managers and scouts […]
Legendary Chelsea keeper Petr Cech has named ex-Manchester United striker Wayne Rooney as the toughest opponent he has ever faced in his career. Now retired, Cech made 443 Premier League appearances for the Blues and Arsenal, and claimed English titles with Chelsea, whom he also helped to their Champions League […]
Arsenal’s hopes of signing Thomas Partey have suffered a blow after Atletico Madrid offered the midfielder in an exchange deal for Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain, according to reports. Mikel Arteta is interested in signing a defensive midfielder and Partey is rumoured to have made the gunners his first choice destination. Partey’s dad […]
Mario Balotelli has hit back at Giorgio Chiellini after the Juventus defender recently claimed he ‘deserved a slap’ while on Confederations Cup duty with Italy. Chiellini has stirred controversy ahead of the release of his autobiography – with Balotelli in the firing line due to his antics playing for his country. Chiellini pulled no […]
Manchester United have been accused of ‘not understanding’ Romelu Lukaku’s potential, with Inter Milan hero Ivan Cordoba claiming Solskjaer made a mistake by selling the forward. The Red Devils signed the Belgium international from Everton in 2017 in a deal worth more than £75m. Lukaku scored 27 goals in his […]
Former PSG and Toulouse head coach Antoine Kombouare has called on players to go on strike next campaign if Ligue 1 is not expanded to 22 teams. The French Ligue 1 has abandoned the 2019-20 campaign after the coronavirus outbreak, with PSG declared champions and the bottom two Amiens and Toulouse relegated. This has drawn criticism in France with many […]
Christian Pulisic endured an ‘insane’ start to his Chelsea career and was blanked by a couple of his new colleagues on the team bus ahead of his first training session at the club. The winger agreed to join the Blues in January 2019 but remained with Dortmund on loan for […]