Jose Mourinho’s shock exit from Chelsea in September 2007 left players like Didier Drogba, John Terry and Frank Lampard “crying on the floor”, says Steve Sidwell. A Portuguese coach had helped to lift the Blues to the very top of the Premier League during an initial stint at the Stamford […]
Arsenal’s players have turned down the latest proposal aimed at slashing the club’s wage bill during the ongoing coronavirus pandemic. Executives and players have been looking to secure some sort of agreement during negotiations over the past fortnight, which would allow the London club to lessen their financial outlay while […]
Liverpool are ready to pay the €25m fee required to sign Kostas Tsimikas as they have emerged as the frontrunners to sign the Olympiacos left-back, according to recent reports in the Greek media. The 23-year-old attracted interest from Premier League sides Sheffield United and Leicester back in January, while on […]
Chelsea legend John Terry has revealed that current Spurs manager Jose Mourinho threatened to sell both himself and Gary Cahill after a particularly poor training session. The Portuguese boss – who is known for his mind games – returned to west London for a second spell at the Stamford Bridge […]
Chelsea head coach Frank Lampard feels he was too ‘conservative’ in throwing Billy Gilmour into the first team and concedes the youngster deserved to get his opportunity much earlier in the campaign. The Scottish youngster gave a man-of-the-match performance against Liverpool in the FA Cup at the start of March […]
Manchester United player Juan Mata has named former Chelsea teammate Eden Hazard as the greatest player ever in the history of the Premier League. The pair played with one another for 18 months at the start of the Belgian’s stint at Stamford Bridge after his £32million arrival from Lille. Mata […]
Premier League players will be blocked from switching sides before the delayed end of the campaign – even if they are out of contract at their respective clubs. And Fifa are already considering a one-off, third transfer window next season because the summer trading spell will be so short. Fifa’s […]
Barcelona have hit back at former vice president Emili Rousaud after he claimed that one of the club’s executives was using the club funds for his own pockets. Rousaud was one of six Barcelona board members to inform Josep Maria Bartomeu of their decision to resign from their positions last week. According to reports, several members […]
Unai Emery’s former partner Sacha Wright says the ex-Arsenal head coach blamed her for his sacking at Arsenal, with the Spaniard calling her a “white witch”. The 48-year-old lasted less than 18 months at the Emirates before being sacked as manager in November 2019. Early signs of promise after being appointed […]
Chelsea are set to make their second transfer bid for Napoli forward Dries Mertens this summer after the Belgian backtracked on signing a new deal with his current team. The Belgian was the subject of concrete interest from the London side back in January, but a move failed to happen. […]