Maurizio Sarri chose to absolve himself of blame for Chelsea’s defeat to Everton and instead pointed the finger at the players for switching off. The Blues appeared in complete control in the first half, missing a couple of good chances, but were off the pace after the half-time break and […]
Luis Suarez sprained his right ankle as Barcelona won 4-1 over Real Betis, the La Liga leaders have confirmed. Suarez, who scored Barca’s third goal with an incredible solo run and finish, was hurt towards the end of Sunday’s win, in which Lionel Messi scored a glorious hat-trick. Barca said […]
Antonio Rudiger was angry with his Chelsea team-mates for the performance against Everton and branded their second-half showing as ‘unacceptable’. The Germany defender was part of the team that went down 2-0 to Marco Silva’s men after goals from Richarlison and Gylfi Sigurdsson, leaving Chelsea three points below Arsenal in […]
Former Arsenal goalie Wojciech Szczesny has described former team-mate Robin van Persie as “extremely arrogant” in an interview on his time at the Gunners. The Poland international spent eight years on the books at the Emirates, albeit with three on loan at Brentford and Roma, and was a two-time FA […]
Jose Mourinho aimed a sly dig at Ole Gunnar Solskjaer by claiming Liverpool produced the best performance in the Champions League this campaign. The Portuguese boss thought the 3-1 victory over Bayern Munich was more impressive than Manchester United’s remarkable comeback against Paris Saint-Germain. Manchester United’s historic 3-1 second leg […]
Bayern Munich striker Robert Lewandowski has blamed head coach Niko Kovac’s defensive set-up for their Champions League loss against Liverpool. The Bundesliga champions secured a 0-0 draw in the first leg of their knockout tie at Anfield, but their lack of an away goal left them vulnerable heading into Wednesday’s […]
Borussia Dortmund insist Jadon Sancho will not leave the club this summer despite strong interest from Ole Solksjaer side Manchester United. Sancho, 18, has taken the Bundesliga by storm since making the transfer from Manchester City, notching up nine goals and 15 assists this campaign, and United are prepared to […]
Cristiano Ronaldo scored a hat-trick to complete Juventus’ shocking Champions League comeback against Atletico Madrid. Juve were faced with a difficult task of qualifying after a 2-0 defeat to Atletico in the first leg, while Diego Simeone’s team headed into Tuesday’s match having kept a clean sheet in their last […]
Jurgen Klopp responded to the suggestion that the Champions League was Liverpool’s secondary concern this campaign ahead of Liverpool’s Champions League second leg against Bayern Munich on Wednesday. Gary Neville suggested Liverpool should lose to Bayern if they want to win the Premier League so they can have a clear […]
Real Madrid have signalled their interest to secure the £100 million summer signing of Chelsea star Eden Hazard, according to reports. Their interest in the Belgium international represents the first proper contact ahead of a possible summer transfer. The appointment of Hazard’s idol Zinedine Zidane as Santiago Solari’s replacement at […]