Lionel Messi had blood in his mouth after a clash with Madrid defender Sergio Ramos during Saturday’s El Clasico match, claims Gerard Pique. Messi and Ramos were involved in a flashpoint in the first half of Barcelona’s 1-0 win at the Bernabeu that moved them 10 points clear at the […]
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Kepa Arrizabalaga reportedly told Willy Caballero he was the better goalie after refusing to be taken off during Chelsea’s Carabao Cup final loss to Manchester City. Maurizio Sarri wanted to introduce Caballero in the extra-time after Kepa went down with cramp at Wembley, but the Spaniard refused his manager’s instruction […]
Manchester United’s interim manager delivered that damning verdict to his injury-ravaged team after their goalless Premier League draw with Liverpool on Sunday. Ole Gunnar Solskjaer picked apart Liverpool’s tactics when he discussed it with United players before the 0-0 draw at Old Trafford. A United source said: “Ole was very […]
Uefa have charged Sergio Ramos with deliberately getting a yellow card during Real Madrid’s Champions League last-16 game against Ajax. He will find out on Thursday if he will face an extended suspension. The Real Madrid captain was booked in the 89th minute of Madrid’s 2-1 win in over Ajax […]
Jean-Michel Aulas aimed a dig at Memphis Depay after Lyon’s 2-0 defeat to Monaco on Saturday. Depay came off the bench during the defeat and has drawn criticism from the Lyon fans after expressing an interest to join Chelsea in January. The former Manchester United forward has hit a poor […]
Kepa Arrizabalaga grabbed the headlines from the Carabao Cup final after refusing to be substituted – but he is not the first player to disobey his manager. The Chelsea goalkeeper was in fact following the lead of one of the greatest players of all time, in Barcelona’s In October 2014, […]
Kepa Arrizabalaga has come out to explain his on-pitch row with Maurizio Sarri in the final against Manchester City, which threatened to overshadow Chelsea’s penalty shootout defeat to Guardiola’s side. The £71m signing was involved in the incident at the end of extra time, where Willy Caballero was set to […]
Real Madrid forward Karim Benzema has aimed something of a dig at his old Real team-mate, Juventus striker Cristiano Ronaldo. Speaking in an interview with France Football, the French forward attributed his improvement in form this campaign to no longer playing alongside Ronaldo up front. Benzema had to play more […]
Nemanja Vidic said he would not swap any of Manchester United’s defenders for Virgil van Dijk or his Liverpool team-mates, while praising Victor Lindelof. United led the Premier League with 19 clean sheets in 2017-18 yet their goal has been breached in all but six of their 26 matches this […]
Chelsea will consider making a move for England assistant manager Steve Holland if they sack manager Maurizio Sarri next week. Despite progression into the next stage of the Europa League, Sarri is on the brink of being sacked ahead of Sunday’s final against Manchester City and Wednesday’s Premier League game […]