Arsenal captain Granit Xhaka has offered an explanation to the club fans over the furious scenes that accompanied his substitution in their draw against Crystal Palace. Xhaka was taken off by Unai Emery towards the end of game, which saw the hosts throw away a 2-0 lead in the derby. With the […]
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Gerard Pique insists Barcelona players Lionel Messi and Antoine Griezmann have a perfectly normal relationship. Earlier this month, new signing Griezmann conceded to finding it “difficult” to connect with Barcelona’s superstar as neither of them are naturally big talkers. It had been rumoured Messi, who hoped for Neymar’s return to the club, […]
Barcelona were so keen to bring Neymar back from Paris Saint-Germain that the players were ready to accept delays to salary payments in order for the club to afford the Brazilian star. Barca spent the bulk of the summer window trying to lure Neymar back from PSG, two years after […]
Frank Lampard has revealed N’Golo Kante is set to return back to training this week as he steps up his recovery from a groin injury. The Frenchman missed Chelsea’s 2-1 loss against Manchester United at Stamford Bridge on Wednesday and hasn’t featured for the Blues since a 4-1 victory away […]
Liverpool may boycott their Carabao Cup quarter-final game unless a suitable date can be organised for the match, according to manager Jurgen Klopp. The Reds progressed to the last eight of the competition after twice coming from two goals down to beat Arsenal on penalties after a 5-5 draw at […]
Mason Mount promised his father he would be a Chelsea regular after his dad pleaded with him to leave the club aged 14. Before this campaign, the blues had not had an academy graduate become a starter since former England defender John Terry. Frank Lampard has changed that, in part […]
Jose Mourinho wants to become the first head coach to win major trophies at three English teams — which could interest Arsenal. The Portuguese manager is interested in returning to the Premier League and the Emirates could be one destination with Unai Emery under intense pressure. Jose Mourinho won the Europa […]
Lionel Messi was simply on fire against Valladolid as he banged in two goals for Barcelona and also added two assists, and in doing so, surpassed Cristiano Ronaldo in a club goal scoring record. Messi has now scored 608 goals for Barcelona, while Ronaldo remains on 606, which means the […]
Chelsea head coach Frank Lampard insists there has been no need to speak to Callum Hudson-Odoi in the wake of his controversial yellow card for diving against Burnley – which was described as “shambolic” by Sean Dyche. BHudson-Odoi was initially awarded a penalty for going down in the box during […]
Unai Emery says that Granit Xhaka is “sad” and “devastated” after he was booed off the pitch by Arsenal supporters in Sunday’s 2-2 draw with Crystal Palace but refused to confirm if he will continue as the club’s captain. Emery said that, after speaking to the player over the last […]