Premier League
Meet the man who downed Man City: Football Leaks hacker Rui Pinto is still in prison
Manchester City’s two-year ban from the UEFA Champions League for breaking Financial Fair Play rules was revealed by the most unlikely of detectives. Rui Pinto is a Portuguese hacker who worked out of his home under another name. His revelations sent shockwaves through the world of football after he gained access to team emails and […]
What Man City Champions League ban means for Chelsea, Arsenal and United
Manchester City’s Premier League rivals look set to benefit after UEFA banned the team from the Champions League for the next two years. UEFA announced that Man City had been banned from participating in any European club competition in the 2020-21 and 2021-22 season over ‘serious breaches’ of financial fair play. The Premier League side […]
Erling Haaland blasts ‘comical’ Man United wage demand claims
Erling Haaland says that claims Manchester United pulled out of their pursuit of him due to excessive wage demands are “comical”, insisting that he had already settled on his move to Dortmund. The Norway international joined the Bundesliga side last month and has proved an immediate sensation, with eight goals in 270 minutes across his five games so far . Speaking out on […]
Kurt Zouma: Mourinho told me I was rubbish at Chelsea
Chelsea defender Kurt Zouma has opened up about the time Jose Mourinho called him “rubbish” after a poor performance a few years ago at the club. Mourinho signed a 19-year-old Zouma to Stamford Bridge from Saint-Etienne in 2014 and was no stranger to the former United boss confrontational ways. Still finding his feet at senior level, the young defender concedes […]
Ighalo banned from United’s training ground over coronavirus fears
Manchester United striker Odion Ighalo has been kept away from the club’s training ground due to the threat of coronavirus. The 30-year-old signed for United on loan from Shanghai Shenhua for the remainder of the campaign on deadline day and arrived in Manchester on February 1. Ighalo has not played a competitive game since December […]
Ajax confirm £38m sale of Ziyech to Chelsea
Ajax have confirmed attacker Hakim Ziyech will join Chelsea this summer wimdow after a £38m deal for the Moroccan was agreed. The Dutch-born Morocco international is Frank Lampard’s first signing as manager at Stamford Bridge. The London club saw an offer for the 26-year old turned down in January but continued negotiations amid increasing competition from other […]
Kepa ‘stunned’ at Chelsea axing by Lampard but expects to start Man Utd game
Kepa Arrizabalaga was shocked at being dropped by Frank Lampard but expects to start for Chelsea in their next Premier League game against Manchester United. Lampard made the decision to drop under-performing goalkeeper Kepa for Chelsea’s game away to Leicester City before the winter break, with Willy Caballero starting in goal. Chelsea made Kepa the […]
Ajax boss Ten Hag all but confirms Hakim Ziyech move to Chelsea
Ajax manager Erik ten Hag has all but confirmed Hakim Ziyech’s potential transfer move to Chelsea, conceding that he was surprised the club was able to keep hold of him as long as they did. Chelsea are nearing an agreement for a deal worth €45 million to sign the attacker once the summer window opens. Should the two sides finalise a deal, Ziyech […]
Anthony Martial hits out at Mourinho criticism during time at Man Utd
Anthony Martial has revealed his frustration over being publicly criticised by former boss Jose Mourinho when he was still in charge of Manchester United. Mourinho was brought in to replace Louis van Gaal in the Old Trafford hot seat a little under four years ago, and he immediately set about stamping his own mark on the […]
Chelsea reach agreement to sign Ziyech from Ajax
Chelsea have reached an agreement to sign Ajax winger Hakim Ziyech, according to reports. After failing to sign any player in the January window, the 26-year-old is reportedly top of Frank Lampard’s shortlist ahead of the summer window. And according to De Telegraaf, Chelsea have a verbal agreement in place with Dutch champions Ajax to […]