Brazil legend Roberto Carlos has revealed how close he was to joining Chelsea in 2007, only for the transfer move to collapse at the last minute. The former defender was a free agent at the time, having left Real Madrid after 11 trophy-laden years at the club. “I had two […]
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Didier Drogba has revealed how he thought Juan Mata would be vital in winning Chelsea the Champions League – months before the Spaniard assisted his late equaliser in the final. Enduring a difficult league campaign in which Andre Villas-Boas was sacked as manager in March, Chelsea triumphed, beating Bayern Munich […]
Manchester City manager Pep Guardiola and ex Chelsea head coach Jose Mourinho have just one thing in common, according to Samuel Eto’o. Samuel Eto’o believes the only thing that Manchester City manager and Tottenham boss have in common is their desire to win. Guardiola and Mourinho have been the two defining managers in football […]
Alex Song has conceded he left the Emirates to join Barcelona for the money and ‘didn’t give a f***’ about his playing time at the club. The 32-year-old spent seven years with Arsenal, making over 200 appearances for the Premier League club. Song made the move to Barca for £15m […]
Celtic have been crowned Scottish Premiership champions for the ninth consecutive campaign after the SPFL chose to curtail the current campaign. What this means is that Hearts have been relegated to the Championship for the second time since 2014. The SPFL held a meeting on Monday where they decided to […]
Juventus centre-back Giorgio Chiellini has described Sergio Ramos’ takedown of Liverpool forward Mohamed Salah in the 2018 Champions League final as a “masterstroke”. Sergio Ramos grabbed Salah by the arm and took him to the ground in the first half of the clash in Kiev, causing the Egypt star to […]
Mark Clattenburg has revealed names of the five most annoying players he refereed during his career as a Premier League and FIFA accredited official. He is widely seen as one of the best European referees of his generation, Clattenburg was in charge of the 2016 European Championship, Champions League and […]
Former Arsenal striker Robin van Persie has explained how Sir Alex Ferguson was the deciding factor in his decision to move to Manchester United instead of Manchester City or Juventus. The Dutchman signed for the Red Devils from rivals Arsenal in a £22m deal in 2012 and guided the club […]
Giorgio Chiellini has apologised to Mario Balotelli for criticising the forward in his autobiography, conceding that he “made a mistake.” The Juventus defender slammed the striker in the upcoming book, claiming he “deserved a slap” for his attitude during Italy’s 2013 Confederations Cup season. And the Juve captain didn’t stop […]
Mario Balotelli has hit back at Giorgio Chiellini after the Juventus defender recently claimed he ‘deserved a slap’ while on Confederations Cup duty with Italy. Chiellini has stirred controversy ahead of the release of his autobiography – with Balotelli in the firing line due to his antics playing for his country. Chiellini pulled no […]