Tottenham Hotspur have been forced to move two of their Premier League fixtures to Wembley after ‘issues with critical safety systems’ delayed the opening of their new stadium Spurs had been expected to play their first game at their new home against Liverpool on September 15. This, along with the following home game against Cardiff City […]

8 years ago

Petr Cech is not amused. The Arsenal goalkeeper was given the nod to start the club’s Premier League opener against Manchester City on Sunday afternoon, despite the summer arrival of Bernd Leno. Things didn’t turn out all that well for Unai Emery’s new side. The English champions eventually won the game 2-0, their high pressing […]

8 years ago

Yeah, but tell us what you really think Willian remains at Chelsea; Antonio Conte does not. Had things played out differently this summer, there’s a good chance this would’ve been the other way round. The Brazilian international, despite being one of the London club’s key players last season, appeared to fall out of favour with […]

8 years ago

From League One to Ligue 1?

8 years ago

Real Madrid have got their man After months of speculation, Thibaut Courtois completed his move to the European champions earlier this week, bringing to a close a seven-year association with Chelsea. Clearly, plenty of Chelsea supporters weren’t impressed with the Belgium goalkeeper’s behaviour in the days leading up to the move. Courtois was reported as […]

8 years ago

Paul Pogba has rejected the chance to end speculation that he is unsettled at Manchester United Pogba helped United to a 2-1 win over Leicester City in their season opener at Old Trafford on Friday night, scoring a penalty after two minutes. Earlier in the week, it was reported that Barcelona had made a cash-plus-players […]

8 years ago

Fittingly, it was Ruben Neves who scored the first goal of Wolverhampton Wanderers’ season Neves was one of the stars of Wolves’ march to the Championship title last year, responsible for several eye-catching goals along the way. His performances saw him linked with several moves to other Premier League clubs, only for the 21-year-old to […]

8 years ago

They couldn’t resist. Hearts sent Celtic to their first defeat of the new season on Saturday afternoon. A second half volley from Kyle Lafferty, linked with a return to Rangers earlier this summer, was enough to settle the contest at Tynecastle. Lafferty, who has been linked with a move to Steven Gerrard’s Rangers, has made […]

8 years ago

A classy gesture from the new Wolves goalkeeper Rui Patricio was expected to take the number one shirt when he arrived at Wolverhampton Wanderers from Sporting Lisbon earlier this summer. Instead, the Portugal international was spotted wearing 11 – a number not usually associated with goalkeepers – during preseason. Now, on the eve of Wolves’ […]

8 years ago

And so the transfer window came to a disappointing end for Manchester United, but the football season is now upon us. Linked with Toby Alderweireld, Harry Maguire, Jerome Boateng and what seemed like nearly every central defender under the sun, they ended up failing to sign any of them. Not to worry though, United fans. […]

8 years ago

What the hell have we just watched? We’ve come to learn over the years that Spanish teams bloody love themselves a good official unveiling ceremony for new signings. You know the drill. A player will walk out onto the pitch wearing his new team’s full kit, wave at the crowd a bit, do a few keepie-uppies […]

8 years ago

This is getting silly now Manchester United want a new defender. That much we do know. Toby Alderweireld, Harry Maguire, Yerry Mina, Jerome Boateng and Kurt Zouma have all been linked with a move to Old Trafford in the last couple of weeks, only for United to reach deadline day without signing any of them. […]

8 years ago

Jack Grealish is going nowhere. According to Sky Sports, anyway. The Aston Villa midfielder’s future has been the subject of plenty of speculation this summer, with Tottenham believed to be one of several teams trying to sign him from his boyhood club. After Spurs finally decided to make an opening offer for Grealish on Tuesday, […]

8 years ago

Liverpool played their final game of pre-season on Tuesday night, beating Torino 3-1 at Anfield Although new goalkeeper Alisson started the game in goal, he was replaced by Loris Karius in the closing stages. This was the German’s first appearance at Anfield since he was responsible for two costly errors in the Champions League final […]

8 years ago

Manchester United want a new defender. This much we do know. Of the many, many reported candidates to strengthen their backline, it still seems – just about – that Toby Alderweireld is most likely to arrive at Old Trafford before the close of the transfer window. Out of favour at Tottenham for most of last season, […]

8 years ago

It’s been a long time coming Tottenham, after months of speculation, have finally tabled a bid for Jack Grealish. The midfielder has been repeatedly linked with a move to Spurs (and other clubs) since Aston Villa missed out on promotion back to the Premier League at the end of last season. Now, with under 48 […]

8 years ago

Here we go again. Another day, another round of stories linking Paul Pogba with a move to Barcelona. Several reports now claim the World Cup winner wants out of Manchester United after becoming increasingly disillusioned with life at Old Trafford following his apparent falling out with Jose Mourinho last season. It was claimed earlier in […]

8 years ago

Hmm, this is a strange one Manchester United, with just days remaining of the transfer window, are reportedly looking at splurging £138m on a new midfielder. Yes, not for the first time, speculation is linking Sergej Milinkovic-Savic with a big-money move to Old Trafford. The Spanish-born Serbian international has attracted plenty of attention since joining […]

8 years ago

Well, well, well. Would you believe it? The close of the transfer window is just days away and Manchester United still have business to do. Yes, of course you’d believe it. Jose Mourinho, as has been widely reported all summer long, wants a new defender in time for the new season. Despite being linked with […]

8 years ago

Forget what you’ve been hearing all summer. Willian, despite being a permanent fixture in the transfer gossip columns all summer, is set to stay put at Chelsea. The Brazilian has been linked with moves to Manchester United, Barcelona and Real Madrid in recent weeks after his creative use of emoji made it clear he wasn’t on […]

8 years ago

Jose Mourinho, bless him, has not had the best of summers From a lack of transfer activity to being deprived of several senior members of his squad for their preseason tour of the United States, the Manchester United boss has spent a good chunk of the last few weeks telling anyone who’ll listen that […]

8 years ago

Ah, here we go again… There we were, naively thinking we’d heard the last of all that talk of Nabil Fekir moving to Liverpool this summer. We were wrong. Very wrong. The French international – not that any of us need reminding – seemed on the cusp of completing a move to Anfield from Lyon prior […]

8 years ago

Be warned If you’ve a tendency to spend too much of your hard-earned money on football shirts, steer clear of Paris Saint-Germain for the foreseeable future. In recent days, we’ve had plenty of nice things to say about their recently released all-white away offering. The shirt itself is lovely, as is the detail that’s been […]

8 years ago

It seems Cristiano Ronaldo may not be the only high-profile player to leave Real Madrid for Italy this summer Luka Modric could also be set to depart the Bernabeu, with reports in Italy claiming the Croatian midfielder, the winner of the Golden Ball at this summer’s World Cup, could move to Inter Milan. Sky Sports Italia […]

8 years ago

They’re a clever bunch, Paris Saint-Germain. A few weeks ago, rumours were rife that Neymar and Kylian Mbappe, PSG’s two main stars, might be prone to having their heads turned by Real Madrid, who were eager to fill a gaping Cristiano Ronaldo-sized hole in their squad. Not to worry though. PSG had a plan to […]

8 years ago

Mo Salah’s reaction said it all

8 years ago

Talk about landing on your feet. Simon Mignolet could be closing in on a move to Barcelona. The Belgian started last season as Liverpool’s first choice goalkeeper, only to eventually be replaced by Loris Karius. While the arrival of Alisson Becker is said to have disappointed Karius, the 25-year-old will remain on Merseyside, seemingly forcing […]

8 years ago

To be honest, we didn’t exactly see this one coming. Not so much the Luke Shaw-being-linked-with-a-move-away-from-Manchester-United bit – those kind of stories have been pretty common these past couple of years; more the club reportedly interested in signing him. According to the Daily Mail, that club is Bundesliga side, Wolfsburg, who are keen on bringing […]

8 years ago

Out with the Nou. Barcelona are reportedly looking to agree on a deal worth around €300m for the naming rights of their stadium. The Nou Camp is set to be revamped in the coming years. Its capacity will grow from just shy of 100,000 to 105,000 over the course of the redevelopment. It is expected […]

8 years ago

Former Manchester United player Anderson has a new club. And not just any new club, either: a new club willing to announce his signing with a fancy, no expense spared unveiling video. Using pictures of the Brazilian midfielder, a few explosions and some extremely dramatic music, Turkish second division club Adana Demirspor have confirmed Anderson […]

8 years ago

This could clear the way for Toby Alderweireld or Harry Maguire to move to Old Trafford Everton have made contact with Manchester United about the possibility of signing Marcos Rojo, according to reports. The Argentina defender featured for his country at the World Cup in the summer but, despite Jorge Sampaoli’s men being beaten in […]

8 years ago

Out with the Nou Barcelona are reportedly looking to agree a deal worth around €300m (£270m) for the naming rights of their stadium. The Nou Camp is set to be revamped in the coming years. Its capacity will grow from just shy of 100,000 to 105,000 over the course of the redevelopment, which is expected […]

8 years ago

Debunked

8 years ago

Xherdan Shaqiri is up and running in a Liverpool shirt Shaqiri completed his move to Anfield from Stoke City after the World Cup and marked his first appearance for his new team with a spectacular overhead kick. Liverpool won their International Champions Cup game against Manchester United 4-1 in Michigan, with the Swiss international scoring […]

8 years ago

#PogbackII? Paul Pogba could be set to leave Manchester United for Juventus. Again. The World Cup-winning midfielder allegedly fell out with Jose Mourinho during last season and has been linked with various moves abroad ever since. Over the last week, several reports have hinted that Pogba is being lined up for a return to Juve, […]

8 years ago

Rooney also got himself his first MLS goal

8 years ago

Back in the goals

8 years ago

Jose Mourinho isn’t a happy man In fact, we’re struggling to recall a time when Jose Mourinho was ever a happy man. So far this summer, the Manchester United boss hasn’t passed up any opportunities to complain about his team’s preparations for the new season. Already deprived of a number of his squad due to […]

8 years ago

Jose Mourinho, you may have noticed, is particularly miserable this summer. The Manchester United manager has made it known on at least a couple of occasions that his team’s preparations for the new season have been far from ideal. With several of United’s senior players reaching the last four of the World Cup, the club […]

8 years ago

At first, it might have seemed like an obvious transfer rumour for somebody to make up. Harry Maguire, fresh from a strong showing for England at the World Cup, to Manchester United, a team many felt were light of a decent centre-half or two. Now though, with the transfer window set to close to English […]

8 years ago

“What a guy to do that. These two boys haven’t stopped talking about it since.”

8 years ago

It’s the dawn of a new era at Arsenal Football Club In a matter of days, a different Arsenal – Unai Emery‘s Arsenal – will take to the field for a competitive game. It will be the first time in nearly a quarter of a century that the club will have a new manager at […]

8 years ago

Tell us what you really think, Jürgen…

8 years ago

Two more signings, apparently. That, according to Dave King, is the only transfer business Steven Gerrard has left to conclude at Rangers this summer. King was speaking ahead of the first leg of the club’s Europa League second round qualifier against Osijek on Thursday. Having returned from Croatia with a 1-0 victory, it’s now emerged that Kyle Lafferty […]

8 years ago

Won’t someone think of poor, old Rob Green, for heaven’s sake? Thibaut Courtois might be about to leave Chelsea for Real Madrid. By now, we’re sure you’re probably well aware of this point. With the Belgian international reportedly agreeing terms with the European champions earlier this week, there’s been plenty of talk about who might […]

8 years ago

Did he let the cat out of the bag?

8 years ago

White Hart Lane Mk II moves a step closer. Construction work on the new home of Tottenham, situated next to the site of their old ground, is set to be complete in the weeks ahead. On Thursday, fans discovered the imaginative new name of their new stadium: Tottenham Hotspur Stadium. Although the club didn’t fully […]

8 years ago

No, not Arsene Wenger

8 years ago

They’re being linked with another World Cup semi-finalist

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Something for Jose Mourinho to look marginally less miserable about Manchester United’s squad for their preseason tour of the United States has been boosted by the arrival of new signing Fred. The midfielder was confirmed as a United player while at the World Cup with Brazil and has met up with he new teammates at […]

8 years ago