If you had watched Chelsea’s preseason performance this summer, Sunday’s 3-0 defeat at the hands of Premier League title rivals Manchester City was not a surprise. Uncharacteristically of a Jose Mourinho coached side, Chelsea have been at sea defensively from the opening game of their USA tour when they lost 4-2 to New York Red […]
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According to ESPN, Real Madrid have decided to wait until next year to bring Manchester United keeper David de Gea to the Bernabéu. Rafa Benitez has been happy with the play of Keylor Navas and Kiko Casilla this summer and does not believe that there is any need to sign De Gea now, especially when […]
Sergio Ramos played Manchester United like a violinist plays a Stradivarius. The Real Madrid captain brilliantly used the interest of Manchester United to get what he always wanted, more money from Real Madrid. “The circumstances of the renewal have made it drawn out but my head and heart have always been here,” said Ramos. “It […]
Mario Balotelli is willing to be ostracized by Brendan Rodgers at Liverpool because he is due a six-figure bonus if he is still a Liverpool player when the transfer window closes. That is why Liverpool have been unable to move the Italian striker this summer despite willing to contribute 60 per cent of his wages […]
Orlando City SC star Kaka believes that Liverpool and Brazil should build their team around Philippe Coutinho. Coutinho has become an increasingly influential figure at Anfield in the last 12 months, and scored a superb winner in Liverpool’s 1-0 win at Stoke in their Premier League opener. The former Ballon d’Or winner says Coutinho can […]
After a disappointing opening day performance against Swansea at the weekend, Chelsea boss Jose Mourinho has made sure that the headlines ahead of Sunday’s huge match with Manchester City are focused on off the field issues and not the performance of his players. Mourinho is a master of diverting attention, and pressure, from his players […]
Manchester United’s game of chicken with Real Madrid over the future of goalkeeper David de Gea took another turn on Tuesday when de Gea was included in United’s squad for the Champions League play-off against Club Brugge. The goalkeeper was left out of United’s matchday group for the 1-0 win over Tottenham Hotspur at Old […]
Manchester United bound Pedro was the hero as Barcelona added the UEFA Super Cup to their treble win of trophies last season with a stunning 5-4 win over Sevilla. Two magnificent free-kicks from Lionel Messi plus goals from Rafinha and Luis Suarez looked to have Barça well on course to claim their fourth trophy of […]
Heading into the Spurs match at the weekend, most Manchester United fans were mystified that Louis van Gaal had not bought a world class central defender this summer. For some reason van Gaal decided to go with the returning combination of Phil Jones, Chris Smalling, Daley Blind and Marcos Rojo. But the news that Phil […]