Chelsea have been ordered to pay their former manager Antonio Conte £9million in compensation after sacking him last summer. Conte was dismissed last July despite leading Chelsea to glory in the FA Cup after they failed to qualify for the Champions League. He took pre-season training at the start of the campaign before he was […]
Premier League
Manchester City are furious about the UEFA investigation into their financial dealings after reports emerged that they are facing a ban from the Champions League. The Premier League champions could face heavy sanctions for alleged breaches of UEFA’s Financial Fair Play rules, with the New York Times revealing on Monday that members of the investigatory […]
Manchester City’s title celebrations have been tempered by news that UEFA investigators will push for a Champions League ban for alleged breaches of Financial Fair Play regulations. Insiders at UEFA believe any potential ban would not apply until the 2020-21 season because the process is ongoing but it could coincide with a FIFA transfer ban […]
Maurizio Sarri has dismissed a return to Italy this summer after leading Chelsea to the Europa League final with a penalty shootout win over Eintracht Frankfurt. Eden Hazard stroked home the deciding spot kick after 90 minutes and extra time could not separate the two sides at 2-2 on aggregate. Despite persistent criticism from his […]
Unai Emery has insisted that Arsenal have not won anything yet after they reached the Europa League final on Thursday evening. The Gunners swept aside Valencia at the Mestalla Stadium after Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang netted a superb hat-trick in the 7-3 aggregate win over the Spanish side. Arsenal will now go on to face Chelsea in […]
Real Madrid are resigned to having to meet Chelsea’s £100m asking price for Eden Hazard after FIFA upheld the Premier League club’s transfer ban. They also accept that the saga will now run into the summer with Chelsea waiting to find out if the Court of Arbitration for Sport will give them a period of […]
Arsenal could be without Henrikh Mkhitaryan for their Europa League final against Chelsea due to ongoing diplomatic tensions between his native Armenia and host country Azerbaijan. The Gunners booked their place in the showpiece final on May 29 with a comfortable win over Spanish side Valencia on Thursday night. Mkhitaryan only came on as substitute […]
Jurgen Klopp hailed Liverpool’s ‘giants’ as they produced the greatest comeback in the club’s history to reach their ninth Champions League final. Anfield has witnessed some extraordinary night in the past but this was on another level as they beat Barcelona 4-0; Divock Origi, who replaced the concussed Mohamed Salah, and substitute Gini Wijnaldum both […]
According to media reports, Eden Hazard is ready to hand in a transfer request in order to force a move to Real Madrid. The Chelsea talisman is understood to be frustrated that there has not been any significant progress in his potential move to the Santiago Bernabeu. Marina Granovskaia, director of the Stamford Bridge club, […]