Real Madrid coach Zinedine Zidane is in trouble of losing his job after the Spanish, European and World champions lost 1-0 at home to Villarreal on Saturday. Madrid missed chance after chance in the first half and paid the price in the second 45 minutes when Villarreal raced away to score the winner with three […]
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In a bit of a shock, Carlo Ancelotti is reportedly in line to succeed Arsene Wenger at the end of the season. The expectation was that Ancelotti would succeed Antonio Conte at Stamford Bridge, but with the feeling growing that this will be Wenger’s last season at Arsenal, the Evening Standard is reporting that Ancelotti […]
Chelsea have started the search for their new manager with Antonio Conte almost certain to leave Stamford Bridge at the end of the season. The three frontrunners to replace Conte are Juventus coach Max Allegri, former Barcelona boss Luis Enrique and Napoli manager Maurizio Sarri. Here is a look at the careers and achievements of […]
Liverpool must use the £145million they received from Barcelona for Philippe Coutinho much better than when they sold Luis Suarez, club legend Jamie Carragher has urged. Barcelona confirmed the signing of Coutinho on Saturday night, bringing to an end a long-drawn saga for the player’s signature. The deal, worth up to £145million with its additional […]
Once again Liverpool FC and Fenway Sports Group (FSG) have sold one of their stars as midfielder Philippe Coutinho has been sold to Barcelona for a reported €120m with another €40 in potential add-ons. That transfer makes the 25-year-old Coutinho, for the moment, the second-most expensive player in world football behind Neymar. But when the […]
Arsene Wenger angrily blamed his players for Arsenal’s FA Cup defeat by Nottingham Forest, admitting the Championship side were better in every area. Wenger made nine changes to his team but insisted it contained enough quality to beat Forest and reserved criticism for his senior players. ‘We were not good enough anywhere, not up front, […]
Antonio Conte has launched extraordinary attacks on Arsene Wenger and Jose Mourinho, going as far as to suggest that the Manchester United manager has ‘demenza senile’, Italian for senile dementia. Conte’s comments come after Mourinho said on Thursday: “Because I don’t behave as a clown on the touchline, it means that I lost my passion?” […]
They are 11 points clear at the top of the Bundesliga and in the knockout stages of the Champions League – but Bayern Munich were handed another boost on Thursday as James Rodriguez confirmed he wants to stay at the club. The Colombian midfielder was brought to Bavaria on a two-year loan deal from Real […]
Arsenal are trying to have Arsene Wenger’s misconduct charge dealt with speedily so Sunday’s FA Cup tie at Nottingham Forest is included in any ban. The Gunners manager has until 6pm on Friday to respond to an FA charge over his foul-mouthed dressing-room rant at referee Mike Dean on Sunday. The official had awarded West […]