No surprise to see that the 50-man shortlist for UEFA’s team of the year is dominated by players from La Liga and European champions Real Madrid, who boast 11 nominees, including Cristiano Ronaldo, who is included for a record 14th time. Italian champions Juventus, who were beaten by Real in the Champions League final last […]
Paulo Dybala has admitted he cannot rule out this being his final season at Juventus. The striker is regarded as one of the most lethal forwards in Europe and his concession will have put Manchester United and Barcelona on alert as both clubs hold an interest in the 24-year-old. Dybala admitted to France Football: ‘I […]
Liverpool manager Jurgen Klopp has hailed striker Mohamed Salah’s early impact this season. He said the player could shatter goalscoring records if only he could maintain his blistering start to the campaign. Salah, who signed for a reported £34 million from Roma in the off-season, struck twice as Liverpool beat Southampton 3-0 in the Premier […]
Arsenal have appointed the man responsible for helping to bring stars such as Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang, Ousmane Dembele and Shinji Kagawa to Borussia Dortmund. Sven Mislintat joins the Gunners after a decade of service at the Bundesliga side, where he worked as head of recruitment. It has also been reported in German newspaper Bild that Arsenal […]
Real Madrid boss Zinedine Zidane insists his side can still catch Barcelona in the title race despite falling 10 points behind the league leaders. Real could not respond in kind to Barca’s 3-0 win over Leganes earlier in the day as they played out a goalless clash with Atletico at the Wanda Metropolitano. That draw […]
Antonio Conte has complained that the Premier League title race would be closer had fixtures been arranged more fairly. The Chelsea manager, who believes even another run of 13 wins in a row might not challenge Manchester City, is still irritated by the timing of his side’s meeting against Pep Guardiola’s team from September. Conte […]
Paul Pogba was labelled “different class” by Manchester United boss Jose Mourinho after returning from injury with a goal and an assist. Pogba set up Anthony Martial for the equaliser and scored the third goal as United came from behind to beat Newcastle 4-1 at Old Trafford. The France midfielder had missed the past 12 […]
David Luiz is back in the Chelsea squad for Saturday’s match against West Brom but faces a battle with Andreas Christensen to win back his starting spot, manager Antonio Conte has said. Conte did not indulge questions about his relationship with Luiz, who was surprisingly dropped from Chelsea’s matchday squad for the 1-0 win over […]