James Rodriguez has said he is considering asking for a move away from Real Madrid in the January transfer window. James, who joined for €80 million after the 2014 World Cup, has struggled for playing time in recent months. The 25-year-old Colombia international, under contract until 2018, spent the entirety of Madrid’s Club World Cup […]
We have seen with the massive bid for Chelsea midfielder Oscar that the Chinese Super League can offer wages that nobody else in the world can even dream about. But if the report in the Daily Mail is true, the Chinese league was ready to wages into the stratosphere and make Manchester United striker Zlatan […]
Arsene Wenger blamed referee Martin Atkinson after his Arsenal side threw away a lead to lose 2-1 at Manchester City on Sunday. Wenger, who was criticised by Everton manager Ronald Koeman for airing gripes about officials earlier in the week, felt offsides were missed in the moves for both City’s goals at the Etihad Stadium. […]
Jose Mourinho hailed Manchester United’s performance as they extended their unbeaten streak in all competitions to 10 matches after a 2-0 win at West Brom. The Portuguese manager was sacked as Chelsea boss exactly a year ago following a poor start to their title defence but eradicated those memories with all three points at the […]
Chelsea manager Antonio Conte hailed his side’s character after they beat Crystal Palace 1-0 to clinch a club-record equalling 11th successive league win. The Italian boss has earned plenty of praise during the Blues’ winning streak, engineered by a switch to his preferred 3-4-3 formation, but Conte refused to take the credit after this latest […]
Pep Guardiola admits that one of the reasons that Manchester City have struggled this season is that he underestimated the physical nature of the Premier League. Guardiola made a name for himself at Barcelona and Bayern Munich with his possession-based style, but he has been struggling to get City playing his way due to the […]
Major League Soccer commissioner Don Garber has announced that is all about the money. Well actually, he announced the leagues plans for the next round of expansion, with the process, timeline, but with an expected $150 million expansion fee, it is clear that expansion is being driven by dollar signs. There are currently 22 teams […]
Chelsea have announced a loss of £71 million for the year ended June 30, 2016 having incurred ‘exceptional costs.’ The club were down £75.3m with a significant chunk of that as a result of the Blues paying compensation for terminating the club’s contract with adidas early. Since the financial year, Chelsea announced a a new […]
Antonio Conte has told his players to ignore the Premier League table after seeing Chelsea go six points clear at the top with victory at Sunderland. Cesc Fabregas’ first league goal of the season secured a 1-0 win at the Stadium of Light, the Blues’ 10th in succession, and opened up the gap above Liverpool […]