Wayne Rooney branded his treatment ‘a disgrace’ and launched a furious attack on his critics following Manchester United’s 1-1 draw with Arsenal. The Manchester United striker was vilified, and forced to apologise, after being pictured apparently worse for wear at the England team hotel in the early hours of Sunday while on international duty. ‘What’s […]
Some would have you believe that tackling is something of a lost art in football, with the leniency towards full-blooded challenges seemingly a thing of the past. While it’s always been a vital part of winning possession, the timing of tackles is more important than ever, so we wanted to look into the masters in […]
Cristiano Ronaldo heard there was a fiesta going on at the Vicente Calderon so he gatecrashed it. And for his party trick he pulled out the 39th hat-trick of his career to blow out the speakers and leave the hosts wishing they never bothered. Atletico were determined to celebrate the last Madrid league derby at […]
Chelsea are in a groove that allows them to make attacking football look easy. Pace, directness, good passing and nice angles. It all adds up to a potency that has propelled Antonio Conte’s team on a six-game winning run in the Premier League and taken them past Liverpool to the top of the table. A […]
Many Arsenal fans were left scratching their head at Arsene Wenger’s team selection ahead of the Manchester United match. Granit Xhaka was once again left on the bench we was Alex Iwobi. The Arsenal boss explained his team selection this way: “I knew it would be a bit more of a physical battle so I […]
Liverpool were forced to settle for a goalless draw at Southampton on Saturday as they dominated the hosts without being able to find a breakthrough. Despite the result, Jurgen Klopp was satisfied by the performance of his much-travelled Liverpool side as they were held to a goalless stalemate at Southampton. The visitors created the best […]
Jose Mourinho bemoaned his luck and claimed Arsenal’s last-gasp draw at Manchester United felt like a defeat. Substitute Olivier Giroud headed an 89th-minute equaliser as the Gunners snatched a Premier League point with a 1-1 draw at Old Trafford. United boss Mourinho never lost a league or cup game to the Gunners during his time […]
Manchester United have the highest wages in world football according to a global survey, with the first-team squad earning £5.77 million a year basic salary on average. The Premier League is by far the best-paid football league on the planet. Average basic first-team pay in England’s top division is £2,438,275, or £48,766 a week. That […]
Arsene Wenger has warned Chile against making a ‘suicidal decision’ with the fitness of Alexis Sanchez. The Arsenal forward was left out of the squad for Chile’s World Cup qualifier against Colombia after suffering a hamstring injury in training. However, the 27-year-old said on Wednesday that he hoped to be able to play next week […]