Chairman Bruce Buck has told fans that he believes Chelsea owner Roman Abramovich is still totally committed to the club. Russian billionaire Abramovich has not watched a game at Stamford Bridge since May last year when he was denied a visa. Abramovich subsequently left London and relocated to Israel. But Buck has said: ‘Everything he’s […]
Zinedine Zidane has hinted that Thibaut Courtois could be sold this summer after admitting there will be ‘no debate’ about Real Madrid’s goalkeeper next season. Courtois was dropped by Zidane for his first game back in charge against Celta Vigo, while the Belgian also missed Sunday’s win over Huesca due to injury. Zidane played his […]
Roma will be the only Italian team in the US this summer, as the 2019 International Champions Cup (ICC) schedule was released. With Juventus, Inter and Milan heading to Asia, Roma will have the US to themselves, and they have scheduled three high profile friendlies. Roma will kick off their preseason against Mexican side Guadalajara […]
Barcelona are ready to reignite their interest in forward Antoine Girezmann this summer. The international rejected the Catalan giants last summer having agreed a £260,000-a-week contract to play at the Nou Camp. Griezmann’s £200million release clause is set to drop to £129m on July 1 and Ernesto Valverde’s side are looking to take advantage. The […]
Jurgen Klopp admitted Liverpool got lucky as their title challenge gathered fresh momentum on a dramatic day at Anfield. Liverpool moved back to the top of the table with a 2-1 win over a Tottenham team that has now failed to win in the Premier League since February 10 but those simple facts do not […]
Inter director Giuseppe Marotta says he used “diplomacy” to resolve the Mauro Icardi saga, but won’t reveal why the captaincy was removed. “There are some dynamics that cannot be made public.” The striker returned to training this week, not having played since he was stripped of the captaincy on February 13 and immediately afterwards felt […]
Ole Gunnar Solskjaer has been appointed Manchester United manager on a three-year deal after a successful stint as caretaker, the club have announced. The former United striker has reversed their fortunes since leaving Norwegian club Molde to replace Jose Mourinho in December, reaching the quarterfinals of the Champions League and battling for a place in […]
Inter Milan are ‘following the situations of Antonio Conte and Jose Mourinho’ as the club makes plans for a successor to under-pressure manager Luciano Spalletti. Spalletti is under increasing scrutiny having overseen elimination from both the Champions League and the Europa League this season. And according to Corriere dello Sport, with Conte and Inter’s former […]
According to media reports, Nike played a key role in Frenkie de Jong’s decision to reject an offer from Paris Saint-Germain and sign for Barcelona. The company, a sponsor of both Barca and De Jong, will pay a large amount of the midfielder’s salary, sources close to the club said. In February, De Jong agreed […]