Maurizio Sarri played down Chelsea’s title chances after their 1-1 draw with Liverpool on Saturday. It looked as though Chelsea were set to go level on points with Manchester City at the top of the table after Eden Hazard’s 25th-minute strike put them ahead. However, Daniel Sturridge’s superb late goal salvaged a draw for Liverpool. […]
Jose Mourinho lamented a lack of quality at Manchester United following another loss, but insists his players’ attitudes cannot be questioned. United slumped to a second successive defeat as West Ham cruised to a 3-1 Premier League victory at London Stadium to pile more pressure on Mourinho at the culmination of a difficult week. Felipe […]
Real Madrid president Florentino Perez has heaped praise on Cristiano Ronaldo and Zinedine Zidane, saying the club will always be their home. Both men departed Los Blancos in the summer, Ronaldo joining Juventus and Zidane resigning after back-to-back Champions League victories. ‘There are two figures that I want to refer to: the worthy successor of […]
Maurizio Sarri warned it may take another year before Chelsea are a match for Liverpool as he braced himself for two games in four days against the Premier League leaders. Sarri, having seen his team drop their first points of the season in a goalless draw at West Ham on Sunday, heads to Anfield next […]
Real Madrid president Florentino Perez has ruled out the possibility of his team playing a La Liga match in the United States in the future. As part of a 15-year deal signed with entertainment and sports group Relevent in August, the Spanish top flight wants to play at least one regular-season game a year in […]
Massimiliano Allegri has defended Cristiano Ronaldo’s slow start to life at Juventus, saying the Portuguese has nothing left to prove at the top level of the game. Usually a prolific goalscorer for club and country, Ronaldo has netted just twice since joining the Italian champions for £100million from Real Madrid over the summer. He was […]
The plans to stage a La Liga match in the United States has been plunged into doubt following a meeting between the Spanish FA and FIFA. The Spanish Football Federation president Luis Rubiales, FIFA head Gianni Infantino and Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez have all voiced their disapproval of the move – which has caused […]