Manchester City right-back Bacary Sagna suffered a hamstring injury while on International duty, and is expected to be out of action for up to 3 weeks. The 33-year-old defender sustained a hamstring injury during France’s World Cup qualifying match against Bulgaria on Friday. Initial reports claimed that the hamstring tear could take up to a…
Manchester United have begun preparations to sign Valencia midfielder Fran Villalba, according to his agent. Fran Villalba currently plays for La Liga outfit Valencia CF, as a central midfielder. The 18-year-old made his senior debut for the club last season, under the management of Gary Neville. The Spaniard’s brilliant movement and passing range are the key factors…
John Obi Mikel has opened up about the reasons that led to Jose Mourinho being sacked from his position as Chelsea manager. Mourinho returned to Chelsea in 2013 for a second spell at the club, and hoped to replicate the success he enjoyed in his first stint. He led Chelsea to 3rd in the Premier…
Manchester United are currently preparing to offer Timothy Fosu-Mensah a new contract, after the player impressed Mourinho this season. Reports from England claim that United are in the process of preparing a new deal for the 18-year-old, with only a few minor bugs left to be ironed out. The defender is thought to have already impressed manager…
Former Hull City manager Steve Bruce has been appointed as the new manager of Aston Villa. Steve Bruce resigned as Hull City boss this summer, after spending 4 years at the club and seeing them through relegation and promotion. Bruce now takes over at Villa Park, after former Chelsea manager, Roberto Di Matteo, left the club…
Real Madrid and Germany midfielder Toni Kroos has signed a contract extension with Real Madrid, which will keep him at the Bernabeu until June 2022. The German midfielder has committed his long term future to Real Madrid, and is expected to become the highest paid German player in the world. Kroos joined Real Madrid in…
England captain Wayne Rooney has come to receive a lot of stick for the way he reacted to the brawl between England and Slovenia players on Tuesday. England and Slovenia faced each other in Tuesday’s 2018 World Cup qualifier, which ended in a goalless draw. Caretaker manager Gareth Southgate made the brave decision of starting the game…
Manchester United superstar Paul Pogba has sent his club fans into a frenzy, after posing with two of Red Devils’ biggest transfer targets. Paul Pogba has been on the receiving end of a lot of criticism ever since his record breaking return to Manchester, due to a string of average performances. The Frenchman desperately needed…
Valencia are reportedly preparing a sensational £40 million bid for Bayer Leverkusen striker Javier Hernandez. ‘Chicharito’, as he is affectionately known, has elevated himself to being one of the hottest and most wanted strikers in world football since signing for Leverkusen in 2015. He netted an emphatic total of 26 goals overall last year, and also…
Liverpool’s former Director of Football Damien Comolli has blamed Jordan Henderson for his dismissal from the club. Comolli played a key role on bringing Henderson to the club from Sunderland in 2011, for a reported fee of £16 million. The midfielder had been named as Sunderland’s best young player for the second year running back then,…
A member of Juve’s backroom staff from 2006 has revealed that the club considered signing the then 16-year-old David De Gea after the Italian side were relegated due to their match-fixing scandal. Michael Rampulla, a former Juventus scout, confirmed that the Turin club was close to signing David De Gea when he was only 16 years…
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Real Madrid midfielder Isco has revealed the one condition that will make him leave the Spanish capital. Isco joined Real Madrid from fellow La Liga outfit Malaga back in June 2013. He signed for the Los Blancos for a fee of €30 million, becoming the then newly-appointed manager Carlo Ancelotti’s first signing for the club. Despite…
Pep Guardiola and Jose Mourinho are arguably the two best managers in the world of football at present. The pair worked together at Barcelona for four years, learning together under Dutchman Louis van Gaal, and were considered as good friends once. But these good buddies later turned into foes, just like so many classic stories.…
Paul Pogba has been on the receiving end of a lot of criticism ever since his world record transfer from Juventus to Manchester United. Many of his critics have not been convinced of the fact that the France international is worth £89 million, due to his average performances for the Red Devils. The Frenchman has scored…
Gerard Pique has announced that he will retire from international football after the conclusion of the 2018 World Cup Finals in Russia. Pique announced his shock retirement after Spain’s 2-0 victory over Albania on Sunday. The game saw the defender involved in yet another controversy, as his jersey’s sleeves, bearing the national team colours, appeared…
The 25-year-old Dutchman suffered a hamstring injury while on international duty and looks a doubt for Liverpool’s upcoming clash against Manchester United. Wijnaldum, who earned his 32nd Cap for the Dutch National side tonight, limped of World Cup qualifying match against France and was seen clutching his right hamstring. The player fell to the ground…
Christian Benteke has scored the fastest goal in World Cup qualifiers history, with a 7th second strike in Belgium’s 0-6 win over Gibraltar. The Crystal Palace striker also scored his first hat-trick since April 2015, which had come against Queens Park Rangers. Follow us on Twitter and Like us on Facebook
Paul Pogba has been on the receiving end of a lot of criticism lately, due to his averages performances for Manchester United. The Frenchman needed to step up and get back to top form – especially tonight, as his country France took on Holland in a high profile 2018 World Cup Qualifier. And the world’s…
Valencia midfielder Fran Villalba has been the subject to interest from Manchester United and Barcelona, and a deal could pull through as early as this winter. The midfielder is expected to have a big future, and Manchester United are keen on adding the 18-year-old to their youth squad. United are no strangers to placing young…
Per Mertesacker has hit out at Jose Mourinho’s “perverse” treatment of Bastian Schweinsteiger. Schweinsteiger only signed for Manchester United last summer, for a transfer fee around the region of £6.5 million. However, despite putting pen to paper on a three-year deal, the German looks set to leave just a year later. He joined the club on…
Jose Mourinho has sent Manchester United fans into a frenzy, after reports emerged that the Portuguese was at the Republic of Ireland’s 1-0 win against Georgia to personally scout full-back Seamus Coleman. Coleman, who scored the winner in Dublin, has been drawing interest from United yet again – just 3 years on from the club’s…
Manchester United are believed to be keeping tabs on Rodrigo Caio, a defensive player currently playing for Sao Paulo. The Daily Star report the Manchester United have entered the race to sign Caio, but they will have to fight off competition from Paris Saint-Germain, AC Milan, and Sevilla. Caio, a member of the Brazilian football…
Both Manchester City and Manchester United desperately wanted to sign Neymar this summer, according to reports in Spain. Neymar left Santos to join Barcelona in the summer of 2013, signing a five-year deal with the Catalan giants. Since joining the La Liga club, he has managed to establish himself as an important part of the team,…
Timothy Fosu-Mensah is set to put pen to paper on a new four-year contract extension with Manchester United after the international break. The Dutchman moved to the Theatre of Dreams in 2014 from Dutch giants Ajax, and has progressed rapidly since. He became a regular for the club’s Under-21 side and made a big impression…