It has happened! Leicester City are the Champions of England! A journey from being in the Championship two seasons ago, to narrowly avoiding relegation last year, to finally winning the Premier League – The Foxes have beaten all the odds and done the unthinkable! Incredible achievement by Claudio Ranieri and co., and they have got…
Jamie Carragher has jokingly named Louis van Gaal his manager of the year following the Dutchman’s post-match comments after the Leicester game. The Sky Sports pundit picked Van Gaal thanks to his bizarre yet entertaining interview, in which he accused Leicester defender Robert Huth of “sex masochism”. “Every human being who is grabbed by the hair,…
Arsenal are preparing a £50 million move for Robert Lewandowski, according to The Mirror. As per the report, Arsenal are set to make a £50 million offer for Lewandowski if the star striker decides to leave Bayern Munich this summer. The Poland international is interested in a move to the Premier League, and was seen mentioning last week that he would like…
Louis van Gaal is a quirky character and has been a part of some bizarre incidents this season, including his dive on the floor on the touchline against Arsenal. And this Sunday, in a post-match interview after United’s clash against Leicester City, Van Gaal was asked about Marouane Fellaini elbowing Leicester’s Robert Huth under the chin for…
Marouane Fellaini attacks Robert Huth with an elbow/eye-rake combo. To be fair, Huth took it like a German! #MNULEI pic.twitter.com/K5KkAxdWdc — Andy Morris (@AndyMorrisBIC) May 1, 2016 Marouane Fellaini will most likely be facing action from the FA after he was seen elbowing Robert Huth when Manchester United faced Leicester on Sunday. Fellaini – who has…
Leicester City need just three points to win their first top-flight title in their 132-year history and Jeff Schlupp can win the title against Manchester United at Old Trafford – a club where he had unsuccessful trial. The Ghana international was on trial at Old Trafford during 2012-13, but it didn’t work out and Schlupp returned to his boyhood…
Arsene Wenger’s Arsenal – who were looking genuine title contenders in the early months of the season – are now battling for the 4th spot in the league table, going yet another season without a major trophy. Many Arsenal fans have voiced their dissatisfaction with manager Arsene Wenger throughout the season, and some fans even…
River Plate president Rodolfo D’Onofrito has expressed his desire to bring Radamel Falcao back to the Argentine club. Radamel Falcao spent 4 seasons at River Plate between 2005-2009, scoring 46 goals in 111 appearances across all competitions for the club before making a €3.93 million move to FC Porto. Since arriving in Europe, the Colombian striker became an attacking…
Real Madrid have offered Manchester United a chance to sign Toni Kroos, according to Mirror Sport. Toni Kroos moved to Real Madrid from Bayern Munich in 2014, but not before being heavily linked with a transfer to David Moyes’ Manchester United side, which failed to materialize. And when Louis van Gaal replaced Moyes at United’s helm, the…
GOAAAAAL! @GarethBale11 leaps over the defense and bags in the opener. #LaLiga #RSOvRMA https://t.co/6v5CvIWXD4 — beIN SPORTS USA (@beINSPORTSUSA) April 30, 2016 With Cristiano Ronaldo and Karim Benzema both missing the game, it was Gareth Bale who came to Real Madrid’s rescue and secured three valuable points with a late goal against Real Sociedad.…
Riyad Mahrez joined Leicester City back in 2014 from France’s second division club Le Havre AC. And since arriving at the King Power Stadium, the Algerian has not only helped the Foxes get promoted to the Premier League in his first season in England, but is also on the verge of helping them win the Premier…
Benfica starlet Renato Sanches is ready for move away from the club, says Benfica manager Rui Vitoria. Sanches made his first-team debut for Benfica last October, but his impressive performances have already seen him linked with transfers to major European clubs like Manchester United, Real Madrid and Juventus, to name a few. However, if reports are to…
Mauricio Pochettino has verbally agreed a contract extension with Tottenham. The new contract extension will extend his current deal at the helm of White Hart Lane until 2021. Pochettino arrived at Spurs in 2014 after an 18 month-stint with Southampton, and in less than two seasons, has managed to develop the North London Club immensely. The…
Riyad Mahrez is one of the players that has catalyzed Leicester City’s unexpected dominance in the Barclays Premier League this season. Let’s have a look at how the Algerian made the leap from French second division to the possible Premier League glory. Mahrez was born in the North of Paris to an Algerian father and…
Adrián López offre la victoire à Villareal (1-0) #VILvLIV #VILLIV #EuropaLeague pic.twitter.com/exJjyxHvM9 — AK (@Veridik94) April 28, 2016 The first leg of Europa League semifinal between Villareal and Liverpool at El Madrigal appeared to be heading for a stalemate, until substitute Adrian Lopez tapped the ball into an empty net following a pass from Suarez…
Borussia Dortmund have released an official statement confirming that Mats Hummels has requested to join Bayern Munich at the end of the season. It was also revealed that no offer has yet been made by Bayern for Hummels, and that the Dortmund captain has no release clause. Dortmund’s official statement said: “The player Mats Hummels informed Borussia Dortmund that…
Italian giants AC Milan are currently going through a struggle that has been keeping them from seeing the top of the Serie A table for almost 5 years now. The seven time European champions have been absent from the Champions League as well, and a change in the managerial post has become a regular occurrence at…
Cristiano Ronaldo’s mother Dolores Aveiro has given an update on the Portuguese star’s future. The 31-year-old has been linked with a move away from Real Madrid, with other European Giants like Manchester United and Paris-Saint Germain showing genuine interest in him. Ronaldo’s mother Dolores was asked about her son’s future at the launch of her new biography. She revealed:…
Mamadou Sakho has been given a 30-day ban by UEFA, as the organisation opens disciplinary proceedings against him for a failed drug test. Sakho tested positive for a fat burner after Liverpool’s Europa League second leg face-off against Manchester United in the last-16 stage back in March. The defender therefore faces a short provisional suspension until a…
From relegations favourites to being on the edge of Premier League glory. Take a bow, Claudio Ranieri. After replacing Nigel Pearson at the Foxes’ helm, the Italian tactician has masterminded a magical twelve month-journey of a relegation fighting team and has taken them to the top of the Premier League. The City as a whole is in joy and this…
Benfica president Luís Filipe Vieira is currently in Manchester to finalize the Renato Sanches to Manchester United deal, according to Portuguese newspaper O Jogo. The report states that the Benfica president, alongside ‘Special Agent’ Jorge Mendes, who represents Sanches, met with the United officials to finalize the sale of the highly-rated Portuguese midfielder. O Jogo have also claimed that Jorge Mendes was photographed along with Valencia…
Javier ‘Chicharito’ Hernandez has revealed that he turned down a host of Italy’s top clubs to join Bayer Leverkusen last summer. The Mexican international made a £7.3m switch from Manchester United to Bayer Leverkusen back in August 2015, after falling out of favour with United manager Louis van Gaal. However, since arriving at the BayArena, Hernandez has completely revived his career…
Incredible solo goal by Saul Niguez to give Atletico Madrid a 1-0 semi final win over Bayern!#Football #UCLhttps://t.co/8G6NQUoJsL — Luxbet (@luxbet) April 28, 2016 Atletico Madrid midfielder Saul Niguez stunned Bayern Munich by dribbling past four of their players to curl the ball into the corner of the net in the 12th minute. The goal…
Super-Agent Jorge Mendes was spotted in Manchester on Tuesday along with Valencia’s majority owner Peter Lim. The duo was spotted at Hotel Football, which is owned by Manchester United’s famous ‘Class of 92’ and is located close to Old Trafford. Their chosen destination may have more to do with Lim’s friendship with the United legends than some…
During Real Madrid’s training session ahead of Champions League semi-final, Cristiano Ronaldo was seen joking about Shaun Wright-Phillips, showing how short the former Manchester City winger was by stretching out his hand.