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His name was bound to come up, sooner rather than later. We’re talking Frank Lampard. And, yes, we’re also talking about the manager’s job at Chelsea. For it hasn’t taken long for reports to emerge suggesting the Blues’ legendary midfielder Lampard, currently boss at Championship Derby County, is in the frame for the role should […]
With Willian and Pedro both blowing hot and cold so far this season, it will not be a surprise if Chelsea are in the market for a new winger come the summer transfer window. Well two, if Hazard leaves. The odds favour Eden Hazard leaving Chelsea in the summer and we won’t be surprised if […]
For a team that has only been back in the top flight of English football since August — after gaining promotion from the championship last season – it is fair to say that Wolverhampton Wanderers can consider their campaign so far as a resounding success. They sit in eighth position in the Premier League standings […]
When soccer started back in the day, it was said to be a men’s sport. However, times have changed and women have taken it upon themselves to not only watch but play the game as well. Today we take a look at a few female soccer players who have inspired young girls around the globe […]
There is little doubt that when most fans think of Tottenham goals they think of Harry Kane. And the England striker will look to be among the goals once more on Saturday when Spurs host Chelsea in what has to be the pick of the Premier League fixtures of the weekend. But while Mauricio Pochettino’s […]
Beauty is in the eye of the beholder — and when it comes to cheering on your team this is certainly true. A pulsating match with plenty of goals and incidents may well be considered the best game of the season, for instance. But if your team is involved in a stalemate yet you have […]
“Not that I loved Caesar less, but that I loved Rome more.” These were the infamous words of Brutus in justifying the assassination of Julius Caesar as staged in Shakespeare’s ever classical tragedy – A play delineated by the subterfuge of Cassius, the perfidy of Brutus and the ultimate quietus of Julius Caesar. In a […]
There is an old adage in football pertaining to both players and supporters: it is said that the obsessives “eat, drink and sleep” football. And that is certainly the case as far as Manchester United midfield ace Fred is concerned. Brazilian schemer Fred, who is aged 25, switched to Old Trafford from Shakhtar Donetsk over […]
The Scottish Premier League is wide open this season. Hearts lead the way with Rangers, Hibernian and Livingston tied second. Aberdeen, the last team to be crowned Scottish champions who weren’t Celtic or Rangers in 1985, are sitting comfortably mid-table. And where is Celtic? Well we all know that. 6th. Its safe to say this […]
While £16m striker Vincent Janssen misses out on Tottenham’s 25-man Premier League squad, Maurizio Pochettino, son of Head Coach Mauricio, makes it. We give you the low down on the gaffer’s son. Tottenham Hotspur’s final 25-man squad for the 2018/19 Premier League season has been confirmed. Vincent Janssen, Spurs’ £16m signing from AZ Alkmaar last […]
As we enter the final week for transfer deals to be concluded we analyse who could still enter or leave the SPL before Friday’s deadline and rate the likelihood of the move. Moussa Dembele Celtic’s Moussa Dembele was one of the hottest prospects in European football at the end of the 2016/17 season. An injury-plagued […]
Photo by joshjdss, CC By 2.0 Summer at the West London club saw the long-expected, but still drawn-out and bitter, exit of Antonio Conte. Stepping into his shoes is fellow Italian, Maurizio Sarri. The manager’s job at Stamford Bridge has become one of the most difficult in the EPL, with off-field politics, a seemingly unsettled […]
Everyone is aware of it, but are we prepared for it? The English summer transfer window slams shut tomorrow (Thursday 9th August 17:00 BST) and the knock on affect on the rest of Europe is untold with Scottish clubs most at risk of last-minute panic buys. Premier League and English Football League clubs must complete […]
If you want to gauge the distance in the relationship between Antonio Conte and Chelsea you only have to read the official Blues statement on his departure. After axing the Italian manager, and with former Napoli head coach Maurizio Sarri expected to arrive at Stamford Bridge any time soon, here is what the club’s hierarchy […]
Stuart Armstrong signed for Southampton yesterday in a deal worth a reported £7m. His arrival could sanction the departure of Serbian Dusan Tadic who is set to join Ajax. However, rumours in Glasgow believe Saints aren’t finished raiding the Scottish champions. With the reported fee for Tadic being £18m from Ajax, Southampton aim to allocate […]
The holy trinity of attackers at Anfield need to be assisted in the goal haul with strikes from midfielders. That’s the verdict of former Liverpool frontman John Aldridge, who says manager Jurgen Klopp can ask no more of his livewire goal-getters ahead of the new Premier League campaign. Aldridge has paid tribute to the mastery […]
After four seasons outside the top flight, Fulham got back into the Premier League thanks to a tense Championship play-off final victory against fallen giants Aston Villa in May. It’s a second promotion from this level for Craven Cottage head coach Slavisa Jokanovic after he took Watford up only for them not to renew his […]
Jordan Pickford could easily be forgiven for pinching himself every morning he wakes. The little gesture is, of course, to remind him of the incredible journey he has been on to get to this point in his flourishing football career. He is about to start as England’s first choice keeper in the FIFA World Cup […]
The excitement for World Cup 2018 has reached fever pitch, with fans from all over the world travelling to Russia for the tournament. The rest of us will be watching the spectacle from afar, with the tournament set to be the most watched event in the world. There are 32 different nations competing against each […]
Harry Kane may be the lionheart skipper chosen to inspire England at the FIFA World Cup in Russia this summer — but coach Gareth Southgate wants leaders all over the pitch. That’s according to Kane’s team-mate for club and country Eric Dier, who was touted by many as a possible candidate for the role as […]
