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Forward Fernando Uribe sealed the deal to join Santos from Flamengo and then paid tribute to the manner in which coach Jorge Sampaoli went about his business to lure him to the club. The Colombian goal-getter, who is aged 31, says he switched to Santos because of the worldwide esteem in which the club is […]
There isn’t a man alive who has ever, rightly, questioned the desire, drive and ambition of Celtic skipper Scott Brown. Not one with all his cerebral faculties in place, anyway. And so, it will come as no surprise to you to learn that the Hoops enforcer is relishing the chance to hold aloft the Scottish […]
He has looked the part every time he has pulled on the famous colours of Aston Villa. Powerful central defender Tyrone Mings has come across every inch a Premier League player as he has gone about his business helping the Villa Park outfit to the brink of the top flight following their victory over West […]
There is more to Kwadwo Asamoah’s game than simply goals. Who says? Why he does. And it is a good job really. Because he hasn’t been finding the net for Inter Milan with any degree of regularity this season. Not that you would expect the hard-working midfielder to be leading marksman, but a few goals […]
Chelsea boss Maurizio Sarri watched his side ease to a comfortable 3-0 win over lowly Brighton to move to fifth in the Premier League and then heaped praise on teen ace Callum Hudson-Odoi. The starlet, aged just 18, and who already has two caps for England, made his first top-flight start in the victory against […]
Manchester City striker Georgia Stanway penned a new deal with the Women’s Super League leaders — and then confirmed her ambition to collect as many trophies as possible for the club. England ace Stanway, 20, who has bagged 15 goals this term, has signed on until 2022 after joining the club in 2015 from Blackburn […]
Nuno Espirito Santo has a clear message for his players as they head in to what is often described as the business end of the season: Work hard first and foremost before we get carried away with potential success. Wolves are entering an exciting period in the cub’s season with an upcoming FA Cup semi-final […]
Leicester City have been praised for the progress they continue to make on the pitch — progress that comes with an added benefit to England! That’s the verdict of former Foxes ace Tony Cottee, who says that call-ups for the likes of Harry Maguire, Jamie Vardy, Ben Chilwell, James Maddison and Demarai Gray to Gareth […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
