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Jesus adds to Man City injury woes after pulling out of Brazil squad

Leicester City striker Islam Slimani is attracting interest from Ligue 1, after an impressive loan spell in France. The 32-year-old had a season-long stint at AS Monaco cut short as the 2019/20 campaign in France was curtailed. However, he impressed with nine goals and seven assists in his 18 league appearances. According to France Football, both Marseille and Lille are interested in making summer moves the forward, while it's also said that Monaco - who previously opted against a permanent...
Original author: Josh Sim

Guardiola stay is a priority for Man City & Blues chief remains hopeful on Aguero

Coveted striker Victor Osimhen, previously linked with a move to the Premier League, looks set to join Napoli from Lille after passing a medical at the weekend. Both Liverpool and Manchester United had been linked with the 21-year-old Nigeria international, but it seems there are few remaining hurdles for Napoli in the transfer chase. According to L'Equipe and reported in GetFrenchFootballNews, Osimhen 'declined' late approaches from the two Premier League sides, as he hones in on his desired...
Original author: Duncan Mitchell

Hazard rocked by fresh Real Madrid injury woe

We’re often told that the Championship is the most unpredictable league in the world, but this season it has surpassed itself. Every one of the teams in England’s second tier has played 45 games, with Wednesday’s round of fixtures bringing down the curtain on another frantic campaign. Usually by this stage of the season there’s only a handful of teams nervously waiting to find out which league they’ll be playing in next season, but this year absolutely everything is up for grabs. 45 down, one...
Original author: Ross Jackson

Newcastle United Eye Move for Crystal Palace Defender Patrick van Aanholt

Newcastle United are considering a summer move for Crystal Palace defender Patrick van Aanholt, as they look to strengthen the left hand side of their defence with a permanent signing. The Magpies have largely been reliant on loanee Danny Rose, who has missed just three games for the club since arriving in January, but the Englishman is, as it stands, set to return to Tottenham Hotspur at the end of the season. There is plenty of uncertainty concerning Danny Rose's long-term future With Matt...
Original author: Josh Sim

Asiamah: History behind Akonnor to win Afcon for Ghana

thic Manchester United full-back Brandon Williams personifies the importance of hard work when it comes to making the breakthrough to first-team football, with the 19-year-old having made over 30 appearances in his debut season at first-team level. Williams, who first travelled with the senior squad to Paris last season for that Champions League clash, was only 18 when the season began and had only just been permanently promoted to the club’s Under-23 team. But an opportunity came his way in an...
Original author: Jamie Spencer

Selangor receive RM500,000 from new sponsor, one closer to home

The Premier League has been home to some real giants of the game. Be it all 2.03m of Costel Pantilimon scraping the top of the crossbar, Nikola Zigic, who scored just two headed goals during his Premier League career despite crashing in at 2.02m, or Peter 'good feet for a big man' Crouch; the English top flight has been blessed with a selection of gangly frames down the years. Pantilimon, Zigic, and Crouch have all moved on to pastures new - the Cypriot First Division, the Championship and...
Original author: Ali Rampling

Man Utd Need to Bring Back Dean Henderson to Compete With David de Gea

Manchester United manager Ole Gunnar Solskjaer has an unenviable goalkeeping conundrum on his plate that desperately needs solving ahead of next season. He has two potentially top class goalkeepers at his disposal. One is enduring a worrying dip in form that has stretched back, on and off, for now more than two years. The other is an up and coming talent who may not be quite ready for what United would expect of him. Does Solskjaer stick with David de Gea? Or does he make a change and put...
Original author: Jamie Spencer

Introducing: The New Signings Made by Manchester United Women This Summer

Manchester United have been busy in this summer's WSL transfer window, as they attempt to bridge the gap between themselves and the top three ahead of their second season in the top flight. Casey Stoney's side finished as the 'best of the rest' during their maiden season in the WSL, but were 13 points behind third-placed Arsenal. The signs that Stoney is building a side to challenge at the summit of the WSL have been clearer than ever this summer, with a number of players who helped United to...
Original author: Ali Rampling

Rúben Semedo: The Story of the Defender's Fall From Grace

It wasn't long ago that it seems as though Rúben Semedo had the world at his feet. The Portuguese centre-back had broken through as Sporting CP and earned a high-profile move to Villarreal. The world was his oyster. That was in 2017, but just three years later, he can no longer find a major team to take him on and he has just been hit with a five-year suspended prison sentence for attempted murder. What? Semedo in action for Olympiacos To get to grips with the whole story, you have to look...
Original author: Tom Gott

Manchester United to Make 'Final' Jadon Sancho Bid Next Week

Manchester United are said to be zeroing in on a deal for Jadon Sancho and will issue Borussia Dortmund with an ultimatum.
Original author: Robbie Copeland

FC Masr’s Nyakeya will play vital role in Harambee Stars' Afcon qualifiers - Situma

The Ballon d'Or ceremony is one of the most highly anticipated events of the football calendar. We all want to see who can climb up the standings and eventually finish second to Lionel Messi. Well, we're not going to get that in 2020 as organisers France Football recently revealed that it would not be fair to compare the game's best talents when the world has been turned upside down and certain leagues, including France's Ligue 1, have been brought to an abrupt end while others have continued....
Original author: Tom Gott

Kepa Arrizabalaga to Seek Chelsea Exit to Save Euro 2020 Dream

Liverpool will hope to return to winning ways when they host Chelsea on Wednesday night, after suffering a defeat at the hands of Arsenal on Wednesday night. Sure, there's nothing to worry about - as they've already won the Premier League - but their performance at the Emirates Stadium was uncharacteristically poor, and they'll be determined to finish off their campaign strongly. And what better way to celebrate lifting the title at Anfield, than to beat Chelsea - who have been riding high in...
Original author: Josh Sim

Welcome to World Class: Jordan Henderson

We all like to think we know about football - but the question is, do we? Well, if you fancy yourself as a bit of a Premier League trivia buff in particular, have a go at answering these 10 questions from the 2018/19 season and see if you really know what's what. Share with your mates, post your results on social media and use the hashtag #90minQuizzing to see how you stack up against the rest of the world.
Original author: Toby Cudworth

Olunga: Kenya star named J1-League MVP after winning Golden Boot

Turkish champions Istanbul Basaksehir, who won the Süper Lig for the first time this weekend, are ready to make an offer for Arsenal midfielder Mesut Ozil. Ozil has been poor for the Gunners this season when fit and is still yet to feature since the campaign restarted in June. A back injury has been behind his absence, although the 31-year-old has still not even returned to the bench since declaring himself ‘ready’ prior to last week’s clash with Liverpool. Ozil hasn't played for Arsenal since...
Original author: Jamie Spencer

Liverpool Eye Move for Jamal Lewis in Bid to Find Andy Robertson Understudy

Liverpool are keeping an eye on the progress of Norwich left-back Jamal Lewis, as they look to find a capable understudy for Andy Robertson. The 22-year-old has impressed during his debut Premier League campaign, despite the Canaries being marooned at the bottom of the table for much of the season - conceding 70 goals, the most in the division, along the way. Jamal Lewis and Max Aarons have impressed at full-back for Norwich The Reds, meanwhile, have charged to a maiden Premier League title,...
Original author: George Cannon

Tuchel: Chelsea won't resort to panic signings

It's been a decade and a half of floundering, disappointing and underwhelming, but thanks to Marcelo Bielsa and his merry men, Leeds United are finally back in the Premier League. 16 years is an embarrassing amount of time for a club with the stature and historical significance of Leeds to spend outside of the top flight, but now they're back in the big-time, the title of English football's biggest underachiever must be reassigned. Luckily for us, there are plenty of contenders. 10....
Original author: Robbie Copeland

San Francisco 49ers Owners Interested in Leeds Takeover

Leeds United could begin their first season back in the Premier League in 16 years under new ownership, amid interest in a takeover by the owners of NFL franchise San Francisco 49ers. SHOP NOW: Kitbag is offering up to 70% off on remaining Premier League stock! Current Leeds chairman Andrea Radrizzani, whose company completed the buyout of former owner Massimo Cellino in 2017, has already been holding talks about selling the club and Qatari Sports Investment, the same company that backs Paris...
Original author: Jamie Spencer

Watford Eye Slaviša Jokanović as Potential Nigel Pearson Replacement

Exclusive - Watford are looking for a new manager to replace Nigel Pearson, and one man on their wish list is former boss Slaviša Jokanović. Despite leading Watford away from the foot of the Premier League table, Pearson was sacked with two games to go, making him the third manager to have been relieved of his duties at Vicarage Road this season. Nigel Pearson was sacked with just a week of the season remaining Quique Sánchez Flores was sacked early in the season after an abysmal start, and...
Original author: Tom Gott

Jorginho Proved His Worth to Chelsea in the FA Cup Semi-Final Triumph

There's a lot of talk about potential arrivals at Stamford Bridge this summer, but also plenty of departures. For the most part, those exits are expected to be squad players, like Michy Batshuayi, Emerson and various others who will hardly be missed, but the one player who stands out from the crowd is midfielder and vice-captain Jorginho. Juventus, or rather manager Maurizio Sarri, has been linked with a move to bring Jorginho to the Allianz Stadium this summer, and a move seemed imminent as...
Original author: Tom Gott

Tottenham season will be a 'massive failure' if they miss Premier League top four, says Redknapp

Barcelona captain Lionel Messi has stated there is ‘nothing more to say’ after his call last week for ‘a lot of changes’ at Camp Nou, following a series of internal talks in the wake of Real Madrid's La Liga title win. Now that everything has been aired, Messi insists the only thing that needs to happen now is for the necessary changes to actually happen ahead of the restart of the Champions League next month – Barça are tied 1-1 with Napoli midway through a delicately balanced last 16 clash....
Original author: Jamie Spencer

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