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The digit which adorns the back of a shirt has become so much more than an efficient way of identifying which one of the 11 players charging about the pitch happens to be on the ball. For some, the number nine and ten may go down as the more iconic figures in footballing history, but the number seven shirt is almost unique in the sense that it is more readily associated with a player rather than a position. View this post on Instagram ? New kit. New number. ? A post shared by Arsenal Official...

opes Juventus blew the chance to secure their ninth straight Scudetto as a stoppage time goal earned relegation threatened Udinese an unlikely 2-1 victory over the Old Lady on Thursday night. Despite their lowly league position, the hosts started the game brightly but lacked cutting edge in the final third. Juventus improved as the first half progressed and eventually found a breakthrough on the stroke of half time when Matthijs de Ligt surged forward to fire a low drive into the back of the...

When the team sheets were released for Juventus' meeting with Lazio, Paulo Dybala's name was missing for the second match in a row. Ultimately, his Argentine compatriot Gonzalo Higuaín pulled out of the starting lineup with an injury during the warm up as Dybala took his place. Yet, in a game where defeat would have gone some way to reopening the title race, Maurizio Sarri had - initially - not turned to the lethal 26-year-old. Dybala teed up Cristiano Ronaldo for his second goal of the game...

k 38 Almost a year removed from when most of us were conjuring up initial FPL drafts at a frightening rate, the conclusion of the 2019/20 Premier League Fantasy Football campaign is finally upon us. In a season full of hasty wildcards, dilly dallying over the use of the bench boost and wondering how the f*ck one can even surpass the 100-point mark in a single gameweek, there's just one final push in a bid for some to claim FPL bragging rights. It's been a slog, but we're nearly there....

France Football have announced that the Ballon d'Or will not be awarded this year, and we at 90min think that is a damn shame. Obviously the pandemic's disruption of the football calendar is a fairly fair reason as to why it's not being handed out, but still, we feel sorry for big Robert Lewandowski. The guy who has scored (roughly) a trillion goals in 2020. He deserves a ball-shaped prize for that. So, as some sort of consolation prize for Lewa, 90min's editorial team have decided to do our...

Newcastle United have launched their new Puma home kit for the 2020/21 season, which will be worn for the first time on Sunday when the Magpies conclude the current Premier League campaign at St James’ Park against new champions Liverpool. Compared to the thick-striped 2019/20 jersey, the new release incorporates much thinner black and white stripes. But it still retains the classic Newcastle look and will be paired with black shorts and black socks, the latter of which will also feature a...

There are some Premier League players who feel like they've been around forever, others who burst on to the scene late in their careers, and then there are the players who you just totally forgot about. Everyone has that moment when they're looking through another team's lineup and they see a name that makes them go 'really?'. Here is a list of 10 players who give you that feeling, that are still playing in the Premier League. 1. Phil Jagielka Jagielka returned to his boyhood club last summer...

Newcastle United will reportedly attempt to lure Bournemouth striker Callum Wilson to St. James' Park if the Cherries suffer relegation from the Premier League this season. Wilson is Bournemouth's top goal scorer this campaign with eight in the top flight, but Eddie Howe's side go into the final day of the season sitting 19th in the table, three points adrift of Aston Villa and Watford. Wilson scored in Bournemouth's last game before lockdown, the opener in a 2-1 defeat to Liverpool...

Leeds United have defended their controversial decision to hold an open-bus title celebration outside Elland Road. The curtain came down on the Whites' season with a 4-0 home win over Charlton on Wednesday with the club already confirmed as Championship winners some time prior. Leeds fans congregated outside Elland Road on Wednesday night Despite club officials urging supporters to stay away from Elland Road, thousands gathered outside Leeds' stadium to celebrate the club's return to the top...

Leroy Sané let slip that Chelsea may have already secured a deal for Bayer Leverkusen star Kai Havertz, during his first press conference as a Bayern Munich player. Sané recently completed a €45m switch from Manchester City to Bayern, a deal he had desired for some time. Kai Havertz is one of the most sought after players in the world Die Roten are currently preparing for their Champions League round of 16 second leg against Chelsea next month and although he is not available for the tie, the...

So There was a look of anger and frustration etched across the face of Christian Pulisic as he attempted to dig Chelsea out of yet another hole against Liverpool on Wednesday. It may not have been anger at not starting the match as much as it was anger at the scoreline, seeing as it so often falls to Chelsea's attacking sparks to dig their wobbly defence and goalkeeper out of those holes. Chelsea were floundering at 3-0 down and looked vulnerable every time Liverpool surged into their half....

Bayern Munich chairman Karl-Heinz Rummenigge has fired a warning to Liverpool, insisting that Thiago Alcantara, who has recently crowned 90min's best deep lying playmaker in the world, will not be sold on the cheap this summer. Thiago has just one year remaining on his current deal and has already indicated that he wants to depart the Bundesliga champions in the summer, and Liverpool have been strongly linked with a deal that some reports have claimed could cost the Reds as little as £22m....

Utd David Moyes and Michail Antonio have explained why the latter took West Ham's penalty against Manchester United at Old Trafford on Wednesday evening. The Hammers' usual penalty taker and captain Mark Noble was on the pitch when Paul Pogba blocked Declan Rice's free kick with his hands to gift the away side a spot kick, which Antonio duly converted. The game finished 1-1 after Mason Greenwood equalised for the Red Devils, but the result means West Ham are now safe from relegation. Pogba...

Barcelona defender Samuel Umtiti is expected to depart Camp Nou this summer, with Serie A hinted as his next challenge. Recurring knee issues somewhat thwarted Umtiti's 2019/20 campaign as he made a mere 13 La Liga appearances, while the Frenchman made just one start following Spanish football's restart last month. Umtiti endured a tough afternoon in his sole start since the restart at Celta Vigo With Barcelona not exactly keen to keep a highly-paid, third-choice centre half on their books,...

Arsenal are prepared to hand striker Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang a contract worth £250,000-a-week to extend his stay at the Emirates Stadium. Manager Mikel Arteta has previously admitted he is desperate to see Aubameyang sign a new deal and he is optimistic about the Gunners' chances of being able to convince him that remaining at the club would not be a waste of his career. Contract talks are thought to be progressing well According to The Telegraph, talks have gone so well that Arsenal are now...

News Chelsea's quest for Champions League football comes down to the final day of the season as Frank Lampard's side host Wolverhampton Wanderers on Sunday afternoon. The Blues can guarantee qualification for Europe's elite competition with a point at Stamford Bridge, with the final spot going to one of Manchester United and Leicester City, who meet at the same time. In his debut season as Chelsea manager Frank Lampard has taken the Blues to the FA Cup final and within one point of Champions...

Well, we thought we'd never get here but here we are. The Premier League is drawing to a close. The trophy has been handed out, last place has been decided but there's still a little left to play for on the final day. This season has seen many an emerging young player make their mark in style but the category that continues to quietly deliver is that of the over 30's. So, let's give the golden oldies the credit they deserve by naming our over 30's Premier League XI of the season. 1. Kasper...

News Antonio Conte's Inter are expected to get back to winning ways when they face relegation-threatened Genoa at the Stadio Luigi Ferraris on Saturday evening. Il Biscione's draw with Fiorentina on Wednesday effectively handed Juventus the title, with the Old Lady only needing a win against Udinese to secure their ninth straight Scudetto. Inter's title challenge has effectively been over for a while though, with inconsistent results proving to be their undoing. That has very much been the case...

It's the 91st minute of Wednesday's clash between Chelsea and Liverpool. The Reds are already 5-3 up and pushing for a sixth as they prepare to take a free kick on the edge of Chelsea's penalty area. A cross comes drifting across the six-yard box at the perfect height for a goalkeeper, but nothing happens. The ball ends up at the back post, where a stunned Virgil van Dijk is caught off guard so much that he can't keep his shot down. And what do we hear? Very rare pic of 6 players begging Kepa...

There is a fair share of footballers in the current age who make a considerably healthy living to kick a ball around some grass. Equally, there are a decent few at the very top earning a king's ransom to sit on their backsides and just watch people kick a ball around some grass. Dream job, eh? In most of these players' cases, it's no fault of their own. Either they're not fancied by managers that had nothing to do with bringing them to the club, they've struggled with fitness, or there's...