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Chelsea returned to action on Sunday with a 2-1 victory over Aston Villa and it was clear that despite the shaky start, Frank Lampard's side still retained a portion of the momentum they were gathering when the season was paused in March. While the current squad have arguably exceeded expectations this season with some eye catching performances, consistency - particularly in the offensive third - has been a problem and the arrival of big name attacking players this summer will, hopefully,...

Utd Brazilian legend Ronaldo has jokingly offered Alexis Sanchez a chance to rediscover his form... at Real Valladolid. Since leaving Arsenal for Manchester United in January 2018, Sanchez has had a notoriously difficult time as a footballer, scoring just five times in 45 appearances for the Red Devils, before being loaned out to Serie A challengers Inter. The 31-year-old has struggled with injury in Milan, however, and has scored just once in 17 games. He looks set to return to Old Trafford...

Benfica's Ruben Dias is a defender under consideration by Manchester City ahead of the summer transfer window, with Pep Guardiola making defensive reinforcements a 'priority'. Reigning champions City are all but certain to finish 2019/20 in second after failing to keep pace with runaway leaders Liverpool. While the Citizens boast a league-high 71 goals scored, they have only the fourth-best defensive record and have lost seven times so far this season. Manchester City's defence has fallen...

Dean Henderson will only be prepared to sign a new Manchester United contract if he is promised the number one spot. The 23-year-old has spent two hugely successful years on loan at Sheffield United, helping the Blades win promotion to the Premier League during the 2018/19 campaign and playing an integral part in their unexpected surge towards the European places this season. Henderson's performances have seen him billed as capable of rivalling David de Gea for a starting spot at United next...

Sergio Aguero was forced off with an injury on the stroke of half time during Manchester City's Premier League clash with Burnley. Returning to the City lineup as Pep Guardiola made eight changes to the side that beat Arsenal, the City striker was caught late by Burnley defender Ben Mee in the box, with VAR awarding a penalty following the incident. Man City were awarded a penalty following Mee's challenge Riyad Mahrez netted from the spot, while Aguero was replaced by Gabriel Jesus...

ible Burnley Football Club have issued a statement condemning fans that organised a plane carrying a banner that read 'white lives matter Burnley' to fly overhead during the Clarets' Monday night Premier League clash with Manchester City. The aircraft appeared above the ground shortly after the game kicked off and, pointedly, just moments after both teams had taken a knee in support of the Black Lives Matter movement. Burnley quickly promised to issue lifetime bans to those responsible, while...

17:00, Saturday 20 June 2020. The scores from the 15:00 Championship kick-offs begin to the filter through; second place West Bromwich Albion manage just a point at home to city-rivals Birmingham, third place Fulham slip up at home to Brentford, while Nottingham Forest and Preston who occupy fifth and sixth place respectively can muster just a point. As if it wasn’t evident already, the results further underlined that perennial nearly-men Leeds United would finally be reinstated as a Premier...

tyle Manchester City prolonged Liverpool's title coronation until Thursday at the very earliest with a thumping 5-0 victory over Burnley at the Etihad Stadium on Monday evening. City took advantage of the Clarets' first lapse in concentration 27 minutes in as an unmarked Phil Foden lashed a low effort into the bottom corner following a well worked short corner. Riyad Mahrez put the game beyond Burnley's reach with two goals in the space of six minutes on the stroke of half time. The Algerian...

After slipping to a goalless draw at Sevilla - surrending the La Liga title race lead to Real Madrid - Barcelona have a chance to get back to winning ways against Athletic Club on Tuesday night. Sure, it's not time for the Catalan giants to panic yet, but there's an underlying feeling that anything less than perfection between now and the end of the season may not be good enough. That's a tricky ask of any team, and is made more complicated when you remembered that Barça actually lost to...

It's not often you hear the words, 'Everton deserved to win the Merseyside derby'. However, on Sunday, it was true. They really did. The Toffees managed to shackle their rivals, at least helping to slightly postpone the Liverpool title party. For those who hadn't watched the game, a first glance of the scoreline might have suggested that Everton had held on for dear life, it was, in fact, more like the opposite and Klopp's men were lucky to leave with a point. Dominic Calvert-Lewin, Tom Davies...

Thomas Meunier has signed a four-year deal with Borussia Dortmund, with the right back to leave PSG on a free transfer. Meunier's deal with the Ligue 1 outfit expires on 30 June, and he had turned down the opportunity to negotiate a contract extension prior to the coronavirus outbreak. The global pandemic resulted in the French season concluding prematurely, with Meunier picking up his third Ligue 1 title with PSG. Meunier spent four seasons with PSG However, the French champions have...

It's fair to say Luciano Spalletti's two-year tenure at Inter was a pretty successful one. Sure, stagnation and dysfunction may have led to his departure at the end of the 2018/19 campaign, but the two-time Serie A Coach of the Year nonetheless returned the Nerazzurri to the Champions League for the first time since 2012 and oversaw the move which saw Lautaro Martinez arrive in Milan. Inter qualified for the Champions League in both seasons Luciano Spalletti was in charge But the act which may...

Borussia Dortmund have convinced Birmingham City star Jude Bellingham to sign for them over Manchester United - according to information from ESPN Germany. SHOP NOW: Get the latest Borussia Dortmund gear from Puma! The 16-year-old has exploded onto the scene at Birmingham this season, and has already made 36 senior appearances, despite the fact he is not eligible for professional terms until his 17th birthday on June 29. Bellingham has been targeted in chief by Dortmund and United United and...

Remember 'fan influence' app Socios? The lads who have partnered up with West Ham, Juve, Atleti and all that when we told you about it before? With fans voting on club decisions – changes in goal music, influence over fan experiences, that kinda thing? Turns out that empty stadiums have fans desperate for any interaction with their club from afar, and that fans of (arguably) the world's biggest club...are really invested in that club. The official Fan Token of @FCBarcelona is here, and for the...

Tottenham boss Jose Mourinho delivered an extraordinary four-minute response detailing his record of working with top strikers, after pundit Paul Merson claimed Harry Kane would struggle under the Portuguese's management. Kane was kept quiet in his first outing since tearing his hamstring on New Year's Day as Spurs restarted their Premier League season with a 1-1 draw against Manchester United on Friday. The England captain completed the 90 minutes but recorded just one shot – a blocked...

The Premier League has confirmed that there has been one positive case in the latest round of mass coronavirus testing. In a statement on the Premier League's official website, it was revealed that 1,829 players and club staff (a record high) had been tested for COVID-19 between Wednesday 17 and Sunday 21 June - the first round of tests since play restarted. Premier League kits display a special NHS badge to show support for health workers Neither the individual nor club of the one positive...

Being a world-class player is no guarantee of one day blossoming into a world-class manager. For every managerial success of Johan Cruyff, Pep Guardiola and Franz Beckenbauer, there's a Roy Keane, Diego Maradona or Tony Adams making furious hand gestures and pained facial expressions in the dugout. But there are some players you just cannot imagine even contemplating management based on their antics as a player. Be it their temperament, rule-breaking tendencies or class clown reputation,...

Tottenham's attempt to qualify for European football continues on Tuesday when Jose Mourinho's men take on West Ham in north London. Spurs returned to football with a 1-1 draw against Manchester United on Friday night, a result which keeps them four points behind the fifth placed Red Devils in the search for Champions League qualification. Steven Bergwijn celebrating his goal against Manchester United With no new injuries, Tottenham have their full first team squad available for the game, with...

Matteo Guendouzi has avoided an FA ban for an altercation with Neal Maupay in Arsenal's Saturday afternoon defeat to Brighton. Guendouzi and Maupay niggled at each other for much of the match, with the Frenchman appearing to grab his fellow Frenchman by the neck at the full-time whistle. Matteo Guendouzi avoids an FA ban for grabbing Neal Maupay by the throat. FA confirm: "Guendouzi’s conduct during this incident was not seen by the match officials, but subsequently reviewed by the VAR, so he...

ical Everton have confirmed that Maarten Stekelenburg has signed a short-term contract extension with the club to keep him at Goodison Park for the remainder of the 2019/20 campaign, before he joins Ajax once the season concludes. The goalkeeper's Goodison contract was set to expire on 30 June, but he will now remain with the Toffees until 26 July 2020. ? | Maarten Stekelenburg has signed a short-term contract extension and will remain at #EFC until the end of the 2019/20 campaign, before...