Despite suggestions he is the subject of interest from the Foxes, the Hoops manager insists he is focused on the job at hand Brendan Rodgers insists his focus remains on Celtic despite reports of interest from Leicester City. Leicester sacked Claude Puel on Sunday after a 4-1 home defeat to Crystal Palace the previous day,…
Read moreKlopp: We wanted Sancho at Liverpool, but English clubs don't sell to competitors
The Reds boss says that he too was impressed by the English winger, who has flourished at Borussia Dortmund Liverpool manager Jurgen Klopp says he was interested in signing Jadon Sancho, but the culture surrounding transfers between English clubs prevented a deal from taking place. Sancho left Manchester City for Borussia Dortmund this past summer…
Read moreJames future call rests with Bayern boss Kovac as end of Real Madrid loan approaches
Uli Hoeness, president of the Bundesliga club, is happy to leave a decision on the Colombia international playmaker in the hands of the team’s manager A decision on the future of James Rodriguez, as the end of a two-year loan from Real Madrid approaches, is being left in the hands of Bayern Munich boss Niko…
Read moreChicharito reaches 50 Premier League goals with strike against Fulham
The striker became the first Mexican to reach the milestone when he scored the equaliser against the Cottagers on Friday West Ham striker Javier “Chicharito” Hernandez scored his 50th career Premier League goal with his equaliser against Fulham on Friday. With Fulham up 1-0, the Mexico international turned home from close range in the 29th…
Read moreSolari avoids Bale controversy as agent claims Real Madrid star is ignoring 'rubbish'
The Welshman’s non-celebration at Levante has been a hot topic in Spain this week, but his manager says he is focused on Clasico dates with Barcelona Santiago Solari has refused to allow discussion of Gareth Bale to distract from Real Madrid’s Copa del Rey semi-final second leg against rivals Barcelona. Bale scored Madrid’s winning goal…
Read moreFormer Liverpool & Man Utd striker Owen responds to ‘go and kick Rashford’ backlash
The ex-England international suggested during a crunch clash at Old Trafford that the visitors should look to take advantage of an injury to a rival Michael Owen has hit back at the “angels” condemning his claim during Manchester United’s clash with Liverpool that the Reds should “go and kick Marcus Rashford on the ankle” as…
Read moreSea of blue as woeful Force flogged at home
A hapless Force outfit have not fired a shot in a dreadful 55-6 loss to the Highlanders at nib Stadium. It is hard to draw many, if any, positives from the performance, which was a complete form reversal from their heroic win against the Jaguares in Buenos Aires this time last week. A lacklustre effort…
Read moreManchester City under investigation for FFP violations, UEFA confirm
Europe’s governing body have announced the Premier League champions are being looking at for having allegedly violated financial regulations Manchester City are under investigation for potential breaches of UEFA’s Financial Fair Play (FFP) regulations, the governing body of European football has announced. UEFA released a statement confirming the Premier League champions were being looked at, and…
Read moreVinicius Junior forced off injured in tears amid nightmare Real Madrid start
With the Spanish hosts behind after two quickfire goals from the Dutch visitors, the Brazilian was unable to continue after missing a close-range shot Real Madrid attacker Vinicius Junior was forced to hobble off injured in tears as Ajax gave a nightmare experience to the Champions League title holders on Tuesday. The Brazilian missed an…
Read moreMan City star De Bruyne plays down hamstring injury fears
Pep Guardiola says the midfielder will be “out for a while” but he himself insists the problem he picked up at Bournemouth on Saturday is not serious Kevin De Bruyne has played down the severity of the hamstring injury he picked up during Manchester City’s victory at Bournemouth on Saturday. De Bruyne was forced off…
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