One of the sponsors to flee Chelsea in the wake of the UK Government’s sanctions on Roman Abramovich were shirt-sleeve sponsors Hyundai UK, who saw an easy points-scoring opportunity for a bit of corporate moralizing by demanding the removal of their logo and ending their already-expiring deal a couple months early. As it turns out, […]
If you believe reports out of Italy, Bayern Munich has interest in Manchester United star midfielder Paul Pogba. Sport Bild captured the report from Gazzetta dello Sport, which will surely have some Bayern Munich fans laughing, some scratching their heads, and others confused. Don’t kill the messenger, but here you go: According to the Italian […]
Serie A have confirmed that the times and dates for the final round of the league will be announced on Monday. In other words, the results this weekend will determine the schedule for next week, which is understandable. Milan are righting for the Scudetto and are currently two points ahead of their city rivals Inter. […]
Miles Robinsonphoto: Getty Images The conversation can’t be delayed. Procrastinating about specific personnel decisions that will expose Gregg Berhalter’s future at the helm of the United States men’s national team are now harmful to delay after this weekend. Miles Robinson went from World Cup lock to out of the 23-man roster being brought to Qatar […]
Alejandro Garnacho celebrates after scoring one of these two goals in the FA Youth Cup final. Alex Livesey/Getty Images The FA Youth Cup final smashed the all-time attendance record and a largely partisan crowd looked on as Manchester United won it for the 11th time, with Alejandro Garnacho scoring twice in beating Nottingham Forest 3-1 […]
Chelsea manager Thomas Tuchel provided fans with an update on Mateo Kovacic’s injury status following the west London side’s 3-0 win over Leeds on Wednesday evening. The Croatian midfielder had only recently recovered from an ankle injury before Daniel James’ poor challenge in the 23rd minute, which saw him shown a red card, left Kovacic […]
Alejandro Garnacho fired Manchester United to their first FA Youth Cup win since 2011 as Nottingham Forest were edged out in front of a record-breaking crowd at Old Trafford. There were 67,492 in attendance for Wednesday’s final, smashing the competition’s previous record of 38,187, as the United teenagers provided a much-needed boost at the end […]
Bayern Munich coach Julian Nagelsmann has installed a giant video wall on the training ground. Bild and Sky reporters saw the video wall, which is admittedly pretty hard to miss, being used for the first time in training today. While there didn’t seem to be too much in-depth analysis going on just yet (remember, it’s […]
AAntonio Conte remembers the last north London derby and he was not even the Tottenham manager at the time. “It was a difficult period for my team,” Conte says, and there is no doubt the 3-1 reverse at Arsenal in late September was the nadir. “For sure, at that moment, the confidence was down.” Pierre-Emile […]
As Tony Ralston crossed for Giorgios Giakoumakis to open the scoring, Celtic’s party was in full swing. Ange Postecoglou’s side, needing just a point to secure the Scottish Premiership title, had Dundee United at arm’s length. United’s response, via a glorious Dylan Levitt moment, created brief moments of panic in the Celtic ranks. But only […]