Month: July 2019

Liverpool have made the Premier League’s youngest-ever player their second signing of the summer. The European champions confirmed that Harvey Elliott has joined from Fulham for what is likely to be a sizeable compensation fee. The money involved in the deal will be decided by tribunal between the two clubs, with Elliott’s Fulham scholarship having…

Zinedine Zidane admitted he was “hurt” after Real Madrid lost a chaotic pre-season friendly 7-3 to city rivals Atletico. Former Chelsea striker Diego Costa scored four goals and was sent off as Real were embarrassed in New Jersey. Joao Felix, a big-money summer signing from Benfica, scored his first Atletico goal before Real made a…

Raheem Sterling has spoken of how much he enjoys life at Manchester City – but the England forward still hopes to play abroad in the future. Sterling, who signed a contract extension committing himself to the club until 2023 last November, is enjoying life at City so much he is happy to put his dream…

Newcastle owner Mike Ashley has accused former manager Rafael Benitez of “taking the soft option” in moving to China. The former Liverpool, Chelsea and Real Madrid boss left St James’ Park after failing to agree a new contract – Ashley claims his preference was to tie him down to an eight-year deal – and promptly…

Bryce Canyon National Park, Utah. Image credit: Instagram.com/danni_adventures I wondered what the spirit of the mountain was thinking… In the whole eastern dark wall of the divide this night there was silence and the whisper of the wind, except in the ravine where we roared. So wrote iconic American author Jack Kerouac in the novel…

Most who dream of being in Paris do so as a local rather than a tourist. Herein lies the appeal of Airbnb, via which we really can reside in the homes of Parisians for an experience with a certain je ne sais quoi and a definite ooh la la. Whether you’re freeflying or a family…

Arsenal are closing in on the double capture of Real Madrid midfielder Dani Ceballos and William Saliba of St Etienne. PA understands the Europa League finalists could announce one of their latest recruits on Wednesday evening having landed from their pre-season tour of the United States earlier in the day. Ceballos is due to sign…

Into something good… The great joy of pre-season is optimism. Albeit adjusted for a cynical world, in which we cackle at its hopelessness six months later. To the Manchester Evening News, then, and Samuel Luckhurst’s bold proclamation of a new signing that will revolutionise Manchester United. The player in question is, of course, Harry Maguire…

Ole Gunnar Solskjaer has insisted he does not regret taking injured striker Romelu Lukaku on Manchester United’s pre-season tour. Belgium hitman Lukaku is wanted by Inter Milan as United‘s Premier League preparations intensify in China. The 26-year-old will miss Thursday’s clash against Tottenham in Shanghai with an ankle injury. Solskjaer maintained Lukaku had sustained that…

Send your mails to [email protected]… Bale no Bogarde I am writing in with a defence of Gareth Bale, in response to criticism from Stijn, Amsterdam, about him being happy to sit on the bench and pocket a massive paycheck. It does seem like he’s been willing to do recently, so I don’t disagree on the…