Month: September 2019

Romelu Lukaku hailed coach Antonio Conte after his second-half header ensured Inter Milan maintained their 100% start to the Serie A season with a 2-0 win over their city rivals. Lukaku, who linked up with the former Chelsea coach in the summer, put the gloss on a dominant Inter performance after Marcelo Brozovic fired them…

Steve Bruce insisted that Newcastle were the more likely side to win the game despite drawing 0-0 with Brighton. Brighton were the better side as Newcastle were frustrated in front of a disgruntled home crowd. Graham Potter’s side enjoyed more than 70% of possession, but couldn’t convert any of their chances – while for the…

Sheffield United produced a dogged and determined performance to claim a 2-0 victory over a disappointing Everton side devoid of creativity. The Blades managed just one shot on target – substitute Lys Mousset’s 79th-minute effort – in 90 minutes after Yerry Mina’s own goal had put the visitors ahead just before half-time. Chris Wilder’s side,…

Pep Guardiola has no doubt Manchester City already have the ideal successor for him at the club in his assistant boss Mikel Arteta. Former Everton and Arsenal midfielder Arteta, who has been working under Guardiola since 2016, recently said he had turned down offers to take over as manager elsewhere to stay with the Premier League…

The Championship player has demanded a better performance in the nation’s next qualifier Aston Villa midfielder John McGinn has warned that Scotland could lose to San Marino – the lowest-ranked international side in the world – if they do not improve after their embarrassing defeat to Kazakhstan. Scotland were beaten 3-0 by a side ranked…

Ronald Koeman’s side had the better of the 2014 World Cup winners last year, but it’s a new start with both looking to secure Euro 2020 qualifcation Netherlands and Germany battled to a 2-2 draw in November in the Nations League, and now the two sides meet again as they look to secure Euro 2020 qualification.…

Class A drugs and a variety of weapons were seized from a coach carrying members of an ultra group linked to the Ligue 1 giants The Metropolitan Police have confirmed that one Paris Saint-Germain fan has been arrested in connection with incidents before Thursday’s Women’s Champions League game against Chelsea.  PSG travelled to London for…

The Premier League side will speak to football’s governing body before the summer window Chelsea will have their appeal against a two-window transfer ban heard by FIFA on April 11, signalling good news for the club after being told the restriction would not be delayed until the proposal had been heard. The Premier League side…

The 18-year-old made an impression on his senior debut against Czech Republic despite having never made a Premier League start Ian Wright remains baffled by Callum Hudson-Odoi’s continuing marginalisation at Chelsea after the teenager impressed following his cameo outing on his senior England debut. The 18-year-old replaced hat-trick hero Raheem Sterling after 70 minutes against…

Despite a rotten 2018 where they were eliminated from the World Cup at the group stages, the midfielder is optimistic about his team’s future Julian Brandt described Germany’s 2018 as like getting “smashed in the face”, yet he is confident Die Mannschaft can recover and become an elite side again. World Cup winners in 2014,…