Month: September 2019

Former England and Newcastle forward Peter Beardsley has been suspended from all football-related activity after being found guilty of making racist comments by an independent regulatory commission. The 58-year-old, who denied the allegations, left his role as the Magpies’ Under-23s coach earlier this year after an internal investigation and has now been banned from the…

Jurgen Klopp has pin-pointed two results from his first season as Liverpool manager that reassured him that they were on the right path. He took over the club from Brendan Rodgers in October 2015 and finished the season with two losing appearances in finals. But two results in his first five games were key in…

The draw has been made for this year’s AFCON with Mohamed Salah’s nation kicking off this year’s tournament against Sunday Chidzambwa’s side Host nation Egypt will start this year’s Africa Cup of Nations against Zimbabwe on June 21 after being drawn alongside DR Conga and Uganda in Group A.  Egypt will be hoping Mohamed Salah and…

The England midfielder has recovered from the anterior cruciate ligament injury he sustained 12 months ago but hasn’t been able to break into the team Jurgen Klopp says Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain is not ready to return to his Liverpool team whilst “others are fit.” The England winger has not featured in the Reds first team since…

The Red Devils should be looking to move two former Chelsea players out, says Lee Sharpe, while planning another transfer raid on Stamford Bridge Manchester United should be looking to sign N’Golo Kante, says Lee Sharpe, with the former Red Devils winger claiming Chelsea “don’t seem to fancy” a World Cup winner. Maurizio Sarri has…

Despite victory over West Ham, Manchester United were far from their best and questions are now being asked of their new permanent manager Sunday might not have been the decisive day in the Premier League title race many felt it would be, but – as Jurgen Klopp’s repeated fist-pumps directed at the Kop would suggest – Liverpool’s…

Our Fantasy writer looks ahead to the coming round of elite European football and picks out the must-have stars from Barcelona, Juventus and Ajax As we approach the Champions League quarter-finals, you may have noticed something different in the Goal Fantasy Football game. Unlike the start of the season, or before the round of 16,…

The former Blues star feels a rumoured Blancos target could be tempted to stay if Maurizio Sarri’s side qualify for the Champions League Eden Hazard may be more inclined to stay at Chelsea and ignore any potential interest from Real Madrid if the Blues win the Europa League, according to Eidur Gudjohnsen. Belgium international Hazard’s…

Everything you need to know ahead of the Premier League clash at Selhurst Park on Sunday Manchester City will be looking to bounce back from their midweek Champions League defeat at Tottenham when they travel back to London to face Crystal Palace on Sunday. Goal understands that Pep Guardiola prioritised Sunday’s league game over Tuesday’s European clash,…

The former Blues defender has urged the club to sell the Belgium winger to Real Madrid before he becomes a free agent in the summer of 2020 Chelsea selling Eden Hazard to Real Madrid for £100 million ($131m) would be “great business” for the club, according to Mario Melchiot. The 28-year-old has been heavily linked…