Man Utd ‘determined to spend a lot’ after humiliating 18/19
Manchester United are ready to break the bank to sign Matthijs de Ligt and other players after an unsuccessful 2018/19 season, according to reports. Despite a rejuvenation at the beginning of Ole Gunnar Solskjaer’s reign, United had a miserable season, finishing sixth in the Premier League, while they failed to lift any silverware. Meanwhile, neighbours Manchester…
Real to offer Man Utd up to three players in ‘possible’ Pogba deal
Real Madrid believe they can add Manchester United midfielder Paul Pogba to their imminent signing of Eden Hazard, according to reports. The Frenchman has been linked heavily with a move away from United following a troubled season at Old Trafford. Pogba, who was named in the PFA top-flight Team of the Year, had a brilliant resurgence after…
Van Gaal slams Woodward over ‘zero understanding of football’
Louis van Gaal has hit out at Manchester United’s executive vice-chairman Ed Woodward for his “zero understanding of football”. The Dutchman won an FA Cup in his final match in charge of United after leading them to fifth and fourth-placed finishes in his two years in charge between 2014-2016. And Van Gaal thinks his replacement,…
Henderson reveals pre-match meeting that inspired Liverpool
Liverpool captain Jordan Henderson felt a team meeting in the days before their Champions League final victory helped ensure the players were ready for what lay ahead. With the disappointment of losing to Real Madrid 12 months ago compounded by being pipped by a point to a first Premier League title since 1990 by Manchester…
Klopp: The post-Champions League ‘promise’ I made with Pep
Liverpool’s Champions League triumph left Jurgen Klopp ecstatic, emotional and hungry for more after finally getting his hands on silverware and then receiving a call from Premier League adversary Pep Guardiola. Mohamed Salah’s spot-kick and more heroics from substitute Divock Origi saw the Reds crowned champions of Europe for the sixth time as they brought…
Three key factors emerge as Man Utd are given De Ligt hope
Manchester United have not given up in their pursuit of Matthijs De Ligt despite Barcelona’s overtures. The 19-year-old has emerged as one of European football’s most-sought after defenders after an incredible season with the Dutch champions, and he is widely believed to be hoping to join Barcelona, along with teammate Frenkie De Jong. United even reportedly…
Fabinho thanks Arsenal, Man United for helping him settle
Liverpool midfielder Fabinho was something of a slow-burner following his summer arrival from Monaco but he believes arch-rivals Manchester United helped ignite his Anfield career. The Brazil international did not start a match until the Carabao Cup defeat to Chelsea in late September and by the start of November had played just six times, four…
Inside the fight for LGBTQ+ rights around the world
Sasha Kazantseva (above). Image credit: Dasha Tchainki This June marks the 50th anniversary of the Stonewall riots, widely considered to be the birth of the Pride movement. The uprisings broke out on the streets of Manhattan in 1969, when police clampdowns on LGBTQ+ spaces – in particular the popular gay bar, the Stonewall Inn, in…
Vogue meets Fredrik Tjærandsen, Central Saint Martins’ designer of the moment
Image credits: Niall McInerney Central Saint Martins’ BA Fashion course is no stranger to groundbreaking talent, with the hallowed institution counting Molly Goddard, Grace Wales Bonner and Richard Quinn among its recent alumni. For 2019, there’s a new name to note: Norwegian designer Fredrik Tjærandsen, the mastermind behind the performative rubber dresses that have gone…
Charlotte Casiraghi’s two wedding looks channelled her grandmother, Grace Kelly
Share 3rd Jun 2019 The glamorous Principality of Monaco played host to a royal wedding over the weekend when 11th-in-line to the Monégasque throne, Charlotte Casiraghi, who is Princess Caroline’s daughter and the granddaughter of the late Hollywood actress-turned-royalty, Princess Grace, tied the knot with her film producer fiancé, Dimitri Rassam. The bride, a competitive…