Soccer
Juventus boss Maurizio Sarri diagnosed with pneumonia
Serie A champions Juventus have this evening confirmed that manager Maurizio Sarri has been diagnosed with pneumonia. Juve switch On the back of a somewhat perplexing stint in the Premier League with Chelsea last season, Italian tactician Sarri made a return to his home country back in June. The 60-year-old was the man chosen to …
Philippe Coutinho confirms intention to remain at Bayern Munich ‘for a long time’
New Bayern Munich signing Philippe Coutinho has this afternoon opened up on his difficult Barcelona stint, as well as confirming his hopes of remaining at the Allianz Arena for the foreseeable future. Bayern switch Following months of rampant speculation, Coutinho’s future was finally decided earlier today. Despite links with the likes of Arsenal, Tottenham and …
Barcelona touted as potential destination for Juventus’ Daniele Rugani
A surprise report from Italian outlet Tuttosport this afternoon has named Barcelona as a contender in the race for Juventus defender Daniele Rugani. Juve struggles 25-year-old centre-half Rugani came up through the youth ranks of Juve, before an impressive loan spell with Empoli from 2013 to 2015 eventually saw the Italian handed the chance to …
Arsenal’s Sokratis: ‘Maybe it is more easy’ to defend against Liverpool than Burnley
Arsenal defender Sokratis Papastathopoulos has this afternoon revealed his opinion that the contrasting styles employed by Liverpool and Burnley may make the former easier to defend against. Liverpool vs Arsenal Unai Emery’s Gunners are set to travel to Anfield this weekend, for their 3rd outing of the new season. As things stand, Arsenal sit alongside …
Messi & Townsend: FIFA reveal top 10 Puskas award nominees
The 2019 Puskas nominees FIFA have on Monday the 19th of August released their nominees for the 2019 Puskas award. The public is allowed to vote for their favorite goal up until September 1st, 2019. The top three goals will then be voted on by a panel chosen by FIFA. Last year’s winner was Mohamed …
Harry Winks: Man City & Liverpool should be worried
Can Tottenham win the Premier League? According to Ladbrokes, Tottenham are the third favourites to win the Premier League. After two rounds of the season, Spurs are on four points. A 3-1 win over Aston Villa was followed up with a 2-2 draw away at Man City. Spurs are currently 16/1 to win the title, …
Chelsea U23 vs Liverpool U23: Antonio Rudiger is back, Michy Batshuayi to feature
Chelsea U23 vs Liverpool U23 Chelsea take on Liverpool in U23 action on Monday night. Liverpool started the Premier League 2 season with a 4-0 defeat to Tottenham. As for Chelsea, the Blues U23 beat Derby 1-0 in round one of the season. Antonio Rudiger is back In a big injury boost, Chelsea have confirmed …
Pep Guardiola: Man City’s opener vs Spurs ‘copied’ from Christian Eriksen & Dele Alli’s playbook
Pep Guardiola: How Man City copied Tottenham Towards the end of Pep Guardiola’s press conference after the 2-2 draw with Tottenham, the Man City manager revealed how his side copied a part of the Spurs playbook. City broke the deadlock on Saturday night when a Kevin De Bruyne cross was headed home at the back …
Odds cut on Liverpool to pip Man City to win the Premier League
Liverpool 1st, Man City 3rd After two rounds of the Premier League season, Liverpool are already two points clear of Man City. Liverpool have beaten Norwich (4-1) and Southampton (1-2) in their opening fixtures of the campaign. Man City beat West Ham (0-5) in round one, but last weekend they were held to a 2-2 …
Man City: John Stones injury update before Bournemouth
John Stones injury update before Bournemouth Next weekend Man City travel to Bournemouth in the Premier League. The Sky Blues will be looking to bounce back after dropping two points against Tottenham. Against Spurs, Pep Guardiola lined-up Nicolas Otamendi alongside Aymeric Laporte at the heart of his defence. Otamendi’s inclusion was something of a surprise, …