Hoping to escape the economic and political clutch of the European Union, the United Kingdom citizens have been deliberating the prospect of exiting the EU for quite some time now. With the public split on this front, chances are that the referendum, which is scheduled to be held in June, may force Britain to cut
Arsenal’s need for a reliable, free-scoring striker is an issue that never seems to quite go away and is likely to crop up again this summer. Watford’s Odion Ighalo is one man who has been touted as a potential target and they could well make a move for the Nigerian striker at the end of
Real Madrid claimed victory in El Clasico at Camp Nou last weekend to give themselves a much needed boost and at least salvage some pride following their humiliation in the first meeting of the season in the Spanish capital. Perhaps the man who gained most from the win was Zinedine Zidane who is still trying
After much anticipation and speculation, Chelsea confirmed the signing of Antonio Conte on Monday evening, with the highly coveted manager taking charge upon the culmination of European Championship. Given he is mooted as Jose Mourinho’s spiritual successor, he will likely set Stamford Bridge abuzz. What he is known for Despite winning one Champions League
Jurgen Klopp even took the time out to embrace Harry Kane and utter the words “what a strike!” to the Spurs striker after his swivel-shot cancelled out Phillipe Coutinho’s opener at Anfield on Saturday evening. It was a barnstorming game and a point was fair, but the Liverpool manager would not have avoided drawing the
Jack Wilshere had a metal plate inserted in his leg after cracking a fibula in pre-season training. With only 630 league minutes left this season, his contribution will likely not be much between now and end of the season. However, with his European Championship involvement all but confirmed by England manager Roy Hodgson, he will
Aymeric Laporte has been one of the most sought-after young players in European football. The 21-year old has been one of the best young centre-backs in world football for a couple of seasons and the fact that he is far away from the age considered to be the peak for defenders makes his potential and
Chelsea this week announced that Italy coach Antonio Conte will become their next manager come the start of the new season. But what does this mean for the Blues? What will be his biggest priorities? Conte was favourite for the job and really it comes as no surprise that the Italian got it. He will
Arsenal thrashed Watford 4-0 after drubbing Everton 2-0 in their previous league outing. The second league victory in a row married with Tottenham Hotspur’s result at Anfield on Saturday night has reduced the difference between the north London rivals to four points whilst the Gunners also boast a game in hand. In addition, Arsenal’s slender
Despite a recent downturn in their Premier League form, it has been an impressive first season back in the top flight from Watford and one of their unsung heroes has been 21 year old Nathan Ake. The Dutch youngster joined on loan from Chelsea last summer and was initially viewed as more of a squad
The Reds have been involved in quite an interesting football season where they managed to reach the finals of the Football League Cup, are in the quarter-finals of the Europa League, and are sitting 9th in the Premier League table. Not a bad season for new boss Jurgen Klopp, who is a Kop favourite and
Danny Rose may reflect on this season as the one where he finally graduated from promising youngster into proven top-end Premier League performer. He has been Tottenham’s undisputed first choice left-back in what has been so far the club’s best ever Premier League campaign. The 25 year old was rewarded with his full England debut
There are already indications of heightened ambitions at Liverpool as Jurgen Klopp heads into his first summer transfer window with the club. Defender Joel Matip has already been secured on a free from Schalke and will move to Merseyside in July, but another Bundesliga name could provide the real statement of intent for a club
There have been few positives this season at Sunderland, on or off the pitch, but the form of Patrick van Aanholt has certainly been one of them. He is starting to live up to the promise he showed as a youngster and is perhaps benefiting from a more settled home after numerous loan spells in
With Chelsea failing to kick on from their last season’s laurels, tipsters mooted Manchester City as the title favourites heading into the current season; however, sitting 15 points behind table toppers Leicester City, even their hopes of playing Champions League football next season look bleak. Though they can seek solace in their League Cup success,
It gives an insight into the methods of Tottenham manager Mauricio Pochettino that he has left his full-back positions open to sharing in a season that currently presents him with the chance of landing the club’s first league title since 1961. At left-back Ben Davies has started 13 times in the league and has assumed
Arsene Wenger sets foot in his twentieth season as the Arsenal manager next season having won the most FA Cup trophies – tied with George Ramsay on six – and three Premier League titles. Notwithstanding the fact that every English club will relish welcoming him, his job is in jeopardy, as there have been rumours
Bacary Sagna became the latest in a long line of players to swap the Emirates for the Etihad in the summer of 2014. Although he struggled for game time during his first season in Manchester, Sagna has established himself as a regular in the side this term although the jury is still out over whether
The footballing world has lost a star, A brilliant player - the best by far. A Dutchman who was a genius, and he was so very skillful, A fantastic talented footballer - who was so very mindful. He dazzled on the pitch and flirted with the ball. Every game he played in - he always
As Leicester City continue their charge towards Premier League glory, they now only have seven games to go before they could lift the title in England’s top division. Coming from a team who were last season battling relegation it is a miracle, but will it be the biggest upset? Which other teams have gone on
Having almost spurned the chance to capitalise on the misfortunes of Chelsea and the Manchester clubs and claim the top spot, Arsene Wenger has been getting a lot of stick from Arsenal supporters. However, thanks to the unavailability of ready replacements and Wenger lining Stan Kroenke’s pockets exactly how the American wants him to, he
With popular faces pulling out of the title race, it looked as though the Premier League was Arsenal’s to lose. Frequently topping the table, Arsenal added substance to the belief that their infamous title drought would cease to exist at the end of the season. However, Arsenal inevitably did an Arsenal and currently sit four
Paul Pogba has at times received some rare criticism this season and might reflect on a mixed campaign, although that would only be by the very high standards he has set over the past couple of years in Turin. At 23, he remains unquestionably one of world football’s elite young players and if there is
A first-ever run to the latter stages of the Champions League aside, Manchester City will spend the remainder of their season clambering for a top four finish in order to avoid leaving their new manager with the ignominy of trawling the continent on a Thursday evening in the backwaters of the Europa League. There is
Manchester United’s signing of Morgan Schneiderlin last summer looked one of their better buys in recent years and certainly fell into the ‘low risk’ category given his consistently high level of performance for Southampton over the previous three seasons in the top flight. However the jury is still out to some extent at Old Trafford