The transfer merry-go-round has been unrelenting for Liverpool fans so far this summer. And the fact we’re saying ‘so far’ when it’s only mid-June sums it all up. The red half of Merseyside have barely begun celebrating their top-four finish yet they’ve been inundated with reports and rumours. Some, incredibly, already seem to have fallen
Wales face the most gruelling task of their 2018 World Cup Qualification campaign when they face an aggressive Serbian side on Sunday. It is a defining match; the hopes of progression hinder on whether the Welsh manage to bring a result home. Currently trailing the Serbs – who top the group – buy four points,
With Arsenal finishing the season on an FA Cup win, over the league winners Chelsea, they shown they’re still a force. But missing out on a Champions League place, means it could prove difficult for the Gunners to persuade some of their talent to remain at the club. Here’s five potential players aborting Arsenal
If there is one player who has been the fulcrum of Barcelona’s 4-3-3 in the present times, it is Sergio Busquets. The No.5 has been successfully evolved from a buffer between the backline and the midfield to a lone pivot who smartly pushes the game upfront. He is now renowned as a deep-lying midfielder and
Manchester United’s top target is to transfer Spain’s Alvaro Morata as their main center forward. Ibrahimovic is leaving due to a cruciate ligament knee injury. After United’s wasteful last season and Ibrahimovic out of action since April 20 against Anderlecht, they have been keeping focus on Morata. More affordable He is seen as the
Antonio Conte is set to lure Juventus with an offer they cannot refuse in a bid to land Leonardo Bonucci. According to The Sun, Conte is set to offer Juve £48 million plus Nemanja Matic to bring the Italian centre-back to Stamford Bridge. Bonucci has played in a back three for Juve all season and
Whilst it has not yet been made official, Claude Puel’s dismissal from his post as Southampton manager is the worst kept secret in football at this moment with the two parties believed to be negotiating a fair severance package after the Frenchman completed just one season in the Premier League. Those in power at St.
In recent years, Major League Soccer has entered a new height in American sports. MLS revenue, attendance, social media popularity, television ratings, and net worth of clubs have set a new standard for the league. American sports are no longer four major leagues, but five. It must be music to the ears of owners, players,
Zlatan Ibrahimovic is set to leave Manchester United this summer and the Red Devils will have to sign a replacement with only Marcus Rashford a viable replacement in the current squad, with Anthony Martial preferring a wide role on the left. Why not Rashford? Rashford, 19, is still very young and as much as
One hundred million euros is a ridiculous amount of money to spend on anything, let alone an eighteen-years old footballer. In Arsenal’s case, it’s exactly what they need to do. With the Gunners already having had their one hundred million euro offer rejected by Monaco, will they go for another bite at the apple? They
There’s plenty of transfer talk to excite Liverpool fans this transfer window. If it’s not Mohamed Salah, it’s Gelson Martins providing the supporting act to this summer’s big drama: the Virgil van Dijk saga. The Reds, meanwhile, have already recruited Dominic Solanke - impressing at the Under-20 World Cup recently - and are clearly keen
(….Continuation from part 1 of this tale….) The Chelsea Under-17s were facing the Watford Under-17s in a crucial FA Youth Cup quarter-final encounter. With the former trailing 1-0 at half-time, the manager pushed George Woodcock to a more advanced attacking role in order to put pressure on Watford’s strong defense. A lot of people were
Every single transfer window involves a high profile saga which seems to drag on for almost the entirety of the summer and this year it is likely that James Rodriguez’s protracted move away from Real Madrid will take on this role. The Colombian will leave the Estadio Santiago Bernabeu this summer with several clubs interested
Crystal Palace Summary Staying in the Premier League should be Palace’s number one priority every season but it’s been disappointing at how bad they have struggled. A team boasting Zaha, Benteke, Townsend and Cabaye should be pushing up but their defence has let them down so they were rightly in a dog fight. Big Sam
Zinedine Zidane cut off a nonchalant figure as Real Madrid faced the tough assignment of retaining the Champions League against perhaps the tournament’s most astute defensive side- Juventus. The first forty-five minutes had everyone at the edge of their seats with an end-to-end half that saw the score leveled 1-1 at the interval. Real Madrid
Turn your minds back to the tumultuous summer of 2015. A ‘faulty’ fax machine stopped the transfer of David De Gea to Real Madrid – about the only good Louis van Gaal ever did at Manchester United. Two years later and Madrid’s interest in United’s goalkeeper is still hot. The Spaniard has already confided in
There is little doubt that Christian Pulisic is an immense talent. Several young American soccer talents have been touted, only to regress into the depths of lower divisions (e.g. Freddy Adu). Some have gone on to have decent professional careers (e.g. Luis Gil), but never truly reached the heights of Europe’s elite clubs. We’ve never
Long-term Gunners target Alexandre Lacazette seems to be moving within range of signing this transfer window, after reports of the club signing Monaco prodigy Kylian Mbappé proved to be misguided. So what would the French striker offer at The Emirates? Lacazette has once again set Ligue 1 alight this season, scoring 37 goals in 45
Ronald Koeman has done a super job in bringing Everton from finishing a disappointing 11th in the Premier League in 2016, to 7th at the end of this season-in his first year in charge. Although 8 points behind Manchester United, they were 15 points ahead of 8th place Southampton. This suggests the three; nearly four
In a recent interview with beIn Sports, when questioned about the possibility of signing Leicester winger Riyad Mahrez, Arsene Wenger replied: “Have we made a bid for him? No. Not yet. Not yet means it could happen, it could not happen.” Although this was a somewhat vague response by the Arsenal manager, it was also
There’s actually one play during a Football or Soccer match that garners more oohs, aahs and applauses than a dazzling dribble or display of ball control … the perfectly executed pass…especially the perfectly pre-planned, easy-to-control, one-touch, daisy-cutter variety that we all marvel at, appreciate and enjoy tremendously, but unfortunately experience far too infrequently as spectators
“It’s Carrick… Y’know, hard to believe it’s not Scholes!” Ahead of the midfielder’s testimonial match that occurred last Sunday, to celebrate his eleven years at the club, Michael Carrick’s footballing times at Manchester United have showcased his craft to the highest degree. On the 27th May 2017, it was announced Carrick would remain at Manchester
Despite securing a top-four spot this season, it was always understood that recruitment at Liverpool wouldn’t be easy this summer. The club simply doesn’t have the wealth to compete with Manchester City and Manchester United in the transfer market and in order to succeed will have to target a different avenue of the market in
On June 6th 2017, Arsenal confirmed their latest signing of the 23-year-old left back Sead Kolasinac from Schalke. This is Arsene Wenger’s first signing of the summer, after agreeing his two-year contract extension, and he plans to bring in some more names. The Bosnian full-back signed for Arsenal on a Bosman free transfer and it
The much-awaited Champions League final gave the football fans too much to talk at least till the next clash of these two football superpowers. The excitement was reflected in the well-fought score line of 1-1 of the first half. Though it intensified further in the second half as Zizou made some subtle changes in the