8 December 2017
Video Assistant Referee would be use to overturn refereeing decisions for the first in England in the FA Cup game between Brighton and Crystal Palace. The English FA had longed announce their decision to use video technology in the FA Cup this season, and initially considered using it in the Liverpool vs Everton tie. But the Merseyside derby was deemed too high profile for the trial to take…
3 December 2017
Manager of “invincible” Celtic, Brendan Rodgers has revealed that several Premier League sides have tried to bring him back to the English top flight, but he has turned them all down. Rodgers almost won the Premier League with Liverpool in the 2013/2014 season, thanks to the impact of Luis Suarez, Raheem Sterling, and Daniel Sturridge upfront for the Reds, but finished second that season, after a…
2 December 2017
With the World Cup draws over, teams are now left to prepare for how they would conquer whichever group they have been placed into. While every team who have qualified for the World Cup have a chance of winning the tournament, any country that would win would have to overcome their group stage opponents first. Here are a few eye-catching games in the group stages we believe you should not miss.…
1 December 2017
Liverpool and Germany international midfielder Emre Can has insisted that he could still sign a new deal with Reds, although he also admitted that he could sign a pre-contract agreement with another club this coming winter too. The 23 years old has just seven months left on his current Liverpool contract and has been in talks with the club since the summer of 2016. However, talks have made little…
30 November 2017
Arsenal would be without the service of their French attacker Alexandre Lacazette after he limped off from their match against Huddersfield town. The former Lyon attacker had opened the scoring against the Terriers with a sweet effort, but was take off at half time as he struggled to remain in the match. Arsene Wenger has confirmed that he has a groin problem, which makes him available to face…
29 November 2017
With their defensive woes well publicised, Liverpool appear to have started looking for defenders who would help solve that problem. The Reds failed in their attempt to sign Virgil van Dijk last summer despite reportedly being ready to offer about €70 million for his signature, they have now reportedly turned their attention to Ahmed Hegazy at West Brom. ESPN is reporting that the Reds have…
29 November 2017
Arsenal have completed a deal to bring Barcelona’s Sporting Director Raul Sanllehi to the Emirates. The Spaniard who has been credited with helping Barcelona make world class signings over the past few seasons, joined the Catalans in 2003. Sanllehi led the negotiations which brought in the likes of Neymar and Luis Suarez, who was claimed to have been signed for less than the price Liverpool…
29 November 2017
Following the failed experiment of David Unsworth, Everton are set to name a new manager and, reports are claiming that former England manager Sam Allardyce is in pole position. Allardyce had ruled himself out of the running for the position two weeks ago after it appeared not everybody was in line with the decision to name him as manager. However, following their failed attempt to get Marcos…
28 November 2017
Tottenham attacker Erik Lamela is set to return to a football pitch after 13 months out through injury. The Argentine has not featured for the Lilywhites since October 25 last year when they were knocked out of the EFL Cup by Liverpool. He had been treated in Rome and other places before returning to London for the final phase of his recovery. Mauricio Pochettino had earlier in the season…
28 November 2017
Former Nigeria International Michael Emenalo has been unveiled as the new Sporting director of AS Monaco. Emenalo spent ten years at Chelsea and left just 21 days ago claiming he wanted to see his kids grow and also reflect on the work his has done so far. However, the 52 years old has now taken up a role in Monaco and would report directly to the club’s Russian vice-President Vadim Vasilyev. He…
28 November 2017
The Memphis Grizzles have terminated the contract of David Fizdale after overseeing an 8-game losing streak. The move was announced by General manager, Chris Wallace on Monday, and J B Bickerstaff who has been Associate Head Coach would step up on the interim basis. This move comes just a day after he bench Marc Gasol for the fourth quarter. Gasol was given maximum deal by the Grizzles in 2015…
26 November 2017
Chelsea manager Antonio Conte has urged the Blues to offer a new deal to their number one Thibaut Courtois. The Belgian’s current deal expires at the end of the 2018/2019 season and he has been courted by the likes of Real Madrid for the past two summers. The Blues had begun talks with his representatives, but with no progress made the Belgium number one has decided to pause negotiations until…