Chelsea’s dispute with Eva Carneiro has taken another turn, with the club doctor said to have left Stamford Bridge. Following earlier suggestions that Carneiro could be ready to take the club to court, she now seems set to embark on a legal battle. The Daily Mail report that the Gibraltarian, who has been with the Blues since 2009, […]

11 years ago

Wait your turn, Suarez

11 years ago

What is it about Argentinians and team goals? The national side scored one of the most memorable World Cup efforts after Esteban Cambiasso rounded off a multi-pass move in 2006, and now club side Banfield have got in on the act. Diego Simeone was never known for his attacking flair, but the Atletico Madrid boss’ […]

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Chelsea’s victory over Arsenal was marred for some by Diego Costa’s on-pitch activities. Some would describe what the Blues striker did as gamesmanship, while others would go further and label it cheating. Including, it seems, one of his own team-mates. Kurt Zouma, who scored Chelsea’s first goal in their 2-0 win, admitted that Costa “likes […]

11 years ago

Lionel Miss-i

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There are some stories that you can’t help but pay attention to. The Prime Minister of the UK allegedly inserting “a private part of his anatomy” into a dead pig’s mouth is one of those stories. It’s times like this that Twitter comes into its own, and here are some of the best reactions we saw. […]

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Manchester United’s Luke Shaw may be on the mend after suffering an horrific injury against PSV Eindhoven, but his team-mates’ thoughts were still with the defender during the win at Southampton. United midfielder Juan Mata has publicly dedicated the victory at St Mary’s to Shaw, who played for the Saints before his £30m move to […]

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WINNERS Kurt Zouma While talk of Diego Costa’s ‘sh*thousery’ dominated the aftermath of Chelsea’s win over Arsenal, the real story of the afternoon was the emergence of Zouma. The £12m man was bought as a future John Terry, and he is already justifying his inclusion in the first team in the veteran’s place. Without some timely […]

11 years ago

The BBC’s Garth Crooks has developed a bit of a reputation as far as his Team of the Week selections are concerned. But the former Tottenham forward has finally given up all pretense of ‘proper’ formations, selecting five forwards in a bizarre starting XI. Crooks went with three at the back, while Chelsea’s Kurt Zouma is rewarded […]

11 years ago

They *might* have overreacted

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Even the best slip up sometimes. Lionel Messi might have broken pretty much every record in football, but he sometimes has his off-days. Barcelona’s all-time record scorer had put his team 3-0 up against Levante from the penalty spot, but when given another opportunity to score from 12 yards he fluffed his lines, sending the […]

11 years ago

Quarterbacks are generally known for their ability with ball in hand, but Cam Newton showed he has much more to his game. The Carolina Panthers star looked to be out of options as he approached the endzone against Houston, but this fantastic piece of quick thinking stunned his opponents. Watch as Newton shows some impressive […]

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Games between Porto and Benfica are pretty tense as it is, even without players like Maicon doing things like this. The Porto captain made Nigel de Jong’s World Cup final kung-fu kick look like nothing as he launched his foot above head-height during O Clasico. We’re hardly surprised that the Benfica players all surrounded him before being […]

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There aren’t too many players who score in each of their first two Premier League games for Manchester United. Wayne Rooney scored a hat-trick on his debut against Fenerbahce but had to wait another month for his first league goal as he helped end Arsenal’s long unbeaten run. Ruud van Nistelrooy netted twice in his […]

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Liverpool wasted a host of chances as Norwich held them to a 1-1 draw at Anfield. Substitute Danny Ings gave the Reds the lead just after half-time, before Russell Martin brought things level with a remarkably cool volley. The main talking point ahead of the game was Daniel Sturridge’s return from injury, but Liverpool promptly […]

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There are unusual friendships, and then there’s this. We were all surprised to see Liverpool’s Adam Lallana at Wimbledon with Game of Thrones star Kit Harington, but now we can top that in the odd couple stakes. Sri Lanka cricket captain Mahela Jayawardena is a big Manchester United fan, as anyone who follows him on Twitter […]

11 years ago

Massive boost

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West Ham stunned Manchester City early on in their encounter with Victor Moses scoring the first league goal against Manuel Pellegrini’s team this season. But while the goal itself may have come as a shock, the jokes that followed were a little more predictable. Moses > Jesus — Nooruddean (@BeardedGenius) September 19, 2015 MOSES BETTER […]

11 years ago

Jogo Bonito is alive and well, judging by the antics of Brazilian forward Rafael Silva. The Vasco Da Gama player pulled off a piece of skill against Cruzeiro that would impress even the likes of Ronaldinho. Now that’s how you embarrass an opponent.

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He was Mr Liverpool during his time at Anfield, and Steven Gerrard has some strong words for players who demand image rights when joining a new club. “Personally, I think it’s disgusting for a player to ask for image rights from his club,” Gerrard said in an interview with The Guardian. “I believe that when […]

11 years ago

For a while it looked like Chelsea’s miserable start to the season would continue, with Arsenal matching their opponents for the duration of the first half. But Gabriel’s red card just before the break changed the complexion of the game, giving Chelsea wide men Pedro and Eden Hazard more freedom to attack, while Francis Coquelin’s […]

11 years ago

Chelsea Begovic – 6 A quiet afternoon for the goalkeeper Ivanovic – 6 Didn’t worry his team-mates as he has done on other occasions Zouma – 9 A performance reminiscent of a younger John Terry – took his goal well, while a first-half recovery tackle on Theo Walcott was one of the game’s highlights Cahill […]

11 years ago

Oops

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California residents have got a first glimpse of the upcoming McDonalds all-day breakfast menu, and we’d have no complaints if we got the same options here in the UK. The supposed leaked menu contains some familiar favourites like hash browns and the Sausage and Egg McMuffin, but there are also delicious sounding additions such as sausage […]

11 years ago

Former Liverpool captain Jamie Carragher thinks Manchester United have bought well this summer, but one or two players in particular stand out. We maybe shouldn’t be surprised that the former defender picked out a member of the back-line, but Matteo Darmian has impressed Carragher more than most. Carragher played at full-back and centre-back over the […]

11 years ago

Incredible

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He might be enjoying the twilight of his career in Los Angeles, but Steven Gerrard still feels nostalgia for his peak years at Anfield. The midfielder enjoyed the most notable moment of his career in his mid-20s, captaining Liverpool to Champions League glory in 2005 and leading the team to a memorable FA Cup victory the following […]

11 years ago

Last week wasn’t the best of times as far as our predictions went, with Premier League managers opting to wait to blood their new arrivals. With very few exceptions – although Anthony Martial was a notable one – the deadline day signings failed to make a huge impression at the first time of asking. In […]

11 years ago

If you’ve been detained by police on allegations of drink-driving and been stripped of the captaincy of your football club as a result, you might want to lay low for a bit. What isn’t the best of ideas is to respond with a celebration playing on what are very serious allegations. But none of that […]

11 years ago

The ability for a footballer to laugh at himself is crucial in the Premier League, and Newcastle’s Aleksandar Mitrovic will have to learn that lesson quickly. Mitrovic has picked up two bookings and a sending-off in his first four games for the Magpies, and the club’s own Twitter account was quick to allude to this […]

11 years ago

Labour Party leader Jeremy Corbyn has dismissed criticism of his failure to sing the National Anthem at a Battle of Britain memorial event as “tittle-tattle”. It’s fair to say there was somewhat of an angry reaction to shots of him stood in, what he called, ‘respectful silence’ as ‘God Save the Queen’ was sung at […]

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Steven Gerrard has not taken kindly to El-Hadji Diouf’s accusations of racism. The former Liverpool captain has sought legal advice over his former team-mate’s allegations that Gerrard “never liked black people”. Ryan Babel, another team-mate of Gerrard’s at Anfield, came to the LA Galaxy man’s defence in the aftermath of Diouf’s comments to Portuguese radio […]

11 years ago

Big names left out

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The irony…

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He sounds very sincere…

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The Premier League season is five weeks old, and we’ve started to get a feel for who has started the campaign well and who has yet to get going. While there’s still plenty of time for bottom three Newcastle, Sunderland and Stoke to get their season up and running, some fantasy league managers don’t have […]

11 years ago

Life imitates art…

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Not another one…

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There are few things more frustrating for a football fan than seeing a player depart when you’ve just bought a shirt with his name on it. The angrier of supporters may opt to tear up the shirt or even set it on fire in protest, but one Manchester United fan had another, altogether more DIY […]

11 years ago

Barcelona have unveiled the new third kit which will make its debut as the club mount their defence of the Champions League trophy. Luis Enrique’s team will don the electric blue strip for the first time against their manager’s former club Roma at the Stadio Olimpico. Barcelona fans will hope it proves a lucky charm as […]

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Few players have a better footballing CV than Owen Hargreaves. The former England midfielder’s three former clubs – Bayern Munich, Manchester United and Manchester City – are all in great shape to make it through the Champions League group stage with ease. But BT Sport pundit Hargreaves believes the different approaches taken by the two Manchester […]

11 years ago

When given a chance to reminisce about some of Serie A’s greatest stars, James Richardson is in his element. The BT Sport presenter is loved by UK audiences for iconic 90s show Football Italia, and it’s no surprise that when the name Francesco Totti is mentioned he is instantly at ease, casting his mind back […]

11 years ago

Football managers can usually be divided into two camps: those who played at the highest level and those whose talents lie on the sidelines. Rafa Benitez has shown it’s not all that black and white, though, with an impressive display of skills as Real Madrid got ready for their Champions League opener against Shakhtar Donetsk. […]

11 years ago

Disabled football fans have had a long struggle to attain what they consider acceptable standards across top-level football grounds, but a major breakthrough has now been made. All 20 Premier League clubs have committed to delivering accessible stadia standards by August 2017, in a move that has pleased campaign group Level Playing Field. Measures to […]

11 years ago

Remember over the summer when Carlos Tevez left Juventus to return to his first club, Boca Juniors. It was a pretty big deal at the time, with Tevez getting an emotional reception after moving back to Argentina, but it seems as though no one told Metro. The paper describes the former Manchester City striker as one […]

11 years ago

You know that nightmare where you’re about to enter an exam for a subject you know nothing about? Horrible, isn’t it. Well, on a similar note, Ashley Young has told Manchester United manager Louis van Gaal that he is available to play up front if needed. United are without Wayne Rooney for the Champions League opener […]

11 years ago

Defending the shirt…

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GoSackMe

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He could earn a call-up soon

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He was meant to usher in the dawn of the new ‘Gaalacticos’ era, but Angel Di Maria’s short time at Manchester United was far from a success. The Argentine international is optimistic about his future at new club PSG, and explained that his relationship with Louis van Gaal made his departure from Manchester unavoidable. “I […]

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