Simon Mignolet could be the first casualty of Jürgen Klopp’s Liverpool revolution, with the German coach reportedly lining up a bid for one of the world’s best goalkeepers. Klopp’s compatriot Marc-André ter Stegen is thought to be a target for the former Dortmund boss, according to Spanish publication Fichajes. Ter Stegen is Barcelona’s first-choice cup goalkeeper, but is […]

11 years ago

Double Deutsch…

11 years ago

Look at all that money!

11 years ago

Manchester United’s search for a proven Premier League goalscorer has seen the club linked with Southampton frontman Graziano Pellè. The Italian scored 18 goals in his first season on the south coast and has already reached double figures for club and country combined this time around. Pellè scored twice against United when the sides met in […]

11 years ago

Colin Jackson has seen the good and the bad of British Athletics from on and off the track. The Welsh hurdler won Olympic silver in 1988 and countless other medals throughout his career. Similarly, since retiring in 2003 he has seen some memorable achievements from the sidelines as a broadcaster and was in the studio […]

11 years ago

After we wrote about sitting in the home end of a football ground as an away fan, we received a lot of replies. Plenty of you have found yourselves in the same position, or at least know someone else who has done so. It was tough to work out whether a heavy defeat is the […]

11 years ago

Memphis Depay is going about his Manchester United struggles in the right way. In an interview with Dutch TV, the under-fire winger spoke of his ambition to return to the sort of form he showed for PSV Eindhoven, while he had a great response to questions about his headwear. Did you think Memphis Depay was done […]

11 years ago

Cor blimey!

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When you’re one of the best footballers in the world, you can do whatever you like without giving a f**k what people think. That’s our explanation for Paul Pogba’s new haircut, which is part fauxhawk and part Champions League logo, with some musical notes thrown in for good measure. Pogba with a new haircut pic.twitter.com/pdDyDa24HE (via […]

11 years ago

Wales will go into their first major tournament in more than 50 years full of optimism, and seemingly with a kit that recalls their last golden era. The pared-down red home kit, apparently leaked on social media, is nice and simplistic. It hearkens back to the 1958 World Cup, and we’re sure it will sell well among this […]

11 years ago

Diego Costa has looked a different player this season, and Chelsea may have lost patience with the Spain international. Costa has scored just three goals in 17 appearances this campaign after netting four times in his first three games in 2014/15. And now the Blues are thought to have inquired about Argentina striker Gonzalo Higuain as […]

11 years ago

French midfielder Dimitri Payet has been an absolute revelation since arriving in the Premier League. The West Ham playmaker has replicated his form for previous club Marseille, scoring five goals and picking up four assists as his new team have recorded some shock wins. That sort of form has also endeared him to fantasy football managers, […]

11 years ago

It seems just weeks ago that Michu was taking the Premier League by storm, but the Spaniard is now looking for a new club after being released by Swansea. The former Rayo Vallecano man was an instant hit in South Wales, scoring 18 Premier League goals in his first season after arriving for just £2m […]

11 years ago

No offence, Louis

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It has been a long time coming, but David Moyes has been relieved of his duties as Real Sociedad manager. The Scot has endured a difficult start to his second season with the Spanish club, with a Mourinho-esque record of six defeats from the first 11 league games of the season. And despite some comical […]

11 years ago

Patrick Vieira has taken his first step into management after being appointed as head coach of New York City FC. The former Arsenal and Manchester City midfielder replaces Jason Kreis, who was let go after struggling in his first season with the MLS newcomers. Despite a number of star signings including David Villa, Frank Lampard […]

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It is one of the world’s biggest footballing battles…but not to the two players on either side of it. The rivalry between Cristiano Ronaldo and Lionel Messi has been played out by fans and stats compilers around the world, but in the words of Ronaldo himself “it does not exist”. “I don’t have rivals in football,” […]

11 years ago

Cristiano Ronaldo has been linked with a Manchester United return countless times since it emerged that he may be ready to leave Real Madrid. And while the player himself has been coy on transfer rumours, his latest comments will give United fans a real nostalgia kick. Speaking at a press conference for Ronaldo, the documentary film […]

11 years ago

It’s hard not to be jealous of the Belgian football team. They’re the best in the world, according to the FIFA rankings. They have some of the Premier League’s best players in Eden Hazard, Kevin de Bruyne and Vincent Kompany. And they have a slick new kit. The Rode Duivels are among the favourites to win Euro […]

11 years ago

We haven’t fully checked, but we’d hazard a guess that there aren’t too many top-level footballers called Zimmerman. So for two players with that surname to score crucial goals in the same weekend is quite the coincidence in its own right, but it doesn’t end there. FC Dallas defender Walker Zimmerman scored this header to […]

11 years ago

Does this surprise you?

11 years ago

Ever since Jurgen Klopp took over at Liverpool, fans and pundits have speculated about the players he might sign in January. Some of his old Dortmund charges have been mentioned in passing, but his first target could be a player from his former club’s rivals Schalke. 19-year-old winger Leroy Sané has impressed enough to earn his first […]

11 years ago

Two clubs in the hunt

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Swansea City have been in a poor run of form since beating Manchester United, and it could spell the end for Garry Monk. Despite leading the Swans to a top-half finish in his first full season, the former club captain is thought to be on the ropes after a run of one win in nine […]

11 years ago

Real Madrid are three points behind rivals Barcelona after defeat to Sevilla, but the result is even more notable than that. The 3-2 reverse brings to an end a 20-game unbeaten run, split evenly between Rafa Benitez and his predecessor Carlo Ancelotti. In those 20 games, Madrid have scored a quite remarkable 64 goals. They won […]

11 years ago

If you saw Neymar’s goal against Villarreal and got a sense of deja vu, this might be why. The brilliant solo strike has more than a bit in common with another effort from someone who, like Neymar, starred for both Brazil and Barcelona. Ronaldinho scored plenty of special goals during his time at Camp Nou, but […]

11 years ago

It’s been a weekend of impressive goals in La Liga. Neymar and Inaki Williams have both impressed with solo efforts, but they’re forwards who we expect to score great goals. Sergio Ramos, on the other hand, is very much a defender. But the Spain centre-back showed he’s handy at the other end of the pitch […]

11 years ago

Adios, David

11 years ago

Mesut Özil gets more than his fair share of criticism, but the Arsenal midfielder seems to have gone up a gear recently. The German international was one of few Gunners players to emerge from the defeat to Bayern Munich with much credit, and Arsene Wenger’s side may well have suffered back-to-back defeats without his influence against […]

11 years ago

Arsenal left it late to claim a point in the North London Derby, with Kieran Gibbs turning home a Mesut Özil delivery to cancel out Harry Kane’s opener. Despite the game being very open in the early stages, neither team could find a breakthrough in the first half-hour. https://twitter.com/UtdDi/status/663391372280504320 But then Harry Kane, who scored twice […]

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Aston Villa will be much happier than Manchester City after a stalemate between the Premier League’s top and bottom sides. Much of the pre-game discussion surrounded new Villa boss Remi Garde, and how he would set the team up for his first home game. Nice of Villa to put out something that resembles a football […]

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Less than six months after leading out Aston Villa at Wembley for the FA Cup final, Fabian Delph is a figure of hate at Villa Park. The former club captain returned to his old stomping ground for the first time since leaving for Manchester City, and fans of the Midlands club let him know what […]

11 years ago

These are tough!

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We’ve all got that one player at our club who we’re sick of the sight of. Loyalty only goes so far for some players, and who doesn’t need a scapegoat when things are going badly. For Chelsea, that man is Branislav Ivanovic. There was a time when the Serb was a star, labelled by fans […]

11 years ago

Three from us, three from you

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Lukaku’s interested…

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Waris he thinking?

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Crimbo clobber

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The John Lewis Christmas ad is one of the most divisive things of the festive season. This year’s effort has got everyone talking, and the people of Twitter are split into a few different camps. There’s those of us with hearts, who were genuinely moved. https://twitter.com/LauraEms_/status/662541560383451137 https://twitter.com/funfield5/status/662560554708549632 Then the cynics… Guys, I hate to break it to […]

11 years ago

Anyone who’s followed their football team across Europe will have been part of a very small away section at least once. But this guy has put us all to shame. Qabala, who finished third in last season’s Azerbaijan Premier League, travelled to Germany to face Borussia Dortmund in the Europa League – along with just one fan. […]

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It’s a long-standing Christmas tradition, like supermarket Turkey sandwiches in October and gingerbread-flavoured everything – the new John Lewis advert is here. This year, instead of penguins, they’ve given the man on the moon centre-stage. It’s got all the usual staples, like bleakness, hope, children and a family-friendly cover – this time it’s a version […]

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No consolation

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Bayern were just too good

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Oh Bhoy!

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There’s a scene in 90s classic BASEketball where hometown hero Joe ‘Coop’ Cooper has to throw three home runs to fulfil a promise he made to critically ill child Joey Thomas. The only problem? He’s not in the best of conditions, having spent the previous night drinking. He nails the first two, before taking to the field for the […]

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It’s getting worse for Jose Mourinho. As if the rumoured player revolt and off-field struggles weren’t enough, his supremacy among his peers is also under threat. After suffering six league defeats in just 11 Premier League games this season, Mourinho is undoubtedly going through the worst run of results in his entire career. The weekend’s […]

11 years ago

Catalan-ding in NYC?

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For the most part, you can predict the stragglers in this season’s UEFA Youth League. Some teams from smaller footballing powers don’t have the same tools at their disposal as the likes of Manchester United, Real Madrid and Paris Saint-Germain. But there’s one name we didn’t expect to see down there…Bayern Munich. The Germans’ under-19s […]

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The UEFA Youth League can provide some of Europe’s top teams with plenty of inspiration. Under-19 sides are matched up in groups that mirror the senior Champions League, playing the same opponents as the senior side on each gameweek. There were positives for Arsenal last time out, where an Alex Iwobi-inspired 2-0 win over Bayern […]

11 years ago

Like father, REALLY like son

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