Manchester, United Kingdom | AFP | Manchester United turned to Jose Mourinho as the antidote to their “noisy neighbours” Manchester City finally achieving their long-held goal of hiring Pep Guardiola as manager in 2016. Reunited in England’s northwest after two confrontational years on either side of the Barcelona-Real Madrid rivalry, …
Read More »Pochettino salutes Spurs’ fighting spirit
Wolverhampton, United Kingdom | AFP | Mauricio Pochettino hailed the character of his Tottenham team after they withstood a Wolves fightback to grind out a 3-2 win at Molineux. Pochettino was keen for his players to learn the lessons on Saturday’s thrilling clash after they threatened to throw away a …
Read More »Mourinho baffled by United’s slow starts
Bournemouth, United Kingdom | AFP | Jose Mourinho is struggling to understand why Manchester United have developed a habit of starting games slowly after they hit back to snatch a dramatic 2-1 win against Bournemouth. Mourinho acknowledged United could have been three or four goals behind by half-time at Dean …
Read More »Lacazette salvages Arsenal’s unbeaten run, halts Liverpool’s title charge
London, United Kingdom | AFP | Alexandre Lacazette extended Arsenal’s unbeaten run to 14 games and dealt a blow to Liverpool’s quest to win the Premier League for the first time in nearly three decades by salvaging a 1-1 draw at the Emirates on Saturday. James Milner’s opener just after …
Read More »Liverpool the real test for Arsenal’s Emery evolution
London, United Kingdom | AFP | Handed an unforgiving start as Arsenal’s first new manager for nearly a quarter of a century, Unai Emery has quickly put defeats to Manchester City and Chelsea behind him with a 13-game unbeaten run to earn the respect of the Gunners’ support. However, the …
Read More »From the ashes of Vichai tragedy, Leicester set for emotional return to action
London, United Kingdom | AFP | United in sorrow following the death of owner Vichai Srivaddhanaprabha, grief-stricken Leicester will make an emotional return to action at Cardiff on Saturday. Thai billionaire Vichai was among five people killed when his helicopter crashed outside Leicester’s King Power Stadium following last Saturday’s match …
Read More »Restless Pochettino holds key to Spurs progress
Wolverhampton, United Kingdom | AFP | Dele Alli’s reaction to signing a new six-year deal with Tottenham this week underlined why Mauricio Pochettino is so valuable to the north London club amid claims the Argentine coach is growing restless. Victory at Wolves on Saturday would extend Spurs’ best start to …
Read More »Martial takes centre stage in Man United’s stuttering season
Bournemouth, United Kingdom | AFP | Anthony Martial may finally be fulfilling his enormous potential amid a turbulent season at Manchester United as Jose Mourinho plots how best to use his attacking resources. The France forward heads into Saturday’s clash at Bournemouth on a run of four goals in three …
Read More »Sterling agrees new ‘£300,000 a week’ City contract
London, United Kingdom | AFP | Manchester City winger Raheem Sterling has verbally agreed a new five-year contract with the Premier League champions, according to reports on Thursday. Sterling has developed into one of England’s most exciting players since joining City from Liverpool in 2015 and the new deal is …
Read More »Ajax Cape Town demoted for using ineligible Zimbabwean
Johannesburg, South Africa | AFP | Ajax Cape Town were relegated from the South African Premiership Tuesday for fielding ineligible Zimbabwean striker Tendai Ndoro, league officials said. The club, which has links to former European champions Ajax, had finished second last and were scheduled to play a promotion/relegation match Wednesday. …
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