This campaign has been a really topsy-turvy season for Arsenal. From the disappointing opening day home game defeat to Liverpool, all the way to beating Chelsea in the final of the FA Cup to win it for a record 13 times. Questionably at the end of the season Arsene Wenger was offered a new contract
West Ham United are set to offer Manchester City outcast Joe Hart a Premier League life-line. The Sun are reporting that the Hammers are interested in signing Hart, despite his shaky form: he was arguably at fault for both free-kicks as England drew to Scotland, and has made a string of errors whilst on loan
The Football Association has announced that as of the 2017/2018 season onwards it will be retrospectively punishing players who dive with two-match bans, in a new initiative that will see cheats subjected to trial by video. The FA’s action is long overdue, but will the punishment fit the crime? For many of the bigger clubs
Much has been made of Antonio Conte’s decision to inform Diego Costa that he was not part of his plans for the 2017/18 season and the Spanish forward’s decision to make that information public has caused quite the transfer story to explode into view. The relationship between Costa and Conte is believed to be fractious
Last August saw Moussa Sissoko become Tottenham Hotspur’s joint record signing after a 30 million pound deal saw him swap Tyneside for North London. Spurs landed Sissoko’s much sought-after signature following the Frenchman’s strong performances at Euro 2016. The thinking behind the transfer was obvious. Sissoko looked a strong, attacking midfielder who could both offer
Tottenham are eyeing up a bid for Paris Saint Germain’s Serge Aurier, according to The Mirror. Mauricio Pochettino has identified Aurier as a potential replacement for Kyle Walker, who looks set for a White Hart Exit. Manchester City are reportedly close to signing to England international after not being put off by a £50 million
The only downside of winning a title is the extra hard work needed to match expectations in the post-title season as there is always some extra pressure on both the team and manager. Two seasons ago when Chelsea won the league they were surprisingly found to struggle to even stay at the top half of
From the beginning, you knew this was going to be an intense matchup, physically and emotionally. This rivalry is always exciting because it is played with so much heart. USA made a big play within the first six minutes of the game. Midfielder, Michael Bradley scored the first goal of the game. Goalkeeper Guillermo Ochoa
In July 2016, Newcastle United announced the signing of exciting talent Yasin Ben El-Mhanni. It was the youngster’s first break in professional football after plying his trade in the non-league for clubs Farnborough FC and Lewes FC before catching the attention of the Magpies. The 21-year-old is not the typical non-league footballer however due to
Post World War Two, Harry Kane has become the youngest player to win the Premier League Golden Boot in back-to-back seasons, at 23 years of age. Over the course of the past three seasons, he has scored 75 goals in the Premier League. That is five more goals than Sergio Aguero over the same amount
The match had begun, The cheering was loud, The players spurred on By the size of the crowd. Passing was brilliant, Defending first class, Then a red card was shown By the ref - what an ass! That was never a foul, He dived - it’s a fix! Those clowns with the flags
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