It’s fair to say that Arsenal have gotten to know PSV Eindhoven fairly well in recent years. The Gunners are preparing to face the Dutch champions in the Champions League round of 16 having made light work of the all-new league phase. Victories in their final four games saw them finish third in the table,…
Liverpool superstar Mohamed Salah took his tally of goal involvements for the season up to 49 across all competitions on Wednesday night. Salah scored Liverpool’s opener against Aston Villa and then registered an assist for Trent Alexander-Arnold’s strike that secured an invaluable point from a challenging game. In the Premier League alone, the Egyptian icon…
The inaugural Champions League play-offs have come to a conclusion in Europe’s leading and much-changed club competition, with all eyes now turning to the last 16. The new-look Champions League has already whittled down its numbers, with 20 teams now having exited since the beginning of the league phase in September. Some mighty names have…
Chelsea have been dealt an enormous injury blow after discovering that leading number nine Nicolas Jackson will be sidelined for the foreseeable future with a hamstring injury. The Senegal international suffered the setback during Chelsea’s 2-1 win over West Ham United on transfer deadline day. Rather ironically, the Blues allowed forward Joao Felix to leave…
The top stories and transfer rumours from Thursday’s newspapers… TIMES The Premier League’s chief football officer has insisted there are no plans to play matches in the United States, despite the growing popularity of the competition across the Atlantic. Sir Dave Brailsford has unveiled a plan to staff at Manchester United called “Mission 21”, aimed…
Arsenal’s matches against Manchester United and Chelsea are among the seven Premier League games to be shown live on Sky Sports in March. The title-challenging Gunners, who currently sit six points off leaders Liverpool, visit Man Utd on Sunday March 9 – kick-off 4.30pm. Mikel Arteta’s side are then due to host London rivals Chelsea…
Real Madrid midfielder Jude Bellingham took his personal tally to 24 combined Champions League goals and assists during Wednesday night’s thrashing of Red Bull Salzburg – the same haul as Lionel Messi managed the same age. Bellingham inadvertently teed up Rodrygo’s opening goal in midweek, miscontrolling Vinicius Junior’s cross-field switch into the path of the…
On Thursday night, Amad Diallo became the first Manchester United player to score a Premier League hat-trick since Cristiano Ronaldo almost three years ago. United’s modern-day talisman didn’t net the first of his late flurry until the dramatic contest with Southampton had ticked into the 82nd minute. Amad’s initial effort was blocked by a rapidly…
At his unveiling as Red Bull’s global head of soccer, Jurgen Klopp explained why he chose to take on another role outside of football management. The former Liverpool, Borussia Dortmund and Mainz boss was appointed to his new role late last year and will work across the Red Bull-owned clubs including RB Salzburg – where…
