Category: Football

Raheem Sterling confirmed on Sunday that the abuse he had been subjected to in Manchester City’s 2-0 defeat to Chelsea at Stamford Bridge was at least partially racially motivated, and that he “just had to laugh” because he expects “no better”. Four fans have been suspended from attending Chelsea matches, pending further investigations – with the club …

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Pep Guardiola believes the best is yet to come from Raheem Sterling, even though the Manchester City forward is in scintillating form for the Premier League champions. England international Sterling has scored eight top-flight goals so far this season, but boss Guardiola is confident he will continue to improve. Guardiola said: “He can do better. …

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James Milner thinks that the theatrics shown by Neymar and some of his Paris Saint-Germain team-mates meant Liverpool struggled to mount a comeback on Wednesday night. The Reds lost 2-1 in the Champions League to PSG – which sees them needing to win on the final matchday against Napoli to qualify – despite a second-half …

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The Football Association is appealing against the decision by an independent regulatory commission to clear Jose Mourinho of using foul language at the end of Manchester United’s Premier League match against Newcastle. After coming back to win 3-2 to a backdrop of intense scrutiny about the Portuguese’s Old Trafford future, the 55-year-old manager was filmed …

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Send your thoughts to [email protected]   Grading the managers Arsenal: Unai Emery has got to be the manager of the year so far. Not only did Arsenal buy cheap and decent, they were also quote dysfunctional. They now seem to have structure and direction. Plus the team has to be the most exciting in the …

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When Samir Nasri‘s agent flicked through his Rolodex looking for a Premier League club who might be willing to chuck huge wages at an unfit, 30-something free agent who hasn’t played football for a year, the name of West Ham must have made him giddy. And apparently it was a productive conversation. Indeed, reports suggest the …

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Ralph Hasenhuttl’s appointment as Southampton’s new manager appears close, according to reports in Austria. Press Association Sport understands the 51-year-old is the number-one candidate to replace Mark Hughes, who parted company with the Premier League strugglers on Monday. Austrian media outlet Kleine Zeitung reported on Tuesday that Hasenhuttl has signed a deal with the Saints …

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Any thoughts for the afternoon Mailbox? [email protected] Dodgy Dave Can we all now put an end to the “best in the world” caption when referring to De Gea now. He is no longer even the best keeper in the PL. I’m eagerly awaiting the Anfield match between LFC and United now because for the first …

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Shkodran Mustafi believes Unai Emery has introduced a fine balance between freedom and discipline which has allowed Arsenal to string together a fine run of form. The Gunners play Sporting Lisbon on Thursday night, knowing that they will progress to the knockout rounds of the Europa League if they better the result of Group E …

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Liverpool manager Jurgen Klopp insists a six-point lead at the top of the Preier League means nothing at the halfway stage of the season. The Reds have been installed as the new title favourites after they comfortably beat Newcastle 4-0 and Manchester City lost for the second successive match, going down 2-1 at Leicester. Liverpool’s …

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