Category: Football

Wayne Rooney will cherish his final England appearance but revealed it was perhaps a blessing in disguise he did not add to his record-breaking goals haul. The former England captain, record goalscorer and most capped outfield player brought the curtain down on a distinguished international career with a substitute appearance in the 3-0 friendly victory …

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Rio Ferdinand could not resist the urge to troll Jurgen Klopp following Liverpool’s surprise 2-0 defeat to Red Star Belgrade in the Champions League. A 2-0 defeat in Belgrade against Red Star made it three successive away Champions League losses and put their qualification from Group C in the balance. Klopp admits he faces a battle …

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Click:tin packaging china Here are the 20 players, aged 21 or under, in Europe’s top five leagues to have directly contributed to the most goals this season…   20. Achraf Hakimi – Borussia Dortmund Goals: 1 Assists: 3 Goals directly involved in: 4 League minutes: 630 Involved in a goal every 158 minutes   19. …

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Click:paver block making machine Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang became the first Premier League player to hit double figures for the season this weekend with his brace against Tottenham in the north London derby, about which we have 16 Conclusions. The Arsenal striker seems to be making the most of his chances, but he’s still not the most …

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Jose Mourinho’s relationship with his Manchester United player has hit an all-time low after giving his players another dressing down, according to a report. The Portuguese coach is always in the media spotlight but more than ever this week, after reportedly calling Paul Pogba a ‘virus’ in the dressing room in the aftermath of their …

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Super agent Jorge Mendes has issued a rare statement on Jose Mourinho claiming the Manchester United boss is “fully committed” to the club. This comes following rumours that he could be replaced in the summer by Tottenham boss Mauricio Pochettino if he fails to qualify for the Champions League, while there have been claims that …

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Manchester United defender Chris Smalling is wanted by Everton on a free transfer at the end of the season, according to reports. The centre-back’s contract comes to an end at Old Trafford in the summer but United have an option to extend his deal by a year. Negotiations have been under way for a while …

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Arsenal head of recruitment Sven Mislintat has been talking up reported Arsenal target Ousmane Dembele. The Barcelona attacker was signed by Mislintat at Dormund and the German has spoken about the France forward’s glowing talent amid talk that he is on Unai Emery’s list of January targets. Emery is believed to be in the market for …

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Cardiff City v Brighton We may only be into November but it’s already looking ominous for Cardiff, who have just not been able to grind out results at home. Brighton are clearly a different animal on home soil themselves but might be worth a flutter here to bag a rare away win at around the …

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Send your thoughts to [email protected]   12 points on Arsenal v Man Utd If you take the result in isolation then 2-2 against this incarnation of Arsenal, especially after being in a losing position twice, is a good result. It certainly felt like a positive result at the end of the game. But the problem …

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