Alexis Sanchez ‘silent’ and ‘acting weird’ on Chile duty

Alexis Sanchez has taken his poor form for Manchester United into training with Chile on international duty, according to reports. The 29-year-old has struggled to replicate his form at Arsenal for new club United since his swap deal with Henrikh Mkhitaryan last January. Sanchez has only managed to score one goal this season and there …

Ranieri: Real pressure is being without a job

Claudio Ranieri is excited about engineering Fulham’s escape from the Premier League relegation zone, saying pressure is being without a job. The 67-year-old Italian led Leicester to the 2015-16 Premier League title before being sacked nine months later. An underwhelming season in Ligue 1 at Nantes saw Ranieri out of work again, until Fulham owner …

Dinnage named as Premier League’s new chief executive

Television executive Susanna Dinnage has made the move into sport with one of the most high-profile roles in football. Dinnage was named as the Premier League’s new chief executive on Tuesday and will take over from Richard Scudamore early next year. Dinnage, a Fulham fan, has been in her current role as the Global President …

Flitcroft: Modern management is like being on Tinder

Mansfield Town boss David Flitcroft thinks club boards treat managers like potential Tinder dates. Tinder is a dating app, founded in 2012, that allows people to like or reject possible matches based on looks and first impressions. Flitcroft has guided the Stags to sixth place in League Two but he knows that he needs to …

England 3-0 USA: Rating the players

JORDAN PICKFORD A pleasingly drama-free 45 minutes from England’s all-action No.1. Rarely pressured in possession with USA retreating deep so there was never likely to be any repeat of his brain fart which should have cost England a penalty in Seville last time out. When Christian Pulisic burst through in the 24th minute, Pickford stood …

FSF urge clubs to reject Scudamore’s £5m leaving gift

The Football Supporters’ Federation (FSF) has urged clubs to reject a plan to give outgoing Premier League boss Richard Scudamore a £5million leaving present. The proposal comes from Chelsea chairman Bruce Buck, who chairs the league’s audit and remuneration committee and led the search for Scudamore’s successor Susanna Dinnage. Her appointment was confirmed on Tuesday, …

They say it’s bloody difficult to retain the title…

Antonio Conte once noted that “it is very difficult to win two titles in a row”. Football365 are about to test that theory. After winning the FSF Online Media of the Year award last December, a website not a million miles from here has been nominated in that same category for 2018. F365 will be …

REVEALED: Man City are going to win the Premier League

Wenging it ‘Arsene Wenger turned down sensational return to management with Fulham before Claudio Ranieri was appointed yesterday’ – John Cross and Darren Lewis, Daily Mirror. ‘Ranieri was the outstanding candidate from a shortlist that did not, as speculated, include the former Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger’ – Alysson Rudd, The Times.   Every Claud Who else can’t …

Big Weekend: Spurs v Chelsea, Arsenal, Rice, Ranieri, Dalot

Game to watch: Tottenham v Chelsea By offering this humdinger on Saturday evening, it’s almost as if the Premier League knows it has some making up to do after deserting us for a couple of weeks. Spurs have had a rather more mixed start to the season than Chelsea but no side would relish wrecking …