Wesley Sneijder has suggested that Chelsea would be foolish to sign Edson Alvarez as the Ajax centre-midfielder is “of no use” to the Dutch side. From the outside, it was quite amusing watching Chelsea operate during the summer transfer window. Their pursuit of Everton’s Anthony Gordon was baffling and calmer heads eventually prevailed as their […]
Read MorePeter Crouch has singled out Granit Xhaka for praise, saying he has made a terrific comeback after falling out with the Arsenal fans in 2019. Xhaka was stripped of the Gunners captaincy in 2019 after he told fans at the Emirates to f*** off and threw his shirt on the ground during a match against […]
Read MoreTottenham head coach Antonio Conte’s VAR rant continued into his pre-match press conference on Friday, even joking he could make better decisions from his own home. Spurs were left furious during Wednesday’s Champions League fixture with Sporting Lisbon when Harry Kane was denied a stoppage-time winner after he was adjudged to be marginally ahead of […]
Read MoreRio Ferdinand has hinted that time may be running out for Leicester City’s James Maddison to convince Gareth Southgate to name him in his World Cup squad. Maddison only has one England appearance to his name, coming off the bench in the Three Lions’ 7-0 demolition of Montenegro in November 2019. That international break was […]
Read More“Obviously I have a certain look and if you’re not conventional looking (whatever that might mean actually) people want to know why you don’t fit the mold and I think sometimes people will go, ‘That’s not my cup of tea,’ and then there’s people who will go, ‘Why do you look the way you look?’ […]
Read MoreZlatan Ibrahimovic reckons Paris Saint-Germain forward Kylian Mbappe should have moved to Real Madrid in the summer. Los Blancos were relentlessly pursuing the French international and looked set to sign him on a free transfer. However, the player had a change of heart and opted to sign a new contract in Paris. Madrid were so […]
Read MoreMunster 9Clermont 16 THE CLOSING MINUTES told a tale of what had come before. Clermont’s oppressive defence continued to flood forward, hammering Munster ball carriers backwards, eating up the metres. The sublime Fritz Lee and his back row partners got their hands in to slow possession. Stifling. Anthony Foley’s side had one final attempt to […]
Read MoreMICHAEL CHIEKA, JOE Schmidt and Matt O’Connor oversaw Leinster’s three Heineken Cup wins, two Pro12 titles and one Challenge Cup triumph between 2009 and 2014, but behind the three head coaches was a crucial linking confidant. Leinster rugby owes a lot to the gritty work of former forwards coach Jono Gibbes. The New Zealander moved […]
Read MoreLAST NIGHT’S FLURRY of transfer activity confirmed the beginning of what we have long suspected was coming. The conclusion of the 2015 Rugby World Cup will signal the start of lucrative moves to Europe for several high-profile Southern Hemisphere internationals, but what chance do the Irish provinces have of getting into this party? All the […]
Read MoreTokyo Sports have released the names of winners for their annual awards. Hiroshi Tanahashi has been named the MVP of the year, the first time he’s won the award since 2014. This is the fourth time he’s won the award overall. He won with eighteen votes. Kazuchika Okada came in second with twelve votes, while […]
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