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Bukayo Saka has stated he is ‘friends again’ with Arsenal legend Robert Pires after the 50-year-old accused the English winger of lacking consistency. Arsenal icon Pires, who played 284 games for the club between 2000 and 2006, brutally claimed that Manchester City’s Jeremy Doku was a superior footballer. That comes despite Saka being one of Arsenal’s best and most important players in recent seasons with an impressive tally of both goals and assists. The Englishman scored 16 times and provided nine assists across 35 Premier League games last season as Arsenal narrowly missed out on the title to City. Doku,…

Chelsea TV presenter tells club to replace ‘concerning’ player Chelsea TV presenter Jason Cundy believes the Premier League club need to ‘replace’ current first-choice goalkeeper Robert Sanchez in order to win ‘major trophies’. The Blues have enjoyed a somewhat surprisingly strong start to the new season but Cundy says Sanchez is a ‘concern’ and could prevent Enzo Maresca from bagging major silverware. Following an opening-day defeat to Premier League champions Manchester City, Chelsea have taken 13 points out of a possible 15 to climb to fourth in the table, just two points off early leaders Liverpool. There were concerns former…

Georgia Bell: Parkrun took me from low point to Paris Olympics podium Olympic bronze medallist Georgia Bell believes parkrun will ‘always be part of my story’ as she looks back on an extraordinary year which has also seen the global running event celebrate its 20th anniversary. The British middle-distance runner raced to a surprise 1500metres bronze medal in Paris this summer, just months after stepping back from her full-time job and taking a sabbatical to concentrate on athletics. Back in March 2022, racing over five kilometres in London’s Bushy Park helped Bell fall in love with the sport again…

Manchester United legend Peter Schmeichel names best goalkeeper in Premier League Legendary Manchester United goalkeeper Peter Schmeichel says Ederson is the best in his position in the Premier League currently, although Arsenal’s David Raya is not far behind. The Dane won five Premier League titles with the Red Devils and would also turn out for Aston Villa and Manchester City in the top flight. He made 398 appearances for Manchester United in all competitions over eight seasons, so he knows a thing or two about how to perform at the elite level of English football. Of the current crop of…

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Man Utd players want shock manager to take charge if Erik ten Hag gets sacked Manchester United players would reportedly ‘welcome’ Ruud van Nistelrooy as the club’s new manager if Erik ten Hag gets sacked from his current job. Ten Hag is under immense pressure after losing 3-0 at home to Tottenham and it is thought that the Dutchman only has two games to save himself. A number of established managers have been linked with taking over, including ex-England boss Gareth Southgate and former Chelsea head coach Thomas Tuchel. United’s squad, though, would encourage club chiefs to give the job…

The unwanted record that has cost snooker star a huge amount of prize money Missing the final black for a 147 is something that no player has done more than once except Thepchaiya Un-Nooh who has fallen at the final hurdle on three separate occasions. The Thai star is one of the most entertaining players on the World Snooker Tour, with his ‘F1’ nickname illustrative of his rapid pace around the table. He has made 189 centuries over his career so far and knocked in a maximum break on four occasions, but there could have been more. The 39-year-old first…

Kobbie Mainoo injury latest and Man Utd predicted line-up vs Porto Manchester United midfielder Kobbie Mainoo trained with the squad on Wednesday morning after his injury scare against Tottenham. Mainoo was replaced before half-time during Sunday’s disastrous defeat to Spurs at Old Trafford, heading straight down the tunnel shortly after Bruno Fernandes was shown his straight red card. Footage appeared to show the 19-year-old telling Johnny Evans he had pulled his hamstring, promoting huge fears over the midfielder’s fitness ahead of two crucial games this week. United head to Porto in the Europa League on Thursday before a trip to…

Bukayo Saka’s answer to leading question shows he is the ultimate professional Bukayo Saka enhanced his burgeoning reputation with another superb display in Arsenal’s Champions League win over PSG but it wasn’t just his attacking qualities that caught the eye. Wearing the captain’s armband in the absence of Martin Odegaard, Saka tormented Nuno Mendes and capped another authoritative performance with his second goal, albeit slightly fortuitously, from a free-kick which evaded everybody and foxed goalkeeper Gianluigi Donnarumma. In the second half, Arsenal were largely on the backfoot at PSG attempted to overturn a two-goal defefict. Saka was forced into a…

Olympic champion suggests London should be bombed for Russia sanctions to end Yelena Valbe, a three-time Olympic champion, suggests a bomb would need to be dropped on London in order to lift Russia’s sporting sanctions. Russian athletes have not competed under their nation’s name, flag and anthem since the 2016 Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, initially due to widespread doping violations. Following the Russian invasion of Ukraine in February 2022, Russia and Belarus were banned by the International Olympic Committee and athletes from the two nations were forced to compete as Individual Neutral Athletes (AIN) at the Olympics in Paris…

Ronnie O’Sullivan reveals plan for light schedule this season Ronnie O’Sullivan plans to play a limited schedule over the coming months, hinting that he could skip a number of upcoming events. The Rocket has been in action pretty regularly so far this season, with semi-final runs at the Shanghai Masters and Xi-an Grand Prix the standout results. However, he withdrew from last week’s British Open and now suggests that he will be taking some more time off in the coming weeks. The 48-year-old is leaving his options open, but is not committing to much other than the International Championship coming…

Team GB Olympics star reveals sensational offer to join WWE Team GB Olympic boxer Delicious Orie is giving serious thought to a career in professional wrestling after receiving an offer from WWE. Orie, 27, was backed for Olympic gold in Paris last summer, seeking to follow in the footsteps of his hero and friend Anthony Joshua having drawn comparisons with the heavyweight star. But his Olympic dreams were ended in his opening match in the French capital after losing in hugely controversial circumstances – one of many judges decisions involving British fighters that were labelled a ‘robbery’. Orie had been…

Porto will be no soft touch as Manchester United seek to regain pride Who is going to stand up, take responsibility and drag Manchester United away from their current nosedive into calamity? On the evidence of Sunday’s abysmal performance against Tottenham there are few candidates. The fallen giants travel to Porto for a Europa League encounter with confidence in short supply after surrendering to Spurs and it’s time some of Erik ten Hag’s squad, assembled for a mind-boggling £600million, looked in the mirror and admitted they are taking the club for a ride. Harsh? Not when you consider that the…

Harry Kane is expected to be in the Bayern Munich team when they take on Aston Villa in the Champions League on Wednesday night. The England captain took a knock to the ankle in Bayern’s 1-1 draw with Bayer Leverkusen on Saturday, replaced by Thomas Muller late in the game. Source link

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Champions League: Arsenal’s first-half show sinks PSG Score: Arsenal 2-0 PSG Stadium: Emirates Arsenal secured their first win in the new Champions League format as they overcame Paris St-Germain at Emirates Stadium. Mikel Arteta’s side followed an opening draw with Atalanta by taking control with two first-half goals from Kai Havertz’s header and a free-kick from Bukayo Saka that drifted in past PSG goalkeeper Gianluigi Donnarumma. PSG had their moments, especially when Nuno Mendes and Joao Neves hit the woodwork either side of the break, but the platform for victory was established by a dominant first-half display from Arsenal. Havertz…

 Angry Russian tennis star has meltdown over controversial call at China Open Russian tennis star Daniil Medvedev looked directly into a TV camera and ranted at the audience in an on-court tantrum at the China Open on Tuesday. The Moscow-born world No.5 was beaten 7-5 6-3 by the current Wimbledon and French Open champion Carlos Alcaraz in the semi-finals of the event in Beijing. Medvedev was left furious at 5-5, 0-15 after the China Open electronic line judge ruled in his opponent’s favour and he then proceeded to break the fourth wall. Speaking to the audience watching at home, Medvedev…

Former Barcelona, Inter Milan and Chelsea striker Samuel Eto’o has been banned from attending all Cameroon matches for six months after breaching FIFA’s disciplinary regulations. Eto’o has been the president of the Cameroon Football Federation since 2021 but will not be permitted to watch any of their games across men’s and women’s football, including age-group matches. ‘The sanction was imposed in connection with the FIFA Under-20 Women’s World Cup round-of-16 match between Brazil and Cameroon played in Bogota, Colombia, on 11 September 2024,’ FIFA said in a statement. FIFA did not go into detail about the infringements but said Eto’o…

 Arsenal legend reopens feud with Ruud van Nistelrooy by making outrageous claim Martin Keown has suggested his old rival Ruud van Nistelrooy is waiting in the wings and ready to take over from his boss, Erik ten Hag, at Manchester United. Having come perilously close to the sack last season, Ten Hag was spared in the summer on the back of masterminding an unlikely FA Cup triumph. The likes of Thomas Tuchel and Mauricio Pochettino were sounded out, while the likes of Graham Potter and Gareth Southgate were also said to be under consideration. Ten Hag, however, was granted a…

Jamie Carragher names the Arsenal star Man City would ideally take out the team Jamie Carragher has named the one Arsenal star Manchester City would ideally take out of the team to boost them in the Premier League title race. Rodri was recently ruled out for the season in a massive blow for Pep Guardiola’s side, who have narrowly beaten Arsenal to the last two top-flight trophies. That injury has led pundits to debate if things were the other way around, which Arsenal player City would most want on the sidelines for the same length of time. ‘(William) Saliba,’ Carragher…

 Even ‘the worst manager in Premier League history’ is destroying Erik ten Hag Erik ten Hag and Manchester United have come in for more scathing criticism – this time from the man described as ‘the worst manager in the history of the Premier League’. Sunday’s dismal defeat at home to Tottenham left ten Hag’s future at Old Trafford in considerable doubt. While he will remain in charge for games against Porto and Aston Villa this week, he is in desperate need of a swift response to save his job. The Dutchman has taken shots from all angles since Sunday with…

Luis Enrique decision for Arsenal vs PSG branded a ‘situation of failure’ Luis Enrique’s decision to drop Ousmane Dembele for Paris Saint-Germain’s Champions League clash with Arsenal has been described as a ‘situation of failure’ in France. Arsenal host PSG at the Emirates Stadium in the second game of their Champions League campaign on Tuesday evening but the French club will be without Dembele, who was involved in a bust-up with Luis Enrique after the 3-1 win over Rennes last Friday. Dembele, who was substituted with eight minutes remaining in the victory against Rennes, has not travelled with his PSG…

Harry Kane will cause Aston Villa big problems if he is fit for Bayern Munich (Picture: AFP via Getty Images)How good are Aston Villa? We’ll find out on Wednesday night when they entertain Bundesliga kingpins Bayern Munich in a repeat of the 1982 European Cup final in Rotterdam. The Germans were hot favourites to win the decider back then, even before Villa suffered a setback in the ninth minute when goalkeeper Jimmy Rimmer had to leave the pitch after being unable to continue with a neck injury suffered in training.  Rimmer was replaced by Nigel Spink, who lived the sporting…

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Barclays invest £55m in WSL & grassroots football in England Barclays revealed they have invested a total of £55m in the women’s game as part of their new three-year agreement with the Women’s Super League. Speaking at an event to celebrate girls football at St George’s Park last night, Barclays said their investment across women’s football matches the money they have agreed to put into the men’s game this year. Last month, Barclays announced a new deal with the WSL which would see them give £45m in investment and marketing across three seasons. The additional £10m which they revealed last…