Ruben Amorim has been urged to bring Danny Welbeck back to Manchester United by another former Old Trafford star. Amorim was appointed as United’s new manager on November 11 and oversaw a 1-1 draw with Ipswich Town in his first game in charge. Given his fairly unique philosophy, Amorim has admitted it will be a slow process to turn Manchester United around, with the Red Devils currently in the bottom-half of the Premier League. The…
Pep Guardiola is a ‘broken man’ who has no idea how to fix Manchester City, according to a leading body language expert. The Spaniard called City’s 3-3 draw with Feyenoord last night ‘difficult to swallow’ and admitted he understood the boos that greeted the final whistle after his side threw away a 3-0 lead in the last 15 minutes. Guardiola’s own frustrations were apparent given the number of scratches visible on his head after the…
Premier League football club AFC Bournemouth have announced plans to tackle violence against women after teaming up with White Ribbon. The Cherries uploaded a video across their social media channels last week to highlight one in two women feel unsafe walking alone after dark. The clip shows a female Bournemouth supporter uncomfortably walking home after an evening game – and suggests what male fans can do to help – such as crossing the road when…
Chelsea may be regretting letting go of Tyler Dibling with the Southampton teenager tipped to be a ‘superstar’ following an impressive start to the season. Dibling, 18, only made his senior debut a year ago but he’s now a key player in Southampton’s side as they bid to remain in the Premier League. The attacking midfielder has appeared in every league game so far and though he’s scored just once, his performances have been catching…
There has been outrage and condemnation in Spain after a five-year-old boy was forced to take off his beloved club’s shirt before attending Espanyol’s La Liga clash with Girona at the weekend. Hosts Girona ran out comfortable 4-1 winners over Espanyol on Saturday, the side’s third league victory on the bounce, to rise to seventh in the Spanish top flight. But a viral video filmed before kick-off, which shows a young supporter being made to…
Video footage shows the shocking moment a mother stormed the pitch of an Under-12s football match in Spain to slap the referee in the face. In a match between CF Alhendín and RCD Espanyol Albolote in Granada, the woman is seen entering the field of play moments after the referee had blown his final whistle. The home team, Alhendín, had just sealed a 4-2 victory in their the Andalusian third division match. In the incident…
Tim Sherwood has backed Ruben Amorim to turn Manchester United forward Marcus Rashford into a ‘superstar’. Rashford scored the first goal of the Amorim era in Sunday’s 1-1 draw with Ipswich Town, turning home Amad Diallo’s cross inside two minutes to give the Portuguese boss the perfect start to his tenure. The early goal felt like a turning point for a team sitting in the bottom-half of the Premier League table but United’s flaws were…
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Jamie Redknapp has slammed Ilkay Gundogan after the Manchester City midfielder’s leggy display in his side’s 4-0 loss to Tottenham. The defending Premier League champion, seeking to stop the rot after four losses in a row, fell behind early after a well-taken brace from James Maddison. And it only got worse for Pep Guardiola’s side after the break as Pedro Porro’s goal – followed by Brennan Johnson’s late strike – condemned City to their fifth…
Kyle Walker has warned that Manchester City will get ‘walked over’ by Liverpool if they don’t improve before their crunch Premier League clash next weekend. City fell to a scarcely believable 4-0 home defeat against Tottenham meaning they have now lost five games in a row for the first time since 2006. The concerning defeat leaves the defending league champions five points behind Liverpool, although Arne Slot’s side could extend their advantage to eight points…
Ruben Amorim has warned his new Manchester United squad that he is willing to be ‘ruthless’ as he prepares for his game as the club’s new manager. Amoirm, who has replaced Erik ten Hag after leaving Sporting Lisbon, takes charge of the Red Devils on Sunday as they travel to Ipswich Town. The 39-year-old faces a tall order if he is to turn around a United side that currently sits 12th in the Premier League having…
It is perhaps telling that the first name inscribed on the new Club World Cup trophy – before even the first winner – was FIFA President Gianni Infantino. Describing the new 32-team tournament as ‘the pinnacle of all club competitions’, the 24-carat gold trophy, crafted by Tiffany & Co, hailed the incumbent FIFA boss as the project’s inspiration and founding president. Barely a post goes out on Infantino’s social media accounts without his final approval and…
Ruben Amorim will be in the dugout for the first time as Manchester United boss against Ipswich Town this afternoon with plenty for the Portuguese head coach to consider for his Premier League debut. United’s injury problems have begun to ease up just in time for the new head coach with Luke Shaw and Tyrell Malacia back in full training, pushing for their returns having not played a minute of first-team football this season. The…
Max Verstappen clinched his fourth-consecutive Formula 1 drivers’ title by finishing fifth at the Las Vegas Grand Prix on Sunday. The Red Bull driver arrived in Sin City knowing he would wrap up the championship as long as he didn’t drop three or more points to Lando Norris. The championship contenders started alongside each other on the grid, but on the high-speed street circuit Red Bull had the advantage over McLaren and Verstappen quickly pulled…
Paul Scholes has named the toughest opponents he faced in the Champions League during his legendary Manchester United career. Scholes, 50, was a key player in the Class of 92 and spent his entire career at Old Trafford from 1993 to 2013, winning countless pieces of silverware. Widely regarded as one of the best midfielders of his generation – and of all time – Scholes helped United clinch a famous treble in 1999 under Sir…
Paul Merson has hailed Arsenal’s 3-0 win over Nottingham Forest as the club’s best performance of the season and says Bukayo Saka is a ‘completely different player’ when joined by Martin Odegaard. Arsenal were in dire need of a morale-boosting victory after a tough few weeks heading into the international break and Saka got the hosts off to a dream start to send the Emirates into raptures. The England forward combined brilliantly with Odegaard before…
Padel has exploded in popularity up and down the United Kingdom – but the remarkable rise of this racket sport has raised lots of questions and concerns. There has been talk from some, including the legendary Novak Djokovic, that the sport of tennis is under serious threat. Others have claimed that padel is just a fad. That seems unlikely, given the level of investment that has been pumped into what is still a relatively new…
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Robert Lewandowski has encouraged Manchester United supporters to be patient with Joshua Zirkzee while the ‘amazing’ forward adapts to life in the Premier League. Zirkzee arrived at Old Trafford with weighty expectations on his shoulders on the back of a £36.5million move from Serie A outfit Bologna in the summer transfer window. After a dream debut against Fulham, though, the goals have dried up for Zirkzee, with the 23-year-old failing to hit the target in…
Neil Robertson came through UK Championship qualifying, but was disappointed with the poor attendance at the event in Leicester. Only the top 16 in the world go straight to York for the main stages, starting on Saturday, with the rest of the tour battling it out in qualifying to join them. Robertson has slipped outside the top 16 but beat Oliver Lines and Matthew Stevens to book his place at the Barbican, where he has…
After a third international break in as many months, the Premier League is back and an intriguing set of fixtures awaits in the English top flight this weekend. A convincing 2-0 victory over Aston Villa ensured Liverpool entered the break with an imperious five-point lead at the summit and Arne Slot’s men will look to tighten their grip on top spot away to lowly Southampton. Manchester City, sitting second in the table, have been near-unrecognisable…
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