Wait! Messi and Ronaldo have not exited the grand arena for heirs – Mbappe and Haaland
While there’s plenty of fanfare over Erling Haaland and Kylian Mbappe taking over at the top of the game, Lionel Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo are far from done yet. Both with new teams (well half-new in Ronaldo’s case) the pair return to the world’s biggest stage in club sport this...
Man United’s ‘turbo charger’ Paul Pogba considering longer stay at Old Trafford
Paul Pogba is now leaning towards extending his stay at Manchester United following the return of Cristiano Ronaldo, according to reports. The World Cup winner has entered the final year of his contract and talks over a new deal with United have not progressed. United face the prospect of losing...
Arsenal’s first win tempts fanbase to start feeling Gunners are turning the corner
Former Gunners star Paul Merson feels the Arsenal players deserve to be knighted if they can achieve the ambitions set out by Martin Odegaard. The north Londoners picked up their first points of the new season at the fourth attempt on Saturday. Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang’s second-half goal was enough to secure...
Megastar Cristiano Ronaldo told new clubmates was nervous about his return to Old Trafford
Cristiano Ronaldo was reportedly so nervous about his return to Manchester United that he did not even do an initiation song. Instead, the five-time Ballon d’Or winner made a speech to the squad stressing just how ‘absolutely ecstatic’ he was to be back. The 36-year-old rejected a move to rivals...
Aubameyang breaks scoring duck, lifts gloom over Arsenal as Arteta savours ’14 days of my career’
Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang scored his side’s first goal of the campaign to lift them off the foot of the table on Saturday Arsenal boss Mikel Arteta was overjoyed to see the Gunners finally get on the board with their first Premier League points of 2021-22 and saluted the hard work his...
Indomitable Lukaku puts two past Aston Villa as Chelsea’s down winning streak stretches to four
Romelu Lukaku scored a brilliant double and Mateo Kovacic struck as Chelsea breezed past Aston Villa 3-0 at Stamford Bridge. The Blues survived a string of first half scares before taking control of the clash, but Saul Niguez had a debut to forget – misplacing several passes before being hooked...
Chelsea manager says stars Lukaku, N’Golo Kante and Christian Pulisic’s injuries not so serious
Thomas Tuchel has confirmed that Romelu Lukaku is fit to face Aston Villa, but N’Golo Kante and Christian Pulisic are both ruled out of the match through injury. Lukaku required a scan on a potential thigh injury he sustained while away on international duty with Belgium, but resumed training with...
Bullish Pep Guardiola says Man City can score minus a stand out striker after Leicester win
Manchester City boss Pep Guardiola hailed his side’s ability to get the job done without a recognised striker after victory over Leicester City at King Power Stadium. City secured their third successive top-flight victory to move up to second in the Premier League table. Bernardo Silva bagged the all-important goal...
Arsenal pinch win as Gunners score first league goal and earn first points of the season
Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang scored Arsenal’s first league goal of the season in a 1-0 victory over Norwich to secure their first points and lift some of the pressure on manager Mikel Arteta. Arteta’s future at the club has been called into question after a winless start and three successive defeats. And,...
Ronaldo turns Old Trafford into a new castle on his ‘second coming’ as Red Devils pummel Newcastle
Cristiano Ronaldo announced his return to Old Trafford, helping Manchester United blaze past Newcastle United with 4-1. He turned Old Trafford into his new castle, his former Theatre of Dreams during the reign of legendary Manchester United manager Sir Alex Ferguson, who was in the in the stadium to watch...
