English Premier League clubs have agreed to begin training sessions that include physical contact according to reports from England. The Premier League announced the news in a statement this afternoon. Full Premier League statement: “Premier League Shareholders today voted unanimously to resume contact training, marking another step towards restarting the Premier League season, when safe […]
With clubs returning to training this week as preparation for June resumption, english premier league fans have a reason to celebrate. Talks are ongoing to have the games broadcasted free-to-air as part of the plans dubbed ‘project restart’, and there might be another piece of good news. Britain’s culture secretary Oliver Dowden revealed on Wednesday […]
Liverpool’s’ Jordan Henderson on Thursday was announced English Premier League’s Player of the season. The Reds captained polled ( 23%) of the votes beating teammate Sadio Mane (17%) while Manchester City’s Kevin De Bruyne was third (14%) . Two other Liverpool players were in the top ten with Trent Alexander-Arnold getting 11% and Virgil van Dijk (12%). READ ALSO: Upamecano agrees […]
The British government on Thursday said English Premier League footballers should take a pay cut, amid outrage at top-flight clubs using a furlough scheme for non-playing staff. Tottenham, Newcastle and Norwich have said they will use a government scheme to guarantee 80 percent of salaries for staff up to a maximum of £2,500 ($3,100, 2,850 […]
Manchester United kept alive their hopes of finishing in the English Premier League (EPL) top four after a 3-0 home win over Watford on Sunday. Goals from Bruno Fernandes, Anthony Martial and Mason Greenwood secured the win for the former champions. Read also: Neymar sent off as shaky PSG beat Bordeaux in Ligue 1 Portugal […]
Last week, Chelsea defeated Manchester United by a lone goal and all is right at Stamford Bridge, at least until the Premiership resumes this weekend. The hammer that hangs over manager Antonio Conte’s head will never really go away. Yes, he won the league title for this team last season but in this campaign, he […]
Jose Mourinho, Manchester United manager has said that he will need another summer transfer window to put the finishing touches on his Manchester United team before it is ready to compete for the biggest trophies at home and abroad. According to The Times, he made no secret of his desire to make one more signing […]
Tottenham have confirmed the signing of Paris Saint-Germain defender, Serge Aurier, for a reported fee of £23million. The right-back completed his move on deadline day and signed a five-year contract with Mauricio Pochettino’s side after he was granted a work permit. Aurier was linked with a host of clubs from around Europe, including Spurs’ Premier […]
Everton, Newcastle and Stoke have indicated they are ready to meet Yannick Bolasie’s £15million asking price. The explosive Crystal Palace winger is looking to leave Selhurst Park after two-and-a-half years at the club, and will net the Eagles a tidy profit on the player they bought for £300,000. Bolasie is a popular figure in south […]
The report alleging that John Obi Mikel will form part of the deal that will see Southampton’s Morgan Schneiderlin move to Stamford Bridge in the summer are wide of the mark. The Nigeria international has been heavily tipped to leave Chelsea in the last few seasons, with the likes of Monaco, Inter Milan, Galatasaray and […]
The President of Union Cycliste International (UCI), Brian Cookson,has opened up onhis love and passion for the English Premier League. Speaking exclusively to FIFA.com he revealedthe similarities between cycling and football and further stressed on the benefits of sport on two wheels. Excerpts: What commonalities do you see between football and cycling? I […]
Manchester United star Marouane Fellaini is expecting a tough battle and hopes to overun Manchester City captain Vincent Kompany on Sunday. Fellaini was on the losing side when the two teams met earlier this season, however form would suggest United have enough to overcome their bitter rivals at the weekend. Five successive Premier League victories […]
A year after his ‘elbow’ incident against Pablo Zabaleta, Manchester United midfielder MarouaneFellaini expects bruising Manchester City on Sunday. The Manchester United midfielder believes a physical approach will be key to derby success and has warned City to expect a bruising encounter. He says Louis van Gaal’s side must ‘do everything to win’ and pile […]
Jordan Henderson insists Liverpool will not give up the chase for a top-four place despite Saturday’s 4-1 Premier League defeat at Arsenal. Having been beaten by Manchester United before the international break, Liverpool slipped to a second successive league defeat to one of their closest rivals, as three goals in eight minutes before half-time effectively […]
Manuel Pellegrini admits Manchester City have to win all of their remaining games if they are to stay in with a chance to win the Premier League title. City have a total of eight games remaining in their campaign as they aim to finish top, but currently have Chelsea sitting above them and Arsenal, finishing […]
Manchester City have what it takes to overhaul Chelsea and retain their Premier League title, according to Crystal Palace manager Alan Pardew. The champions will find themselves nine points behind Chelsea if the leaders overcome Stoke City on Saturday, with Manuel Pellegrini’s men not in action until Monday’s trip to Selhurst Park. But Pardew reckons […]
Brown Ideye is hopeful of being fit for West Brom’s next Premier League game against QPR on Saturday. The striker missed the 3-0 defeat at the hands of Manchester City last weekend because of a knee injury which also forced him to pull out of Nigeria’s squad. But he was in more positive mood when […]
John Terry claims Chelsea have passed their biggest test of the season by beating Hull. Jose Mourinho’s side looked to be running out of steam when they crashed out of the Champions League at the hands of Paris St-Germain and were then held to a draw at home to Southampton. And when struggling Hull recovered […]
When Mesut Ozil arrived at Arsenal for a reported fee of £42.4 million, he was labelled as the ‘King of Assists’. Since then his stock has fallen considerably, but luckily, the Gunners have found someone to sit on his thrown called Santi Cazorla. The Spaniard is one of the most consistent players in the Arsenal […]