Sam Allardyce’s sacking after being exposed through a sting operation has created quite a stir in English football. With the team looking to get back on track after the disastrous showing in this year’s European championship, the incident was the worst that could have happened to them. As of now, the FA has appointed England […]
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Arsenal roundup: Ozil demands, Vardy reveals reason for snub and more
After a slow start, Arsenal are on track as they maintained consistency over the last few weeks. The Gunners only had one point from their opening two games of the season as Arsene Wenger was heavily criticized for his lack of spending in transfer window. Wenger has addressed key issues by signing Perez and Mustafi […]
Is Wenger heading towards England job?? FA chairman gives massive update
The Football Association chairman Greg Clarke insists England’s next permanent manager doesn’t have to be English, amidst strong interest on arsenal boss Arsene Wenger. The Three Lions parted ways with Sam Allardyce this week, just 67 days after the 61-year-old was appointed as England manager. It came after Allardyce was involved in am embarrassing newspaper sting, […]
Breaking: United star’s England national team future will be decided later today
England’s new caretaker boss Gareth Southgate will hold talks with Manchester United captain Wayne Rooney on Thursday. The Mirror report the Three Lions skipper got in contact with Southgate on Wednesday as he was worried about his status as captain after he was dropped by Jose Mourinho as Man United eased past Leicester City on […]
Kuznetsova smashes Venus Williams’s dream of Wuhan Open title defence
Wuhan (China), Sep 28 (IANS) Svetlana Kuznetsova of Russia brought Venus Williams’s title defence to an abrupt end at the Women’s Tennis Association (WTA) Wuhan Open with a dominant victory in their eagerly anticipated third-round showdown here on Wednesday. Five service breaks helped Kuznetsova stroll to a 6-2, 6-2 win over the American and a […]
Pakistan v West Indies: 3rd T20I – Statistical Review
On Tuesday, Pakistan continued their T20I winning streak as they beat West Indies in the 3rd and final T20I of this series at Abu Dhabi. After winning the toss, Pakistan decided to bowl first. West Indies only managed to score 103/5 in 20 allotted overs. In reply, Pakistan comfortably reached that target in 15.1 overs […]
Confirmed: FA announces the name of next interim England manager
Gareth Southgate has been named as interim manager of the England team after Sam Allardyce left the job. Allardyce left his position after he was filmed offering to help reporters masquerading as businessmen to ‘get around’ rules about third-party ownership of players. The 61-year-old also used his position as Three Lions boss to negotiate a £400,000 […]
Celta Vigo fans object to sale of club to Chinese group
Vigo (Spain), Sep 27 (IANS) The Colectivo Nos ultras group, which brings together more than 100 football fan groups of Celta Vigo, declared on Tuesday their “dissatisfaction” and “rejection” of the sale of the Spanish club to a foreign investment group. The Celta fans acknowledged that Carlos Mouriño, president and majority shareholder of the club, […]
Thiago says Bayern will not seek revenge against Atletico
Munich, Sep 27 (IANS) Bayern Munich midfielder Thiago Alcantara has said that Wednesday’s match against Atletico Madrid has nothing to do with revenge for the defeat and exit in last season’s Champions League semi-final, pointing out it is a different football game. “No, we’re not thinking about that. It’s a different game. It’s a group-stage […]
Alaves top Granada 3-1 in La Liga
Vitoria (Spain), Sep 27 (IANS) Alaves posted their first home victory of the football season here, beating Granada 3-1 to climb into ninth place in La Liga with nine points from six matches. The hosts on Monday mounted the first threat of the match, a speedy counterattack in the fourth minute that fizzled out when […]