Month: August 2017

Mark Sampson, the manager of the England women’s football team, told one of his black players to make sure their Nigerian relatives did not bring Ebola to a game at Wembley.

Everton have identified Benfica striker Raul Jimenez as the man to replace Romelu Lukaku. According to Record, the Toffees have submitted a £27.5 million bid for the 26-year-old, but the…

Tottenham Hotspur shocked the world in the summer of 1978 when they signed Argentina’s World Cup winning stars Osvaldo Ardiles and Ricardo Villa from Huracan and Racing Club respectively.  …

Chelsea are poised to step up their pursuit of Inter Milan forward Antonio Candreva. Gazzetta dello Sport says Antonio Conte’s side are keen to add the Italian international to their…

Southampton have signed Netherlands centre-back Wesley Hoedt from Lazio for £15 million. The 23-year-old joined the Serie A side from AZ Alkmaar in 2015 and made his full international debut…

Celtic lost 4-3 against FC Astana in the second leg of their UEFA Champions League play-off round but an 8-4 aggregate win has seen them qualify for the next round….

In 1885, the Football Association announced to legalise the employment of professional footballers. Clubs could now pay their players a full working wage, quite in contrast to what had been…

While West Bromwich Albion are looking to sign a defender in the closing stages of the summer transfer window, Tony Pulis should keep his options open for bolstering the attacking…

Sir Geoff Hurst’s call for Gareth Southgate not to recall Wayne Rooney for the upcoming England squad is baffling. Rooney has been in fine form for Everton since returning to…

West Ham boss Slaven Bilic is staying focused on the job at hand, despite reports his position is under threat. Defeats by Southampton and Manchester United in their opening two…

Swansea City boss Paul Clement has admitted after his side’s 4-0 defeat to Manchester United last week that he needs to make a few signings before the transfer window closes….

Newcastle United boss Rafael Benitez has been voicing his concern about the lack of transfer activity at Tyneside in recent weeks. The Spaniard has added as many as six new…

Barcelona have announced that they are to sue their former star Neymar over breach of contract following his record breaking move to Paris Saint-Germain. The Brazilian forward left the Catalan…

West Ham winger Robert Snodgrass looks set to join Aston Villa on loan. The 29-year-old was recently told he was free to leave the Hammers, less than a year after…

Liverpool chose not to respond to Barcelona’s 7 PM deadline to accept a £118m offer for the transfer of Philippe Coutinho. English media are quite confident now that Barcelona have accepted…

Swansea City are interested in signing Colombian international defender Santiago Arias from PSV Eindhoven. The 25-year-old joined Sporting Lisbon in 2011, before moving to the Dutch side two years later….

Queens Park Rangers boss Ian Holloway has issued a rallying cry to his side ahead of their English League Cup tie against Brentford. The R’s have picked up seven points…

Ligue 1 giants Olympique Marseille have admitted that they are interested in signing Celtic’s star striker Moussa Dembele this summer. The Frenchman arrived in Glasgow on a free transfer from…

Wayne Rooney hit back at his critics who thought he was past his best after scoring the 200th Premier League goal of his career on Monday. The 31-year-old bagged the…

Slaven Bilic faces a crucial couple of weeks as he bids to get West Ham’s season up and running. Defeats by Southampton and Manchester United in their opening two games…

Paris Saint-Germain are negotiating with Monaco over a season-long loan deal for Kylian Mbappe with an agreement to buy the striker next summer. Sky Italy have reported that the clubs…

On this day in 1964, the newly formed BBC 2 televised the first airing of the show ‘Match of the Day’. An estimated audience of around 20,000 people watched the…

Newcastle United’s return to the Premier League has been dismal to say the least. The Toon have lost their opening two games against Tottenham Hotspur and Huddersfield Town by 2-0…

Burnley’s club record signing Chris Wood believes his best days are ahead of him. The clarets paid a record sum of £15 million to sign Wood from Leeds United. The…

Tottenham are all set to sign the Estudiantes defender Juan Foyth this week. The highly talented Argentine centre back is expected to complete his transfer to Spurs tomorrow. Foyth will…

Former FC Barcelona midfielder Ronald de Boer has revealed why he picked Rangers over Manchester United when he left the Catalan club in 2000. Sir Alex Ferguson wanted to bring…

Southampton forward Sam Gallagher is expected to leave the club this summer and the 21-year-old has been linked with several Championship clubs. According to Daily Mirror, the towering forward is…