James Maddison is having a meteoric rise! After spending 2017-18 at Norwich City, finishing in bottom half of the Championship, the Englishman joined Leicester City in the summer of 2018 and has had a brilliant first season in the top flight. He provided seven goals and seven assists for the Foxes and now the top echelon of Premier League is considering signing him.
Manchester City, Manchester United, Liverpool and Tottenham Hotspur are all set to battle for the player, according to the Daily Star. The 22-year-old impressed at Leicester after a £20m move. Leicester feel under no obligation to sell but could be tempted to cash in should a massive offer arrive for Maddison, who is valued at £60m ($76m).
This could especially be the case if all or most of these four c…
Former Canada international Kaylyn Kyle says she has received death threats after calling the United States disrespectful and disgraceful for their celebrations in their 13-0 mauling of Thailand.
Alex Morgan scored five times as USA recorded the biggest win in Women s World Cup history in Reims on Tuesday, but the manner of their one-sided victory drew flak on social media, with American players criticised for over-celebrating their rampant humiliation of inferior opposition.
Kyle was one of three Canadians appearing as pundits on TSN to have blasted the defending world champions.
I m all about passion and I think as a Canadian we would never think about doing something like that, said Kyle.
We ve played against the Americans before and you ve got…
Mikel Arteta joked he has spoken to Arsenal s technical director Edu more than anyone else in the past year, including his wife.
Arteta returned to the Gunners to replace Unai Emery in December 2019 and a busy rebuilding of the first-team squad coupled with the issues caused by the coronavirus pandemic have led to a busy time for the Spaniard and fellow ex-Arsenal midfielder Edu.
With Monday representing the end of the transfer window, the two are set to be in contact a lot on a typically hectic day.
Arteta s close relationship with Edu is something he cherishes, and is clearly not lost on his spouse.
Probably in the last year or so I spoke probably to Edu more or less more than anybody else in my life! Arteta said ahead of Arsenal s Premier League clash…
Chelsea and Tottenham failed to fully capitalise on Liverpool s slip-up as Frank Lampard and Jose Mourinho oversaw a tightly contested 0-0 draw at Stamford Bridge.
With Liverpool pegged back by Brighton and Hove Albion on Saturday, Spurs could have moved two points clear of the Reds at the top of the Premier League. Chelsea – playing the 1,000th game of the Roman Abramovich era – were also vying for pole position.
Yet despite a bright start in Sunday s London derby, with Timo Werner having a goal disallowed, neither side could make the breakthrough in what was an encounter short of clear chances.
Looking to score in three consecutive Premier League games for the first time since September 2019, Tammy Abraham missed three presentable opportunities as Chelsea h…
Erik ten Hag insists that he is the right man for the job at Manchester United despite their 4-0 thrashing at the hands of Crystal Palace on Monday.
Michael Olise netted twice against a sorry United team at Selhurst Park, with Jean-Philippe Mateta and Tyrick Mitchell also getting on the scoresheet.
It is the first time that Palace have done the double over the Red Devils in the Premier League, as United extended their winless run on the road to five games.
There has been a lot of speculation over Ten Hag’s future following a disappointing second campaign in charge, with just one year left on his contract.
Asked if he was the right manager for United, he told Sky Sports: Absolutely. If the right players are there and available, we have a good squad, but …
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Knowing the importance of making an immediate return to winning ways, Manchester United will welcome Nottingham Forest to Old Trafford on Saturday afternoon.
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Starting with the hosts, coming off the back of a nightmare second-half away at Tottenham last weekend, it is no secret that Manchester United have come under a huge amount of scrutiny since opening up the 2023/24 campaign. Eventually slumping to a 2-0 loss in north London, Erik ten Hag’s men will certainly have a fair amount of pressure on their shoulders here. While the former Premier League champions might have opened the new season with a controversial 1-0 victory at home against Wolves, United are seeking a much-needed clinical edge in the final third. Des…
Barcelona boss Luis Enrique has been named the FIFA World Coach of the Year for 2015 at the Ballon d Or gala in Zurich.
Luis Enrique won the award, which is based on votes from international captains, coaches and selected members of the global media, ahead of Chile head coach Jorge Sampaoli and Bayern Munich s Pep Guardiola.
The former Celta Vigo head coach led the Camp Nou side to an historic treble of La Liga, the Copa del Rey and the Champions League in 2014-15 his first season in charge.
The calendar year of 2015 also saw Luis Enrique who did not attend the ceremony itself win the FIFA Club World Cup, with Barca defeating River Plate in the final last month.
Luis Enrique is the sixth different winner of the accolade and the second Barcelona coach to …
Manchester City legend Colin Bell has branded David Silva as irreplaceable and says the Spaniard could walk into any team in the club s history.
Silva has shone since arriving in the Premier League from Valencia in 2010, scoring 34 goals in 167 appearances for City – helping them to two league titles.
His creative flair, eye for a pass and composure in possession set Silva out in City s squad, and Bell says those qualities make him an integral part of Manuel Pellegrini s side.
David Silva would walk into any City team, he told the club s official website. He is in my personal greatest all-time XI and is just fantastic to watch.
When he s on the ball, he makes the whole team tick and we don t look the same side without him. He has an incredible aware…
Fiorentina have secured the permanent signing of defender German Pezzella from Real Betis after impressing on loan.
The 26-year-old joined Betis in 2015 and caught the eye of Fiorentina during the 2016-17 campaign, persuading them to make a move last year.
He swiftly adapted to Italian football this season and even broke into Argentina s squad for the November friendlies against Nigeria and Russia, playing in both games.
Pezzella featured 34 times in Serie A as Fiorentina narrowly missed out on Europa League football.
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Neymar says he was embarrassed to talk to Lionel Messi and felt like he was in a video game when he first signed for Barcelona from Santos in 2013.
The Brazil international attended his Barca team-mate s star-studded wedding in Rosario on Friday, a sign of the close bond he has developed with the club legend.
But Neymar revealed he has not always been able to talk so freely around Messi, finding the settling in process at Camp Nou daunting as he entered a dressing room that featured so many of the game s greats.
I would walk into the dressing room and I would look to one side and see Messi and then I would look to the other side and I would see Xavi, Andres Iniesta, Gerard Pique and Dani Alves, Neymar told Brazilian TV show Caldeirao do Huck.
I thought …