West Ham beat fellow strugglers Wolverhampton Wanderers 4-0 on Friday and dropped Tottenham into the Premier League drop zone for the first time this season. Spurs were two points behind the Hammers before heading to Sunderland on Sunday. ValentÃn Castellanos scored twice in three minutes midway through the second half after Konstantinos Mavropanos put the … Read more
Bournemouth midfielder Tyler Adams is set to return from a quadriceps injury for the Cherries’ game at Premier League-leading Arsenal on Saturday. The 27-year-old USA star missed Bournemouth’s last two matches as well as two U.S. friendlies over the international break. “I am feeling strong and ready to go,” Adams, the U.S. captain at the … Read more
Ivan Toney has launched a sensational attack on the integrity of the Saudi Pro League, suggesting that officials are biased toward Cristiano Ronaldo and Al-Nassr. The England international was left fuming after his Al-Ahli side were held to a 1-1 draw by Al-Fayha, a result that severely dents their title aspirations. Toney questions refereeing integrity … Read more
The Premier League has officially guaranteed a minimum of five entrants for next season’s Champions League following a decisive set of European results. Arsenal’s 1-0 victory over Sporting CP provided the final coefficient points required to ensure England finishes amongst UEFA’s top two performing nations for the second year running. Coefficient spot secured Arsenal’s narrow … Read more
Former Arsenal and Wales star Aaron Ramsey has officially retired from professional football with immediate effect. The 35-year-old playmaker, who remains one of the most decorated players in Welsh history, calls time on a glittering career that spanned nearly two decades and included three FA Cup triumphs with the Gunners. Ramsey hangs up boots The … Read more
Chelsea captain Reece James is reportedly on track to return from a significant hamstring injury by early May, handing Thomas Tuchel a major boost ahead of England’s World Cup campaign. The versatile defender, who has been sidelined since last month, is making rapid progress in his rehabilitation to alleviate fears that he would miss the … Read more
Pep Guardiola insisted last month that Real Madrid were not his biggest rivals during his time at Manchester City, instead giving that particular honor to Liverpool. He did at least clarify that he meant Jurgen Klopp’s Liverpool, which is just as well after Arne Slot’s Reds failed to cause Guardiola any stress while he watched … Read more
Liverpool won’t have first-choice goalkeeper Alisson Becker back anytime soon. The Brazil international’s unspecified injury will keep him out of Saturday’s FA Cup quarterfinal at Manchester City as well as the two-leg Champions League quarterfinal against Paris Saint-Germain, coach Arne Slot said Friday. “He will not be part of the Paris Saint-Germain games as well. … Read more
Hours after their side’s Carabao Cup final victory over Arsenal, bleary-eyed Manchester City fans piled onto the Avanti West Coast train back from London Euston to Manchester – and there was one name on their lips. But it wasn’t homegrown match-winner Nico O’Reilly. “How good is [Abdukodir] Khusanov?!” piped up one. “He is an absolute … Read more
Alexander Isak’s expected return to team training on Thursday comes at a good time for both Liverpool and Sweden. The striker has recovered from a broken ankle and fibula with Liverpool chasing a Champions League spot and Sweden celebrating qualification to the World Cup. Isak needed surgery to repair injuries sustained from an opponent’s tackle … Read more