Tuchel after meeting Chelsea owner: ‘From now on it can only get worse!’

Thomas Tuchel hopes to tie up a new Chelsea contract after steering the Blues to the Champions League title in just 124 days at the helm. Tuchel revealed he enjoyed the “best moment” to meet owner Roman Abramovich for the first time – on the Estadio do Dragao pitch after Chelsea’s 1-0 win over Manchester […]

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Frank hails ‘incredible’ Brentford stars after play-off win

Thomas Frank has heaped praise on his Brentford squad following their promotion to the Premier League. The Bees will play in the competition for the first time next season after beating Swansea 2-0 in the play-off final. Ivan Toney and Emiliano Marcondes scored to give them a comfortable victory in front of 12,000 fans at […]

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Brentford 2-0 Swansea: Bees secure promotion to the Prem

Brentford made it 10th time lucky as they beat Swansea 2-0 in the Championship play-off final to reach the Premier League for the first time. Goals from Ivan Toney and Emiliano Marcondes saw the Bees finally break their play-off hoodoo after all nine of their previous attempts had ended in failure. It was swift redemption […]

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Roma to return with second Xhaka bid after Arsenal rejection

Roma look set to return with another offer for Granit Xhaka after Arsenal rejected their initial approach for the midfielder. Incoming manager Jose Mourinho is keen to bolster his squad with Premier League stars to achieve Serie A success. Xhaka is one of his top targets and could be taken to the Stadio Olimpico in […]

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Walker expecting UCL final ‘chess game’ against Chelsea

Manchester City right-back Kyle Walker has suggested that Saturday night’s Champions League final against Chelsea will be a chess game. The Manchester City right-back is set to play in European club football’s showpiece match for the first time as the Premier League champions face Chelsea in Porto on Saturday. The sides have faced each other […]

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Arsenal can ‘do better’ than Arteta, says former Spurs man

Arsenal “could get [someone] better” than Mikel Arteta as their manager and they should target Antonio Conte, according to Darren Bent. Arteta has been in charge of the Gunners since December 2019. He had a strong start to life as a manager. The 39-year-old guided them to an eighth-place finish in the Premier League and […]

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Liverpool ‘not looking’ at replacing Wijnaldum this summer

Liverpool are not targeting a new midfielder this summer even though Georginio Wijnaldum is leaving upon the expiry of his contract. The 22-year-old from RB Leipzig has become the club’s second-most expensive defender after Virgil Van Dijk and could well become the first-choice partner for the Holland captain next season. However, while Klopp has corrected a […]

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Tuchel: Chelsea must be ‘prepared’ for penalties in UCL final

Chelsea boss Thomas Tuchel has insisted that his players have to be “well aware” of the possibility of penalties against Manchester City. The Blues boss said he has “never seen anything like” the quality of the squad’s training-pitch penalties – with all 20 takers finding the net. Villarreal sunk Manchester United 11-10 in a remarkable […]

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Man Utd target Varane delays transfer talk until after Euros

Man Utd target Raphael Varane has insisted that it is “not the time to talk about [his] future” as he is fully focused on the Euros. The Real Madrid defender made the move to Spain in 2011 from French side Lens. Varane has just finished his eleventh season with the Spanish giants. He has played […]

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Ampadu admits to ignoring social media messages after past abuse

Chelsea and Wales defender Ethan Ampadu says he now ignores any messages from people he does not know on social media because he is aware abuse could be waiting for him. The 20-year-old, who spent the 2020/21 season on loan at Sheffield United, is part of BT’s Hope United along with the likes of Marcus […]

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