Arteta ‘devastated’ by UEL exit but Arsenal ‘deserved’ to beat Villarreal

Mikel Arteta was left feeling “really disappointed” after Arsenal exited the Europa League at the hands of Unai Emery’s Villarreal. The first half at the Emirates proved to be quite tentative, which suited Villarreal down to the ground. The only big chance in the opening 45 minutes fell to Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang. Unai Emery‘s men were […]

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Arsenal 0-0 Villarreal (1-2 agg): The Gunners miss out on the UEL final

Pierre-Emerick Aubamayeng hit the post twice for Arsenal as Villarreal hung onto their lead to reach the Europa League final. The first half at the Emirates was really tentative, which suited Villarreal. The only big chance in the opening 45 minutes fell to Aubameyang. Unai Emery’s side struggled to clear a corner from the Gunners […]

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Roma 3-2 Man United (5-8 agg): Ole’s semi-final hoodoo is over

Man United fell to a 3-2 defeat in the second leg but their first leg advantage was too much for Roma to overcome. Given the significant deficit they had to overcome, Roma had to come out and give it a go and they did just that. David De Gea was forced into a couple of […]

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Concussion spotters to be used at the 2022 World Cup in Qatar

Concussion spotters make the sport an “awful lot safer” and they will be in use at the next World Cup in Qatar. Spotters will be positioned in the stands at games and tasked with identifying possible brain injuries which may have been missed by medical staff on the touchline. Team doctors will also be able […]

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Ashley: ‘Dark forces’ preventing Newcastle becoming a ‘powerhouse’

Newcastle United owner Mike Ashley has claimed that “dark forces” are working against the club to stop them from becoming a “powerhouse” in football. Ashley’s comments came just hours after it was revealed Newcastle have taken the Premier League to the Competition Appeal Tribunal over the collapse of the takeover of the club last year. […]

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Brighton chief hopes Potter stays ‘for many years to come’

Brighton chief executive Graham Barber says Graham Potter is ‘very happy’ at the Amex Stadium after being linked with the Tottenham job. Potter is rumoured to be on Daniel Levy’s shortlist of replacements for Jose Mourinho, who was sacked in April. Spurs have already missed out on RB Leipzig boss Julian Nagelsmann as the German […]

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Dyche intrigued to see how fans respond to stadium return

Sean Dyche will be interested to see how fans react to returning to stadiums over the coming months but the Burnley boss suspects there will be an initial period of goodwill towards clubs, such is the “real thirst” for supporters to come back. Providing the UK Government goes ahead with the next step of the […]

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Hasenhuttl frustrated by VAR as Vestergaard red gets overturned

Saints boss Ralph Hasenhuttl says he feels let down by VAR after Jannik Vestergaard’s red card against Leicester was overturned by an independent panel. The centre-back, 28, was dismissed by referee Robert Jones for an ill-timed challenge on Jamie Vardy. He received the ball on the edge of the box but lost his footing, allowing […]

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