Tuchel: Chelsea duo make amends after ‘unusual’ and ‘serious’ bust-up

Thomas Tuchel has hailed Chelsea duo Antonio Rudiger and Kepa Arrizabalaga for showing “courage” to make amends after their training-ground bust-up. Chelsea boss Tuchel confirmed that Germany defender Rudiger and Spain goalkeeper Kepa clashed in training – but insisted that the players have solved the spat and the matter is finished. The Blues were thumped […]

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Lingard happy to avoid ‘another Arsenal situation’ in West Ham win

Jesse Lingard called for West Ham to keep their cool in the race for the Champions League. The forward inspired the Hammers to a 3-2 win at Wolves on Monday which lifted them to fourth in the Premier League. Lingard – who has six goals in eight club games – scored a wonderful solo strike […]

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Prick of the Week No. 29: Juan Cala and how not to handle a race row

Miserable one this week. And it’s not going away. Valencia’s players walked off the field after Mouctar Diakhaby alleged Cadiz’s Juan Cala aimed a racist insult his way. And that was just the start of it…   So who’s this week’s prick then? It’s a multi-layered thatch of deeply unpleasant prickery this week, like a […]

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Former coach: Salah will leave Liverpool ‘if a better offer comes in’

Mohamed Salah will leave Liverpool “if a better offer comes in” for him, according to his former coach Hamdi Nooh. The rumours of potential move to Real Madrid or Barcelona have ramped up again over the last week or so after Salah said that he would “maybe one day” move to Spain. Since then there has […]

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Real hit with huge defensive blow ahead of Liverpool clash

Real Madrid defender Raphael Varane will miss Tuesday’s Champions League clash against Liverpool after testing positive for coronavirus. With skipper Sergio Ramos ruled out through an injury picked up on international duty, the 27-year-old was set to play a key role in Tuesday’s quarter-final first leg in Spain. But Varane, a World Cup winner with […]

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Where are they now? Liverpool’s second string XI vs Madrid in 2014

Liverpool and Real Madrid have met surprisingly few times in their storied histories, but when they have, the occasion has usually been befitting of two European powerhouses. Someone didn’t give Brendan Rodgers that memo back in November 2014, whereby he infamously made seven changes to his starting XI and appeared to meekly accept a Champions […]

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Adrian slams ‘absurd criticism’ of Liverpool team-mate

Liverpool goalkeeper Adrian has hit out at critics of his team-mate Thiago Alcantara after showing fans what a “great player” he is. The Spain international arrived at Anfield in the summer with much expected of the midfielder, who has been playing at the top level with Barcelona and Bayern Munich for his whole career. Widely […]

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Man Utd duo select their ‘genius’ toughest opponents

Manchester United duo Fred and Alex Telles have named their toughest opponents. The Brazilian pair have lined up against some of the finest players in world football over the course of their careers, but had little trouble in naming two of the most feared forwards around as their trickiest opponents. MAILBOX: Why does Solskjaer get […]

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Where are they now? Liverpool’s second string XI vs Madrid in 2014

Liverpool and Real Madrid have met surprisingly few times in their storied histories, but when they have, the occasion has usually been befitting of two European powerhouses. Someone didn’t give Brendan Rodgers that memo back in November 2014, whereby he infamously made seven changes to his starting XI and appeared to meekly accept a Champions […]

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