Southgate provides ‘glowing reference’ to Man Utd loanee’s suitors

Gareth Southgate was on hand to recommend Jesse Lingard’s services to potential suitors as Man Utd attempted to send him out on loan in January, according to reports. Lingard ended up joining West Ham on a loan deal until the end of the season with Ole Gunnar Solskjaer seeing it as the best course of […]

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Rudiger will not seek Champions League ‘revenge’ for Chelsea

Antonio Rudiger will not launch a revenge mission against Luis Suarez when Chelsea host Atletico Madrid in Wednesday’s crucial Champions League clash. Regular agitator Suarez pinched Rudiger’s thigh when Chelsea edged out Atletico 1-0 in Bucharest to take a slender advantage in their last 16 Champions League tie. OPINION: That ‘trundling’ Lamela rabona exposes partisan […]

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Ferdinand makes prediction for Chelsea vs Atletico Madrid tie

Former Manchester United defender Rio Ferdinand is expecting “stingy” Chelsea to move past Atletico Madrid and into the Champions League quarter-finals. The Blues face Diego Simeone’s side on Wednesday night as they take a 1-0 lead from the first leg back to Stamford Bridge. Atletico have a fairly poor record against Chelsea in the Champions […]

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Mails on good, bad and ugly of Harry Kane

We have lots of mails on Harry Kane but we will attempt to divert you do we start with some Manchester United. You can send your mails on any subject to theeditor@football365.com   Is Solskjaer deal premature? Short answer: Premature Medium answer: He’s like a nice guy who helps us get over our psychopath ex […]

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Southgate considers first England call-ups for Leeds pair

England boss Gareth Southgate is weighing up the idea of handing Leeds United stars Patrick Bamford and Luke Ayling their first call-ups for England’s upcoming World Cup qualifiers, according to reports. The Leeds duo have been two of the main reasons why Marcelo Bielsa’s side have been so successful over the past couple of seasons, […]

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Gboly Ariyibi: I was playing Sunday league when Leeds signed me

In the weeks before making his Leeds United debut in front of 27,000 people and the Sky Sports cameras, Gboly Ariyibi was bouncing around clubs on trial and playing Sunday league football. The winger was released by Southampton in the summer of 2013 aged 18, leaving him to maintain fitness with park football while spending […]

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Mehdi Taremi: From the Persian Gulf to the Champions League

If you are an outstanding young player in Brazil or Argentina, or if you show promise in any but a very few European countries, you are guaranteed one thing: a legion of scouts will be watching your every on-pitch move. The big boys will be circling, set to pounce and snap you up. If you […]

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Real Madrid 3-1 Atalanta: Benzema, Ramos score for Los Blancos

Real Madrid secured their place in the Champions League quarter-finals with a 3-1 win over Atalanta. The La Liga side had been 1-0 up from the first leg and, after the Italians missed a couple of early chances, Karim Benzema fired them ahead on the night in the 34th minute. A penalty from captain Sergio […]

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Utopia? Man City quadruple is no imaginary place

“I am older than Mr Zinchenko, I have more experience and I don’t agree with him,” said Pep Guardiola, scalding the Ukrainian for his giddy talk of a Manchester City quadruple, for saying what was presumably supposed to go unsaid or perhaps just for talking about “hungry eyes” and giving him an earworm. And with […]

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Rojo reveals talks with Man Utd striker Cavani over Boca move

Former Man Utd defender Marcos Rojo has revealed he’s in talks with Edinson Cavani over a switch to Boca Juniors. The 30-year-old defender left Man Utd for Boca in the January transfer window after falling out of favour at Old Trafford. He’s now trying to convince Cavani to join him in the Argentinian capital. FEATURE: […]

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