The Bolton Baresi heads Champions League winners and losers

The focus will be on Juventus, and rightly so. But brilliant Jude Bellingham and Liverpool natural Nat Phillips deserve plenty of spotlight.   Winners Pepe Joao Gomes Cravinho should probably watch his back. He might be Portugal’s Minister of National Defence in title but that honour will always belong to Pepe in spirit after Tuesday […]

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Alonso opens up over ‘tough’ time under Lampard at Chelsea

Marcos Alonso has opened up over his difficult spell at Chelsea under Frank Lampard. The Spaniard was frozen out by Lampard after he was taken off at half-time as Chelsea trailed West Brom 3-0 in September but has returned to the team and thrived under Thomas Tuchel. “When I am on the pitch it is […]

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Bruno in ‘daily contact’ with Man Utd target amid transfer enquiry

Bruno Fernandes could be key to Manchester United signing Raphinha this summer as he is reportedly in ‘daily contact’ with the Leeds star. The duo built a strong bond in their time together at Sporting Lisbon and the Brazilian’s excellent form in the Premier League – which has seen him notch five goals and five […]

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Everything you need to know about Man Utd’s first football director

Manchester United have appointed John Murtough as their inaugural football director after a backroom reshuffle. Despite being linked with high-profile names such as Monchi, Edwin van der Sar, Luis Campos, Ralph Rangnick and Paul Mitchell, United have instead opted to make an in-house appointment for their new role. We’ve brought you the lowdown on Murtough, who will be hoping to make […]

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Wright apologises to Lacazette for ‘f***ing stupid’ mistake

Ian Wright says he has apologised to Alexandre Lacazette for “digging him out” on Match of the Day. Wright, Gary Lineker and Dion Dublin mocked the Frenchman for screaming as he was tackled by Erik Pieters in the 1-1 draw with Burnley at Turf Moor. Lineker signed off the show by saying: “We’re all off to […]

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Remembering how Park reduced Pirlo to sour grapes in 2010

The phrase ‘rent free’ is one of the more head-bangingly inane of modern football’s lexicon. Yet how else can you describe Andrea Pirlo’s description of Park Ji-sung in his refreshingly blunt autobiography Penso Quindi Gioco (I Think Therefore I Play)? “[Sir Alex] is a man without blemish, but he ruined that purity just for a moment when […]

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Arteta insists Arsenal ‘project to go bang’ post-Covid

Mikel Arteta believes his Arsenal project is set to explode into life when football returns to normality following the coronavirus pandemic. The Gunners are languishing in 10th place in the Premier League and saw their defence of the FA Cup end with a fourth-round defeat at Southampton. Any hopes of silverware and Champions League qualification […]

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Klopp dismisses Thiago ‘rubbish’ after Liverpool win

Jurgen Klopp has dismissed “rubbish” assumptions that Thiago Alcantara has been the reason for Liverpool’s demise this season. Klopp’s side earned a 2-0 win at Anfield on Wednesday through goals from Sadio Mane and Mohamed Salah to secure a 4-0 aggregate win over RB Leipzig. F365 says: Edinson Cavani to exit Man United? Shrug and […]

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F*** sportsmanship, Phil – go down like Neymar and Suarez…

Keep your mails coming to theeditor@football365.com…   F*** sportsmanship Phil , a little advice…f**k sportsmanship.. next time u get fouled in penalty box- YOU GO DOWN. Sportsmanship ain’t gonna get u premier league or championship league medals. So in summary Phil if you reading… F**K SPORTSMANSHIP, GO DOWN LIKE NEYMAR AND SUAREZ JP   Underwhelmed […]

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Edinson Cavani to exit Man United? Shrug and move on

Sharing the back page with Bruno Fernandes as the tabloids attempted to whip up a Manchester United storm on Wednesday morning was Edinson Cavani, scorer of six Premier League goals this season – the same as Sheffield United’s David McGoldrick – and yet somehow viewed as so central to the club’s success or otherwise that […]

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