Hamann disagrees with Keane’s ‘exaggerated’ Liverpool criticism

Dietmar Hamann has suggested that Roy Keane’s claim that Liverpool are “bad champions” was “completely exaggerated”. Liverpool have had a gruelling season so far. They have been hit by a number of serious injuries to key defenders. Virgil Van Dijk, Joe Gomez and Joel Matip have all suffered season-ending injuries at different points of the […]

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Ancelotti: It ‘does not matter’ what happens against Man City

Carlo Ancelotti has insisted that Everton’s targets will not change depending on the result of Wednesday night’s game against Man City. The former Chelsea and AC Milan boss has done a great job since taking over at Everton in December 2019. He has a 50% win percentage from his 50 games as Toffees boss so […]

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Owen backs Liverpool to end losing streak vs RB Leipzig

Michael Owen believes that playing in a neutral venue will only help Liverpool for their Champions League tie against RB Leipzig. Jurgen Klopp’s side are in a poor run of form of late having lost three straight games in the Premier League. This dip has seen them drop down to sixth in the table with […]

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Dean returns to referee Burnley v West Brom after death threats

Mike Dean will return to refereeing in the Premier League on Saturday having stood down last weekend after receiving death threats online. Dean will take charge of Burnley v West Brom at Turf Moor, the Premier League has announced. The 52-year-old and his family received the threats on social media after Dean had been involved […]

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Red-hot Gundogan set to miss City’s trip to Everton, says Pep

Premier League leaders Manchester City will be without the in-form Ilkay Gundogan for Wednesday’s trip to Everton but Pep Guardiola has had more positive news on Kevin De Bruyne and Sergio Aguero. Gundogan has been one of the stars of City’s record-breaking 16-match winning run, and he moved on to 13 goals in all competitions […]

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Tottenham star doubtful of future amid ‘calls’ from other clubs

Tottenham Hotspur midfielder Moussa Sissoko has refused to confirm whether his future lies with the Londoners amid “calls” from other clubs. Sissoko came through the ranks with French outfit Toulouse and he made over 200 appearances for them between 2007 and 2013. The midfielder made the move to Newcastle United in January 2013 for around […]

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Alaba confirms decision to leave Bayern amid Real, Prem links

David Alaba has confirmed on Tuesday that he will leave Bayern Munich at the end of the season on a free transfer. The Austria international is out of contract in June as he aims to engineer a move away from Bayern Munich. That’s put Europe’s elite clubs on high alert, with one of the world’s […]

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Prick of the Week No. 22: Harry Maguire dons his tinfoil hat

Harry Maguire had a very odd day on Sunday, forgetting all his football training and then also his media training. He was a bit of a prick, to be honest.   So who’s this week’s prick then? Manchester United captain and disconcertingly cumbersome yet often effective centre-back Harry Maguire.   What’s he done? Manchester United […]

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Everton without Calvert-Lewin for game against Man City

Dominic Calvert-Lewin is unavailable for Everton’s meeting against Man City, but Carlo Ancelotti hopes he will be fit for the Merseyside derby. The 23-year-old missed Sunday’s surprise 2-0 home loss to struggling Fulham after picking up a hamstring complaint in last Wednesday’s 5-4 FA Cup fifth-round win over Tottenham. Ancelotti had expected to be able […]

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Arteta showing Wengeresque ‘incompetence’ at ‘soporific’ Arsenal

Send your mails on Arsenal and anything else to theeditor@football365.com…   Teambuilding: the road to success I am currently reading “Teambuilding: the road to success” by one Rinus Michels and going through the book I also glean what Arteta is trying to do at Arsenal. Some salient points worth mentioning are: Michels notes that it […]

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