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Arsenal boss Mikel Arteta can learn from Aston Villa and Dean Smith’s spending struggle

Arsenal boss Mikel Arteta can learn from Aston Villa and Dean Smith's spending struggle as he plots his Gunners revolutionMikel Arteta believes that Arsenal must [...]

Laurent Blanc ‘could take over as Barcelona manager for just one season as a stop-gap for Xavi’

Laurent Blanc 'could take over as Barcelona manager for just one season as a Nou Camp stop-gap for Xavi'... with Quique Setien facing the axe [...]

Jude Bellingham set for central midfield role at Borussia Dortmund as Lucien Favre plays No 8 role

Jude Bellingham set for central midfield role at Borussia Dortmund with Lucien Favre keen to use new £25m star as a No 8 despite making [...]

Pep Guardiola will not give Man City rest between Premier League and Real Madrid in Champions League

Pep Guardiola will not give his Manchester City stars a rest after Premier League season ends and promises 'two weeks of training sessions' ahead of [...]

Nicolas Anelka urges Mohamed Salah and Sadio Mane to resist Bernabeu as he praises Jurgen Klopp

'Liverpool can compete with Real Madrid so they don't need to move': Nicolas Anelka urges Mohamed Salah and Sadio Mane to resist Bernabeu temptation as [...]

What Ole Gunnar Solskjaer needs to do for Man United’s top four finish

Things were almost going too well for Manchester United following football's re-start, as Ole Gunnar Solskjaer sat back on the touchline and watched win upon [...]

Pep Guardiola left frustrated by Manchester City players after they’re dumped out of FA Cup

Pep Guardiola left frustrated after Manchester City failed to capitalise on his successful tactical prediction of Arsenal playing with five at the back in FA [...]

Antoine Griezmann is showing he can do what Neymar once did at Barcelona after hitting rock bottom

Antoine Griezmann will not have envisaged his first year at Barcelona to have gone this way. Last weekend he celebrated 12 months at the club [...]

Leeds United’s ‘vision’ is to reach Champions League says chief executive Angus Kinnear

Leeds United's 'vision' is to reach Champions League says chief executive Angus Kinnear after the club's return to 'base camp' Premier League was confirmedLeeds United's [...]

Manchester City ‘considering legal action against La Liga president Javier Tebas’

Manchester City 'considering legal action against La Liga president Javier Tebas' after outspoken chief criticises CAS ruling which saw Champions League ban overturnedLa Liga president [...]

Erik Lamela says Tottenham are on the right track under Jose Mourinho as they aim for fine finish

Erik Lamela says Tottenham are on an upwards curve under Jose Mourinho and echoes the manager's belief that a strong end to this campaign can [...]

Real Madrid boss Zinedine Zidane casts doubt over future at the club

'You never know what will happen in football': Real Madrid boss Zinedine Zidane casts doubt over future at the club... just days after sealing LaLiga [...]

Under-fire Barcelona boss Quique Setien ‘will remain in charge for Champions League’

Under-fire Barcelona boss Quique Setien 'will remain in charge for Champions League showdown with Napoli after emergency board meeting' following Real Madrid sealing LaLiga title [...]

Jose Mourinho reveals he is out to win the Europa League

Jose Mourinho reveals he is out to win the Europa League as the Tottenham boss fires up his stars for their final two games and [...]

FAN VIEW: Arsenal Fan TV has become a circus that the club can’t shake away

For a while now the Emirates has been simmering with fury but that frustration has reached boiling point and that is largely down to the [...]

PETE JENSON: Zinedine Zidane’s Real Madrid revolution can be crowned with the title

Zinedine Zidane will win the title with Real Madrid on Thursday night if his team beats Villarreal. It will be only the third the club [...]

Could Wilfried Zaha destroy Manchester United’s Champions League dream?

As Manchester United take to Selhurst Park this evening, one man could become a thorn in the side like never before.For Wilfried Zaha, it is [...]

Peter Schmeichel wanted Sir Alex Ferguson to sign Manuel Neuer instead of David de Gea in 2011

'I realised my thinking was wrong. And United were right': Peter Schmeichel wanted Sir Alex Ferguson to sign Manuel Neuer instead of David de Gea [...]

Manchester United star Bruno Fernandes admits he was ‘surprised’ by Marcus Rashford talent

Manchester United star Bruno Fernandes admits he was 'surprised' by the quality of Marcus Rashford and hails Cristiano Ronaldo as the greatest: 'he is the [...]

Does Jose Mourinho deserve more credit for salvaging Tottenham’s season?

Only Liverpool, Manchester City and in-form United have more points than Tottenham since Jose Mourinho took over, so does he deserve more credit for salvaging [...]

Peace talks held between UEFA president Aleksander Ceferin and Man City chairman Khaldoon Al Mubarak

Manchester City hold peace talks with UEFA as Aleksander Ceferin and Khaldoon Al Mubarak meet after hostile FFP battle... with both parties expressing 'a keen [...]

Manchester United cannot afford to miss out on Champions League football

Missing out on Champions League football is not worth thinking about for Manchester United... from failing to lure Jadon Sancho to seeing their lucrative adidas [...]

Ancelotti calls for more ‘fighting spirit’ from his Everton players ahead of their clash with Villa

Carlo Ancelotti calls for more 'fighting spirit' from his Everton players ahead of their clash with Aston Villa after embarrassing Wolves defeat... as the Italian [...]

Chelsea given boost in pursuit of Kai Havertz with Bayern Munich ready to give up chase

Chelsea given boost in pursuit of Kai Havertz with Bayern Munich ready to give up in battle for £90m midfielder and target cheaper options even [...]

Valencia plan mass exodus of players to then build a ‘cheap team’

Valencia plan mass exodus of players to then build a 'cheap team' as owner Peter Lim hopes to 'start from scratch' at crisis club... paving [...]

Man United ‘will listen to offers for SIX players this summer’, including Sanchez and Lingard

Manchester United 'will listen to offers for SIX players this summer', with Alexis Sanchez, Chris Smalling and Jesse Lingard among those who could be sold [...]

Frank Lampard praises Chelsea match-winner Olivier Giroud after vital goal in Norwich win

'He is a big character for us and he is scoring important goals': Frank Lampard praises Chelsea matchwinner Olivier Giroud after his header downed Norwich [...]

Cole heaps praise on Chelsea striker Giroud after his winner against Norwich

'He looked in the mirror and said "what do I need to do to get myself back in the team?"': Ashley Cole heaps praise on [...]

‘Hopefully they’ve had another night out!’: Ashley Cole jokes about Chelsea’s trip to Liverpool

'Hopefully they've had another night out before the game!': Ashley Cole jokes about Chelsea's trip to league champions Liverpool and warns his old club they [...]

MARTIN SAMUEL: ‘Hateful eight’ step up war against Manchester City in FFP saga

They did not waste time, the cartel. Within hours of the Court of Arbitration announcement, there was a remote scrambling of Manchester City's elite rivals [...]

Mikel Arteta urges Arsenal to invest to boost Champions League hopes

'At some stage you have to make a decision': Mikel Arteta urges Arsenal to take a gamble and invest to help the club return to [...]

Rodgers admits there were some ‘harsh truths’ spoken after Leicester’s collapse at Bournemouth

'There were mistakes but our lack of spirit concerned me more': Brendan Rodgers admits there were some 'harsh truths' spoken after Leicester's shock collapse at BournemouthLeicester [...]

Ziyech’s first trip to Stamford Bridge as a Chelsea player does not overshadow concerns for Lampard

Hakim Ziyech's first trip to Stamford Bridge as a Chelsea player does not overshadow concerns for Frank Lampard after Norwich victory... as Blues boss hits [...]

Hector Bellerin has endeared himself to Arsenal fans, it seems highly unlikely he would jump ship

Since Hector Bellerin made his full first-team debut for Arsenal against Borussia Dortmund away in the Champions League in 2014, he certainly hasn't looked back.After [...]

Philippe Coutinho ‘offered to Arsenal and Newcastle as Barcelona look to free up funds’

Philippe Coutinho 'offered to Arsenal and Newcastle as Barcelona look to free up funds to sign Inter Milan forward Lautaro Martinez'Philippe Coutinho has spent this [...]

Manchester United have won just THREE times when Chelsea have lost during Champions League race

Manchester United blew an excellent opportunity to capitalise on a Chelsea defeat in their Monday night clash against Southampton after drawing 2-2.But it isn't the [...]