Supporters have good reason to be anxious heading into the final part of the title race after three successive second-place finishes and a 22-year wait for a top-flight title. It is strange for a side top of the table by six points to be having questions asked about why things are not going well, but […]
Bournemouth are close to appointing Marco Rose as head coach to replace departing Andoni Iraola. The German is expected to take over after the club confirmed on Tuesday that Iraola will leave the Vitality Stadium at the end of the season. Although Iraola’s departure was a blow to the Cherries, it did not come as […]
We had to get special dispensation for Alex to get a Premier League winners medal in 1998. Back then, you needed 10 appearances to get one – he had only made seven. Everyone at the club thought he fully deserved it, though, and the Arsenal fans took to Alex too, because of how brilliantly he […]
Scotland head coach Melissa Andreatta insists the squad do not feel burdened by missing out on previous major finals and have created a “perfect storm” to move forward in their quest to reach next year’s World Cup in Brazil. The Scots lead their qualifying group on goal difference from Belgium, who they meet in Leuven […]
Chelsea midfielder Cole Palmer says he has “no plans” to leave the club after insisting he “laughs” at reports linking him to Manchester United. The 23-year-old England international joined the Blues from Manchester City in 2023 in a £42.5m deal. Despite spending 13 years at the Etihad, Palmer is a boyhood Manchester United fan. After […]
The manager, for his part, has protected his players from the promotion pressure. He said: “I try to be simple and direct about it. I don’t like to talk too much. My situation 15 years ago in a big game is maybe different to theirs but maybe it’s one of the positives of having a […]
Arsenal boss Mikel Arteta is known for his innovative – often unorthodox – methods to motivate his players. So when a fire was lit at the club’s London Colney training ground earlier this week, it was assumed the Spaniard had pulled off another of his tricks. But this time it was not Arteta that was […]
Coventry City boss Frank Lampard described his side’s promotion back to the Premier League after 25 years away as a “unique” achievement. The Sky Blues secured a top-two finish in the Championship with three games to spare courtesy of a 1-1 draw at struggling Blackburn Rovers. “To go and get promotion automatically as a non-parachute […]
Former manager Ruben Amorim, who left the club in January, felt Rashford wanted a different challenge away from Old Trafford when he was allowed to join Aston Villa on loan in 2025. Carrick is in a different position given he is both a former team-mate, coach and – for three games following Ole Gunnar Solskjaer’s […]
Cole Palmer says he has no plans to leave Chelsea, Liverpool are set to compete with Manchester United for Crystal Palace‘s Adam Wharton and Newcastle United are prepared to sell Yoane Wissa. England forward Cole Palmer has been linked with a move to Manchester United but the 23-year-old says he has “no plans to move […]