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cial What's the point of playing nice football? If the main objective of football is winning, and imposing an attractive philosophy takes time and resources that hold up that objective in the short term, why do certain teams place such a value on what appears a counterintuitive strategy? It's a question that continues to surface in the various narratives threads of the current Premier League season, in the compulsion to judge Jose Mourinho by Mauricio Pohcettino's standards and vice versa, in...

West Ham United are looking to dip into the Championship market once again as they eye Wigan Athletic defender Cédric Kipré. The Hammers signed forward Jarrod Bowen from Hull City in January, while Ryan Fredricks arrived from Fulham in 2018 and the Hammers could look to exploit opportunities in the second tier again the same with Kipré. The Frenchman has been in impressive form for the Latics since joining the club from Motherwell back in 2018, while he has also been on the books at Premier...

shed Inter's faint Scudetto hopes were dashed on Sunday afternoon as they fell to a shock 2-1 defeat to Bologna at San Siro. Bologna's resistance was brief as a dominant Inter took the lead just after the 20-minute mark through a Romelu Lukaku finish. The Belgian tapped home after Lautaro Martinez's glancing header rebounded off the post. Romelu Lukaku was in the right place at the right time to score his 26th goal of the campaign The Nerazzurri pressed for a second and twice went close through...

ions Liverpool delivered laboured to a 2-0 win against relegation-threatened Aston Villa, winning their 17th consecutive home game of the Premier League season. Aston Villa proved to be obstinate opponents for the best part of 70 minutes until Sadio Mané neatly turned in the opener for the newly-crowned Premier League champions. As Villa began to chase the game, Liverpool - reinforced by a trio of experienced substitutes - exploited the space opening up. With one minute left to play, Mohamed...

Everton winger Bernard has confessed that he has been seeing a psychologist after suffering a panic attack last year. The Brazilian moved to Goodison Park back in 2018 and has gone on to make 61 appearances in all competitions, chipping in with five goals and six assists. “I've never publicly spoken to anyone about this, but I had a panic attack last year. I sought help as I genuinely needed it and have become a better, more positive person."@b_10duarte opens up about his mental health and...

Liverpool manager Jurgen Klopp has tipped either Manchester City or Bayern Munich to claim the Champions League trophy this season, with the Reds already out of the competition. Klopp's men will be on holiday as the Champions League's last eight is concluded in Lisbon this August. The Premier League champions were unable to achieve back-to-back European triumphs, having been knocked out of the competition by Atlético Madrid in the last 16, prior to the lockdown back in March. Diego Simeone's...

As Mikel Arteta paced the perimeter of his technical area at Molineux, arms a blur while dishing out multilingual instructions, Arsenal - uncharacteristically - defended their lead. A 2-0 victory at the home of Champions League-chasing Wolves was the club's fourth consecutive win in ten days - and the first time Arsenal have recorded a quartet of triumphs since October 2018. After six testing months at the helm, punctuated by an unprecedented global pandemic, this is the height of Arteta's...

Liverpool's 2019/20 Premier League kit has become the most popular in the club's history with sales reaching 1.7 million. However, the iconic shirt could soon be like gold dust, with stock set to run out and no more on the way. The Reds ended the thirty-year wait for an English league title this month as Man City's defeat to Chelsea meant that Liverpool's lead became mathematically insurmountable. Liverpool fan wearing a mash-up of two popular kits The 2019/20 kit then, while already popular...

lans Ole Gunnar Solskjaer has responded to Gary Neville's claims that Manchester United need to 'go for it' in the transfer market this summer - claiming the club only need to make one or two 'very good decisions' in the weeks ahead. United have returned from the break in fine fettle, and made it ten points from 12 available with a rampant 5-2 victory over Bournemouth on Saturday. Their explosive form has put them within two points of fourth-placed Chelsea, and crucially three ahead of Wolves...

lory Real Madrid extended their lead at the top of La Liga to seven points on Sunday afternoon with a 1-0 win over Athletic Club in Bilbao. An entertaining opening period saw the hosts impress. They were able to disrupt the visitors' build-up high up the pitch, and also ensured Real struggled to penetrate when they fell into their settled shape. Iñaki Williams, meanwhile, provided a serious threat in transition but was unable to make the most of several swift breaks. There was nothing to...

It's often joked that Chelsea don't have any pre-Roman Abramovich history. That's obviously not true, but there's no denying that there were some tough times at Stamford Bridge before the Russian's arrival in 2003. The 1970s saw Chelsea plummet down the football league and financial struggles even saw the Blues face being forced to disband. The 80s and early 90s were all about just sorting things out, but Chelsea began thriving after Ruud Gullit took over as player-manager in 1996. Gullit...

Newcastle United winger Allan Saint-Maximin is reportedly the subject of interest from Ligue 1 champions Paris Saint-Germain ahead of the opening of the summer transfer window. The Frenchman has been in impressive form for the Magpies this season, particularly since the restart, bagging a hat-trick of assists in the win over Bournemouth. The 23-year-old joined the club from French side Nice last summer for £16.5m and has quickly settled in the north east, becoming a fan favourite. View this...

Having fallen down the pecking order at Southampton under Ralph Hassenhuttl, Fraser Forster's career was stagnating at an alarming rate until an old companion offered him a lifeline – and a chance to sort his head out. After five years away from the club, Neil Lennon brought Forster back to Celtic on a season-long loan, and just like that, Hoops fans reconciled with an icon. Fraser Forster and Neil Lennon embrace after Celtic's victory over Barcelona in 2012 'La Gran Muralla' hit the ground...

We're at the point in the season where supporters have their respective sides' remaining run-in memorised, down to even the kick off time. Knowing who is up next and when, while simultaneously mind-mapping the expected points tally they'll accumulate, is equal measures of exciting and frightening. For Leeds and all affiliated with them, it's more the latter. ? "Every match in this period is very important, and every distraction we pay for, so we must keep focused" — Leeds United (@LUFC) July...

Arsenal's Bukayo Saka described the week in which he scored his first Premier League goal and signed a long-term contract extension as one he will remember for the rest of his life. The 18-year-old academy graduate netted the opener in Arsenal's 2-0 win over Wolverhampton Wanderers on Saturday, three days after agreeing a new deal which ties him to the club until 2024. London is my home. Arsenal my team. I’m so happy to finally announce my contract extension?? I love playing for this club and...

What a difference two weeks can make. After defeat to Brighton, it looked like all Mikel Arteta's fine initial work was being torn apart by individual foolishness, but fast forward from there and an impressive victory away at Wolves has Arsenal on a run of four straight win. Goals from Bukayo Saka and Alexandre Lacazette secured a 2-0 win, one that eases the strain on the Gunners' current predicament and has them back in contention for a European place this season. TOGETHER. ? #WeAreTheArsenal...

Chelsea manager Frank Lampard has revealed that he is optimistic that midfielder N'Golo Kanté did not suffer a serious hamstring injury in Saturday's 3-0 win over Watford. The Frenchman started the game but was forced off in the 78th minute after picking up the injury, limping off the field to be replaced by young Billy Gilmour. Kante was forced off late in the game Gilmour's introduction meant Jorginho spent another game glued to the bench, which has only intensified rumours of a potential...

News Arsenal host Leicester City at the Emirates Stadium on Tuesday evening, with the Gunners hoping to make it five wins in a row in all competitions. Mikel Arteta's side have been buoyed by their recent victory over Champions League hopefuls Wolverhampton Wanderers, while their 2-1 victory over Sheffield United last week saw them through to the FA Cup semi-finals. ??????? Saka! ?? Laca! ? Boom! ✅ #WOLARS — Arsenal (@Arsenal) July 4, 2020 As for the Foxes, their wretched run of form of late...

Manchester City manager Pep Guardiola has revealed he is confident that his team 'will be allowed' to play in next year's Champions League, despite the two-year ban they received from UEFA earlier in the season. In February, UEFA fined Manchester City €30m and barred them from European competition for the next two seasons after ruling that the club had breached Financial Fair Play rules. Manchester City have consistently expressed supreme confidence in their belief that the ban will be...

Arsenal's defence, you say? Surely that's a sick joke. I mean, c'mon, Arsenal are, and forever will be, diabolical at the back. Right? Forget history, tradition and Tony Adams, everyone knows that their defending is at a League One standard. I'm fairly confident that it's written in a contract somewhere, carved into the wall of a cave and memorialised in the very depths of the population's Twitter feeds. One must not utter any other explanation of the Gunners' back line without mentioning some...