The former Spanish international David Silva has now himself named team-mate Bernardo Silva as the perfect David-Silva-replacement, in a recent interview. The 32-year-old superstar retired from international football earlier this year and has been focused on his club career, with whom he signed a one-year extension last November. However, despite his focus being on putting in the best performances for Manchester City, he is not getting any younger, which is a well-known fact. Due to this, it seems that he has decided now to name
Football fans around the fans especially the Chelsea faithful have an idea about how shy and humble their star midfield man, N’Golo Kante is. However, a recent turn of events has proved that Kante is not only humble but also an honest footballer. France midfielder Kante refused to have a portion of his Chelsea salary paid under advantageous tax terms in Jersey or to offshore tax haven account. N'Golo Kante is Mr. Integrity The report by French investigative site Mediapart says that six weeks before
Video Assistant Referees (VAR) is set to be used in the rip-roaring yet grueling Premier League from next season the cash-rich league has confirmed. At a shareholders’ meeting held on Thursday, a majority of the clubs voted in favor of VAR after having reached a principle agreement. The VAR, which was introduced in the FIFA World Cup, proved to be a savior for many teams in a just manner. The referee here reviews decisions made by the on-field referees and with the use
Manchester City defender Benjamin Mendy has undergone knee surgery on Wednesday and is expected to be sidelined again for weeks. The defender underwent surgery on his left knee in Barcelona after pulling out of the France squad, Manchester City confirmed on their official website. "The 24-year-old defender attended Dr. Cugat’s clinic in Barcelona where scans revealed that surgery was required. That surgery was conducted on Wednesday evening, and everyone at Manchester City wishes Benjamin a speedy recovery", the statement read. Mendy also took
Eden Hazard has been lighting up the Premier League since joining Chelsea in 2012 from Lille. He had made a mockery of opposition players with his tricks and flicks. His current form has been crucial for Chelsea as the Blues have maintained their unbeaten record in the Premier League. However, the playmaker has expressed his disappointment at being targeted by teams on the field. He seems unhappy with the number of time he has been fouled after taking up professional football. The Belgian
The English Football Association (FA) is planning to cut down the number of overseas player from 17 to 12 in order to deal with Brexit and boost the number of homegrown players. This will cause a serious problem as 13 clubs from the top tier in English football have more than 12 players with the Manchester City and Spurs topping the charts with 17 players. The proposal is likely to be put forward to the Premier League clubs this week in order to
European soccer’s governing body; UEFA on Monday said that Financial Fair Play Investigations (FFP) could be reopened after recent leaks of Der Spiegel claimed Manchester City and Paris St-Germain overvalued sponsorship deals to help meet the rules. UEFA has been adamant FFP has "without question" been successful in helping clubs avoid controversial debts since its inception seven years ago. Every club affiliated to UEFA faces an annual assessment against the break-even requirements and many have been investigated and either sanctioned or cleared. However,
It was a match made in heaven when Chelsea manager Maurizio Sarri brought Italian international Jorginho from Napoli. Jorginho joined his former Napoli boss in July this summer and since then he has been pivotal in Chelsea's unbeaten run in the Premier League. On Sunday, when Chelsea hosted Everton, both teams played out a goalless stalemate. Everton boss Marco Silva had his tactics spot on in this match as his players man-marked Jorginho thwarting any attacking threat Chelsea possessed. Stats suggest Jorginho's passes
With 38 trophies to his name for both country and clubs, French club Paris Saint-Germain (PSG) right back Dani Alves wants to play for the English Premier League before hanging up his boots. The Brazilian star defender has seen his previous moves to the Premier League break down but that hasn't deterred him from harbouring his ambitions to play in one of the world's toughest league. "The idea that I might finish my career without going to the Premier League, it is not
Manchester City star Raheem Sterling was seen showboating in the Manchester derby as City crushed Manchester United to a 3-1 win. After the referee blew the final whistle, City manager Pep Guardiola was seen having a discussion with the England international. In the post match press conference, Guardiola was asked about the incident and the former manager of Bayern Munich did not enjoy a few movements made by the former Liverpool winger against Manchester United on Sunday. "I like a lot when he
Juventus are thinking of signing Paul Pogba from Manchester United for the summer transfer window of 2019. As per the information gathered by the Daily Express, the club from Italy are ready to make an assault and to sweeten the deal, the Old Lady are willing to offer one of the three players to Manchester United. The three players from the list are centre-half Medhi Benatia, left-back Alex Sandro and forward Mario Mandzukic. Manchester United manager Jose Mourinho was interested in all these
Manchester United forward Alexis Sanchez is reportedly keen on seeking a move to Ligue 1 champions PSG, despite being just a year into his massive £80m contract with the Red Devils. Sanchez who was snatched away by Manchester United from right under the noses of rivals Manchester City in January is having a nightmare at Old Trafford having found the back of the net just four times for Mourinho’s side in 24 appearances. Sanchez in unhappy with Jose Mourinho's tactics? Reports are doing
Pep Guardiola’s Manchester City have maintained their unbeaten start to their Premier League campaign with a 3-1 victory over arch-rivals Manchester United in the derby at the Etihad Stadium. City were dominant through the game, especially in the early stages and took the lead through a marauding David Silva before Sergio Aguero doubled the lead just after the half-time kickoff. Jose Mourinho’s side pulled one back through a well-taken penalty from Anthony Martial after brought down Lukaku in the box. But it turned
Jesse Lingard remains hopeful that Manchester United can use their recent form at the Etihad, including last season’s victory over Manchester City to help his side beat the local rivals in the derby match on Sunday. The English Premier League winners were on the verge of clinching the title against Jose Mourinho’s side and were in the driving seat after a 2-0 lead during the halftime. However, the Red Devils managed a comeback because of a brace from Paul Pogba and Chris Smalling’s
Manchester United manager Jose Mourinho has admitted he never gave up on the Red Devils forward Anthony Martial. Martial started the last season on a bright note, but the arrival of Alexis Sanchez at Old Trafford in January 2018 restricted his opportunities last season. Even this season, Mourinho started matches with Sanchez instead of the 22-year-old. Since mid-October, Mourinho has been starting Martial ahead of the former Arsenal star and this has resulted in the forward showcasing his qualities and also his goal-scoring
Manchester City forward Raheem Sterling has signed a three-year contract extension with the Premier League champions committing his future to the club until 2023. The Englishman who has been in fine form has been rewarded with a massive £300,000 a week contract. The 23-year-old previous deal at the Etihad Stadium would expire at the end of next season, but Pep Guardiola was keen to make sure his one of his key players was tied down to the club. The new contract has made
Table toppers and defending champions Manchester City take on Manchester United in the first city derby in the Premier League on Sunday. Both the teams come into this match at the back of resounding Champions League wins. Manchester United prevailed Juventus 2-1 while City thumped Shakhtar Donetsk 6-0. Pep Guardiola-led City side have turned the Etihad stadium into a fortress. Their last defeat in the Premier League came at the hands of Jose Mourinho's side and Guardiola will hope to thwart any danger
“He is the kind of player I would tell: ‘With you, I could go to every war’” these were the words Jose Mourinho used to describe his inspiring striker Didier Drogba. War is not something you would associate Drogba with, but if you consider football as war, then Drogba’s warring days have come to an end. The Ivory Coast striker drew the curtains on his illustrious career as his side Phoenix Rising fell 0-1 to Louisville City in the final of the USL
The La Liga has lashed out at Manchester City and Paris St-Germain stating “they are cheating and should be sanctioned” following the financial conduct allegations that were levied upon the middle east owned clubs. German news publication De Spiegel claims Manchester City and PSG have overvalued their sponsorship deals to help meet the UEFA’s Financial Fair Play (FFP) rules. De Spiegel further claims that in 2014 the clubs negotiated a deal with FIFA president Gianni Infantino to reduce their punishments for breaking the
Premier League giants Man City, Man United, Chelsea, Arsenal and Liverpool are reportedly said to be a part of an elite group which is planning to part ways from the Champions League in favour of setting up their own competition, the European Super League which might commence from the year 2021. An explosive document has been leaked revealing the names of the clubs that will be a part of the European Super League. Football Leaks has published this document which they allege to