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Talking Points Of Liverpool’s Narrow Win Over Napoli, As…

Premier League giants Liverpool faced off against Serie A giants Napoli at Anfield in their final match of the Champions League group stages, with both sides needing the win to ensure safe passage to the knockout stages.  The visitors had not lost a single match in the competition so far and were looking in good form. On the other hand, the hosts had secured an emphatic win against Bournemouth in the top flight of English football at the weekend. A top battle between

Jurgen Klopp calls for electric Anfield atmosphere against Napoli

Jurgen Klopp has asked his fans to be full of energy and enthusiasm when their club clash with Napoli in a do or die match in the last group league match of Group C. The Reds Boss has urged his fans to ‘Make Anfield a bear pit.’ While Napoli boss Carlo Ancelotti is already wary of the goal threat of back-in-form Mohamed Salah. https://twitter.com/LFC/status/1072145482430992384 Last year’s runners-up are currently facing elimination in the group stage as The Reds are in wary need of

Jorge Mendes insists Jose Mourinho is Very Happy at…

Results and points may be hard to find for Manchester United recently, but Jose Mourinho will remain at the helm of the club. Or that is at least what the Portuguese manager’s agent Jorge Mendes believes. One of European football’s super-agent, Jorge Mendes insists that Jose Mourinho is “very happy” at Manchester United and remains “fully committed” to the club amid his links to Real Madrid. Earlier reports suggested that Jose Mourinho is looking out to Real Madrid president Florentino Perez to take

Pep Guardiola welcomes UEFA’s FFP investigation, wants swift action

Manchester City manager Pep Guardiola is seemingly unconcerned by UEFA’s latest inquiry into the Premier League champions. The manager has instead welcomed the decision and wants swift action to be taken on the issue, so the club can entirely focus on football. Manchester City were alleged to use sponsorship deals to circumvent Financial Fair Play regulations, something similar to what Paris-Saint Germain were accused of in the previous year. The investigation will be carried out for irregularities in Manchester City’s spending in 2014,

Man Utd manager Jose Mourinho explains his ‘miracle’ comment…

Manchester United manager Jose Mourinho has gone to claim that he never went on to say the Red Devils miracle to finish in the top four. After the end of 14 matches, Manchester United are placed in the seventh position of this season’s English Premier League table. They have collected 22 points and are eight points behind Arsenal, a team they will host at Old Trafford on Wednesday evening. After a 2-2 draw against Southampton last weekend, Jose Mourinho was said to have

Is there an internal crisis brewing at Bayern Munich?

Bundesliga Champions Bayern Munich have endured a disaster of a season, and it has opened up a Pandora's box at the Alliance Arena. As per reports in Germany, players are turning against their coach Niko Kovac and the club is having a tough time trying to control the escalating crisis. Bayern who won the last six consecutive Bundesliga titles are currently reeling at fifth this season. Kovac’s men have failed to win any of their previous three league matches thus putting rivals Borrusia

Felliani praises Mourinho: I give everything for him

Manchester United midfielder, Marouane Fellaini netted late on Tuesday night in Champions League to give the Red Devils the desired win which saw them qualify for Round of 16 with one match at hand. After mostly dominating the game but being betrayed by a blunt edge up front, Fellaini shot home in the 91st minute, despite the ball appearing to come off his hand as he swiveled to strike it. After the match, the match winner was tagged on which he said: "It was

PSG will open talks with Liverpool for Fabinho when…

Paris Saint-Germain are reportedly pondering to the idea of bringing Liverpool midfielder Fabinho back to the French league when the transfer window reopens in January. As per the information gathered by the Daily Mail, PSG are planning a surprise move for the Brazil international footballer and have decided to use the Champions League match between the two teams as an opportunity to negotiate with Liverpool for Fabinho. The manager of Liverpool, Jurgen Klopp has ruled out that Fabinho, who arrived at the club

Chelsea hero Ashley Cole is coming back to English…

Former England and Chelsea left-back Ashley Cole is keen on coming back to English football after being released by MLS outfit LA Galaxy. The 37-year-old who lives in Hollywood has been told that the Amercian club has declined the option to resign the veteran defender. LA Galaxy’s decision to release Ashley Cole comes as a surprise as the left-back was voted Player of the Year by the club's supporters.  But this doesn’t look like the end of the road for the former Chelsea

What Eactly Is The Drug Sergio Ramos Was Tested…

Football Leaks Der Spiegel reported that Sergio Ramos failed a doping test immediately after Champions League final 2017 in Cardiff. Real Madrid defender Sergio Ramos was selected randomly after UCL final in which Real Madrid defeated Juventus 3-1. A month on from the final, UEFA received a report on the tests carried out after the game and samples provided by Ramos contained traces of banned substance Dexamethasone,  substance on the World Anti-Doping Agency prohibited list. What is Dexamethasone? Dexamethasone is a corticosteroid. The steroid

Croatia’s Dejan Lovren Hits Back At Sergio Ramos With…

Liverpool and Croatia's Dejan Lovren has now made a statement via his Instagram account hitting out at Real Madrid and Spain defender Sergio Ramos. The World Cup star went out on social media to make this statement about his bitter rival from last year's Champions League finals, Sergio Ramos, after his team's narrow win over the Spanish side. It read as,  "I'm happy, I killed him with my elbow, I killed him..." he ranted on Instagram. https://www.instagram.com/p/BqO_rAdlOXP/ The star who made a name

Santiago Solari Named Permanent Real Madrid Coach Until 2021

Spanish giants Real Madrid named Santiago Solari as their first team coach until June 2021 on Tuesday. 42-year-old Argentine was handed the interim charge of the club after the sacking of former Spain coach Julen Lopetegui a fortnight back. After guiding Real Madrid to four successive teams, he was handed the role of the coach by the club management. Real beat Malilla 4-0, Valladolid 2-0, Plzen 5-0 and Celta Vigo 4-2 since Solari earned his chance. In those games, Real Madrid scored 15

Didier Drogba – The Man Who Would Be Crowned…

“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