Azpilicueta promises Chelsea are 'giving everything' to turn their situation around

With Blues manager Maurizio Sarri under increasing pressure at Stamford Bridge, the defender is determined to get their season back on track Chelsea defender Cesar Azpilicueta has promised that the team will ‘give everything’ to get the club’s season back on track. The Blues have suffered a terrible spell of form of late, which has included …

Sarri has three games to save his job as Chelsea consider interim appointment

The Italian is close to being pushed out of Stamford Bridge after a poor winter run of results for the Premier League club Maurizio Sarri is set to be replaced by an internal appointment on an interim basis should the under-fire Chelsea manager fail to secure positive results in his next three games, Goal understands. Former …

The ever-changing story of Leroy Sane – from 'irreconcilable' to 'incredible' in less than six months

The Germany winger was in a bad place at the start of the season but has become one of the most dangerous players in Europe once again Two things about Leroy Sane’s first season at Manchester City stand out as particularly strange now, more than two years down the line. One is that some fans suggested …

'Fantastic' Man United must be wary of Liverpool as well – Robertson

Liverpool defender Andy Robertson knows the importance of his side’s Premier League clash against rivals Manchester United. Andy Robertson is wary of Manchester United, but said Liverpool’s rivals should also be cautious of his team ahead of Sunday’s blockbuster clash. Jurgen Klopp’s men make the trip to Old Trafford looking to return to the summit …

Man City announce purchase of third-tier Chinese club Sichuan Jiuniu

The City Football Group have added another football club to their portfolio, which already included the likes of Melbourne City and New York City FC Manchester City have made inroads into China with the City Football Group (CFG) acquisition of third-tier club Sichuan Jiuniu. CFG, which owns the Premier League champions, has bought the Chengdu-based side as part of …

Move over Pulisic! Weston McKennie set to be Bundesliga’s next big American star

The 20-year-old Schalke midfielder is enjoying an excellent season and is set to be America’s flag-bearer in Germany next season It was no surprise that Christian Pulisic’s transfer from Borussia Dortmund to Chelsea made him the most expensive American ever – tripling the previous highest total – with the Premier League side paying $73 million …

Scholes, Neville & Fergie’s Manchester United players who became managers

Paul Scholes was the latest of the legendary boss’s troops to graduate to the ranks of manager as he took command of Oldham last week Getty Images Viv Anderson Notable for being the first black player to represent England in a full international match, former defender Anderson had one season as player-manager of Barnsley, where …

Guardiola agrees with Twitter trolls over 'Messidependencia' Champions League criticism

The Catalan says he cannot argue with those who say he only won the Champions League because he had the likes of Lionel Messi at his disposal Pep Guardiola says he agrees with his critics who insist that his Champions League successes were only made possible by the likes of Lionel Messi, Andres Iniesta and …

Juventus quash 'fantasy' talk of Salah-Dybala swap deal

The Bianconeri’s sporting director, Fabio Paratici, claims any talk regarding deals beyond that already in place for Aaron Ramsey is merely gossip Juventus have sought to distance themselves from rumours regarding a potential swap deal involving Paulo Dybala and Liverpool forward Mohamed Salah, with sporting director Fabio Paratici describing such talk as “fantasy”. It had …