'The key is in Ozil's hands' – Emery urges Arsenal star to find way back into first-team

The attacking midfielder has won his manager’s approval in training this week and could be back in the side to face BATE Borisov on Thursday Arsenal head coach Unai Emery has told Mesut Ozil he must consistently be available without injury or illness if he is to have a future at the club. Ozil, 30, …

Rudiger admits 'no player on Earth' would be happy with Chelsea run under Sarri

The Italian boss more or less has the backing of the defender, but the German is desperate for results to improve Antonio Rudiger admits “no player on Earth” would like to have been involved in Chelsea’s recent poor run of results under Maurizio Sarri. The Blues have won only two of their past five games …

Sarri on Kante position: I need a player to move the ball fast – he's not the best at it

The Blues coach has no plan to move the midfielder back to his previous position despite his side’s recent dip in form and the mounting pressure Maurizio Sarri says he will not return N’Golo Kante to his natural defensive midfield role because the Frenchman cannot move the ball quickly enough. The 27-year-old has been used …

'F*ck, this is amazing!' – Ibrahimovic on his Man Utd spell & how he ended the bullsh*t

The Swedish veteran reflected on the highlights of his two years at the Old Trafford club and his special relationship with the fans Zlatan Ibrahimovic says it took just three months for him to turn his “haters” into “fans” and eradicate the “bullsh*t” talk that he was not good enough for Manchester United. The Swedish …

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 …

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 …

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 …

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 …