Marcelo Bielsa admitted he had sent staff to spy on every team Leeds have played this season but defended his methods and insisted they were not illegal. Bielsa called an impromptu press conference on Wednesday evening in response to investigations launched by the Football Association and the English Football League into his practices. Derbyshire Police …
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Chelsea have been in contact over Leon Bailey’s future at Bayer Leverkusen, according to the forward’s agent. Bailey will be hoping his chances of appearing in the starting line-up will improve after Heiko Herrlich was sacked by Leverkusen last month. The Jamaica international has already admitted he likes new boss Peter Bosz’s “style of football” …
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Click:random password genrator Arsenal boss Unai Emery aims to “promote friction” with his players to “get something more out of them”. The Spaniard succeeded Arsene Wenger as boss last summer after the Frenchman’s 22-year reign with the Gunners. Emery is seeking to regain Arsenal’s place in the Premier League’s top four and Champions League qualification. …
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Belgian football expert Kristof Terreur claims the reason Eden Hazard hasn’t signed a new deal at Chelsea is because he’s “waiting” for Real Madrid to make him an offer. Chelsea will apparently demand upwards of £100million to sell Hazard this summer with the winger heavily linked with a move to Spain. The Belgium star is …
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Paul Pogba was absent from Manchester United training on Wednesday, but Alexis Sanchez was able to join Ole Gunnar Solskjaer’s squad. Preparations are under way for United‘s match on Saturday against Brighton, fresh from securing an impressive 1-0 win against Tottenham. Sanchez missed that match with a minor issue, but the forward was in action …
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Unai Emery claims he is still trying to fix Arsenal’s “defensive solidity” that has troubled the club since the Arsene Wenger era. The Gunners, who sit in fifth, are currently six points off fourth-placed Chelsea and level on points with Manchester United as they look to qualify for the Champions League next season. Emery’s side …
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No new manager should ever be able to come in at Manchester United and shape their own philosophy, according to Gary Neville. Ole Gunnar Solskjaer’s arrival at the club has been a breath of fresh air for United supporters as his attacking football has led to a 100 per cent record in his first six matches. …
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Liverpool forward Sadio Mane is said to be ‘fuming’ over The Sun’s back-page story claiming that he has ‘taunted title rivals Manchester City’. They quote the Senegal star as saying: “This is not a team of chokers. We will be champions.” But the Liverpool Echo now claim that Mane is ‘fuming over comments attributed to …
It is “unlikely” that Manchester United will be able to bring Barcelona playmaker Philippe Coutinho to Old Trafford in January, according to an ESPN journalist. Coutinho is only a year into his contract at the Camp Nou following his £142million move from Liverpool last January, but there are already rumours he could be heading back to …
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Bayern Munich sporting director Hasan Salihamidzic says the club will take the second half of the season to decide whether to take up their transfer option on James Rodriguez. The 27-year-old arrived at the Allianz Arena 18 months ago as part of a two-year loan deal with the Bundesliga champions given a £37million purchase option. …
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