Football Blog (Page 224)

[ad_1] England manager Gareth Southgate has stressed his desire to see out the entirety of his contract with the Three Lions. After leading England to the final of Euro 2020 last year, Southgate penned a new deal to commit himself to the team until 2024, but things have gone downhill since and England find themselves on a six-game winless streak heading into the World Cup. Some fans have been calling for Southgate to step down after the winter showpiece in Qatar – a minority have even challenged him to leave beforehand – but the boss has no desire to leave early. “As we speak now,Read More →

[ad_1] Chelsea remain in talks with midfielder Mason Mount over a new contract, 90min understands, with the Blues confident an agreement will be reached. Mount’s future was identified as a pressing concern following Todd Boehly’s arrival at the club, with the American co-owner keen to hand a bumper new deal to both the 23-year-old and right-back Reece James, who are viewed as potential cornerstones of the club’s future. James has since penned a lucrative six-year contract and so the focus is now on Mount, with whom talks are progressing well. Sources have confirmed to 90min that Chelsea are not worried that negotiations with the midfielderRead More →

[ad_1] Erik ten Hag has praised Casemiro’s performance in Manchester United’s 2-1 over Everton, stating that fans saw how ‘important he is’ to the team on Sunday evening. The midfielder was at fault for Everton’s goal inside the opening five minutes, losing the ball in the lead up the goal, but recovered well to put in a solid display alongside the impressive Christian Eriksen in the heart of the Man Utd midfielder. When asked about Casemiro being dispossessed in the lead up to Everton’s goal, speaking to BT Sport, Ten Hag said: “Yeah but I think he will [learn to] anticipate quickly and you sawRead More →

[ad_1] Jurgen Klopp stated that both Luis Diaz and Trent Alexander-Arnold’s injuries are ‘not good’ after both were taken off in Liverpool’s 3-2 defeat to Arsenal. Diaz was subbed off during the first half with a knee injury, while Alexander-Arnold came off at half-time after suffering an ankle injury following a heavy collision with Gabriel Martinelli on the left flank. The former was later seen on crutches in the mix zone. Speaking after the game to the club’s official website, Klopp provided rather worrying updates on both players’ conditions, stating: “Lucho [Luis Diaz] we had to change before [half-time]. [It’s] something with the knee, not good.Read More →

[ad_1] Jurgen Klopp has lamented Liverpool’s defending and the early goal his side conceded in their 3-2 defeat to Arsenal at the Emirates Stadium. The Reds now sit a disappointing 10th in the Premier League table having won just two of their opening eight games this season. Speaking to Sky Sports after the game, Klopp discussed what went wrong for his side on Sunday, stating: “The early goal which we conceded is obviously very, very much the opposite of everything you want to have here [at the Emirates Stadium] because, with the moment Arsenal is in and the moment we are in, I think it’sRead More →

[ad_1] Carles Puyol has apologised for his ‘clumsy joke’ reply to a now deleted tweet from Iker Casillas that announced that he was gay. The two former Spain internationals exchanged tweets early on Sunday, with Casillas stating ‘I hope you respect me, I’m gay’, and former teammate Puyol replying to said tweet saying ‘It’s time to tell our story, Iker’. After a number of hours, Casillas deleted the aforementioned tweet, claiming that his account was hacked in a follow up tweet: “Hacked account. Luckily everything in order. Apologies to all my followers. And of course, more apologies to the LGBT community.” Now Puyol has comeRead More →

[ad_1] Tigres triumphed 2-0 over Necaxa on Saturday night at the Estadio Universitario, as two goals from Andre-Pierre Gignac propelled Miguel Herrera’s side to the Liguilla’s quarter finals.  The drama-filled match saw Tigres kick off stronger, dominating their underdog opponent in the final third. But their momentum quickly settled, after Javier Aquino drew a red card for a foul on Facundo Batista in the 20th minute. Though Necaxa held the advantage for the rest of the half, the team failed to capitalize on any offensive opportunities.  The second 45 saw the game even out, with Batista earning his own red card for a similar foulRead More →

[ad_1] Iker Casillas has deleted a tweet jokingly announcing that he is gay and stated that his Twitter account was hacked. The ex-Real Madrid captain tweeted on Sunday ‘I hope you respect me, I’m gay’, with former teammate Carles Puyol replying to said tweet saying ‘It’s time to tell our story, Iker’. Initially the tweets were believed to be rather distasteful jokes about rumours that Casillas had been dating Alejandra Onieva. After criticism of the two World Cup winners and their riling up of a shocking amount of homophobia on the social media platform, Casillas has now insisted that his Twitter account was hacked. InRead More →

[ad_1] Harry Kane has not given up all hope of winning the Premier League Golden Boot this season, despite the form of Erling Haaland. Kane has made a strong start to the current campaign, getting eight goals in nine games for Tottenham to sit second in the list of the Premier League’s top scorers so far this season. However, he’s been overshadowed by the exploits of Haaland, who has 15 league goals to his name for Manchester City already. Given the form he’s in, it’s difficult to see Kane or any other player scoring more goals than him this season, but the Englishman hasn’t yetRead More →

[ad_1] Manchester United have spent a Premier League-high £60m firing managers since Sir Alex Ferguson left at the end of the 2012/13 campaign. Since then, David Moyes, Louis van Gaal, Jose Mourinho, Ole Gunnar Solskjaer and Ralf Rangnick have all tried and failed to fill the void left by the Scot. Due to that failure, all five were relieved of their duties before their respective contracts came to an end, and that has cost the club a pretty penny. Having studied financial accounts, The Athletic have calculated that a total of £60m has been spent on providing the above managers with compensation. Specifically, £4.9m wasRead More →