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According to an ESPN report, there is a growing number of Premier League players unwilling to compete during the ongoing coronavirus pandemic. The news comes as England’s top-flight are doing all they can to resume the 2019-20 season in June. Continue reading “Growing number of Premier League players do not want to play during crisis”
FIFA’s medical committee chairman Michel D’Hooghe believes football should not restart until at least September due to the coronavirus pandemic, despite several European leagues’ efforts to resume the 2019-20 season by June. Continue reading “FIFA medical chief Michel D’Hooghe: Football should not resume until September, earliest”
Serie A side AS Roma have agreed to go without four months’ salary to help the club through the crisis caused by the COVID-19 pandemic. This comes as elsewhere in Italy’s top-flight, Juventus, Parma and Caglari have all accepted reductions. Continue reading “Roma agree to forgo four months’ wages, other Serie A sides accept reductions”
According to his agent, Inter forward Lautaro Martinez has attracted plenty of interest from some of Europe’s elite clubs – with four top sides reportedly calling him about the 22-year-old.
Continue reading “Lautaro Martinez’s agent: Barca, Real, Chelsea & City have all called about him”
With the 27-year-old playmaker out of contract this summer and expected to depart Germany for the first time in his career, the World Cup winner is attracting interest from a cluster of Serie A sides.
Continue reading “AC Milan, Inter and Roma interested in Dortmund midfielder Mario Götze”
Victor Osimhen has been described as the ‘future Didier Drogba’ by a former teammate, while PSG midfielder Idrissa Gueye is excited by the possibility of compatriot and defender Kalidou Koulibaly potentially joining him in Paris soon.
Continue reading “High praise for Osimhen, while Gueye excited by possibility of Koulibaly to PSG”
Olivier Giroud has admitted he saw himself ‘far away from Chelsea’ during a difficult January window, one which saw his proposed exit eventually blocked by manager Frank Lampard: with the experienced Frenchman set to join Inter Milan.
Continue reading “Olivier Giroud reveals his January move to Inter was blocked by boss Lampard”
Juventus sporting director Fabio Paratici agrees with the suggestion that more swap deals will emerge out of the COVID-19 outbreak, bringing football and the NBA closer – something that affects Juve directly, given their cashflow issues. Continue reading “Juventus cut player wages, expect more NBA-style trades as result of COVID-19”
The coronavirus continuing to intensify has caused a ripple effect on sport worldwide, with an increasing number of events, matches and tournaments either being cancelled or postponed recently – including football, tennis and F1. Continue reading “Coronavirus intensifies across sport as events, matches cancelled or postponed”
Despite impressing when he’s featured for Barcelona, the talented 20-year-old has been left frustrated by a lack of first-team football. Although speculation suggested he’d be joining AC Milan, the Frenchman will instead develop in Germany’s top-flight for the remainder of 2019-20 – with a €25m future fee inserted into the deal.
Continue reading “Barca defender Jean-Clair Todibo joins Schalke on loan with €25m future fee”
Frank Lampard spoke highly of Tammy Abraham’s progression, revealed updates on Olivier Giroud’s future with Inter Milan lurking and delivered some interesting insight in the build-up to their lunchtime clash against Burnley tomorrow. Continue reading “Frank Lampard praises Tammy Abraham, clarifies Giroud’s future pre-Burnley”
Their fate has been decided. All three have qualified with no issues. But after Monday’s last-16 draw, which of the La Liga powerhouses has the strongest case to go all the way this season? Continue reading “Barcelona, Real or Atletico: Which La Liga team has the best chance of UCL success this season?”
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