HARRY KANE became the seventh English player to score a Champions League hat-trick during Tottenham’s win against APOEL Nicosia. Right foot, left foot and headed efforts from their No1 centre-forward earned Spurs the “perfect” victory as they made it six points from six in Cyprus. With two goals in the 3-1 opening matchday victory over […]
NICKLAS BENDTNER is still playing football… and he’s banging in the goals for Norwegian giants Rosenborg in the 2017-18 season. The former Arsenal star, only 29, has become something of a forgotten man on these shores. Following seven seasons at the Gunners – where Bendtner mustered just 24 goals in 108 Premier League games – […]
IN a bizarre turn of events in this week’s Champions League, RB Leipzig star Timo Werner was forced off the pitch due to the noisiness of the crowd. The hostile atmosphere in Turkey left the German struggling to block out the sound by sticking his fingers in his ears. Striker Werner, 21, suffers from vertigo […]
CHELSEA are set to offer Eden Hazard a bumper new £300,000-a-week deal… one that will make him the highest earner in English football. The mega-money deal will take the Belgian, 26, above Manchester United’s Paul Pogba in the pay stakes. Hazard has not long broken back into the Chelsea first-team after suffering a broken ankle […]
THE Champions League group stage returns for its second round of fixtures this week, as Europe’s giants go head-to-head once more. Liverpool, Tottenham and Manchester City are in action tonight, before Manchester United, Celtic and Chelsea all play on Wednesday. Of those six clubs, three of their bosses have a rich history in this competition… […]