JOAO MARIO was nowhere to be seen for Sporting Lisbon’s friendly defeat to Lyon yesterday as Chelsea, Manchester United and Inter Milan swarm around the Portuguese midfielder. The midfielder was a key member of the Portugal side that won the European Championship in France this summer. Since then, his stock has rocketed with a number of Europe’s […]
STEVEN GERRARD thought he moved to America to escape the merciless trolls ribbing him for his costly 2014 slip which handed Chelsea the title – but he could not be more wrong. Ahead of the Blues playing Gerrard’s old club Liverpool in the his new homeland this week, and not content with a cruel chant […]
MANCHESTER UNITED’S pre-season tour was thrown into chaos by heat, storms, a diverted flight and dodgy pitch. New boss Jose Mourinho looked unimpressed yesterday as he conducted a press conference outside. The original room, crammed full of media, was so hot it would have melted the sun. And United refused to have their pre-match briefing […]
OLD TRAFFORD boss Jose Mourinho reckons the Premier League is taking the best managers worldwide — and putting them head to head. Mourinho will reignite his La Liga rivalry with new Manchester City chief Pep Guardiola in Beijing tomorrow. The pair clashed bitterly when the Special One led Real Madrid and Guardiola was in charge […]
ROSS BARKLEY took his frustration out on Barnsley as Ronald Koeman began his Everton era with a win. Barkley, 22, failed to get a look-in for Roy Hodgson’s England during the Euros. But the midfielder shone in his second-half cameo at Oakwell in manager Koeman’s first game. Kevin Mirallas’ first-half free-kick opened the scoring before […]