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Football

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Liverpool reportedly snap up Thiago Alcantara

Liverpool FC have reportedly agreed a four-year contract with Bayern Munich for Spanish midfielder, midfielder Thiago Alcantara, according to a journalist who follows Bayern closely. Liverpool has been the suggested new home for the 29-year-old regularly in recent weeks. Journalist...

Sevilla beat Man Utd to book Europa finals

Five-time Europa Cup winners, Sevilla have qualified for another final, coming from behind to beat Manchester United 2-1 in Cologne - to the delight of their manager, Julen Lopetegui who showed a great deal of respect for United before...

De Bruyne named Premier League player of the season

Manchester City midfielder, Kevin De Bruyne has been named Premier League Player of the Season for the 2019/20 campaign.The Belgian playmaker beat off competition from three Liverpool stars, Jordan Henderson, Sadio Mane and Trent Alexander-Arnold.Southampton attacker, Danny Ings, Burnley...

Guardiola explains tactical choices in City defeat

Manchester City manager, Pep Guardiola has provided some background for his side's unexpected UEFA Champions League quarterfinal defeat to French side, Olympic Lyonnaise. Lyon won 3-1 on Saturday night (August 15) with second-half substitute, Moussa Dembele, the game's decisive...

Mbappe shoots back over “Farmer’s League” criticism

PSG star, Kylian Mbappe has reacted strongly to claims in some quarters that France's top football division is the "Farmer's League". Mbappe's comments came in the wake of Lyon's 3-1 victory win over English giants, Manchester City in the UEFA...

Lineker blames simple technique for Sterling miss

Former England striker, Gary Lineker has attempted an explanation for Raheem Sterling's shocking miss in Saturday's UEFA Champions League quarter final between Manchester City and Olympic Lyonnaise. Sterling inexplicably missed an open goal from close range off a Gabriel...

Garcia proud after claiming City scalp

Olympic Lyonnaise coach, Rudi Garcia has spoken about his pride and elation after masterminding a shock Champions League victory over Manchester City on Saturday.Garcia said his side won the tactical battle with Pep Guardiola in the well-fought last-eight encounter. The...

Lopetegui braces for stern Man Utd test

Sevilla head coach, Julen Lopetegui on Saturday (August 15) warned that his charges would be coming up against the best Manchester United side in a long while in Sunday's (August 16) UEFA Europa League semi-final. United and Sevilla meet in...

Man City knocked out by Lyon

Pep Guardiola and Manchester City's Champions League adventure is over after Lyon shocked them with an impressive 3-1 win in the quarter-finals in Lisbon. Maxwell Cornet shot Lyon into the lead in the 24th minute and they lead 1-0...

Klopp named PL Manager of the Year

Jürgen Klopp has won the highly converted Premier League Manager of the Season after leading Liverpool to their first Premier League title and first Championship in 30 years. Klopp won ahead of Chris Wilder, Brendan Rodgers and Frank Lampard who...
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