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Guardiola responds to “whispering” from Klopp, Mou and Tebas

Pep Guardiola is unhappy with comments made by his fellow Premier League managers - and he has let them know it. This follows a letter sent to CAS and signed by eight clubs; Arsenal, Burnley, Chelsea, Liverpool, Manchester United,...

Martins returns to CSL side, Shanghai Shenhua

Former Super Eagles speedster, Obafemi Martins has rejoined Chinese Super League side, Shanghai Shenhua, the Chinese FA Cup winners said on Wednesday (July 15), more than two years since his last competitive match. The 35-year-old former Inter Milan and Newcastle...

Dr Marcus Rashford scores a doctorate from Manchester University

The University of Manchester has decided to award it's highest honour, an honorary doctorate, to Manchester United forward Marcus Rashford for his campaign to combat child poverty in the UK. The award will make him the youngest recipient of...

Osimhen poised to make Napoli switch

21-year-old Nigerian international Victor Osimhen appears set to join Italian club, SSC Napoli from his French club, Lille OSC. Osimhen netted 13 goals in 27 league appearances for Les Dogues before the 2019/20 campaign was cancelled following the outbreak of...

Giroud attracts Lampard praise

Chelsea manager Frank Lampard has praised Olivier Giroud following the French striker's winner in Monday's (July 13) 1-0 Premier League win over Norwich City at Stamford Bridge. Lampard said the attacker has displayed character and professionalism after becoming a key...

Suarez gives up on La Liga race

FC Barcelona attacker, Luis Suarez, has said he now believes that this season's La Liga title has escaped the Catalan side. The Uruguayan says it will be "almost impossible" for Barcelona to leapfrog their fiercest rivals with four points...

August 1 PSL restart – SAFA

The South African Football Association (SAFA) has approved a new restart date for the Premier Soccer League (PSL) of August 1, 2020. The date was announced after wide consultations with relevant stakeholders and is one the association believes will...

Klopp, Mourinho, Arteta and Pep react to City’s FFP CAS decision

Premier League Managers, Jurgen Klopp, Jose Mourinho, Pep Guardiola, Mikael Arteta and Sean Dyche of Burnley have all expressed divergent views on the decision of the Court of Arbitration for Sports (CAS) to overturn Manchester City's two-year ban from...

PSL looks to “bio-bubble”, August 31 finish

Dr Irvin Khoza, Chairman of South Africa's Premier Soccer League on Monday (July 13) confirmed the return of the professional football league at a PSL press conference. With the approval of the South African Football Association (SAFA) the shortened,...

Manchester miss chance to go third

Manchester United missed a huge opportunity to go third on the Premier League table after a 2-2 draw with Southampton on Monday night (July 13), succumbing to a late Michael Obafemi equalizer in added time to remain in...
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