Liverpool eager to return from coronavirus break – Klopp
Liverpool’s stars are showing the excitement of ‘five and six-year-old boys’ as a return to football from the coronavirus hiatus edges closer, says coach Jurgen Klopp.
Messi Ballon d’Or despite Van Dijk form – Stam
Lionel Messi is still the best player in the world and deserved to pip Virgil van Dijk to the 2019 Ballon d’Or, according to ex-Netherlands defender Jaap Stam.
Mourinho reveals the only time he’s cried after a defeat
Tottenham Hotspur boss Jose Mourinho has explained how he was left devastated after Real Madrid’s Champions League semi-final loss to Bayern Munich back in 2012.
‘Willian wants Real Madrid or Barcelona, not Arsenal’
Willian is unlikely to end up crossing London to Arsenal when he hits free agency, says Martin Keown, with the Chelsea forward considered to be ‘aiming for Barcelona or Real Madrid’. A Brazil international on the books at Stamford Bridge is approaching the end of his current contract and no extension has been agreed, meaning that a change of scenery… Read more →
‘Sancho worth Man Utd breaking the bank for’
Jadon Sancho is ‘worth breaking the bank for’, says Paul Ince, with Manchester United expected to sound out the Borussia Dortmund winger in the next transfer window.
Rashford sends special message to Man Utd youth teams
Manchester United star Marcus Rashford has sent a message of encouragement to the club’s academy players after their seasons were shut down on Friday.
De Bruyne believes financial concerns will force EPL to finish season
Manchester City star Kevin De Bruyne believes the Premier League will find a way to finish its 2019-20 season, citing the financial damage that ending the campaign would cause.
Perth offers to host rest of EPL season
In the uncertainty that has gripped football since the outbreak of coronavirus it seems that almost nothing is impossible – including packing up the entire Premier League and sending the top flight to the other side of the world.
‘Keita hasn’t met expectations but he’s no flop’
Naby Keita may have failed to live up to expectations at Liverpool, admits Steve Nicol, but it is still too early to brand the Guinean midfielder a flop.
Milner compares Van Dijk & Kompany
Virgil van Dijk is ‘a Rolls Royce’ of a defender while Vincent Kompany was more of an ‘unbelievable leader’, says James Milner, with it almost impossible to pick between a colossus currently at Liverpool and a former Manchester City skipper.