The Chelsea winger has been forced to cut a holiday in Israel short to meet up with his compatriots after getting the nod ahead of Lucas and Vinicius Chelsea star Willian has been chosen to replace Neymar after the forward was forced out of Brazil’s Copa America plans. Neymar’s Copa hopes were ruined on Wednesday…
Month: September 2019
FA Community Shield 2019: Teams, tickets, location & when will it take place
It serves as the official curtain-raiser for the new season, with two of the previous campaign’s most successful sides facing off in the capital Excitement is building ahead of the 2019-20 Premier League season and the date has been set for the Community Shield – English football’s traditional campaign curtain-raiser. The Community Shield usually involves…
Coutinho: I have not performed as expected at Barcelona
The Brazil international, who scored two goals in his country’s Copa America opener, insists he is working hard to improve with the Catalan giants Philippe Coutinho concedes he has “not performed as expected” during his time at La Liga champions Barcelona. The 27-year-old has failed to rekindle his Liverpool form following his €160 million (£143m/$180m) switch in January 2018,…
Real Madrid: Perez says Rodrygo is 'one of the great prodigies'
Rodrygo Goes hopes to “give a lot of happiness” to Real Madrid president Florentino Perez and the fans. Real Madrid have signed “one of the great prodigies” in Rodrygo Goes, according to club president Florentino Perez. Brazilian 18-year-old Rodrygo was presented as a new Madrid player at the Santiago Bernabeu on Tuesday, a year after…
Ukraine overcome South Korea to win Under-20 World Cup
Oleksandr Petrakov’s side recovered from an early setback to win in the showpiece event in Lodz Vladyslav Supriaha inspired Ukraine to Under-20 World Cup glory for the first time in their history as he scored twice in a 3-1 comeback win against South Korea. Ukraine trailed inside five minutes as Valencia’s Lee Kang-in converted from the…
Argentina vs Colombia: TV channel, live stream, squad news & preview
Lionel Messi will be determined to finally lift the Copa America at the fifth time of asking after three defeats in the final since 2007 Lionel Messi’s quest to win the biggest honour in the South American game begins again on Saturday as Argentina face Colombia in the first Group B clash of the 2019…
Netherlands women vs Sweden women: TV channel, live stream, squad news & preview
Either the Dutch or the Swedes will progress to face the USA in Sunday’s Women’s World Cup final in Lyon Netherlands are aiming to reach their first Women’s World Cup final when they take on Sweden in Nice on Wednesday in Lyon, with the USA waiting. The reigning European champions defeated Italy 2-0 in a…
'Benitez could end up staying at Newcastle' – Former Magpies captain explains how 'disaster' can be averted
The Spaniard is set to leave St James’ Park when his current contract expires, but Mick Martin believes there could be a route back to Tyneside Rafa Benitez leaving Newcastle is a “disaster”, says former club captain Mick Martin, but a change of ownership could deliver a shock U-turn in the dugout. As things stand,…
‘Abramovich always gets it right’ – Desailly trusts Chelsea to get Lampard call correct
The ex-Blues defender, along with Carlo Cudicini, believes that the current Derby boss would be a suitable option to take the reins at Stamford Bridge Roman Abramovich has a proven record of getting managerial appointments right and should be trusted in any approach for Frank Lampard, claims Marcel Desailly. The Blues find themselves back in…
Sydney FC set to play PSG in pre-season
The Sky Blues are poised for a massive test against the Ligue 1 holders Reigning A-League champions Sydney FC have all but locked in a pre-season match against PSG to be played in China on July 30. The French heavyweights were originally scheduled to play Espanyol on July 27 with Europa League qualifiers ultimately seeing the Spanish…