Everton host Watford in a battle between two Premier League strugglers and so our tipster is backing a quiet game in a treble for the evening’s action Just 16 teams remain in this season’s Carabao Cup as the race for the first domestic silverware of the season enters the fourth round. Five of the eight…
Read moreRonaldo: Juventus' motto is to fight to the end
The Old Lady left it late to claim all three points in an entertaining clash, leaving their Portuguese star pleased with the team’s resilience Cristiano Ronaldo was delighted with the way Juventus kept persisting in a nervy 2-1 win against Serie A strugglers Genoa on Wednesday. Both sides ended with 10 men and it looked…
Read more'I will not change' – Kovac stands firm with 'honesty' despite angering Bayern fans
The manager has refused to back down after labelling Eintracht Frankfurt supporters as the best in the Bundesliga Niko Kovac says he will continue to be honest despite angering Bayern Munich supporters by suggesting former club Eintracht Frankfurt have the best fans in Germany. Bayern are second in the Bundesliga and needed late goals from Serge Gnabry…
Read moreKovac fumes after Bayern horror show: 'What do you want to know? We got a red card and we lost.'
The under-pressure head coach knows his job is under threat after a poor run of results, but was defiant in a post match media session Niko Kovac gave a spiky press conference after his Bayern Munich team went down to a shocking 5-1 defeat to Eintracht Frankfurt in which they played more than 80 minutes…
Read moreLiverpool game won't decide Premier League title for Man City, says Walker
The champions trail the Reds by six points after losing two of their first 11 matches of their title defence Kyle Walker says the Premier League title will not be decided by the outcome of Manchester City’s trip to Anfield to play Liverpool next week. Champions City trail the Reds by six points after losing…
Read moreKlopp readies Liverpool for ‘heavyweight world title fight’ as Man City clash draws ever closer
The Reds boss is eager to avoid looking too far ahead, with it his opinion that every game in the Champions League needs to be given serious attention Jurgen Klopp has called on Liverpool to take their campaign one “heavyweight world title fight” at a time, with a Champions League clash against Genk currently more…
Read more‘I’ll bet a pizza on Pogba returning to Juventus’ – Frenchman ‘destined’ to leave Man Utd, says former scout
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Javier Ribalta, who has worked for the Red Devils and Bianconeri, believes a lack of Champions League football will deliver a big-money transfer Paul Pogba is “destined” to leave Manchester United if they fail to secure Champions League football, says the club’s former chief scout Javier Ribalta, with the Spaniard prepared to “bet a pizza”…
Read moreWenger rejects link to Bayern Munich manager role
The former Arsenal manager claims he was never in the running to take over the reigning Bundesliga champions Arsene Wenger revealed he will not take over as Bayern Munich head coach despite confirming he was approached by the Bundesliga giants. Bayern sacked Niko Kovac after a 5-1 loss to Eintracht Frankfurt earlier this month and…
Read more'I feel sad' – Rakitic complains about being benched at Barcelona
Nine of the Croatian’s 10 appearances this season have come as a substitute but the midfielder feels he has much to offer Ivan Rakitic feels like Barcelona “took my ball” after being confined to a marginal role at Camp Nou this season. An influential performer since joining Barca ahead of their treble-winning 2014-15 campaign, Rakitic…
Read more'Everybody knows Messi is the best' – Suarez says Barca team-mate proves supremacy 'every day'
The Uruguay forward has struck up a superb partnership with Messi over the years, and says he has no doubts at all who is the best in the world Lionel Messi proves he is the best player in the world day after day at Barcelona and “everyone knows” it to be true, says Luis Suarez. Uruguayan…
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