The veteran midfielder teams up once again with former international colleagues Seba Veron and Gabi Milito in La Plata Former Argentina captain Javier Mascherano is set to return to the Primera Division after 14 years away with a move to Estudiantes de la Plata. Mascherano, 35, left Barcelona at the end of the 2017-18 season…
Read more'You can't behave like that' – Xhaka will leave Arsenal in January, claims Nicholas
The Gunners captain wasn’t named in Unai Emery’s squad for the Premier League clash with Wolves on Saturday, and the pundit thinks his time is up Granit Xhaka will leave Arsenal in January, according to former Gunners forward Charlie Nicholas. The under-fire captain was left out of Unai Emery’s squad to face Wolves in the…
Read moreIn a nutshell: which tyres for the Russian GP?
Formula 1 heads back to Europe with the Russian Grand Prix at Sochi, which joined the F1 calendar in 2014. The track surface is smooth, with mild weather conditions expected, so for the second time this season the three softest tyres in the range have been nominated. But it’s the first time that the ultrasoft…
Read morePochettino's spectre now haunting Solskjaer at Manchester United
While the Norwegian would appear to be in no immediate danger of losing his job, there are some potentially tenure-defining fixtures on the horizon Mauricio Pochettino’s abrupt departure from Tottenham Hotspur has suddenly put Ole Gunnar Solskjaer under pressure. Manchester United’s Premier League match on Sunday against Sheffield United will be a chance to contrast…
Read moreHamilton focused on Red Bull ‘downforce’ threat
Lewis Hamilton says his main concern for now is Red Bull’s potential threat to Mercedes dominance given the Milton Keynes team’s expertise in aerodynamics. The Silver Arrows driver who sampled his new mount earlier today believes the new regulations play directly into Red Bull’s very capable hands. “I think the big unknown is Red Bull,”…
Read moreMassa sets his sights on podiums in 2017
Felipe Massa is hoping 2017 will bring consistency in performance to Williams and its new FW40, with the Brazilian aiming for podium finishes. Massa’s u-turn at the end of last year, when he reversed his decision to retire following Valtteri Bottas’ move to Mercedes, has rejuvenated the 35-year-old’s motivation which he is hoping the team’s…
Read moreNo, Ferrari has not taken up Liberty on its share offer to F1 teams
Contrary to reports in the media, Ferrari has not acquired directly from Liberty Media shares in The Formula One Group following the company’s offer to F1 teams. Following its buyout of the sport which closed earlier this year, F1’s new owner Liberty Media has reserved an allocation of 19 million shares, valued at $400m, for…
Read moreNo room for disappointment at Ferrari, says Hakkinen
Mika Hakkinen says that Ferrari must carry its impressive pre-season momentum into next weekend’s first race, or it will be a big disappointment. Click Here: cheap INTERNATIONAL jersey The Scuderia is generally viewed as a favorite to give world champions Mercedes a run for its money in Melbourne, but the prospect has also generated expectations…
Read moreVettel untroubled by gap with Mercedes
Sebastian Vettel ended Friday with a sizeable deficit to front-runner Lewis Hamilton’s Mercedes, but says he is confident he “can do something” to challenge the leading Silver Arrows. The Ferrari driver was Hamilton’s closest rival on Pirelli’s ultra-soft compound, but at a fair distance unfortunately with a 0.547s gap. But the German is optimistic that…
Read moreIt’s the great ‘Driver Mash-up’ by Paddock Pass!
Putting their time between Australia and China to good use, our friends over at Paddock Pass have just compiled their annual ‘Driver Mash-up’! “What would happen if suddenly F1 teams were reduced to one car – and one driver,” asks @F1PaddockPass? “They’d have to assimilate two drivers into one!” Check out the hilarious 2017 grid…
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