Stoke City have sacked manager, Mark Hughes, after they were eliminated from the FA Cup by Coventry City. The Welshman saw the Potters humiliated by the League 2 side in the third round of the FA cup, piling more pressure on the already under pressure manager. Hours after the 2-1 loss to Coventry, Stoke took […]
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Liverpool have announced a deal has been agreed for Philippe Coutinho to join Barcelona this month, for a fee understood to be £146m. Both clubs have announced the deal, with Coutinho taking off on a private jet for Barcelona in the last hour before the transfer was confirmed, and a medical expected to be carried out […]
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Virgil van Dijk was the hero for Liverpool as he scored the winner in front of the Kop in the 230th Merseyside derby as they knocked Everton out of the FA Cup. On a feisty night under the Anfield lights, the world’s most expensive defender proved he can be effective at both ends of the […]
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Ross Barkley has completed his move to Chelsea from Everton, with a fee suspected to be around £15m plus add-ons. The 24-year-old midfielder has signed a five-and-a-half-year deal at Stamford Bridge and will wear the No 8 shirt. Barkley’s contract at Goodison Park was due to expire at the end of the season after he […]
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Liverpool and Egyptian forward, Mohamed Salah etched his name into football history after being crowned African Player of the Year 2017. Salah fended off opposition from club-mate Sadio Mane of Senegal and Gabonese Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang, winner in 2015, to pick the topmost prize at the Aiteo CAF Awards Gala 2017, held on Thursday, 4 January […]
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It took Hector Bellerin’s brilliant stoppage-time equaliser to prevent Chelsea from moving back into second place in the Premier League as they drew 2-2 with Arsenal at the Emirates Stadium on Wednesday in a hugely entertaining encounter. Despite some brilliant end-to-end football, the first half ended goalless after some fine saves from Thibaut Courtois and […]
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Liverpool reached a deal to sign Southampton’s Virgil van Dijk on Wednesday for a reported £75 million ($100 million, 84 million euros) in a deal that makes him the world’s most expensive defender. Van Dijk has been linked with a move to Liverpool for several months and the Anfield club were forced to issue an […]
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Chelsea’s Alvaro Morata struck his 10th goal of the Premier League campaign to help his team to a 2-0 victory over Brighton. The result moves Antonio Conte’s side to within one point of second-placed Manchester United. After struggling to break down Chris Hughton’s side during a poor first half, the Blues took control with Morata […]
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Following a thrilling 3-3 draw between Arsenal and Liverpool on Friday night at the Emirates, the Premier League fixtures for Saturday brought some shocking results. Everton 0-0 Chelsea Despite being without an in-form Wayne Rooney, and not managing a single shot on target, Everton secured a point against Chelsea at Goodison Park on Saturday. Regardless […]
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Barcelona beat European and world champions, Real Madrid 3-0 at the Santiago Bernabeu on Saturday, thereby opening a 14-point lead. It took goals from Luis Suarez, Lionel Messi and Aleix Vidal make Madrid pay for Cristiano Ronaldo and Karim Benzema missing first-half chances as Barca took control after half-time. Suarez rounded off a flowing counter-attack […]
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