Arjen Robben is seeking to make a sensational comeback to professional football after signing with his boyhood club FC Groningen for the 2020-21 season, the Dutch Eredivisie side said on Saturday. The now 36-year-old Robben retired last year after winning his eighth Bundesliga title with Bayern Munich. But he will now return to FC Groningen, Read More…
Four-times champions Werder Bremen extended their 39-year stay in the Bundesliga for at least another 10 days on Saturday, when they thumped Cologne 6-1 to avoid automatic relegation. They completed the first half of what could become a great escape as they climbed out of the drop zone and leapfrogged Fortuna Duesseldorf to finish 16th Read More…
Former Manchester United manager Alex Ferguson sent a text message to congratulate old rival Kenny Dalglish, the former Liverpool manager has said. Ferguson’s message was to congratulate Dalglish after Liverpool ended their 30-year wait for a top flight title by winning the 2019/2020 English Premier League (EPL) on Thursday. Both Scots are icons at their Read More…
Liverpool are no longer burdened by their painful 30-year title drought and have written a new chapter in the club’s history after they were confirmed Premier League champions, Manager Juergen Klopp said on Friday. The Anfield club, which dominated English soccer in the 1970s and 1980s, last won the old First Division title in 1990, Read More…
Liverpool finally emerged champions of the English Premier League (EPL) on Thursday, after winning their first English football top-flight title in three decades. With Liverpool holding a massive lead of 23 points at the top of the table, no team can surpass them even with seven games left. What was needed for the Reds to Read More…
A superb solo goal by Christian Pulisic and a Willian penalty gave Chelsea a 2-1 win over Manchester City at Stamford Bridge on Wednesday. A result that handed Liverpool the Premier League title, their first league championship win in 30 years. Pulisic exploited a communication breakdown between Benjamin Mendy and Ilkay Guendogan after a City Read More…
World football governing body FIFA announced on Thursday it had agreed a 1.5 billion dollars relief plan to help deal with the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the global game. FIFA’s plan means world football’s governing body will dip into its reserves to provide national federations with a number of grants and interest-free loans Read More…
Arsenal claimed their first points since the Premier League restart with a 2-0 victory at Southampton on Thursday as a home goalkeeper, Alex McCarthy, gave the Gunners a helping hand. McCarthy’s casual pass in the 20th minute allowed 21-year-old Arsenal striker, Eddie Nketiah, to intercept and walk the ball into an empty net and the Read More…
The Podium: Our three favourite things from Liverpool’s emphatic 4-0 thrashing of Crystal Palace at Anfield. That felt absolutely great, didn’t it? After such a long and anxious wait to watch Liverpool finally play again, it’s fair to say Sunday’s Merseyside derby was a bit of a damp squib. Liverpool were back, but it wasn’t Read More…
Manchester United manager Ole Gunnar Solskjaer feels there are still areas for improvement despite a 3-0 win over Sheffield United. by Adam Marshall The Reds earned the points with a hat-trick from Anthony Martial but the boss felt his team should have been further than two goals ahead at the break and he wants them Read More…