The ex-England boss worked with a versatile performer at Blackburn and admits that he expected a player of considerable promise to achieve much more Phil Jones has “disappointed” at Manchester United, says Sam Allardyce, with the defender failing to fulfil the potential that motivated Arsenal, Liverpool and Manchester City to pursue his signature. A versatile performer who…
Police were alerted to a drone being flown over Hoffenheim’s training base on Tuesday, and Werder Bremen have now accepted responsibility Werder Bremen general manager Frank Baumann has admitted the club flew a drone over Hoffenheim’s training ground on Tuesday ahead of the two clubs’ 1-1 Bundesliga draw. Hoffenheim spotted an object flying over their…
The former Tottenham striker believes the home-grown talent will stick around in north London and continue to chase down notable goalscoring records Harry Kane is “the best No.9 in the world” and will be sticking around at Tottenham for “a long time”, says Robbie Keane. The home-grown academy product has developed into one of the…
The veteran boss has added his own typically forthright opinion to the public debate over the UK’s future inside the European Union While the rest of the United Kingdom waits with bated breath to see how the nation’s messy ‘Brexit’ plans turn out, Cardiff City’s Neil Warnock has affirmed that he “cannot wait” to get…
ACT XV Head Coach Nick Leah has named his team to face the Fiji Warriors at Seiffert Oval, Queanbeyan on Wednesday evening. As part of the IRB Pacific Rugby Cup tournament, the ACT XV are taking on the Warriors to claim their first scalp after falling to Samoa A on Friday afternoon. Leah has had…
The Portuguese’s sacking as Manchester United boss comes as no surprise and no elite club will be interested in a coach who has failed to evolve Just over a decade ago, Jose Mourinho took a Chelsea side to Anfield for a Champions League semi-final clash with Rafa Benitez’s Liverpool. That the game was high on…
Two former Premier League-winning managers meet at Craven Cottage in Saturday’s late kick-off Fulham are hoping to end a winless run of three games when they play West Ham on Saturday. Claudio Ranieri has not tasted victory as the Cottagers boss since his first game against Southampton. Defeats against Chelsea and Manchester United and a draw…
The Welshman is just the third player to score at three different Club World Cups, joining two legendary names in Spanish football Gareth Bale joined a prestigious group after scoring a brilliant hat-trick for Real Madrid at the Club World Cup on Wednesday. The Wales international squeezed Madrid’s opening goal past Kashima Antlers goalkeeper Kwoun Sun-tae shortly before…
The Swedish defender was reported to be among those being considered by Jose Mourinho for a January switch, but he doubts a deal will be done Andreas Granqvist is “99.9 per cent” sure that he will not be making a shock move to Manchester United during the January transfer window. The Swedish defender was reported…
The former Red Devils hero will take charge at Old Trafford until the end of the season and then return to the Norwegian club to retain the reins Molde chief executive officer Oystein Neerland says the club are “happy” to lend Ole Gunner Solskjaer to Manchester United on a temporary basis, saying that the decision is…