Southampton have made their third major summer signing, bringing in striker Sofiane Boufal for £16 million – a club record. Boufal joins Pierre-Emile Hojbjerg and Nathan Redmond as a newcomer to the St. Mary’s Stadium, the other two joining from Bayern Munich and Norwich City respectively for a considerable amount. ...
Read More »Manchester City sign Claudio Bravo from Barcelona
Embed from Getty Images Manchester City have signed goalkeeper Claudio Bravo for £17.1 million to replace current number one Joe Hart. Beginning his managerial career at Barcelona, Pep Guardiola knows exactly what the Spanish side expects of their keepers. Since joining Barcelona in 2014 Bravo has won two La Liga ...
Read More »UEFA Champions League Draw and Best Player in Europe: The Results.
Embed from Getty Images UEFA conducted the draw for the 2016-17 Champions League group stages in Monaco today. The draw pulled out some fine ties and a few sensational returns. Debutants and Premier League champions Leicester City have got a fairly favourable draw. They will square off against Portugal’s FC ...
Read More »Watford Sign Daryl Janmaat from Newcastle United
Watford have made their third signing this week after bringing in defender Daryl Janmaat from Newcastle United for a reported fee of £7.5 million haveing already signed French centre-back Younes Kaboul from Sunderland and Argentine midfielder Roberto Pereyra from Juventus. The Dutch International has played twice in the Championship this season ...
Read More »Premier League Team of the Week – Matchday 2
The two Manchester clubs dominated the top flight of English football for the second week running. United overcame the Southampton challenge at home on Friday night, while City claimed a comfortable away win at tricky Stoke. Chelsea stole a win late on at Watford, after being a goal behind for ...
Read More »Where Will Transfer Window Madness End?
Embed from Getty Images The deal agreed to make Christian Benteke a Crystal Palace player shows that Premier League spending is out of control. If Liverpool thought that selling Raheem Sterling to Manchester City for £49 million last season represented good business, then owners Fenway Sports Group must be astounded ...
Read More »Manchester City May Come To Regret Dumping Joe Hart
Embed from Getty Images With Claudio Bravo’s move to Manchester City imminent, it seems that Joe Hart will soon be on the move. The England keeper has been a mainstay in the City team since his breakthrough into the first team, and has gone on to win every domestic trophy ...
Read More »Crystal Palace sign Benteke from Liverpool
Embed from Getty Images Crystal Palace have singed Belgium international, Christian Benteke, from Liverpool for a club record fee. The 25 year old, who was signed by the Reds in July 2015 for £32.5 million, arrives a Selhurst Park for a reported fee of around £27 million. The Belgium ...
Read More »The Arsenal Way: Five Stages of Arsenal’s Premier League Season
Being an Arsenal fan isn’t a “run-of-the-mill job” – it requires the special melange of a whole lot of grit and the ability to endure some chastening bit of banter as the Gunners set on their path to Premiership glory. It all generally begins with a notoriously slow start only ...
Read More »Antonio Conte Gets Off to a Winning Start as Chelsea Boss
Antonio Conte’s Chelsea beat West Ham United 2-1 to mark the Italian’s first game in charge with a closely fought win. Eden Hazard scored a penalty in the 47th minute to put Chelsea ahead before James Collins equalised in the 77th minute. Then, just as the game seemed to be ...
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