Manchester United legend, Peter Schmeichel, has predicted that Real Madrid midfielder, Luka Modric, will win this year’s FIFA Men’s Player award. He said that the player is most likely to break Cristiano Ronaldo and Lionel Messi’s stranglehold of the prestigious…
HOW SHORT TENNIS PLAYERS COMPETE IN A SPORT OF GIANTS
When Laura Siegemund, who once reached 26th in the women’s tennis rankings, had to drop down to the I.T.F. Pro Circuit as she came back from an injury, she noticed a significant difference in the players there that went beyond…
SACKING JOSE MOURINHO WOULD BE TERRIBLE, SAYS PAUL MERSON
Sacking Jose Mourinho would be “terrible” for Manchester United who would struggle to recruit a better replacement, according to Paul Merson. Merson thinks the club’s failure to sign a centre-back in the summer – and issues with their long-term recruitment…
ANTHONY WATSON NEEDED SECOND ACHILLES OPERATION AFTER PHOTO SHOOT INJURY
England and Bath back Anthony Watson required a second operation on his Achilles tendon after re-tearing it during a commercial photo shoot. The 24-year-old has not played since suffering the original tear playing for England in their Six Nations defeat by Ireland…
HAL ROBSON-KANU: WALES FORWARD RETIRES FROM INTERNATIONAL FOOTBALL
Striker Hal Robson Kanu has retired from international football with immediate effect. Robson-Kanu and defender Neil Taylor were absentees from the Wales squad to play the Republic of Ireland and Denmark in Nations League qualifiers. The 29-year old West Brom…
TOTTENHAM PUT THREE PAST MAN UTD
Tottenham maintained their 100% start to the Premier League seasonand increased the pressure on beleaguered Manchester United manager Jose Mourinho with an emphatic victory at Old Trafford. Mourinho was hoping United would bounce back from an abysmal display in defeat at…
BELLAMY ACADEMY GRADUATE MUSTAPHA BUNDU GETS SIERRA LEONE CALL-UP
Denmark-based Mustapha Bundu is set to be the first graduate from Craig Bellamy’s now defunct football academy to play for Sierra Leone. The 21-year old striker is on coach John Keister’s 35-man provisional squad for their away 2019 Africa Cup of…
BREXIT COULD HAVE ‘HUGELY DAMAGING’ EFFECT ON FOOTBALL CLUBS, SAY CHAIRMEN
Brexit could be “hugely damaging” to English football, claim two chairmen. Burnley chairman Mike Garlick says uncertainty over a deal with the European Union is already making it harder for clubs to sign players. Stoke chairman Peter Coates added that…
TOTTENHAM DELAY MOVE TO NEW STADIUM OVER ‘SAFETY ISSUES’
Tottenham have delayed the opening of their new stadium because of “issues with the critical safety systems”. Spurs had been expected to play their first game at the new ground on 15 September against Liverpool but that match has now…
REECE LYNE: WAKEFIELD TRINITY CENTRE SIGNS NEW DEAL UNTIL 2023
Wakefield Trinity centre Reece Lyne has signed a new four-and-a-half year contract to keep him at the Super League side until 2023. The 25-year-old joined from Hull FC in 2012 and has scored 44 tries in 128 appearances for the…