Olivier Giroud has just stuck a bit of a stonker against Crystal Palace. That’s an insane finish from Giroud but he’ll get zero credit because he’s not Benzema. — Mahmoud Jaber (@MahmuudJaber) August 16, 2015 Arsenal fans around the world have been pulling their hair out for weeks over the ongoing Benzema saga. However, their current number one forward has …
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Best case scenario for United – David De Gea stays for another season. David De Gea has reportedly ruled out submitting a formal transfer request to Manchester United in order to push through a move to Real Madrid. According to Spanish news agency EFE (the world’s fourth largest wire service after the Associated Press, Reuters, and Agence France-Presse), De Gea is …
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Brap! Yannick Bolasie, who’s currently thriving in the Premier League with Crystal Palace, took on MLS Golden Boot winner and All-Star Bradley Wright-Philips in a rap showdown for the ages. Bradley definitely has the edge in delivery, but Bolasie absolutely kills him on lyrics, with Wright-Philips’ questionable record in English football in the firing line. In fact, Bradley’s actually pretty good at the …
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With the Karim Benzema deal now reported to have hit the skids, many media outlets are throwing their two cents at who Arsene Wenger’s Plan B is… According to Sunday’s papers, Wenger has reportedly become frustrated over the delay in signing Karim Benzema and has begun to line up an alternative. Yesterday, Kike Marin of El Confidencial had claimed that that …
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In a recent interview with The Bleacher Report Swedish striker Zlatan Ibrahimovic claimed that if he wasn’t a footballer he could see himself having a career in the UFC. “I am a huge UFC fan”, said the Paris Saint-Germain front man. Ibra’s love for MMA is no secret, as he regularly delivers social media messages of support to his countryman, UFC …
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After absolutely bullying Aston Villa and in particular, Micah Richards, it has been revelaed what Darmian thought of the new Villa captain. Micah Richards: “Darmian said I was too soft” #mufc — Full Time DEVILS (@FullTimeDEVILS) August 14, 2015 The absolute balls on this kid. Michah ain’t exactly small or afraid of a scrap. And while he didn’t hit the …
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The papers have gone big this Sunday with two pretty massive claims relating to high profile Manchester United targets. John Richardson of The Sunday Express has made a pretty bold claim this morning relating to German World Cup winner Thomas Muller. Bayern Munich opened their Bundesliga season this weekend with a 5-0 spanking of Hamburg with Muller scoring two in …
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A Morten Nielsen brace helped Micky Adams Sligo Rovers to a hugely important 4-0 victory over Drogheda United at United Park on Friday evening. After a positive start from Sligo, it was Drogheda who were the better side in the first 25 minutes. The Boynesiders created the first three chances of note, firstly on 12 minutes as Schlingermann set Drogheda …
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Someone better tell Angel Di Maria to steer clear of the Manchester United Reddit page for a while… Angel Di Maria left Manchester United for French club Paris Saint Germain at the beginning of August and it seems most United fans haven’t been left with the fondest memories of the tricky winger. The Argentine started his Manchester United career with …
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With the talk that was coming out of Barcelona during the week from the board as well as Pedro himself it looked like a deal with close. But has Louis van Gaal screwed things up? The Guardian’s Jamie Jackson is reporting that Pedro has been having second thoughts after agreeing personal terms. And it’s not because he’s thinking of staying …
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Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain is on a one man crusade to bring personality back to football and he may well be winning. Who would have though Mathieu Flamini would be so organised? Perhaps it’s a common trait in defensive midfielders? Coquelin for Vice-President perhaps? His apparent leadership as well as the fact that he appears to be best friends with Mesut Ozil …
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It’s only been two games but Manchester United fans are already falling head over heels in love with Matteo Darmian. The Italian right back arrived to Old Trafford this summer from Serie A club Torino for a fee of £12.7 million. Based on his first two performances for the club, that sum is now looking like a real bargain. The 25 year …
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According to Italian journalist Emanuele Giulianelli, Arsenal have bid £45m for Real Madrid star Karim Benzema. At this point, Karim Benzema to Arsenal seems to be the longest running transfer saga of the summer. The Real Madrid man has been linked with the London club since what now seems to have been the dawn of time, but according to one Italian …
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Brazilian legend Rivaldo has announced his retirement from the game. With the ability to play as a striker and an attacking midfielder, Rivaldo has had an incredible career playing for fourteen different clubs, his most successful spell coming with Catalan giants Barcelona. Rivaldo formed an outstanding partnership with Patrick Kluivert, scoring 92 goals in 182 appearances. This incredible finish put Barcelona …
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According to reports in France, Paris Saint-Germain have just offered defensive midfielder Adrien Rabiot to Premier League giants Arsenal The 20-year-old talent has been linked with a move away from PSG for some time and reports now suggest that his agent has been instructed to find the player a new club. Rabiot started for PSG last weekend but was unfortunately …
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At a combined cost of £147m, this is an expensive crock. The likes of Jonathan Woodgate and Michael Owen miss out, but five English players have made it to the most injured Premier League XI of the 21st century. Physioroom.com is a sports injury website, and by counting the number of days a player has been injured since the turn of the …
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It has been a very good week for José Mourinho. All the attention is off a dire 2-2 draw with Swansea, the players are focused for a big match against Manchester City, and his medical team will be back on the bench in no time. Find out how.. _____ Mourinho was evidently just bored during pre-season. He labelled Arsene Wenger a “chequebook manager”, …
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Despite Bayern chief Karl-Heinz Rummenigge saying today that “[Thomas] Muller is not for sale,” United are apparently hoping to tempt the German club with a mammoth €70 million (£49.85 million) bid, according to German-based magazine Kicker. The Bayern chief executive has stood firm with so much reported interest coming from Manchester United. He is quoted in the Irish Daily Star today as …
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