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In the past, footballers have jumped nationality on a couple of occasions. Ireland have a long tradition of turning to players with underage caps for England and, more recently, Northern Ireland. However, Ireland is certainly not the only country which avails of eligibility rules. At one time, players could switch quite freely between national teams, with the likes of Alfredo …

Then there was eight. The Champions League quarter-finals will consist of Barcelona, Real Madrid, Bayern Munich, Juventus, Atletico Madrid, Borussia Dortmund, Monaco and Leicester City. The group stages of Europe’s premier club competition generally tend to be predictable with a lot of one sided games as the cannon fodder is annually exposed of. This season has been no different but …

The transfer window is officially open and the January sales are well underway. The opportunity has opened for clubs to further strengthen their sides as the race to the finish line hots up. The Sun suggest Arsenal are lining up Bosnia and Herzegovina international Miralem Pjanic for a move to the Emirates as a long-term replacement for injury-prone Santi Cazorla. The tabloid …

Chelsea have missed out on of their long time transfer targets. AS Roma and Bosnian midfielder Miralem Pjanic has completed his medical and has now signed for the Italian champions, Juventus. The Bosnia international was in contract with Roma until June 2018. However Pjanic has a buyout clause in the region of €32 million, which Juventus have cashed in on. …

Prominent Italian journalist Gianluca Di Marzio has provided an update on Chelsea’s pursuit of Roma midfielder Radja Nainggolan. The Belgian international has been the subject of intense speculation recently as doubts have resurfaced over Roma’s ability to keep hold of the player, and it looks as though an exit may be on the cards. According to Di Marzio, Chelsea have …

Not content with all but securing Zlatan Ibrahimović and entering into talks for Villarreal defender Eric Bailly, Manchester United are reportedly on the trail of another of Europe’s hottest properties. Roma midfielder Miralem Pjanić has been linked with the likes of Barcelona, Chelsea and Paris Saint-Germain this summer, and the Manchester Evening News and La Repubblica are reporting that new Manchester United boss …

The arrival of José Mourinho at Manchester United has really thrown the cat among the pigeons regarding a number of transfers this summer. The likes of André Gomes and John Stones could conceivably have had summer moves already lined up, but Mourinho’s appointment at Old Trafford has certainly given them pause for thought regarding their next destination. Another player who …

Despite the fact that Arsenal could still finish second in the Premier League table, that now would be seen as little more than a consolation prize. The long wait for a league title will now stretch to twelve years, and it seems that the situation is increasingly frustrating some of the club’s better players. The Telegraph reported at the weekend …

They don’t even have a manager confirmed for next season yet (though when has that ever stopped them doing anything), but Chelsea are reportedly making good progress in their pursuit of summer transfer targets. It is widely expected that Italy manager Antonio Conte will succeed current interim Chelsea boss Guus Hiddink at the end of the European Championships this summer, …

Whether he’s happy about getting it right or not is another matter. In the wake of Liverpool’s humiliating last day 6-1 defeat in May, Twitter user @adeelarmhead posted a tweet lamenting the possibility that his beloved club would go for a completely different set of players in the summer than the ones they needed. Of course, ol’ ArmHead got it spot …