Rampant Arsenal made history with a 6-0 win away to shambolic Sheffield United as Mikel Arteta’s side moved back to within two points of the Premier League summit.
Having seen title rivals Liverpool edge past Nottingham Forest and Manchester City defeat Manchester United, Mikel Arteta’s men knew they had to respond at the Championship-bound Blades.
Arsenal did so in style and could easily have struck more than the five first-half goals they managed at Bramall Lane, where the Monday evening mauling was completed by a Ben White thunderbolt.
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This was the Gunners’ seventh straight Premier League win and saw them become the first English league side to win three consecutive away games by five or mo…
Manchester City are interested in signing Rafael Leao from AC Milan in the summer transfer window, according to . The report has claimed that City, who won the Premier League, the UEFA Champions League and the FA Cup last season, are ready to offer as much as €150 million in transfer fees for Leao.
Leao is one of the best wingers in Europe and has been playing well for AC Milan for a while. The 24-year-old is also a regular for the Portugal national football team. The winger has scored four goals and given seven assists in 21 starts and three substitute appearances in Serie A for Milan and has scored one goal in five UEFA Champions League games and has scored two goals in two UEFA Europa League games this season.
Milan are third in the Serie A table at the moment with…
In-form Jay Rodriguez will be determined to catch the eye of Roy Hodgson once more when Southampton entertain Newcastle United on Saturday.
A return of 13 goals from 31 Premier League appearances in 2013-14 has put the 24-year-old firmly in contention for a place in Hodgson s England squad for the FIFA World Cup later this year.
Liverpool s Daniel Sturridge is the only other Englishman to score more league goals this season than Rodriguez, who has netted in each of his last three outings.
Rodriguez timed his latest goal-scoring performance perfectly, as Hodgson was in the stands at White Hart Lane last weekend to see the Southampton forward break the deadlock before Tottenham battled back to win 3-2.
The clamour for Rodriguez to go to Brazil for the showpiece tou…
Manchester City revealed on Monday that star striker and captain Carlos Tevez has withdrawn his transfer request following clear-the-air talks.
Tevez had shocked City by demanding a move earlier this month after claiming his relationship with the Premier League club s hierarchy had deteriorated beyond repair.
When City rejected the Argentine s claims in a strongly-worded statement it appeared certain the former Manchester United player would be on his way out of Eastlands.
However, Tevez met with City boss Roberto Mancini on Friday and, after also speaking to club officials, he has decided to remain with the team he joined from United in 2009.
Manchester City can confirm to its fans that clear the air talks have been held with Carlos Tevez, a statement …
Kylian Mbappe and Gianluigi Donnarumma are targets for Real Madrid, according to president Florentino Perez, who dismissed a move for Manchester United s David de Gea.
Monaco s teenage sensation and France international Mbappe has been linked with a big-money move to Madrid among other European clubs following a breakout campaign, which yielded 26 goals in all competitions.
Perez – who is reportedly dealing with an unhappy Cristiano Ronaldo amid tax claims in Spain – was asked about Madrid s interest in Mbappe and he admitted the LaLiga champions are following the 18-year-old.
Zidane saw him when he was 16 years old. Zidane liked him a lot, Perez told Onda Cero.
We weren t on the edge of signing him, because of his age. If it s a community player he…
Bristol City have smashed their transfer record to sign Angers striker Famara Diedhiou for £5.3million.
The Championship side have eclipsed the £3.25m paid for Jonathan Kodjia in 2015 to bring the Senegal international to Ashton Gate.
Diedhiou, 24, scored nine goals for Angers last season and played in the Coupe de France final loss to Paris Saint-Germain.
Bristol head coach Lee Johnson expects him to improve after making the switch from Ligue 1 to England.
He fits the bill for us because he ll complement all of our strikers perfectly, Johnson said.
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Inter Milan are keen on signing Arsenal striker Alexandre Lacazette in the summer of 2022, according to . It has been reported by the Italian news outlet that the defending Italian champions are keen on bringing the France international to San Siro on a free transfer.
Lacazette is out of contract at Arsenal at the end of the season. The former Lyon star has not been offered a new contract by the Premier League, and it is unlikely that the Gunners will change their mind in the coming weeks and months.
Inter are so keen on Lacazette that they have already offered a three-year contract worth €4.5m per season after tax. However, the Serie A champions are not the only club keen on signing the striker on a free transfer. Juventus are also reportedly interested in him.
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The first set of fixtures for UEFA Euro 2020 are officially in the books which means it s now time to turn our attention towards what comes next the second round of matches. It ll be here that teams across all six groups are able to figure out what they re really aiming for in this tournament as we edge closer and closer towards finding out which 16 nations make it through to the knockout stage. Today, we re going to be taking a look at what should prove to be an intriguing encounter between the Netherlands and Austria in Amsterdam.
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Frank de Boer doesn t feel like the man who is going to lead the Netherlands to European glory but as we all know, surprise packages are a pretty integral piece of the …
Barcelona full-back Daniel Alves has signed a contract extension with the Catalan club, extending his stay at the Camp Nou until 2015.
Alves, 27, debuted for Barcelona in 2008 after six seasons at La Liga rivals Sevilla, and has won the Champions League and two league titles in his time under manager Pep Guardiola.The Brazil international has scored ten goals in 89 appearances in the Spanish top flight, including a wonder strike in their league match against Getafe on the weekend.Alves is expected to feature in Barca s Champions League quarter-final with Shakhtar Donetsk in a fortnight, having missed just one of their eight clashes in the illustrious competition this season.The contract extension ends speculation about the defender s move to cashed-up Manchester City in the Eng…
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In what is a real showdown at the top of the Premier Division table, Shamrock Rovers will welcome Derry to the Tallaght Stadium on Monday night.
Shamrock Rovers
Starting with the hosts, suffering a remarkable second-half collapse away at Bohemians over the weekend, Shamrock will be desperate to prove that was nothing more than a minor blip. However, despite eventually having to settle for an action-packed 2-2 draw, Stephen Bradley’s men have continued to shine during their June romp. Tipped as a standout contender to defend their Premier Division crown in 2023 and holding a four-point buffer over the chasing pack, the Rovers will be desperate to make a title statement here. Collecting 10 points from their last four top-flight appea…