Mauricio Pochettino believes Chelsea should be stripped of the Premier League title for 2016-17, when his Tottenham team finished runners-up. Chelsea were fined £10.75m in March after being charged by the Premier League for historical breaches of competition rules. The club also had a six-point deduction “set aside” on appeal. Antonio Conte’s Chelsea team finished … Read more
Julien Laurens: I have picked five players to watch in this year’s Champions League. The first is Jude Bellingham. This is a very big season for him individually and collectively for Real Madrid under Mourinho in the number 10 role that I think suits him well. After a very good World Cup, I think that … Read more
Arsenal conceded a goal on Sunday. Yes, you read that correctly. After keeping out Coventry City and Aston Villa, the Premier League champions were breached by Chelsea in the second minute of their London derby. The location of Morgan Rogers’ volley was as significant as the fact that it beat Arsenal goalkeeper David Raya. Arsenal’s … Read more
Chelsea attempted 34 shots in the game, their highest total in a WSL match since the start of last season. James hit the ground running with a superb strike that flew into the roof of the net within 11 minutes and Chelsea fans expected the floodgates to open. Villa barely laid a glove on their … Read more
Two-time defending champion Paris Saint-Germain will host Manchester City and travel to Barcelona in the Champions League main phase this season, after the 36-team draw was made Thursday. PSG has won three straight visits to Barcelona — including a 2-1 win in the league phase last October — since imploding in the famous 6-1 loss … Read more
“It is always clear” – Watch Liverpool boss Jurgen Klopp makes Surprise Premier League title claim involving Chelsea and Arsenal Arsenal and Chelsea might participate in the Premier League title chase next season, according to Liverpool manager Jurgen Klopp. The teams are currently playing their last preseason games before the new season, which will begin … Read more
Newcomer Christos Tzolis helped set up two goals as defending champion Arsenal opened the Premier League season by dismantling promoted Coventry 3-0 to spoil the visitor’s long-awaited return to the top flight Friday. After ending a 22-year wait for the Premier League title, Arsenal showed why it’s favored to repeat as champion by completely dominating … Read more
Both sides looked nervy in the opening stages, with the Southern Africans repeatedly trying to play in Temwa Chawinga with early balls forward – a tactic that worked well in their semi-final victory over Algeria. The opener came after Sikelo misjudged an Eto cross from the right and Grace Mendoua’s header back across goal was … Read more
If this was a glimpse of the Premier League’s new order then the rest had better watch out. By the time Martin Ødegaard sat Gianluigi Donnarumma down to make it 3-0 to the champions, the Arsenal party was in full swing. “Can we play you every week?” their supporters gleefully taunted their counterparts in sky … Read more
While managerial changes provide unfamiliarity for some of Arsenal’s rivals, it is hard to argue that some of those have every chance of boosting their title chances. Chelsea, for example, have one of the most sought-after young managers in the game in Xabi Alonso, and also look to have bought well in the transfer market. … Read more