Nelson Oliveira’s wife has suggested Tyrone Mings deliberately stamped on her husband’s face. Reading striker Oliveira was left with a gruesome facial injury following a challenge from the defender during The Royals’ 0-0 draw with Aston Villa on Saturday. A shocking image of Oliveira’s damaged face was shared on social media, and Mings, who was…
Pablo Sarabia may not be a household name outside of Spain, but the high-scoring attacking midfielder could prove to be one of the bargains of the year thanks to a ludicrously low buyout clause. Flying under the radar while scoring more goals than Antoine Griezmann or Karim Benzema is an unlikely feat, but so far,…
David Beckham will have a statue unveiled next month in his honour by former club LA Galaxy. The Major League Soccer side are paying tribute to the ex-England captain ahead of their season’s opener against Chicago Fire on March 2nd. Galaxy confirmed the news after an email to season-ticket holders showed there will be a…
Marco Silva’s Everton team selection caused a bit of an uproar on Merseyside as Richarlison and Gylfi Sigurdsson dropped to the bench to face Manchester City. Pep Guardiola’s side travel to Goodison Park on Wednesday night knowing a win Could see them overtake Liverpool at the top of the table on goal difference – for the time being,…
Eden Hazard’s Chelsea contract is up in 2020 and the Belgian is stalling on signing a new deal in order to push through his dream move to Real Madrid. Los Blancos chiefs are aware they will have to pay an astronomical fee for the winger if he puts pen to paper on a new deal….
Leicester have announced the signing of 21-year-old midfielder Youri Tielemans on loan from Monaco until the end of the season. The Belgium international arrives at the King Power in a deal which sees Portuguese midfielder Adrien Silva head the other way. Tielemans represents a major coup for the Foxes, who fought off competition from Tottenham…
Football’s iron men, the players who keep going whatever the weather and continuously push themselves to the limit – they are invaluable. A study by the CIES Football Observatory shows the top 20 outfield players to have completed the most minutes in Europe’s top five leagues (Premier League, Serie A, Bundesliga, LaLiga, Ligue 1) during…
This year marks a decade since a few thousand Arsenal fans didn’t like the taste of their own medicine. It’s Manchester vs Arsenal on Sunday and talkSPORT.com took a trip down memory lane to remember Emmanuel Adebayor’s one-man war against the Gunners. The striker had just been sold by Arsenal to City for £25m and, having…
John Motson has described Arsenal as a ‘contradictory club’ after their indifferent start to the season. After replacing Arsene Wenger with Unai Emery, the Gunners went on a 22-game unbeaten run in all competitions to give fans hope of qualifying for the Champions League. However, their form has dipped somewhat since that run was ended…
Sergio Aguero admitted his third goal against Arsenal should not have been allowed to stand as it was handball. The Argentine striker was at his devastating best against the Gunners, netting his tenth Premier League hat trick to secure a 3-1 win. Aguero, who opened the scoring after just 46 seconds, netted all three from…