2019

West Ham United have handed over evidence to the Metropolitan Police to aid their investigation into the alleged racist abuse aimed at Liverpool’s Mohamed Salah on Monday night. Salah was subjected to shocking racial abuse during the Reds’ 1-1 draw with West Ham, as one fan called the forward a ‘Muslim c***. A video has…

Tottenham will make a move to sign Leicester City midfielder James Maddison if Christian Eriksen leaves in the summer, according to reports. The Denmark international has been linked with a move away from Spurs in the summer, with Real Madrid and Barcelona among the top clubs keen on him. Eriksen’s current contract expires in the…

Ole Gunnar Solskjaer may be enjoying an unbeaten run in charge of Manchester United, but once upon a time, he was a lethal striker. A perennial substitute, Solskjaer would come off of the bench to great effect during his career at Old Trafford and proved himself extremely reliable at being an impact player. 20 years…

Manchester United caretaker manager Ole Gunnar Soslkjaer led tributes to the victims of Munich Air Disaster on its 61st anniversary memorial service. The tragedy, which claimed the lives of 23 people – including  eight players and three members of staff, happened when the Manchester United squad were flying back from a European Cup match against…

Manuel Lanzini could give West Ham a huge boost and return to action before the end of the month, Manuel Pellegrini has confirmed. The Argentine has spent more than eight months recovering after snapping his ACL before last summer’s World Cup. He recently returned to light training in order to push for a comeback by…

The plane carrying Cardiff City striker Emiliano Sala and pilot David Ibbotson has been found, their families have been told. Marine scientist David Mearns, who directed a privately-funded search operation north of Guernsey on behalf of the Sala family, said the wreckage of the plane was “located earlier this morning”. The Piper Malibu N264DB carrying…

Gonzalo Higuain is off the mark at Chelsea after his clever run and emphatic finish gave his new club the lead over Huddersfield at Stamford Bridge. The Argentine completed his loan move to the Blues in January after cutting short his season-long loan spell at AC Milan. He has re-united with under-pressure Chelsea boss Maurizio…

Tom Davies admits Everton’s set-piece defending is “not good enough”. The Toffees conceded for the 19th time from a dead-ball situation this season in a 2-0 defeat to Manchester City on Wednesday night. Aymeric Laporte rose highest to head home David Silva’s free-kick in first-half stoppage time, which killed the confidence Marco Silva’s side had built…

Chelsea manager Maurizio Sarri says Jorginho needs more help from his team-mates, suggesting they are to blame for the midfielder’s dip in form. Blues fans have grown frustrated with the former Napoli star, criticising his lack of mobility and creativity. The £50million summer signing returned to form in Chelsea’s 5-0 demolition of Huddersfield on Saturday,…