Sir Alex Ferguson once tried to sign Paolo Maldini from AC Milan but was told to in no uncertain terms to ‘forget it’. The legendary Italian defender was a one club man during his career and played an unbelievable 902 times for AC Milan in a career that spanned from 1985 to 2009. His association…
Chelsea have no chance of winning the Premier League title even if they beat Manchester City on Sunday, according to Blues boss Maurizio Sarri. Pep Guardiola has claimed that any of the top five could still win the title, despite 14 points separating league-leaders City from fifth-place Manchester United. But Sarri insists his side are…
Henrikh Mkhitaryan made his Arsenal comeback earlier this week having missed a host of games with a foot injury, turning out for the club’s U23s side. The Armenian ace was forced off at half-time during the Gunners’ Carabao Cup defeat to Tottenham on December 19 and has been sidelined ever since. The former Borussia Dortmund winger…
Cardiff City have offered to pay to take Emiliano Sala ‘back to rest’ in his native Argentina, the club’s owner Vincent Tan has told talkSPORT. The football world has offered their condolences to Sala’s family after the devastating news of the striker’s death. Dorset police confirmed on Thursday that the body recovered from the plane…
The January window has slammed shut, but it’s not too late to make changes to your Fantasy Premier League team ahead of gameweek 25. A host of new players enter the game after a busy month of business, but are any of them worth a punt? Plus, we have our first double gameweek of the…
Royston Drenthe seemed to have the world at his feet at the age of 20. He was named the player of the tournament at the under-21 European Championship in 2007, signed for Real Madrid and scored a wondergoal in his debut against Sevilla. From there, though, he never lived up to the enormous amount of…
Eagle eyed viewers believe Leicester City striker Jamie Vardy swore behind Claude Puel’s back in the wake of Sunday’s defeat by Manchester United. England international Marcus Rashford scored his eighth goal in 13 outings to earn a 1-0 victory at the King Power Stadium for Manchester United. Ole Gunnar Solskjaer’s 10th game in charge brought…
How much credit does Heung-Min Son deserve for Tottenham’s position in the Premier League? A lot, if you ask @TalkingTHFC on Twitter. There are seven players in the running for PFA Player of the Year this season, one of which unquestionably is Spurs’ South Korean wonder. Son, who has only played 19 of Spurs’ 25…
Liverpool boss Jurgen Klopp expects Joe Gomez to return from injury in the next four to six weeks. The England defender underwent surgery on a broken leg on Monday and has not played for the Reds since sustaining the fracture against Burnley in December. Liverpool boss Klopp said: “Joe’s surgery went pretty well. “But (it…
Click:bearing manufacturing company For every awe-inspiring dribble you see on a football pitch, there is (inevitably) at least one member of the opposition looking to ‘disrupt’ their flow. When Diego Maradona shimmied his way through the England defence on that fateful, scorching hot day at Mexico ’86, you can bet your life Peter Reid wishes…