Virgil van Dijk could ‘beat anybody up physically’, says Steve Nicol, with the former Liverpool defender left baffled by claims from ex-Chelsea star Michael Ballack that the Dutch centre-half is ‘lucky’ to have avoided the era of Didier Drogba, Alan Shearer and Co. A talismanic presence at Anfield is widely considered to be the finest exponent of his chosen position… Read more →
La Liga will be able to resume from the week beginning June 8 after Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez gave the green light for football to return.
The Premier League has confirmed that two further players and staff have returned positive results from the latest round of coronavirus screenings.
Ryan Giggs was an ‘unbelievably overrated Manchester United player’, according to former Premier League midfielder Curtis Woodhouse.
Arsenal could not fault Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang if he opted to leave for Real Madrid, says Ian Wright, with the ambitious striker at a stage of his career where he needs to be a little selfish.
Jorginho’s agent, Joao Santos, insists Juventus have not asked about the Chelsea star, though admits any player would like to play for the Serie A champions.
Bayer Leverkusen star Kai Havertz has been compared to Mesut Ozil and Michael Ballack by Owen Hargreaves, with the former Bayern Munich midfielder sure the youngster would thrive in the Premier League if he moved to England this summer. The 20-year-old scored twice as Leverkusen marked their return to Bundesliga action with a 4-1 win over Werder Bremen on Monday…. Read more →
Mason Greenwood has all the attributes to emulate Robin van Persie’s exploits at Manchester United, according to defender Luke Shaw.
David Silva has revealed his long-term future is on hold during the coronavirus pandemic, but he will not go back on his decision to leave Manchester City.
Brazil legend Roberto Carlos has revealed that he was ‘very close’ to joining Chelsea in 2007, only for the transfer to collapse at the last minute.