Premier League return moves closer after clubs cleared for contact training

The United Kingdom government has given Premier League teams the green light for “close-contact” and “competitive” training amid the coronavirus pandemic.

What Mourinho told Fabregas to convince him to join Chelsea

Cesc Fabregas has explained how Jose Mourinho told him that if the midfielder joined him at Chelsea he would be a Premier League title winner.

‘However good you think Alisson is, he’s better’

Liverpool goalkeeper Andy Lonergan has been singing the praise of Alisson, with the Reds’ No.1 considered to even better than many give him credit for.

Aguero to honour Man City contract

Sergio Aguero will honour his contract at Manchester City, says agent Hernan Reguera, but the striker will ‘see what happens’ after his deal expires in 2021.

Lampard expects standard dip behind closed doors

Frank Lampard is looking forward to the return of ‘proper football’, but the Chelsea manager admits standards in the Premier League may slip as games are staged behind closed doors.

‘Van Dijk could beat up anybody, including Drogba’

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 →

EPL confirms two additional positive coronavirus cases

The Premier League has confirmed that two further players and staff have returned positive results from the latest round of coronavirus screenings.

Giggs was an unbelievably overrated Man Utd player – Woodhouse

Ryan Giggs was an ‘unbelievably overrated Manchester United player’, according to former Premier League midfielder Curtis Woodhouse.

Giggs explains how Solskajer overhauled Man United’s transfer policy

Ryan Giggs has expressed his admiration for Ole Gunnar Solskaer’s transfer policy at Manchester United, saying the manager’s focus on recruiting good characters is paying off.

We think it’s safe to return – Premier League boss confident over June restart

Premier League chief executive Richards Masters says that the organisation is “as confident as we can be” about restarting the league in June.