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The football on offer, though did manage to look past the uncertainties of the new UEFA world order to entertain in a pleasure and pain sort of way. For those of us of the First Division and European Cup generation, it is quite amusing to watch the Premier League and Champions League generation lose their shit over UEFA switching the supermarket aisles around when it comes to their flagship club tournament.Now you know how it feels like to have your version of football messed around with. That said, there is an undeniable ludicrousness at play when it comes to the…
The Reds made it six points from two outings in the competition’s league phase thanks to goals in either half from Alexis Mac Allister and Mohamed Salah on Wednesday night. Slot therefore achieved a feat unprecedented in the club’s history by becoming the first Liverpool boss to win eight of his first nine matches in charge. On his first experience of a Champions League game at Anfield… [It was] a good one because it was a win. It wasn’t an easy one but that’s normal if you play Champions League, there is always a lot of resistance and a lot…
Following their Champions League clash with PSG, Arsenal are now building towards Saturday’s visit of Southampton. The Gunners have a prime chance to leap to the top of the Premier League against the strugglers, if rivals Liverpool and Manchester City slip up. But boss Mikel Arteta will again have to make do without his captain. Martin Odegaard has been sidelined since the September international break and looks set for an extended wait before he returns to action. Elsewhere, the Gunners have also become involved in a transfer battle with Real Madrid. And Arteta has been tipped as the leading man…
Emma Raducanu seemingly isn’t ready to return to action after sustaining a foot injury as the British tennis star has withdrawn from the qualifying of the WTA 1000 tournament in Wuhan. For the 21-year-old, this is a very important part of the year and she underlined that when the Asian swing started three weeks ago. And when she kicked it off early in Seoul, it was clear that she was seriously thinking about playing a lot in the final part of the year. But after winning her first two matches at the Korea Open, Raducanu’s Seoul run came to an…
Liverpool chiefs are fearful of receiving backlash from supporters if Mohamed Salah makes the move to Saudi Arabia for free in 2025. This is according to well-connected transfer guru and former number two to Sir Alex Ferguson, Mick Brown, who has exclusively told Football Insider that the Reds are “desperate” to keep the 32-year-old at the club due to his icon status. This comes after Brown told Football Insider that the Liverpool hierarchy are prepared to “break the bank” in their attempts to keep the winger at the club beyond this season. It has also been questioned whether Salah would…
Former Man Utd and Chelsea manager Jose Mourinho has emerged as a ‘strong option’ to become the next Everton boss if Sean Dyche is sacked, according to reports. Everton manager Dyche recently insisted his immediate situation will not change in the wake of news of a sale of the club to the Friedkin Group. The announcement ten days ago that the previous prospective new owners had returned to the table and reached an agreement to buy Farhad Moshiri’s 94 per cent stake in the club, despite John Textor’s Eagle Football Group seemingly being in pole position, has been greeted positively.…
Carlos Alcaraz may be making only his second appearance at the Rolex Shanghai Masters this week, but the Spaniard has already forged a strong connection with Chinese fans. “They are very passionate. The energy that they bring to me, to the matches, is insane. I like it,” Alcaraz told ATP Media. “I feel like they like when someone tries different shots or the match is becoming crazy in a certain way. It fits pretty well for my style, my personality on the court.” The 21-year-old demonstrated that manner of fearless hitting and exciting shotmaking most recently in China’s capital city…
Novak Djokovic is back on Chinese soil. It is a treat not only for the local adoring fans, but also for the four-time Rolex Shanghai Masters champion Djokovic. “I wanted to play in China… I said, ‘Okay, I need to play the tournament in Shanghai, it’s the biggest event in China and one of the great 1000 events we have on Tour’. I missed being in China,” Djokovic told ATP Media. “It’s been a while, five years. A lot has happened in the meantime in those five years for me and my career, so I was looking forward to coming…
Arne Slot has named the one change he has made since taking over from Jurgen Klopp at Liverpool. Things have gone very well for the Dutchman at Anfield for him so far. Arne Slot has made a seamless transition into the Liverpool hot seat, succeeding Jurgen Klopp with an impressive record-breaking start. After his team’s Champions League triumph over Bologna, Slot became the first Liverpool manager to secure eight wins in his first nine games. The Reds are flying high at the summit of the Premier League, and Slot is being lauded for how he’s stepped into Klopp’s considerable legacy.…
There are two kinds of club rivalries in world football. One is the kind of rivalry that exists between Borussia Dortmund and Bayern Munich where the transfer of players between the two clubs is as common as a rainy day in Stoke. Then, there are the other kinds of rivalries. Ones you can call the Luis Figo – Sol Campbell divide. These are rivalries that players dread to cross and earn the wrath of the fans who are left behind. Ones where even indirect transfers from one club to another are often frowned upon. Real Madrid – Barcelona. Celtic –…
