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El Hadji Diouf insists that he has no problem with former Liverpool team-mate Steven Gerrard, but could not resist what appeared to be another pop at the former England midfielder. Diouf spent three seasons contracted to Liverpool from 2002 until 2005, spending one on loan at Bolton, frequently causing controversy with his on-field antics and even falling out with his team-mates. They continue to ...

Jose Mourinho has shared a poignant photograph on Instagram after the death of his father Felix at the age of 79. The Manchester United manager did not add a caption to the touching black and white snapshot of himself as a child alongside his Dad. Mourinho Snr was a professional goalkeeper in Portugal, where he made more than 250 appearances ...

Paul Scholes says he and his Manchester United team-mates were gutted when the Reds missed out on signing Ronaldinho in 2003. And the Old Trafford great has revealed they tried – and failed – to let him know their feelings by giving him a kicking. The Brazilian great came close to joining United from Paris St Germain, even travelling to ...

Ever since legendary Black Stars Captain Asamoah Gyan made the shocking revelation that he works with spiritual fortitude, admitting that he consults mallams as well as pastors before playing football matches, many dissentient meanings from most people across Africa have been entangled with it. One of the such dissentient meanings is that, upon what he(Gyan) said, he has affixed the ...

Arsene Wenger needs a striker if Arsenal is finally going to get serious about reclaiming a Premier League title it hasn’t seen for 13 years. The identity of that man is a more difficult question to answer. Adding goals to the team means spending money, something Wenger has become only slightly less resistant to over the past few summers. It ...

Griezmann, the 26-year-old forward, was reported to be the main target for Jose Mourinho and Manchester United this summer, as the club looked to strengthen its position for next season. But the possibility of a world-record move appears to be off now, with the Frenchman remaining at Atletico Madrid, but Pogba says he wouldn’t mind seeing him in sky blue ...

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Who said transfer fees were getting silly? The major report on Monday comes from The Independent and it concerns Harry Kane, the England striker and now captain. Manchester United wants him—and why not, as Kane has scored more than 20 Premier League goals three seasons in a row. But Kane is a Tottenham Hotspur player and attempting to extract that ...

(Reuters) – Striker Mario Balotelli has signed a one-year contract extension with Nice, the French club said on Sunday. The Italy international moved to France from Liverpool on a free transfer last August after the Premier League club’s manager Juergen Klopp confirmed he had no future at Anfield. “Mario Balotelli will continue with OGC Nice in 2017/18. The Italian signed ...

BALE WANTS PREMIER LEAGUE OVER PSG Real Madrid star Gareth Bale would prefer a move to the Premier League rather than signing for PSG, according to the Daily Express. The Welshman, who has reportedly attracted interest from Manchester United, is weighing up his options at the Bernabeu and his future could hinge on the club’s pursuit of Monaco ace Kylian Mbappe. ...