Rangers released yet another statement yesterday and once again it has courted some controversy within Scottish football. The Ibrox club have announced record season ticket sales for Steven Gerrard’s debut campaign, they’ve already sold more than 40,000 and are now willing to sell more. Rangers went on to say: An unfortunate consequence of putting our […]
Posted on May 25th, 2018 by scott
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Last weekend Andres Iniesta featured in a FC Barcelona shirt for the last time. Yesterday he announced he was signing for Japanese side Vissel Kobe. The weeks events got me thinking about the two occasions I visited Spain to watch some football matches. My second visit was to see Barca and I managed to glimpse Iniesta, […]
Posted on May 25th, 2018 by scott
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It has been widely speculated that Manchester United are about to make Brazilian midfielder Fred their first signing of the summer. The deal is thought to be anything between £47m and £52m. The twenty-five year old has also been linked with Premier League champions Manchester City but it seems that Jose Mourinho has pipped Pep […]
Posted on May 24th, 2018 by scott
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The ‘will-he, won’t-he?‘ saga over Martin Skrtel’s proposed transfer to Rangers continues to rumble on. Some sources state that the Slovakian defender isn’t wanted by new Gers gaffer Steven Gerrard, while others are reporting that he’s very keen to bring his former Liverpool teammate to Ibrox. Quotes in the media from Skrtel’s agent say that […]
Posted on May 23rd, 2018 by scott
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After much speculation linking Arsenal with young hotshot coaches Patrick Vieira and Mikel Arteta and serial league winners Luis Enrique and Massimiliano Allegri, the BBC are reporting that Spanish manager Unai Emery is the man to fill Arsene Wenger’s shoes at the Emirates. The former PSG and Sevilla boss probably represents less of a risk […]
Posted on May 22nd, 2018 by scott
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Despite his FA Cup final success, it still seems inevitable that Antonio Conte is destined to be relived of his managerial duties at Chelsea Football Club. A front runner for the Italian’s job could be former FC Barcelona boss Luis Enrique. The Spaniard has taken the last year off, after spending three years at the […]
Posted on May 21st, 2018 by scott
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Eden Hazard was once again the difference maker for Chelsea as they claimed the FA Cup in a win over Manchester United at Wembley. There’s no doubt that ‘The Blues’ have plenty of stars in their squad but the Belgian maestro is the world class diamond in Chelsea’s ranks. Every summer sees the attacker linked […]
Posted on May 20th, 2018 by scott
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Manchester United ended their season with a whimper. They were lacked any real inspiration as they lost 1-0 to Chelsea in the FA Cup final. That loss means that the Red Devils ended the 2017-18 campaign without winning a trophy. Now they were runners-up in both the Premier League and the FA Cup but that […]
Posted on May 20th, 2018 by scott
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Callum McGregor managed to settle the nerves as he scored the opening goal in the Scottish Cup final as Celtic went on to secure a second domestic treble in a row! The attacking midfielder is fast becoming a bit of a talisman for the Parkhead side and a player for the big occasion. In all […]
Posted on May 19th, 2018 by scott
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Speculation in social media and traditional media has been rife in recent weeks suggesting that Chelsea might poach Tottenham Hotspur manager Mauricio Pochettino. Even clinching the FA Cup tomorrow might not be enough for Antonio Conte to save his job at Stamford Bridge and to be honest I’m not fully convinced the Italian wants to […]
Posted on May 18th, 2018 by scott
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