Left-back Sead Kolasinac left Arsenal by mutual consent before quickly completing a transfer to Olympique Marseille. Meanwhile, centre-back Pablo Mari is reportedly on the verge of signing for Udinese on loan until the end of the season. The Gunners confirmed Kolasinac’s departure with a statement on Tuesday night, bringing an end to his four-and-a-half-year stint in North London. The Bosnia and Herzegovina international was due to become a free agent in six months. Kolasinac joined Arsenal in summer 2017 on a free transfer from Schalke 04. The Gunners reportedly beat rivals Chelsea, to his signature, and he repaid their faith by scoring in his official…
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Young Pakistan Mohammad Hasnain has caught the eye following a wonderful give-game stint with Sydney Thunder in the Big Bash League this season. And even though his stint in the league has come to an end and he has returned to Pakistan, it seems that his troubles might continue for a while. Having reported by umpires in the Big Bash League, Hasnain will have to undergo tests on his action at the ICC-accredited biomechanics laboratory in Lahore on Tuesday. The 21-year-old had shot to fame after bowling a 155 kmph delivery in the Caribbean Premier League. He was roped in by…
Odisha FC beat NorthEast United FC 2-0 at the Fatorda Stadium to return to winning ways. The Juggernauts are now fifth in the table, leaving NEUFC at risk of sinking to the bottom. Indian Super League returned following a couple of postponements; as Covid-related risk surfaced in team bubbles throughout the league, Odisha and NorthEast United – two clubs unaffected enough to field starting elevens – faced each other at the Fatorda on Tuesday night. The Highlanders have struggled all season, but a 2-0 defeat at the hands of Odisha puts them at risk of sinking to the bottom of the table,…
The Blues’ title chase is all but over after they were held at Brighton on Tuesday night. Thomas Tuchel’s men are now at risk of being dragged into a top-four battle with rivals Arsenal, West Ham United, and Tottenham breathing down their necks. Brighton came from behind to hold Chelsea to a 1-1 draw at the Amex Stadium. Having claimed just three wins since November, Tuchel’s men bid farewell to their title hopes at the South Coast. Issues that have plagued Chelsea following injuries to both their first-choice wingbacks – Ben Chilwell and Reece James – returned on Tuesday night. Despite changing the formation…
United fans hoping for a new midfielder in the winter might be left disappointed after reports emerged that the club hasn’t made any progress in the market. But, they have earmarked Aston Villa’s John McGinn for a summer move. Manchester United’s lack of depth in central midfield was laid bare in their recent 2-2 draw against Aston Villa. United’s shortage of options in that department proved costly as the game got away from the starting midfield pair of Nemanja Matic and Fred, and Villa came back from two goals down to equalize late on. The area remains of concern for the club and, with Donny…
India pacer Mohammed Siraj paid an emotional tribute to Virat Kohli, who stepped down as India’s Test captain recently. The magnitude of the bombshell that Kohli dropped on Saturday by announcing that he was stepping down as Test captain of India hasn’t quite sunk in yet. Kohli galvanized the Test team into a unit that constantly chased brilliance and managed to create history several times in the process. Virat’s last assignment in charge of the Test side was the series against South Africa. India failed to create history once again by winning their first Test series in the rainbow nation.…
OGC Nice midfielder Mario Lemina was supposed to feature for Gabon in the Africa Cup of Nations. Instead, heart complications after contracting COVID-19 have forced the midfielder to retire from international football aged 28 and he has been released by his national team. Following his decision, media speculation suggested that the health reason was simply a cover for his exit as he had been drunk over the weekend and had been behaving unprofessionally. However, the former Juventus midfielder took to Instagram to denounce these rumours quickly. “I will not give oxygen to the lies that seek to harm me. I…
Bayern Munich striker Robert Lewandowski exacted his revenge for the 2021 Ballon d’Or snub by beating Lionel Messi to The Best FIFA Men’s Footballer of the Year award. Meanwhile, Chelsea’s Thomas Tuchel and Emma Hayes took home the Coaches’ honors. Lewandowski was named The Best FIFA Men’s Player for the second season running at the year-end awards. The Bayern hitman pipped Cristiano Ronaldo to the gong last season and did the same to Messi this time around – albeit only by four points. Liverpool’s Mohamed Salah came in third with 39, nine behind the winner, Lewandowski. Meanwhile, Edouard Mendy’s meteoric rise to the top culminated in him…
According to ESPN and its sources, Danish midfielder Christian Eriksen could join Premier League side Brentford and is close to signing an initial six-month contract. The 29-year-old is a free agent at the moment following the termination of his contract with Inter Milan as the Italian medical authority refused to allow him to play with a cardiac device implant. Eriksen had shockingly suffered a cardiac arrest during Denmark’s Euro 2020 opener against Finland last year. He had collapsed on the pitch mid-game and alert presence of mind from his teammates led by Simon Kjaer as well as quick assistance from the medical team on…
The Rossoneri’s Serie A title hopes suffered a blow as they were on the receiving end of a shock 2-1 defeat at the hands of the low-lying Spezia. Meanwhile, Napoli got their title bid back on track with a 2-0 win over Bologna. Spezia goalkeeper Ivan Provedel was a busy man in the first half; the custodian made superb stops from Rafael Leao, Zlatan Ibrahimovic, and Alexis Saelemaekers to keep the scores at 0-0. Ironically, the custodian conceded a late first-half penalty when he miscontrolled the ball and brought Leao down as the attacker stole it off him. Spezia survived the scare as Theo Hernandez put his spot-kick…