Manchester City boss Pep Guardiola has been warned by talkSPORT host Alan Brazil that he could lose Phil Foden and Jack Grealish if the manager continues to berate them in public. The boss had cited disciplinary issues as the reason behind Grealish and Foden’s exclusion from the side that played Newcastle United. The England internationals had scored in their 7-0 win against Leeds United on December 14, but were pictured having a night out before the game against the Magpies. This infuriated Guardiola, who he ended up excluding both players from the matchday squad. He mentioned that the decision to keep them aside was…
Author: 1X Team
Aston Villa have confirmed in an official statement that their manager Steven Gerrard will be missing their next two fixtures after testing positive for the coronavirus. There has been a massive surge in the number of cases in the United Kingdom, which led to a lot of Premier League games getting postponed over the last three weeks. Three games on Boxing Day have been postponed due to the ongoing crisis, but Villa’s home fixture against Chelsea will go on as per the plan. The former Liverpool captain will not be seen on the touchline and although there is no official confirmation about it, Aaron Danks,…
Real Madrid haven’t felt the absence of Cristiano Ronaldo in the last few seasons. A major reason for that is the form of Karim Benzema, who Real boss Carlo Ancelotti claims is playing at the same level as the Portuguese. The Real Madrid boss believes that Benzema is currently performing at Ronaldo’s level. The Frenchman has been in sensational form for Los Blancos this season, contributing with 20 goals in 23 appearances, and is one of the key reasons behind their domestic dominance. “I think so, because to his game he’s added a massive, regular ability to put the ball in the back of the…
Leeds United have been dragged into a relegation scrap this season, but Marcelo Bielsa’s team is hanging onto one of the safe spots, thanks to their talismanic winger Raphinha. Now the Brazilian is being linked with a big-money move to Bayern Munich. As per TNT Sports Brasil, Leeds stalwart Raphinha is on the verge of leaving the club for German giants Bayern. The Brazilian is being linked with a 50 million euros move to the Bavarians, which is due to be completed once the winter window officially opens, as per the report. The attacker has been one of the few…
New Zealand international Trent Boult, who is also a part of the Mumbai Indians during the Indian Premier League, heaped praises on his franchise captain Rohit Sharma. He mentioned that Rohit performs incredibly well under pressure and is a master tactician. Boult has been a crucial part of the franchise since joining them in 2020, helping them win the title in his first season. In an interview, Boult spoke about the prospect of Rohit leading the Indian team across the limited overs format. He mentioned that he enjoyed Rohit’s captaincy during their time with the five-time IPL winners and said…
The Liverpool full-back has been in the form of his life this season and has been one of the best in the business, helping the club escalate to newer heights. The Reds currently are in contention for all four titles, having already reached the EFL Cup semi-final, and are among the favorites to win the Champions League and Premier League crown. The right-back has appreciated the current competition that is on for the title, with Manchester City leading the title chase, with Liverpool and Chelsea being in touching distance. When he asked about the rival players he would’ve picked if he were Liverpool manager,…
A blistering first half from the Gaurs laid down the marker for things to come under new head coach Derrick Pereira. However, they couldn’t carry over their dominance to the second half and were pegged back by a floundering Odisha. The two struggling sides canceled each other out in the opening phases of play at the Tilak Maidan in Vasco. However, as the clock ticked closer to the halfway mark in the first half, FC Goa began to grow in dominance and were in complete control by the time the referee blew his whistle to mark the end of the 45-minute period.…
Australia have announced their playing XI for the Boxing Day Test match against England and are set to award a first-ever match for Scott Boland. The Victorian was caught by surprise when the news came out, as Jhye Richardson was expected to keep his place after impressive performances in the last Test. However, an injury scare will keep Richardson out, thus providing Boland a debut. Boland also has a little place in history having become only the fourth indigenous individual to represent Australia in Test cricket, after Faith Thomas, Jason Gillespie and Ashleigh Gardner. Australian captain Patrick Cummins, who missed out the last Test and…
Reigning Serie A champions Inter Milan are continuing their golden run of form on the field despite Antonio Conte leaving the duties a bit abruptly. Simone Inzaghi has done a terrific job thus far to keep them 4 points clear at the top of the table, but it seems like the 2009/10 treble winners have a new problem to worry about. The local finance police in Milan raided Internazionale’s office in search of information pertaining to player transfers, fees paid between clubs for the materialization of a transfer and others. Not very long ago, Juventus were also raided by the same organization…
Juventus won the Serie A title during Cristiano Ronaldo’s three-year spell in Turin. However, Bianconeri legend Gianluigi Buffon has claimed that despite the positives, the side lose a bit of their DNA while trying to adapt to the Portuguese phenom. The Juventus great examined the positive and the negative impact of Cristiano Ronaldo’s move to the Italian giants in a recent interview with TUDN. The Italian claimed that while the team had the chance to win the Champions League again during Ronaldo’s first season in Turin, it lost some of the cohesion during the latter years of his spell. Buffon, who…