Andreas Christensen has played down fears regarding his contractual situation; the Chelsea defender is yet to sign a new contract beyond 2022. Meanwhile, Antonio Rudiger is understood to be no closer to an agreement with the club over a new deal. “I feel valued, I’m happy but I do not get into the contract situation. I do not know why everyone thinks it is a bad situation. Because I’m still happy and I enjoy playing football.“I’m a player who right now enjoys playing football [at Chelsea] and the coach shows confidence [in me]. There is no bad relationship, there is…
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The young footballer, aged just 18 years at the time of his passing, was a central defender and was with Manchester City since he was 13. On October 24th, 2020, young teenage footballer Jeremy Wisten committed suicide after Manchester City had released the player, sending shockwaves across the sporting world. The case is being investigated for a long time, and the coroner in charge of it has said that the footballer intended to kill himself. “I find that on the balance of probabilities that Jeremy took his own life and intended to do so,”coroner Zak Golombeck said. Contrary to the…
In a rather surprising turn of events, PSG women’s star Aminata Diallo was detained by the French police in connection with the assault that happened on her and Kheira Hamraoui, where a pair of armed men in their car attacked the ladies. The incident happened shortly after Diallo and Hamraoui attended a dinner organized by the club officials. According to L’Equipe, both players were dragged out of their car by masked men, not far away from the Bois de Boulogne restaurant where the dinner event took place. The attack reportedly lasted several minutes, and it left one of the two…
Ole Gunnar Solskjaer has managed to survive two harrowing defeats at the hands of rivals Liverpool and Manchester City. But, should Manchester United decide to make a change, they are confident of getting Brendan Rodgers from Leicester City. The Norwegian is expected to be in the United dugout for their game against Watford on the other side of the international break. However, recent defeats to Liverpool and Manchester City, as well as an inconsistent start to the season, have put him under increased scrutiny. He is battling for his job, with reports claiming that the club has already started evaluating…
Barcelona are hoping to present new head coach Xavi with two new attacking talents, with the Spanish pair of Ferran Torres and Dani Olmo in their sights. Meanwhile, Real Madrid are eyeing a move for Leicester City’s Wilfred Ndidi. Financially-stricken Barcelona are hoping to bring in more attacking talents to help new head coach Xavi Hernandez and save their season. After a tumultuous start to the campaign, the Blaugrana lie ninth in the league, their misery compounded by a strict wage cap and the loss of talisman Lionel Messi. Nonetheless, if the report from Mundo Deportivo is to be believed, Barcelona will…
English Test skipper Joe Root came out with a strong and vehement message against the Yorkshire County Cricket Club’s recent report with regards to the racism allegations. Azeem Rafiq, the off-spinner who represented for nearly 10 years in his professional career, had complained about the series of racist remarks launched at him by a senior member in the Yorkshire team. It was later revealed that the senior player involved in the scandal was Gary Balance, who has admitted using racist slurs against his teammates. However, the report submitted by YCCC suggested that the comments on Rafiq were just “banter”, and should…
Aston Villa have confirmed the appointment of Steven Gerrard as the head coach. Ex-Liverpool captain, who was with the Rangers and guided them to a Scottish League last season, was attracted by the project his predecessor Dean Smith was leaving him, and has agreed to sign a three-and-a-half-year contract with the London club. The former Liverpool captain has been on the radar of plenty of English clubs since the start of this season. But upon interacting with the club chairman Naseef Safaris, the 41-year-old expressed that he is very eager to work with this club. “Aston Villa is a club…
Chief of Cricket Ireland, Warren Deutrom, has confirmed that Ireland will tour the USA in December 2021. It will be a historic assignment for the USA, as it will be their first bilateral coming together at home against a Test-playing nation. The tour will include one warmup T20 fixture, two T20Is and three ODIs. Out of these games, one T20I and two ODIs will be day-night fixtures. The tour will start with the warmup game on December 20, and will be heading into the holiday season with a game on December 26 as well. The final game of the tour…
Arsenal manager is looking at the talents in Hale End Academy with most of his senior team members on international duties. In the process, a training opportunity with the senior team was provided for young goalkeeper Alexei Rojas Fedorushchenko, who is hailed as one of the wonder kids in the Arsenal youth academy. The 16-year-old custodian who hails from Colombia is eligible to play for three countries – England, Russia and Colombia because of his lineage. All these national boards are currently in a tug-of-war between each other to win his services, which is a testament of how highly he is rated in the European…
The latest transfer rumblings from Italy speak of the Milanese pair’s intentions to dip into the market in the coming months for two distinct yet equally exciting talents. Meanwhile, a similarly talented individual – Dusan Vlahovic – is expected to reject Arsenal. Inter Milan have turned to Ajax star Andre Onana to replace the aging Samir Handanovic – when the time comes. As per Fabrizio Romano, the Nerazzurri will try to sign the Cameroonian international on a free transfer next summer, as his contract with the Amsterdam club expires on June 30, 2022. Onana only recently returned to training after serving a nine months-long ban…