Jamaal Lascelles spoke to Sky Sports after the takeover of Newcastle, which Saudi Arabia’s Public Investment Fund backs. On Monday, he met the club’s part-owners Amanda Staveley and her husband Mehrdad Ghodoussi at the Magpies’ training facility. The center-back said that he was at home with his kids and his partner when Staveley called him. He hadn’t saved her number, which made him exclaim, “Amanda, who?!” The Newcastle co-owner gave a brief introduction about herself to Lascelles, after which she spoke to him about the takeover that was going to be confirmed within the next 30 minutes. “I really appreciated…
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Manchester United midfielder Paul Pogba is edging closer to an exit next summer, that too as a free agent, reports ABC. Santiago Bernabeu is reported to be leading the race for the Frenchman, while the Red Veils are eyeing Monaco’s Aurelien Tchouameni as his replacement. Real Madrid have chased the Frenchman since his Juventus days, and could finally complete a deal, which involves him linking up with compatriots Ferland Mendy, Eduardo Camavinga, and Karim Benzema – and potentially Kylian Mbappe – at the Bernabeu. Pogba is in the final year of his contract at United, and a failure to agree fresh terms could allow him to…
In response to a viral video of Sir Alex Ferguson displaying confusion over Cristiano Ronaldo’s absence against Everton, Manchester United manager Ole Gunnar Solskjaer spoke of his mentor’s disagreement and stated that the reason behind Ronaldo’s snub was to keep him fit. “I’m sure Sir Alex knows that it doesn’t bother me. We all want to see Cristiano,”But the plain fact of it is he cannot play every single game that we play, that’s just physical nature, human nature.”he said. While the Portuguese did make an appearance off the bench, United ended up drawing their last league game against Everton, 1-1. …
A severely depleted Paris Saint-Germain defeated Angers 2-1 to consolidate their position at the top of the league table. The Parisian club was missing its key South American stars – Lionel Messi, Neymar and Marquinhos. Angers took the lead against the run of play in the 36th minute. Former Southampton midfielder Sofiane Boufal picked out Angelo Fulgini’s run at the far post with a superb cross, and the latter poked the ball past Gianluigi Donnarumma from close range. Gerald Baticle’s men have enjoyed a fine season so far; they had won four of their nine games prior to the Parisians encounter and had even gone top of the table briefly…
Former Arsenal and Manchester City star Samir Nasri appeared for the “Legends of Marseille” in a charity game against a UNICEF side and attracted plenty of attention for his new avatar. However, as he appeared for the first time in public after a long time, fans were stunned to watch Nasri out of shape. Someone was known for his lean physique, allowing him to trickle past midfield and defence with his pace and sharp movement. It was a bit surprising to see the man, who announced his retirement from football less than three weeks ago, obtain plenty of belly fat.…
Currently 19th in the Premier League, the Magpies are expected to spend significantly on improving their squad over the next two transfer windows. 90min reports that the Newcastle board are planning to raid some of the Premier League elites for transfers. The eyes of the football fraternity are firmly on Newcastle United, who were recently bought by a consortium of investors, with Saudi Arabia’s Public Investment Fund the leading shareholder. The combined wealth of the consortium makes them the richest owners in club football, and by association, Newcastle, the richest club in the world. As per the report, United are…
Two of the Premier League’s big six are on the hunt for new wingers. While Liverpool have identified Rennes’ Jeremy Doku as their target of choice, Arsenal have turned their attention towards Club Brugge’s Noa Lang. The Reds are well-positioned to sign Stade Rennais’ promising winger Jeremy Doku. The Belgian previously popped up on the Reds’ radar while he was breaking out at Anderlecht, but he decided to continue his development away from the noise in France. The 19-year-old is expected to leave Rennes next year – as per RTL – with Liverpool leading the chase for the attacker. The report claims that Liverpool…
Ten minutes was all it took for Brazil to open the scoring against Uruguay in their latest qualifier. Neymar squeezed the ball in from a tight angle after controlling it on his chest and going around goalkeeper Fernando Muslera. The lead itself did not come as a shock as Tite’s team had dominated the early proceedings, just as they have done throughout the qualifiers. Leeds United attacker Raphinha – a new addition to the national team – added a second in the 18th minute. Neymar, again, played a crucial role in the build-up; it was his deflected shot that Muslera inadvertently parried straight…
Rahul Dravid is easily one of the coolest heads one could find on the cricket field, but what happened in the final group game of IPL 2014 between Rajasthan Royals and Mumbai Indians was something unprecedented. Both sides were fighting for the remaining fourth spot, and the task was easier for Rajasthan, whilst Mumbai had to climb a mountain and chase 190 runs inside 14.3 overs. In the most dramatic circumstances, MI pulled off one of the great wins in history. As Aditya Tare confirmed Mumbai’s berth in the final four with a six, we saw something astounding in replays. Watching the…
CSK and KKR have set up a high-profile finale to wind up an entertaining edition of the Indian Premier League. The Super Kings have had a fairly consistent run throughout the tournament, and their run of form has remained consistent right from the off. However, it is Kolkata’s entry into the puzzle that makes up for a Bollywood story. They were down and out after the Indian leg came to an abrupt end, losing five games in seven. The breakage in play turned out to be a blessing in disguise for Eoin Morgan and company, who turned things upside down and made…