Transfer guru Fabrizio Romano has revealed how Manchester United struggled to complete the signing of former River Plate striker Julian Alvarez before the Argentine’s move to Manchester City. The 22-year-old joined City in January for an estimated fee of 14 million pounds. He agreed to a five-and-a-half-year contract until the summer of 2027. However, Alvarez did not appear for the Citizens during the first six months of his contract. As part of the deal, the club agreed to loan the 21-year-old striker back to River until July. As of now, Alvarez has two Premier League goals since joining the Etihad…
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Former Australian cricketer Simon O’Donnell has revealed that the possibility of India and Pakistan playing each other in the purest format of the game and on Australian soil is growing with every passing day. The opening encounter between India and Pakistan at the Melbourne Cricket Ground in Australia set the tone for the rest of the T20 World Cup. It has very much been the showpiece event of the competition so far and the remaining teams have to do something extraordinary to beat the occasion. The clash between the two sides saw over 90,000 fans gracing the stands of the…
Arsenal players have paid tribute to teammate Pablo Mari after he was stabbed in Italy, with his on-loan club Monza revealing that the Spaniard has been released from hospital but will be out for several months. The 29-year-old defender, who is on loan at Monza in Italy, was one of five people stabbed by a knife-wielding man on Thursday evening at a shopping centre in Assago, on the outskirts of Milan. The player has stated that one man died in the incident and that he was “lucky” to survive. After taking the lead in Arsenal’s 5-0 win over Nottingham Forest on Sunday,…
Jamshedpur have finally secured their first victory in the Indian Super League 2022/23 season. A single first-half goal from Peter Hartley was enough for Aidy Boothroyd’s side to secure their first three points of the season during the clash with North East United FC at the JRD Tata Sports Complex in Jamshedpur on Sunday. The hosts actually had their spirits lifted as Hartley returned to the starting XI to shore up the backline for Jamshedpur and Eli Sabia had to make his way to the bench instead. Germanpreet Singh was ruled out of the contest because of injury and was replaced by Farukh Choudhary instead. The…
Barcelona striker Robert Lewandowski propped up with a goal in the added time of the contest to secure all three points against Valencia at the Mestalla Stadium. Xavi’s side are momentarily on top of the LaLiga table with Real Madrid, who are set to take on Girona later on Sunday. It was a free-flowing game of end-to-end action between two managers who prefer attacking football – Xavi on Barcelona’s dugout and Gennaro Gattuso on Valencia’s. However, it was the visitors who dominated much of the action and threatened the goal on multiple occasions in the first half. Valencia keeper Giorgi Mamardashvili was called into…
Ex-Brighton manager Graham Potter was left with a bitter pill to swallow on his return to the Amex Stadium as Chelsea boss. His former side fought their way to a famous 4-1 win. It took merely five minutes for the hosts to get their noses ahead as Leandro Trossard showed some excellent footwork in front of the net to beat Kepa Arrizabalaga. Chelsea’s misery was soon doubled as two own goals from Ruben Loftus-Cheek and Trevor Chalobah quickly saw the hosts taking an unassailable 3-0 lead. Although the Blues looked like a completely different side in the second half, and Kai Havertz headed home Conor Gallagher’s cross to pull one back…
Ex-Liverpool striker Robbie Fowler has advised his former club to take a good look at and possibly sign Declan Rice from West Ham United. The midfielder is valued at close to 150 million pounds by the Hammers. Rice, 23, has already become one of the most coveted midfielders in the Premier League, and every transfer window, there is the sense that a big move for him to a major European club is on the cards. The England international could just as well prove to be a viable alternative to Borussia Dortmund’s Jude Bellingham, who has also been on the radar of…
Under new manager Erik ten Hag, the Red Devils had a disastrous start to the season, losing heavily to both Brighton and Brentford. They have, however, begun to build under the Dutchman and have impressed in recent weeks. United are unbeaten in eight games in all competitions after losing 6-3 to City at the start of the month. Ten Hag’s team is sixth in the Premier League table, one point behind the top four with a game in hand, and they have also qualified from their Europa League group after four consecutive wins. And Guardiola, speaking ahead of City’s game…
Arsenal defender Pablo Mari, on loan at Monza, narrowly escaped dire consequences in an insane stabbing incident where a man grabbed a knife from a supermarket shelf and stabbed five people, killing one and wounding four others. The Spaniard was among the five people stabbed, but he escaped with an injury. A 46-year-old Italian man went on a stabbing spree in a supermarket in Milan, and Mari was unfortunate to be present on the scene and he suffered severe wounds to his back. Police eventually arrested the Italian man responsible for the attack at the shopping centre in Assago, a…
According to La Gazzetta Dello Sport, Tottenham manager Antonio Conte is tempted by a return to Juventus and is a leading contender to replace Massimiliano Allegri. The Bianconeri may have to wait until the end of the season to decide on a manager, but their patience is wearing thin after a disastrous start to the season. The Old Lady are currently eighth in Serie A, 10 points behind leaders Napoli, and have also been eliminated from the Champions League. The Bianconeri struggled against Benfica in their most recent match, prompting many to wonder if the team is still under Allegri’s…