Graham Potter has asked Brighton & Hove Albion fans to forgive him for leaving the club to take over as manager of Chelsea. 47-year-old Potter agreed to terms with Stamford Bridge based club on a five-year contract on September 8, succeeding Thomas Tuchel, who was fired earlier in the week. The Englishman said in an open letter published on Brighton’s website on Sunday that he would cherish “three wonderful years” at the club but accepted that some fans would not forgive him. “This has been three wonderful years with a club that has changed my life and I want to…
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RB Leipzig manager Marco Rose got his revenge on former club Borussia Dortmund as his side stunned the Black and Yellow with a 3-0 win Borussia raised a fair few eyebrows during pre-season when they fired Rose despite a second-place finish behind the perennial champions Bayern Munich. On Saturday, Rose, in the dugout for RB Leipzig, welcomed his old side to the Red Bull Arena, looking for revenge. It took six minutes for Leipzig to take the lead, vice-captain Willi Orban heading in the opening goal from a corner. Rose’s side kept the pressure up and were rewarded for it before the…
The Catalans climbed to the top of the LaLiga table for the time being following their 4-0 win over Cadiz. Minnows Cadiz had held the free-scoring Barcelona to a stalemate by the time the referee blew his whistle to signal the end of the first period. But, their hopes of seeing out an important draw were dashed when, just ten minutes after the restart, Frenkie de Jong put the Blaugrana ahead with a simple tap-in from close range after custodian Jeremias Ledesma had spilled the ball into his path. Five minutes past the hour mark, Robert Lewandowski arrived on the scene with a late run to…
According to El Nacional, former Chelsea manager Thomas Tuchel has emerged as a candidate to take over at Real Madrid. Chelsea parted ways with the German manager on September 7, less than 24 hours after their 1-0 Champions League defeat to Dinamo Zagreb. A day later ex-Brighton boss Graham Potter was named Tuchel’s successor. Real Madrid president Florentino Perez has identified the German as one of the candidates to succeed Carlo Ancelotti at the Santiago Bernabeu, claims El Nacional. Tuchel is adored by Perez due to the Blues’ Champions League success under the German tactician. Ancelotti’s future as manager of Real Madrid is far…
Rumours of a strained relationship between Paris Saint-Germain attacker Neymar Jr and Kylian Mbappe have circulated on social media for a long time now. Whether it’s reports of training ground fights or incidents where the two don’t play together for the Parisians, a lot has been said about their relationship recently. On September 6, Mbappe scored a brace as PSG defeated Juventus 2-1 in the Champions League opener. However, there was one instance in which Mbappe did not pass the ball to Neymar, who could have taken a shot on an open goal and instead attempted to score himself from…
After Erling Haaland’s his 51-million-pound move to Manchester City, the spotlight on the Norwegian has grown bigger but it doesn’t seem to bother him. He already has 10 goals in six Premier League games, and on his Champions League debut for the new club, he got a brace against Sevilla. However, Borussia Dortmund’s sporting director Sebastian Kehl said a few eye-brow-raising things recently in an interview about their former player. He told that Haaland, after a point, became a burden on the dressing room as every conversation regarding the club, was about his potential exit. Although he stated that the club are…
Indian Super League outfit Kerala Blasters had a tough outing in the Durand Cup quarterfinals against Mohammedan SC, and eventually lost 3-0. The three-time finalists of the ISL entered the game with a reserves squad of players, and they proved to be of no match to the quality exhibited by Mohammedan FC. The Blasters, who went in with plenty of young names throughout the Durand Cup, put in some incredibly spirited performances. However, they did not find a way past a very resilient Black Panthers’ unit, who just had no flaws in their game on the night. The I-League team…
A day after the Nepal police launched an investigation into a rape complaint filed against Nepal captain Sandeep Lamichhane, the 22-year-old took to social media to dismiss all allegations. He also stated that he would return to his homeland and withdraw from the ongoing Caribbean Premier League. “I am innocent. I’ve decided to take a leave from CPL and go back to my country within a few days. I am ready to face all these baseless allegations. Hope the law acts equal to everyone”,he wrote on his Facebook account on September 8. This comes just a day after the Cricket…
The nation has been mourning the passing of Queen Elizabeth II, the longest-serving monarch in British history. She was 96 and died in Balmoral castle, Scotland, on the afternoon of September 8. With immediate effect, King Charles III will assume the throne as the preparations begin for one of the biggest funerals the world has ever witnessed. In honour of her memory, the second day of the third Test between England and South Africa at the Oval was suspended, but the play will resume again on Saturday, as confirmed by ECB. All other cricketing events in the country, from the Rachel…
Premier League has confirmed that its weekend round of fixtures won’t go forward as planned following the passing of Queen Elizabeth II, as the football fraternity continued to mourn her loss on September 8. Despite being given special dispensation to decide for themselves whether or not to play their games this weekend, the Premier League has confirmed that the matchday will be postponed amid the national mourning in England following the passing of the Queen on Thursday night. The Premier League released a statement on Friday morning, confirming that the games won’t be played this weekend – and Monday -…