ANTHONY MARTIAL'S stunning form in pre-season has got all Manchester United fans saying the same thing. The Frenchman bagged his third goal in three games with an ice-cool finish in the 3-1 win over Crystal Palace. Martial, 26, expertly took down a cross from Diogo Dalot on his chest before despatching the ball past Palace […]

LIVERPOOL have given their specialist throw-in coach Thomas Gronnemark a new one-year deal. The appointment of the Dane at Anfield in 2018 raised a few eyebrows but he is now credited with dramatically improving the re-start set-pieces at the Reds. When he arrived on Merseyside, even Liverpool boss Jurgen Klopp admitted he had never heard […]

NEWCASTLE UNITED are preparing an £8million offer for 19-year-old winger Alan Virginius, according to reports. Virginius, who currently plays for Ligue 2 Sochaux, is highly regarded as a star for the future. The teenager's performances last season have attracted interest from The Magpies, but they will need to beat German side Bayer Leverkusen to his […]

CHELSEA are finally closing in on the marquee signing of Jules Kounde, according to reports. The Blues reportedly looked at a Nathan Ake return before settling on the Sevilla star amid reports that Man City refused to sell. Should the Kounde deal not go through, Thomas Tuchel is still in with a decent chance of […]

ARSENAL have been offered the chance to sign Borussia Dortmund defender Manuel Akanji in a £21million transfer, according to reports. The Swiss defender, 27, has been told he will not feature in Edin Terzic's plans during his side's pre-season campaign and will likely be left out of the squad for the 2022-23 season. And Gazzetta […]

THE name Jonathan Soriano might not be all that familiar to a lot of football fans… but perhaps it should be. The 36-year-old spent the majority of his career playing for unfashionable clubs including Red Bull Salzburg, Girona, and Beijing Guoan. But, at one moment in time, he was just as prolific as Lionel Messi […]

NICK KYRGIOS and his girlfriend Costeen Hatzi endured a miserable journey home from Wimbledon. The Australian bad boy reached a Grand Slam final for the first time in his career but came up short against Novak Djokovic in a 6-4 3-6 4-5 6-7 defeat. Despite that, he and model Hatzi were still in party mood […]

MANCHESTER UNITED skipper Harry Maguire has been BOOED by fans whenever he touches the ball during the club's pre-season clash against Crystal Palace. The 29-year-old, who was also booed by England supporters in March during the friendly against Ivory Coast, started for the Red Devils in Australia. But he was subject to a chorus of […]

Leicester will begin their defence of the Gallagher Premiership title against Exeter at Sandy Park. Tigers were crowned champions for the first time since 2013 when Freddie Burns’ late drop goal gave them victory over Saracens at Twickenham two months ago. Saracens have a bye in the opening round of September 9-11, but then kick […]

MODEL and TV presenter Vanessa Huppenkothen has hit out at Robert Lewandowski after he forced through a move to Barcelona. The Polish striker made it clear he wanted to leave Bayern Munich this summer, with a transfer finally going through over the weekend. And Huppenkothen, whose dad used to play professionally in Germany, was not […]