Neil Warnock has admitted that Swansea striker Bafetimbi Gomis could hand Dwight Gayle a Crystal Palace lifeline. Palace are understood to have tabled a £6million bid for France forward Gomis, but face competition from at least five Premier League rivals. Manager Warnock believes a more "physical presence" like Gomis could add "another dimension" to his […]

Footballers playing in Britain deserve respect because of the hectic festive fixture program, according to Chelsea boss Jose Mourinho. Beginning with Monday night's 2-0 victory over Stoke, the Blues will play five matches in less than two weeks. Boxing Day sees the visit of West Ham while further Premier League matches against Southampton and Tottenham […]

The ongoing transfer saga of Cruzeiro midfielder Lucas Silva appears to have reached a conclusion as the club's sporting director informed a Brazilian radio program that the player will not be joining Real Madrid in January while stressing the Brasileiro side are under "no urgency" to sell him. The 21-year-old Brazilian starlet has been rumored to […]

It is being reported in Spain that representatives of Brazilian star Neymar and Barcelona will sit down in the coming weeks to discuss renewing the player's contract at the club. Neymar's current deal will expire on June 30, 2018. But the La Liga giants want to secure the 22-year-old forward for a further two years […]

Reports in Spain and Italy state that AC Milan and Atletico Madrid have opened talks regarding the potential transfer of striker Fernando Torres. It is understood that manager Diego Simeone sees Torres as the ideal complement to forward Mario Mandzukic and wants to pair the two players in the Atleti's starting eleven. It would also […]

Tottenham Hotspur heads into 2015 falling just short of expectations once again. There have been moments of quality, even brilliance, and all it would take is a sustained good run to change things, but overall one cannot escape the feeling that Spurs are not living up to their potential. Wins have been tight, several coming […]

2014 has seen a whole host of managerial comings and goings despite the Premier League having a rather uncharacteristically quiet first half of the 2014-15 campaign in that regard. That being said, here are the top five managerial appointments of the calendar year. 5. Massimiliano Allegri: Juventus (Appointed July 2014) Whilst Allegri walked into the […]

Based on the performances in the 10 matches played during the weekend of Gameweek 17 of the Premier League, as well as utilizing stats from WhoScored, Squawka and TransferMarkt, here’s my team of the weekend: Goalkeeper Pantilimon – [Sunderland] – Costel Pantilimon, who signed for Sunderland from Manchester City on a free transfer, endeared himself […]

Midfielder Sami Khedira has been the odd-man out at Real Madrid in recent times. The German international has been plagued with injuries since last season and has seen his relationship with officials at the Spanish club all but dissolved. The 27-year-old is out of contract at Real Madrid this summer and reports from Spain believe the club […]

Arsene Wenger has vowed Arsenal will empty the tank in the second half of the season as they seek to capitalize on an easing injury crisis. Wenger expects Mesut Ozil and Mikel Arteta to return to action in January, while Theo Walcott, Aaron Ramsey and Laurent Koscielny are due back imminently to help reignite the […]

Newcastle boss Alan Pardew will have little respite on the injury front as he attempts to bounce back from the disappointment of derby defeat at Manchester United on Boxing Day. The 53-year-old saw his side lose out to arch-rivals Sunderland for the fourth time on the trot, something they had never done before, at St […]

Hull boss Steve Bruce has demanded an apology from out-of-favour defender Paul McShane. The Republic of Ireland international, who is a fans' favourite and the club's longest serving player, has featured just six times this season and has not been seen since the Burnley defeat on November 8. Since then relations appear to have deteriorated […]

Less than 24 hours after reports surfaced from England that Manchester United manager Louis van Gaal had received a fitness boost from left-back Luke Shaw, the Dutch boss has informed the media that he will be without the services of the defender; as well as three other teammates for United's Boxing Day encounter with Newcastle. Speaking at […]

Swansea City have finalized a loan deal for Benfica striker Nelson Oliveira for the remainder of the 2014-15 season. The terms were completed this afternoon and the forward will begin training with the Premier League side immediately, in order to acclimate himself with his new teammates. But Oliveira will not be eligible for the Swans' […]

Tottenham have announced that United States right-back DeAndre Yedlin will join the club in January. The Premier League side agreed to sign Yedlin on a four-year deal in August, but announced at the time that the 21-year-old would remain with the Seattle Sounders for the remainder of the Major League Soccer season. "We are pleased […]