Chelsea boss Jose Mourinho says his stadium ban changes everything and compared his banishment from Stoke's Britannia Stadium with being prevented from entering a cinema to watch a film. Mourinho must stay away from the Britannia Stadium following his halftime dismissal at West Ham last month. The Blues boss "admitted a Football Association charge of misconduct […]

Liverpool manager Jurgen Klopp is enjoying the Europa League and is confident it will not impact on his side's domestic form, which has just started to gather momentum. The German took the strongest squad available to him to Russia for the 1-0 win over Rubin Kazan – a significant contrast from predecessor Brendan Rodgers, who […]

Jose Mourinho's stadium ban for Saturday's match at Stoke was imposed after the Chelsea boss unleashed an expletive-laden halftime attack on referee Jonathan Moss and then refused to leave the officials' dressing room at West Ham's Upton Park. The Football Association on Friday released the written reasons for the case which Mourinho opted not to contest, […]

Tottenham striker Harry Kane is expecting an Arsenal backlash when he visits the Emirates for the first time in his career on Sunday. While Spurs have registered two wins in four days against Aston Villa and Anderlecht this week, the Gunners head into the derby on the back of a 5-1 thrashing at the hands […]

Manchester City manager Manuel Pellegrini claims Fabian Delph does not deserve to be booed on his return to Aston Villa this weekend. Delph angered fans when he abruptly quit Villa Park in July just weeks after issuing a strong statement pledging his future to the midlands outfit. The 25-year-old has featured little for City since […]

A disastrous October for the United States men at both youth and senior levels left technical director and senior head coach Jurgen Klinsmann with questions to answer about the direction of his national team. But Klinsmann's selection for November's World Cup qualifiers, a chance to shed light on that direction, still leaves plenty of questions unresolved. The US begins CONCACAF's fourth round of 2018 […]

Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger is convinced his squad can quickly recover from their Champions League humiliation at Bayern Munich by beating Tottenham but admits the growing injury crisis is a concern. The Gunners were thumped 5-1 at the Allianz Arena on Wednesday night to leave hopes of qualifying for the knockout stages slim. Although center half […]

Tottenham boss Mauricio Pochettino is backing his ultra-fit players to make a full recovery in time for Sunday's North London derby against Arsenal. Spurs have endured a demanding week ahead of the crunch match at the Emirates Stadium, after beating Aston Villa 3-1 on Monday and edging past Anderlecht 2-1 on Thursday in the Europa […]

Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger addressed the media on Friday ahead of Sunday's north London derby when the Gunners host Tottenham on the back of a 5-1 defeat to Bayern Munich. Here are the best bits... On his players' confidence after losing to Bayern: It was a disappointing result on Wednesday night but before that we […]

Jose Mourinho is still deciding what to do on Saturday after opting not to contest his one-match stadium ban when his team travel to Stoke. Mourinho must stay away from the Britannia Stadium following his hal-time dismissal at West Ham last month and is not permitted to have contact with his coaching staff during the match, […]

When an established elite side are performing badly, you can’t help but watch. In the case of Chelsea, who have been in meltdown since the first day of the Premier League campaign, that’s been the case for a lot of fans, transfixed by the deterioration of class players and the undesirable antics of Jose Mourinho. […]

Louis van Gaal wants Manchester United supporters to aim their anger towards him rather than his players. United fans booed loudly when Van Gaal substituted Anthony Martial for Marouane Fellaini in the 66th minute of Tuesday's 1-0 win over CSKA Moscow. The supporters were clearly unhappy about the often sterile style of play as they […]

On their back of Real Madrid's largely uninspiring ­­1-0 UEFA Champions League victory over Paris Saint-Germain, the age-old debate between style or substance again emerged as a major point of contention among fans of the club. Back in 2006, Fabio Capello was largely criticized for his "un-Madrid" style of play, and even the fairly recent Jose Mourinho […]

While many 20-year-old players are either out on loan to gain experience, in their team’s youth squad or splitting playing time with a more accomplished teammate, Arsenal defender Hector Bellerin is already very much a key member of the team. The young right back has picked up right where he left off at the end […]

Watford manager Quique Sanchez Flores has refused to rule out a move for Emmanuel Adebayor and hinted he would welcome the arrival of the former Tottenham striker. Adebayor, a free agent after the final year of his contract at Spurs was terminated in September, has this week been linked with a move to Vicarage Road. The […]