Liverpool winger Mohamed Salah saw his lead in the Golden Boot race shrink from five to four today despite no actual Premier League action taking place. That's because Tottenham Hotspur successfully lobbied the Football Association to change a goal credited to Christian Eriksen (but initially awarded to Harry Kane) and award it to Kane. The goal in question came in Spurs' … [Read more...] about Mohamed Salah Surprised by Harry Kane Being Awarded Disputed Goal
Archives for April 2018
Harry Kane Gets Boost in Golden Boot Race Against Liverpool’s Mo Salah
Tottenham Hotspur really want their superstar striker Harry Kane to win Golden Boot this season, and today they got a massive boost. The club appealed the Football Association to take a goal given to Christian Eriksen, but initially awarded to Kane, and have it credited again to the 24-year-old Englishman. Today, the FA granted Spurs their wish. The goal in question was the … [Read more...] about Harry Kane Gets Boost in Golden Boot Race Against Liverpool’s Mo Salah
Edin Dzeko Says He’s Happy He Turned Down Chelsea FC Money
Edin Dzeko and AS Roma pulled off an upset for the ages last night, beating Barcelona 3-0 at home, and thus advancing through to the UEFA Champions League semifinals on the away goals tiebreaker. It was such a massive upset (Five Thirty Eight.com had given Barca a 98% chance of advancing to the semis) that Liverpool manager Jurgen Klopp literally thought it was a joke when … [Read more...] about Edin Dzeko Says He’s Happy He Turned Down Chelsea FC Money
Jurgen Klopp Initially Thought it was a Joke When Told AS Roma Advanced
Liverpool manager Jurgen Klopp is often so intensely focused on his own tasks that when big news sometimes hits him, he doesn't believe it. When the Reds boss first heard about Brexit in June 2016, he thought that Britain exiting Europe meant that the England national team had been eliminated from the European championships. And today, when AS Roma upset Barcelona in the … [Read more...] about Jurgen Klopp Initially Thought it was a Joke When Told AS Roma Advanced
Jurgen Klopp Deems Manchester City the Best Team in the World
After having just vanquished Manchester City 2-1 at the Etihad, and 5-1 on aggregate in the UEFA Champions League quarterfinals, Liverpool manager Jurgen Klopp deemed his opponent the best team in the world at the moment. Hyperbole to be sure, yes, but for much of the season, sports writers all over the world were hyping up City as one of the best teams in not just English, … [Read more...] about Jurgen Klopp Deems Manchester City the Best Team in the World
Marcus Rashford Wants More Playing Time; Faces Uncertain Future at MUFC
It's possible that both the first and second team strikers from the 2016-17 Manchester United team that won two tournaments (League Cup, Europa League) won't be around when the next season begins in August. According to various reports, Marcus Rashford is now weighing up his options for this summer, as the young Englishman seeks a destination that could provide him regular … [Read more...] about Marcus Rashford Wants More Playing Time; Faces Uncertain Future at MUFC
Arsenal FC in Talks for New £40m-a-year Kit Deal
Arsenal FC currently have a kit partnership with Puma that is worth just under £30 million per season. It is set to expire next year, meaning the market will soon be opening up for another manufacturer to step in with a higher bid. That manufacturer appears to be Adidas; who we're now supposed to refer to as "Ah-dee-dahs," after decades of calling them Adidas. I guess the … [Read more...] about Arsenal FC in Talks for New £40m-a-year Kit Deal
No Retaliatory Attack on Liverpool Team Bus, Pep Guardiola Promises
Manchester City manager Pep Guardiola has promised Liverpool Football Club that there will be no retaliatory attack on their team bus ahead of tonight's Champions League quarterfinal at the Etihad. Last week, in the tie's first leg at Anfield, the Man City team bus was savagely attacked by Liverpool supporters as it arrived at Anfield, to the point that City had to find another … [Read more...] about No Retaliatory Attack on Liverpool Team Bus, Pep Guardiola Promises
Zlatan Ibrahimovic and Bastian Schweinsteiger Set for Man United Reunion Saturday
(Update: Ibra and L.A. beat Basti and Chicago 1-0) Saturday sees a Manchester United reunion, as the two biggest names in MLS, Zlatan Ibrahimovic and Bastian Schweinsteiger, will face each other at Toyota Park when the L.A. Galaxy visit the Chicago Fire (Update: on Wednesday, the game was announced as a sell out). This will be the first time that the two extremely storied … [Read more...] about Zlatan Ibrahimovic and Bastian Schweinsteiger Set for Man United Reunion Saturday
Who will win this year’s UEFA Champions League?
By Joe Plunkett And then there were eight! Europe’s premier club tournament has reached the quarter-final stage, and some of football’s biggest names are closing in on Champions League glory. Only one of the remaining teams will be crowned as the continent’s best, but all eight have solid pedigrees and a chance of lifting that famous trophy towards the end of next month in … [Read more...] about Who will win this year’s UEFA Champions League?