Ivory Coast and Manchester City midfielder, Yaya Toure has announced his retirement from international football. The Ivorian, 33, made his debut for the West African country in 2004, and took a break from the side following their Africa Cup of Nations win in February 2015. He returned to the squad in March this year, but on Tuesday confirmed he will no longer put himself in contention for selection. "There are decisions that are difficult to take. But, I have to pass the baton on to the younger [generation]," he said in a … [Read more...]
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Chelsea goalkeeper Thibaut Courtois wants move back to Spain
Thibaut Courtois today said he would like to return to Spain one day, adding that he will reconsider his future at Chelsea. The Belgium international has been regularly linked with a move back to La Liga where he spent three years on loan at at Atletico Madrid between 2011-14. Real Madrid emerged as his most likely destination last summer, but Chelsea are determined to keep the 24-year-old. “When I injured my knee they (Real Madrid) sent me a fax wishing me a prompt recovery,” he said. Despite Courtois’ desire to move on from … [Read more...]
Mikel Obi reveals plans to leave Chelsea
Chelsea midfielder, John Mikel Obi, has exclusively revealed to goal.com that he will be willing to hold talks with potential suitors in January 2017, if Chelsea fail to offer him a new contract. Having struggled to get back into the Antonio Conte tutored Chelsea side after an impressive Rio 2016 Olympics outing that saw him captain Nigeria to a bronze medal finish, the Nigerian Skipper understands that he might be inching closer to the end of his Chelsea career. “When you have a year left, in January, you are allowed to talk to other clubs and … [Read more...]
Stoke coach Mark Huges fined £8,000 after accepting misconduct charge
The Football Association have fined Stoke manager Mark Hughes £8,000 after accepting a misconduct charge, following his sending-off against Tottenham. The charge relates to Hughes' conduct in the game against Tottenham on September 10 when the Welshman had reacted angrily to two decisions by referee Anthony Taylor he felt went against his side - a booking for Marko Arnautovic and what he thought was a foul on Jon Walters. An FA statement read: "Mark Hughes has been fined £8,000 after he accepted the standard punishment following his FA … [Read more...]
Dele Alli agrees new six-year contract to stay at Tottenham until 2022
Tottenham midfielder, Dele Alli has signed a new six-year contract with the club worth nearly £55,000 a week., the Premier League club confirmed. The England international, 22, who arrived at White Hart Lane from MK Dons in February 2015, signed a contract to keep him at Spurs until 2022 and becomes the latest player to commit his future to Spurs. Alli, signed a new five-year contract in January, worth £25,000 a week, and was influenced by coach Mauricio Pochettino who regards the midfielder that Spurs have further extended his deal and … [Read more...]
Chelsea target Kalidou Koulibaly pens new five-year Napoli contract
Chelsea target Kalidou Koulibaly has renewed his contract with Napoli, agreeing a deal to keep him at the club for a further five years. The Blues were known to be keen on the Senegalese defender alongside Everton and had an offer rejected by Napoli in the summer. Koulibaly said in June talks over a new deal had stalled and he would be open to a switch to England, drawing an angry response from Napoli president Aurelio De Laurentiis. The defender was retained by the club and has finally put pen to paper on a new contract running until … [Read more...]
Jose Mourinho criticizes Luke Shaw after defeat to Watford
Jose Mourinho was unhappy with Luke Shaw's performance in his side's 3-1 defeat to Watford in the Premier League. The defeat adds up to third in a row in all competitions for The Red Devils after they were beaten 2-1 by rivals City and then lost 1-0 to Feyenoord in the Europa League on Thursday. Mourinho said: "The first Man City goal and this second goal against Watford -- you can find an incredible similarity, which is [Aleksandar] Kolarov has the ball in a difficult situation in the corner and my players, instead of going up to press … [Read more...]
Leicester 3-0 Burnley: Islam Slimani scores on Premier League debut
Algerian Striker Islam Slimani announced his Premier League debut with a brace as Leicester City cruised to a 3-0 victory over Burnley on Saturday. Slimani joined Leicester for a club-record fee of around £30million on transfer deadline day and wasted no time warming the hearts of Leicester City fans. Slimani, added the brute force to international team-mate Riyad Mahrez’s trickery as the pair put Burnley troubled Burnley all through the duration of the game. The Clarets fell asleep to allow Slimani to score before and after the break … [Read more...]
Alexis Sanchez’s double help Arsenal see-off 10-man Hull City
Alexis Sanchez scored twice, as Arsenal cruised to a 4-1 victory over 10-man Hull at the KC Stadium, as Wenger's men continued their winning run in the Premier League. Early pressure told in the 17th minute when Eldin Jakupovic palmed Theo Walcott’s cross into the path of Alex Iwobi. The Nigerian’s volley rifled its way into the bottom corner, though there remained some debate as to whether Alexis Sanchez got the final touch. The north Londoners were far from convincing in a midweek Champions League draw at Paris St Germain, just days after … [Read more...]
Man City unbeaten start to the Premier League continues
Manchester City continued their winning run to the season and remained top of the Premier League log as goals from Kevin De Bruyne, Kelechi Iheanacho, Raheem Sterling and Ilkay Gundogan gave Guardiola's men a 4-0 win over Bournemouth before Nolito saw red at the Etihad Stadium. Guardiola’s men were commanding in possession and scintillating on the counter-attack. The Spaniard is threatening to mould a highly talented squad into something even greater than the sum of their parts. From the back, where Aleksandar Kolarov again looked composed … [Read more...]
Jordan Henderson’s wonder strike help Liverpool triumph over Chelsea
Strikes from both Jordan Henderson and Dejan Lovren fired Liverpool to a 2-1 victory at Chelsea, after a dominant first-half display by Jurgen Klopp's men to inflict first defeat of the season for the Blues. Lovren opened the scoring with his first league goal for Liverpool before Henderson scored his first goal since January with a stunning strike and, although Diego Costa scored his fifth goal of the season to get Chelsea back into the game. Liverpool have taken seven points from three trips to London already this season following on from an … [Read more...]
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