Arsene Wenger had a message for Jose Mourinho after the Manchester United manager bemoaned his club s lack of spending power welcome to my world.
Mourinho hit the headlines following the 2-2 home draw with Burnley on Tuesday, claiming his club cannot match the financial muscle of local rivals and runaway Premier League leaders Manchester City.
The Portuguese, who has spent in the region of £300million since arriving at Old Trafford in May 2016, described that figure as not enough while pointing out City s ability to buy full-backs for the price of the strikers .
Wenger faced the media ahead of Arsenal s trip to Crystal Palace on Thursday, and questions over Mourinho s remarks prompted a wry smile from the Frenchman, who claimed to know exactly how his old foe wa…
Bobo s late equaliser helped Sydney FC retain their eight-point lead over Newcastle Jets in a clash between the A-League s top two on Wednesday.
Andrew Nabbout headed the visitors in front when he connected with a cross from former Melbourne Victory team-mate Daniel Georgievski in the 10th minute at Allianz Stadium.
Milos Ninkovic netted a stunning leveller six minutes later, receiving Bobo s pass to burst into the area before dancing past two Jets defenders and lifting the ball over goalkeeper Glen Moss.
Joseph Champness restored the Jets lead when he beat Andrew Redmayne from a corner in the 62nd minute.
But Bobo salvaged a point for Graham Arnold s title-holders, nodding home Adrian Mierzejewski s cross with three minutes remaining in normal time to no…
Luciano Spalletti praised Kevin Strootman s character but does not feel the Dutchman is ready to start his first competitive match since January 2015.
Strootman returned after lengthy rehabilitation following cruciate knee ligament surgery for a first Serie A appearance in over a year as a 78th-minute substitute in the 5-0 victory over Palermo on February 21.
The midfielder, who was limited to just six Serie A appearances in during an injury-blighted 2014-15 season, has made his only other outing this term as a second-half stoppage-time replacement against Udinese on March 13.
In the eyes of the Roma boss, Strootman is not yet fit enough to play regularly in Serie A, but his mental strength has been noted.
We d planned to bring him on against Bologna [o…
Chelsea s Eden Hazard has beaten Manchester City star Kevin De Bruyne to the Devil of the Year award for his performances for Belgium in 2017.
De Bruyne has played a starring role for the Premier League s runaway leaders this season, scoring six goals and setting up another nine in 21 games, but Belgium fans believe Hazard enjoyed the better year on the international stage, as they cruised to World Cup qualification.
Hazard only made five appearances for Belgium in 2017, as opposed to De Bruyne s eight, though the Chelsea star produced several fine performances, scoring three and assisting two in those games.
His outstanding displays saw him claim 10,280 votes, more than double the 4,710 that De Bruyne amassed, with Romelu Lukaku rounding off the top three with…
Andre Villas-Boas has criticised his former club Chelsea over their lack of long-term planning.
The Portuguese coach was appointed by Chelsea ahead of the 2011/12 season but was sacked and replaced by his assistant Roberto Di Matteo after just nine months.
Di Matteo suffered the same fate this term despite having led the west London side to their maiden Champions League triumph and Villas-Boas has hit out at the club s trigger-happy hierarchy.
There are no plans at Chelsea, Villas-Boas told The Sun.
It s results that rule. There are times in football when it s easier to replace the coach, but when you embrace a project you believe in people.
There was a commitment from Abramovich and his word was given, yet there was a premature departure.