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Newcastle players left surprised with recent reports regarding Steve Bruce’ future
Newcastle United manager Steve Bruce is under tremendous pressure because of his side’s recent run of form. Apparently, some of the first team players are looking to hold face to face talks with the club’s managing director Lee Charnley regarding the manager’s feature at the club. According to Football Insider, some of the players are in shock after the club decided to back Bruce despite the recent results. Apparently, club owner Mike Ashley is prepared to stick with Bruce until the end of the season as per Sky Sports. The Newcastle players expected Steve Bruce to be sacked after the defeat against Brighton. The Magpies were beaten by Brighton in their last game and they are currently two points clear of the drop zone. They are in desperate need after turn round if they are to be...
Wolves reportedly keen on signing £62m-rated South American this summer
Wolverhampton Wanderers are interested in signing the Sevilla forward Lucas Ocampos at the end of the season. The 26-year-old has been outstanding for the Spanish outfit since joining them in 2019 and Wolves are looking to strengthen their attack with the signing of the Argentine international. Ocampos can play across the front three and he could prove to be a quality addition to the Wolves attack alongside Raul Jimenez and Pedro Neto. The 26-year-old has 7 goals and 4 assists to his name so far this season. According to Football Insider, the player has three years left on his Sevilla contract and he has a release clause of £62 million. Apparently, the Spanish club could sell him for much less because of the financial crisis due to the pandemic. SL View: Upgrade on Adama Traore? It will be...
‘He’s definitely a talent’: Former Hammers ace claims he would take 20-goal star at West Ham
Former West Ham United player Frank McAvennie has claimed that Odsonne Edouard could prove to be a quality addition for the Hammers. However, the former Hammers ace has warned that David Moyes should consider the striker’s attitude before making a move to sign him. McAvennie said to Football Insider: “I would take Edouard at West Ham but the way he downed tools with Lenny was disappointing. The boy’s got talent and West Ham need a striker. But if David Moyes would have that kind of player, I don’t know. But you get the ball up to him and he keeps it. He’s definitely a talent.” Apparently, the Frenchman was angling for a move away from Celtic when Neil Lennon was in charge of the Scottish club and he was being unprofessional at the time. It will be interesting to see where the 23-...
European World Cup Qualifiers Preview – March 2021
Club football goes dormant for a fortnight as national teams return to action for the first time since November 2020. The European section of the 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification gets underway on March 24. All 55 UEFA national teams seeded into ten qualifying groups will battle it out for 13 places at the final tournament. Group winners will secure an automatic berth in Qatar, while the runners-up will have to navigate through the play-offs. Though the original design incorporated two matchdays for June 2021, the postponement of the Euro 2020 has caused havoc in the international schedule. To complete the qualifying group stage by November 2021, national teams in Europe will commit to three matchdays instead of two as planned initially. Like the last competition, the teams will face each ...
UEFA European U21 Championships Preview
The 2021 UEFA European Under-21 Championship is just around the corner, with 16 European nations set to battle it out for glory in Hungary and Slovenia. The 2021 tournament was rescheduled following the postponement of Euro 2020 in response to the coronavirus pandemic. For the first time, there will be a two-month vacuum between the group stage and the knockout phase. The tournament’s group stage runs from March 24-31, with the group winners and runners-up qualifying for the eight-nation knockout stage from May 31 to June 6. Another novelty means the knockout phase will have home-and-away two-legged ties to determine the semi-finals participants. Hungary and Slovenia will co-host the event, with four cities in each country hosting the games behind closed doors. However, you should be able ...
Luis Suarez’s best moments as he hits 500 goals
Luis Suarez has been one of football’s very best players over the past decade. As brilliant as he is controversial, the Uruguayan hit an astonishing milestone of 500 goals this weekend. Among active players, only Cristiano Ronaldo, Lionel Messi, Zlatan Ibrahimovic, and Robert Lewandowski have reached this figure. And what better way to celebrate the occasion than by looking back at the key points of his phenomenal career? Here are Luis Suarez’s best moments (so far). Making his name on the big stage Suarez celebrates against South Korea Suarez came into the tournament off the back of an an astonishing season at Ajax, scoring 49 goals in 48 appearances. So it came as no surprise that he shone at the 2010 World Cup. Playing in his first ever international tournament, he opened his account in...
Arsenal confirm star duo will play just one game each during the international break
15 Arsenal players will be in action over the international break this month, and manager Mikel Arteta will be hoping to have them all return without any fitness issues for the campaign run-in. Premier League action resumes on April 3, with the Gunners hosting Liverpool before welcoming Slavia Prague five days later in the first-leg of the Europa League quarter-finals. Advancing to the semi-finals will further boost Arsenal’s chances of winning the competition and playing Champions League football next term, and Arteta needs his key players to be fully fit in the coming weeks. The Gunners boss will be very wary of the international break curse, but he has been handed a boost with two of his star players only playing once during the break. Gabon has called up their skipper Pierre-Emerick Au...
‘Championship level at best’ – Some Villa fans tear into 26-yr-old after yesterday’s defeat
Aston Villa crashed to a 2-0 defeat against Tottenham Hotspur at the weekend. The Midlands club struggled against Tottenham’s attack and were toothless going forward. The absence of Jack Grealish has left them struggling in the final third, and Villa failed to create any meaningful chances throughout the game. The likes of Ollie Watkins and Trezeguet were poor for the home side, and the fans were particularly disappointed with the Egyptian. The winger is severely lacking in form and confidence. The last time he scored a goal was in July 2020, and he was one of the worst performers on the pitch yesterday. His first touch was poor, and he drifted offside more than once. Trezeguet was expected to take players on with his flair and pace but kept giving the ball away and failed to support Watki...
Serie A giants keen on signing £27m Everton star, but player favours move to PSG
Serie A holders Juventus are keen on re-signing Moise Kean from Everton this summer, but they face a battle to convince him, Le10Sport reports. The Italy international joined the Toffees from the Bianconeri for £25.1 million in August 2019, and he had a poor debut season with only two goals and two assists from 33 outings. He started the current campaign in better fashion with a couple of goals in the Carabao Cup, but he was still loaned out to Les Parisiens before the summer transfer deadline. Kean has since excelled at the French champions with 15 goals from just 29 appearances, which has led to suggestions that Les Parisiens could buy him permanently. It is now reported that the Bianconeri have been hugely impressed by the progress of their graduate, and they are lining up a move t...
‘Poor’, ‘Happens way too often’ – Some West Ham fans are unhappy with 30-yr-old’s display vs Arsenal
West Ham United were held to a 3-3 draw against Arsenal at the weekend and the Hammers will be disappointed to have come away with just a point after having led 3-0 after the first half-hour. The Hammers were suspect defensively and they were rightly punished for their complacencies in the second half. Despite their defensive frailties on show, the West Ham fans were quite disappointed with the performance of striker Michail Antonio. The 30-year-old missed a glorious opportunity to score for the Hammers and his movement was quite poor throughout the game. West Ham could have created more chances with a natural centre forward in the side and it will be interesting to see if David Moyes decides to upgrade on Antonio at the end of this season. The Hammers decided to cash in on Sebastien Halle...
5 games to watch during the international break
It’s international break time, much to the dismay of fantasy football players all around the world. The international break tends to divide opinion. There are some who love watching their national side, while others just can’t wait for club football to return. If you’re on the latter side of that debate, maybe these games are something you ought to be keeping an eye on. Here are five games to watch over the international break. Belgium vs Wales (Wednesday 24th March, 19:45 GMT) Wales pulled off one of the shocks of the tournament, knocking out Belgium World Cup qualifying in Europe is tougher than it seems. While it feels like the usual suspects make it through with ease every time, there’s always potential for an upset. There are ten qualifying groups, and only the group winners gain auto...
FA Cup semifinal draw: Man City and Chelsea to face off
From 736 entrants overall, just four now remain in this season’s FA Cup. The path to domestic glory in the world’s oldest cup competition became clearer over the weekend as eight became four. Southampton and Manchester City secured their place in the Semi-finals on Saturday, while Chelsea and Leicester City completed the set with victories on Sunday. At half-time in Leicester’s victory over Manchester United, the draw for the penultimate round was made. 2020-21 FA Cup Semi-final draw Leicester City (Last Semi appearance in 1982 at the Old Wembley) Vs. Southampton (First FA Cup Semi-final appearance since 2018) Chelsea (2019-20 runners-up) Vs. Manchester City (Second FA Cup Semi-final running) To be played on the weekend of 17th/18th April 2021 – The date of each individual g...
