Confirmation that Arteta has agreed fresh terms with Arsenal is hardly surprising, though it still represents an important step for the club. With his previous contract due to run out at the end of the season, there was slightly more urgency than usual to complete the negotiations. However, Arteta has always made it clear that […]
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Tottenham have not won any of their past 36 Premier League games after falling behind, so the outcome already looked ominous by half-time. They controlled the first 20 minutes, with Villa goalkeeper Zion Suzuki stopping attempts from Savio and Archie Gray. However, their failure to score left them exposed to a response at the other […]
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Forest’s 3-0 victory at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium last March gave the visitors a crucial foundation for their fight against relegation, while Spurs continued to struggle until the final day. Tottenham have since invested more than £300m in new talent, forming part of the Premier League’s record £3.49bn summer spending total. New arrivals Sandro Tonali, […]
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Unai Emery has played down suggestions of a positive relationship between Chelsea and Aston Villa despite the numerous player transactions involving the two sides. Argentina goalkeeper Emiliano Martinez completed a move from Villa to Chelsea on Sunday, becoming the eighth player transferred between the clubs within four years. Martinez joined Chelsea shortly after Nicolas Jackson […]
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Yet the bottom of the Premier League has become noticeably less competitive, possibly as a result of the division growing more intense overall. Although one club is often expected to fall well behind before the season concludes, it has recently become common for two teams to be left trailing the rest. Across 38-match campaigns, the […]
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Manchester United manager Michael Carrick is committed to strengthening his squad further this summer. Carrick is preparing for his first complete Premier League season in charge at Old Trafford. He fully understands the responsibility of representing a club with such an enormous global profile and describes leading it as a “privilege”. That position also requires […]
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Manchester City have turned down Barcelona’s £38.5m (€45m) bid for Rodri, insisting they will demand at least £60m before considering the departure of Spain’s World Cup-winning captain. Rodri is believed to favour a move to Barcelona after negotiations with Real Madrid collapsed this week. The 30-year-old has entered the final season of his City contract […]
Continue ReadingReece James remains uncertain for England’s World Cup quarter-final showdown with Norway in Miami this Saturday, as he was once again unable to train with the group on Wednesday. The full-back has been missing since suffering a hamstring injury in England’s second group-stage fixture, a goalless draw against Ghana in Boston. Thomas Tuchel was aware […]
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