Arsenal manager Mikel Arteta has tested positive for COVID-19 and will miss the Gunners game with Manchester City on New Year s Day.
Arteta was the first major Premier League figure to test positive for COVID-19 back in March 2020, which coincidentally led to Arsenal s game with Manchester City at the Emirates Stadium being postponed at the time.
The north London side have won their last four games in the Premier League, including a 5-0 win at Norwich City on Boxing Day.
A statement on Arsenal s official website said: Mikel Arteta will miss our match against Manchester City on New Year’s Day after testing positive for COVID-19.
Mikel is isolating in line with Government guidelines and we wish him well.
City, where Arteta previously served as a…
Chelsea boss Antonio Conte has ruled out a January move for Giorgio Chiellini and hopes the Juventus stalwart ends his career with the Serie A champions.
Conte coached Chiellini at Juventus between 2011 and 2014 and then subsequently at international level with Italy.
At a news conference ahead of Chelsea s Premier League trip to Arsenal on Wednesday, Conte discussed the vagaries of transfer market speculation before distancing himself from a move for the 33-year-old centre-back.
No, no – I must be honest, he said.
Giorgio is a fantastic player but I think he wants to finish his career at Juventus and I think it s right to finish his career in this way.
Conte s opposite number Arsene Wenger offered a similar response earlier on Tuesday when …
Jurgen Klopp wants Liverpool to be awarded the three points if their game with Manchester United on Monday at Old Trafford is called off due to fan protests.
United supporter group The 1958 this week announced plans to protest against the vile ownership and show the Glazer family this time it will not blow over.
Fan protests ahead of the game between the two clubs in May 2021, when fans gained access to the stadium despite the game being scheduled behind closed doors due to COVID-19 protocols, caused the contest to be postponed, with Liverpool winning the rearranged fixture 4-2 a week and a half later.
When asked at a press conference on Friday if the club has made plans for a similar situation on Monday, Klopp said: Yeah, we will get on the bus and go home.…
Celtic overthrew Rangers at the Scottish Premiership summit after Reo Hatate inspired a resounding 3-0 victory in the Old Firm derby at Parkhead on Wednesday.
Hatate continued his blistering start to life at Celtic with a first-half double that played a crucial role in securing a first league win against Rangers since September 2019.
The Japanese midfielder set up Liel Abada with a tantalising cross two minutes after netting his second of the game, practically ending Giovanni van Bronckhorst s hopes of salvaging a result in his first Old Firm at the Rangers helm.
Rangers 21-game unbeaten run in the league consequently came to an ignominious end, with Ange Postecoglou s first win over Celtic s arch-rivals sending his team one point clear at the top.
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Kylian Mbappe scored his 100th goal for Paris Saint-Germain with a late strike in Saturday s 3-1 Ligue 1 win over Montpellier.
The 21-year-old, who joined PSG from domestic rivals Monaco in August 2017, slid in to convert Layvin Kurzawa s low ball in stoppage time at the Stade de la Mosson.
After the France international brought up his century for the French giants, we use Opta data to break down Mbappe s impressive figures.
Ligue 1 – 74 goals
The vast majority of Mbappe s PSG goals have come in France s top flight, with the flying forward having helped the capital club to three successive Ligue 1 titles since his move from Monaco in 2017.
His 74 league goals – supplemented by 24 assists – for PSG have come from just 85 games, with M…
Two sides who find the moods in their respective camps at a polar opposite, Chelsea and Newcastle ended the 2022/24 campaign as they played out a 1-1 draw at Stamford Bridge on Sunday afternoon.
Watch Eddie Howe’s high-flying squad open the scoring after just nine minutes as Anthony Gordon tapped home his first Newcastle goal, the Magpies were certainly smelling the chance to make another Premier League statement in west London.
However, while England international Kieran Trippier might have unfortunately turned into his own net midway through the first-half, Sunday’s guests have only continued on a history-making flurry this season.
Despite mustering just a single win from their final five Premier League appearances, Howe’s men skyrocketed themselves to a…
A potential Paris Saint-Germain exit for Neymar was never on the table for the Ligue 1 giants, amid rumours Kylian Mbappe wanted him out, says sporting advisor Luis Campos.
The Brazil international endured a difficult 2021-22 campaign in the French capital, where he became something of a scapegoat for perceived shortcomings amid the fanbase.
That led to speculation that Mbappe, fresh from an extension that shut down a move to Real Madrid, wanted to move him on, with the younger star reportedly given a say in transfer dealings as part of his new contract.
But a superb start to the current term by the Selecao forward effectively quieted any discussions of a departure, and now Campos says there was never any talk over a move away for him.
No, he told RMC Sp…
Paris Saint-Germain are exploring the options to sign both Lionel Messi from Barcelona and Sergio Aguero from Manchester City, according to , but the move could force the Ligue 1 champions to part ways with Kylian Mbappe.
Newly appointed PSG boss Mauricio Pochettino is apparently keen to unite the Argentine star duo at the Parc Des Princes, with former Barcelona star Neymar also looking forward to playing alongside Messi once more.
However, PSG have recently revealed losses amounting to €100 million and are currently planning to cut the wages of their players as a measure to fight the huge financial impact of the coronavirus crisis, and they will have to make room not only in their attacking line, but also on their wage bill for two such renowned players. To that end,…
Tanguy Ndombele was on target as Lyon held 10-man West Ham United to a 1-1 draw in their Europa League quarter-final first leg.
Ndombele – on loan from Tottenham – opened his account for the Ligue 1 side; equalising midway through the second half at the London Stadium on Thursday.
Jarrod Bowen had broken the deadlock early in the second half as David Moyes side capitalised on sloppy defending by the visitors.
The Hammers played the entire second period with 10 men after Aaron Cresswell was controversially shown a straight red card just before the break.
Level after the first leg.
We ll go again in Lyon! |
— West Ham United (@WestHam)
Unbeaten in six European matches against English opposition, including their eliminati…
Clubs in Spain, Germany, Italy and France have less than seven days left to buy reinforcements in the transfer window, though there are plenty of players still available for free.
The process of signing free agents is less restrictive than buying players from other clubs, as they can be brought in after the deadline passes.
Many teams might therefore be able to find what they are looking for without forking out hefty transfer fees, which have been known to increase closer to the window closing due to the difficulty of finding replacements.
Several out-of-contract stars secured moves earlier in the year, with Adrien Rabiot, Aaron Ramsey and Ander Herrera proving there is still real value to be found in the market.
We ve identified six players without a cl…