Author: Tamara Jackson

Barcelona face bankruptcy if they cannot save £171m before November 5 according to multiple reports coming out of Spain including Catalan radio station RAC1. It is being suggested the Catalan club need to agree a fresh round of pay cuts with its players to stave off bankruptcy. Some of the club’s players had already agreed pay cuts of as much as 70 percent a few months ago at the onset of the coronavirus pandemic and subsequent lockdown. Apparently the cuts made in the spring are not enough and the club’s finances continue to spiral out of control with losses of…

Besides his duties in Chelsea’s central midfield, Jorginho has taken extra responsibilities, teaching teammate Thiago Silva English in his spare time. At 36, Silva has not had a prolonged exposure to English, presenting a dilemma to a Chelsea side in desperate need of his expertise. After signing on a free from PSG in the summer, it was thought that the Brazilian would bring stability to a shaky Chelsea defence. For that to happen, communication in Lampard’s preferred back four has to improve, and with Silva being a non-English speaker, Jorginho has had to help improve his communication skills. “When he…

Despite attributing Mason Greenwood’s absence from Manchester United’s last two games to a “niggle”, Ole Gunnar Solskjaer has reportedly grown tired of the forward’s disciplinary issues, which include being late for training twice. According to reports, the United prodigy has been reminded of his duties as a United player after failing to live up to the disciplinary standards demanded by the club. Greenwood’s latest troubles at United come after he was sent away prematurely last month from Iceland while on duty with England. He and Manchester City’s Phil Foden breached Covid regulations when they each invited a woman to a…

Gerard Pique’s decision to sign a new contract has added further to the tensions at Barcelona, as it comes after players led by captain Lionel Messi had resisted the Barca board’s proposal to cut their salaries by 30 percent. The 33-year-old Spain international, who arrived from Manchester United in 2008, signed a contract extension that will keep him at Barca until 2024. Barca confirmed a buy-out clause of £457m in the contract, while noting that the extension was “subject to the player making a certain number of appearances from the 2021/22 season”. First-choice goalkeeper Marc-Andre Ter Stegen also signed a…

For 90 minutes tonight, their teams will be in fierce competition when they meet in a Champions League group match, but before they meet in the field of battle, PSG’s Kylian Mbappe has spoken glowingly of the potency of Manchester United attacker Marcus Rashford, hailing his impact both on and off the field. The last time the two sides met, United dumped the Parisians out at the last-16 stage as they mounted a memorable comeback in Paris, with Rashford scoring the decisive penalty in the dying minutes of the game. While the French World Cup winner respects Rashford for his…

There is no love lost between Arsene Wenger and Jose Mourinho. After years of clashing on the sidelines during tense encounters, it seems the two have not suspended hostilities despite the legendary Arsenal coach’s departure from The Gunners. The Tottenham gaffer seemed to have taken offence at the fact that there was no mention of him in Wenger’s book, ‘My Life in Red and White’. Speaking to the media, he said: “You are not going to do a chapter about 12 or 14 matches and never win one so why should he speak about me in his book? A book is…

Adama Traore is expected to snub Liverpool and Barcelona, two clubs that have reportedly been pursuing him, choosing instead to sign a new £100,000-a-week deal with Wolves. The contract is set to make the Spanish winger one of the highest earners at Wolves, with Nuno Espirito Santo telling the media before Monday’s clash with Leeds that Traore was happy to stay at Molineux. “Adama is delighted to be here. You can see how happy he was just for us to be together again. Things will happen naturally – speculation around our players doesn’t bother us. We know what we have…

Manchester United may have to look at other options in the attacking third as it has emerged that Borussia Dortmund will not sanction a deal involving Jadon Sancho during the January transfer window. Despite spending big on the last day of the transfer window, United had a largely underwhelming summer transfer window and are thought to have failed to secure most of their manager Ole Gunnar Solskjaer’s major targets. United were on the hunt for a right-sided attacker for most of the transfer window, with Sancho thought to be their primary target. While they might have agreed personal terms with…

Portuguese ace Bruno Fernandes has rubbished reports of a half-time bust-up with Manchester United coach Ole Gunnar Solskjaer, despite admitting he was unhappy at being pulled out early in the match against Tottenham. Fernandes netted a penalty early on in that match, but United found no joy after that, going down 6-1 to Jose Mourinho’s charges. There have been reports that the midfielder had also grown disillusioned with his manager’s tactics and the club’s failure to snap top targets during the recent transfer window. “There’s been a lot of speculation about that,” he told Sport TV after Portugal’s victory over…

Only Pele now stands in front of Neymar on Brazil’s all-time scorers list, after the PSG forward netted a hattrick in the Seleção’s 4-2 win over Peru. Two penalties in both halves and a tap-in left 64 goals in 103 games surpassing Ronaldo, who scored 62 goals in 98 games for Brazil in a 17-year long career. Only the legendary Pele, with 77 goals, now stands in front of Neymar. Ronaldo enjoyed a blistering career with both club and country. The former Real Madrid superstar clinched two World Cups and Copa America titles, along with a Confederation Cup, in his…