Erik ten Hag has previously established the rule at Manchester United, dismissing a player as punishment for missing two team meetings. The Dutchman took over at Old Trafford this summer, hoping to turn around the club’s fortunes after a disastrous season under both Ole Gunnar Solskjaer and then Ralf Rangnick last season. The first part …
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UEFA has picked its Champions League squad of the season, just days after Liverpool were defeated by Real Madrid in the competition’s final in Paris. Los Blancos beat the Reds 1-0 in the French capital in a game marred by ugly scenes outside the ground before and after. The two finalists, predictably, dominate the XI, …
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Jarrod Bowen’s first-half brace prevented the Blues from expanding their lead at the top of the table to six points ahead of Liverpool’s midweek visit to Southampton. After a dreadful first 45 minutes in which City conceded twice against the run of play, Jack Grealish hit back to cut the deficit in half and give …
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Ajax’s incredible Champions League journey has abruptly come to an end after they were unable to win at home yet again. Ajax failed to end a 26-year winless skid at home in the knockout rounds of the European competition on Tuesday, falling 1-0 to Benfica to end a faultless group stage campaign. After a 2-2 …
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It is true that not everything that glitters is gold, but it is also true that things that do not glitter can be gold as well. That is precisely how Manchester United has been under Ralf Rangnick. Manchester United do not play beautiful football, in fact, they are not even close to it. But what …
In June 2003, Abramovich became the owner of the companies that control Chelsea Football Club in West London. Since then, the Russian billionaire has been the owner of the London club. When a billionaire buys a club, they are often portrayed in a negative light. People believe that the owners are uninterested in football and …
