Burnley manager Sean Dyche is having another good season at the Turf Moor, even though it did not look like it in the first part of the season. Ever since, the Clarets picked themselves up and some players even started putting in performances that are making the big Premier League boys taking a closer look and one of them im Dwight McNeil.
The 19-year old forward is being linked with the likes of Newcastle, Everton, Arsenal and even Manchester City, but Dyche is not worried about the prospect of the player leaving.
“He [McNeil] has been here long enough to see that happen to other players, hopefully he’ll take it as one of those things. He’s certainly in a balanced environment here, where I can’t see him running away with any outside noise. Dwight see…
Louis van Gaal was pleased with Manchester United s character after they came from behind to beat Preston North End in the FA Cup.
Louis van Gaal felt Manchester United s unbelievable spirit and a change of tactics were behind their FA Cup fifth-round fightback at Preston North End on Monday.
Preston manager Simon Grayson masterminded a famous FA Cup victory over United during his tenure at Leeds United in 2010 and he must have been dreaming of another shock win when Scott Laird put the League One side in front just after half-time at Deepdale.
United avoided an upset, though, as Ander Herrera and Marouane Fellaini marked their recalls to the starting line-up with goals before Wayne Rooney struck from the spot after he had been upended by Preston goalkeeper�…
Nigeria legend Yakubu Aiyegbeni has quit Blackburn Rovers in favor of Chinese Super League side Guangzhou R F, .
The Yak has become the third big-name striker to make the move to China, with Nicolas Anelka and Didier Drogba paving the lucrative road for the 29-year-old.
There were many clubs interested according to the media, but the only people who made direct contact have been Guangzhou R F, said Yakubu.
Now then, why did the Yak decide to make the Chinese Super League switch?
Many will ask why China? The truth is there is not much to prove after scoring almost a century of goals in the Premier League — considered as one of the best in the world, revealed the former Gateway Football Club starlet.
Despite playing for The Rivers…
David James has tipped former club Manchester City to miss out on qualification for the UEFA Champions League.
City are expected to challenge for Premier League honours again in 2015-16 after finishing runners-up to champions Chelsea last term.
Former England international goalkeeper James, however, does not believe Manuel Pellegrini and Co. will be among the top four come next May, pointing to City s big-spending transfer policy.
City forked out a British-record fee believed to be as much as £49 million for Raheem Sterling, while fellow England international Fabian Delph also made the move to Manchester.
I generally think Man City of the top four are the weak link, said BT Sport commentator James, who played 93 league games for City from 2004 to 2006.…
Real Madrid defender Pepe said facing off against former team-mate Alvaro Morata in the UEFA Champions League semi-finals will be emotional.
Pepe and Juventus striker Morata were team-mates at the Santiago Bernabeu from 2010 until last season, before the latter s switch to Italy.
The pair jointly celebrated five titles in Spain, including the Champions League crown in May in Morata s final appearance for Real, plus one La Liga triumph (2011-12), two Copa del Reys (2010-11, 2013-14) and one Supercopa de Espana (2012).
It will be emotional for me as he made his debut with the Real Madrid first team I was already there. I am really fond of him, also of his family, Pepe said of the Spaniard.
He s a special boy.
So I m happy our paths crossed in s…
Marco Asensio struck a last-gasp winner as Real Madrid edged to a 1-0 win at Leganes in the first leg of their Copa del Rey quarter-final on Thursday.
Zinedine Zidane s men, 19 points behind Barcelona in LaLiga, had won one of their last five games in all competitions, amid reports the Frenchman could leave the club at the end of the season, and they looked set to be held at Butarque.
But after Leganes had shone on their first appearance at this stage of the competition, Asensio came up with a cute near-post finish from Theo Hernandez s cross to put Madrid in firm control of the tie.
Madrid were held at home by lower-tier clubs Numancia and Fuenlabrada in previous rounds after first-leg away wins and they struggled to respond to Saturday s 1-0 defeat at the han…
Paris Saint-Germain midfielder Thiago Motta has made it clear that he will be leaving Parc des Princes at the end of the current campaign.
The long-serving footballer will be out of contract at the end of the season, and he has decided not to extend his stay with the Saints.
Despite still being an important member of the squad at Parc des Princes, the 34-year-old believes the time has come to look for a new adventure.
“PSG has become my home. In the past five years, I have given everything to win and participate in the evolution of the Parisian project,” Motta explained to La Gazzetta dello Sport.
“I sincerely believe this will be my last year in Paris as a player.”
Thiago Motta had joined Paris Saint-Germain from Inter Milan back in Janu…
Edson Alvarez has made the cut for Mexico s 23-man Gold Cup squad despite sustaining a leg injury in the warm-up win over Venezuela.
Club America midfielder Alvarez, a rumoured target for Scottish champions Celtic, had to be substituted during the first half of the 3-1 victory at Mercedes-Benz Stadium in Atlanta and will be monitored closely as the tournament opener draws near.
Gerardo Martino has until 24 hours before the June 15 fixture against Cuba in California to decide whether to replace the 21-year-old, who has also been linked to Premier League side Wolves.
LA Galaxy s Uriel Antuna will be called into the squad if Alvarez fails to prove his fitness.
It s here!!
Incondicionales, this is the squad that will be representing us in the upcomi…
Under-fire coach Zinedine Zidane insists he has no regrets about returning to Real Madrid and says he is not affected by speculation that Jose Mourinho could replace him.
The Frenchman has struggled to rekindle the magic that saw him win three consecutive Champions League titles between 2016 and 2018 since replacing Santiago Solari in March.
Los Blancos have won just two of their four LaLiga games so far this season and slipped to a humbling 3-0 defeat to Paris Saint-Germain in the Champions League on Wednesday.
That defeat has led to fresh questions about his future, with the Madrid board rumoured to be considering swapping Zidane for former boss Mourinho.
However, Zidane says he is unfazed by the speculation and remains focused on preparing his side …
Leon Goretzka has yet to sit down with Bayern Munich for contract talks but would be ready to hold discussions with the club.
The Germany midfielder has been a regular since joining Bayern from Schalke in 2018 and still has around 18 months to run on his existing deal.
He featured 38 times in last season s treble-winning campaign and has been used on 10 occasions in all competitions already in 2020-21.
No Bayern player has recovered the ball more often than Goretzka in the Bundesliga this term (10.47 per game) and only Javi Martinez has more interceptions (3.03 per game compared to 2.76).
Bayern have struggled to tie down fellow key player David Alaba to a new deal, the messy saga being played out in public in recent weeks, while Thiago Alcantata recentl…