Friday, August 10, 2018

Jurgen Klopp - Liverpool are 'still Rocky Balboa, not Ivan Drago'

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Jurgen Klopp - Liverpool are 'still Rocky Balboa, not Ivan Drago'
Jurgen Klopp - Liverpool are 'still Rocky Balboa, not Ivan Drago'
Liverpool manager Jurgen Klopp says the Reds are "still Rocky Balboa and not Ivan Drago".

Thursday, August 9, 2018

Courtois signs six-year deal at Real Madrid as Kovacic joins Chelsea

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Courtois signs six-year deal at Real Madrid as Kovacic joins Chelsea
Courtois signs six-year deal at Real Madrid as Kovacic joins Chelsea
Goalkeeper Thibaut Courtois officially signs a six-year deal with Real Madrid on Thursday, ending his seven-year spell at Chelsea.

Wednesday, August 8, 2018

Pogba wants to leave Man Utd for Barca - Wednesday's gossip

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Pogba wants to leave Man Utd for Barca - Wednesday's gossip
Pogba wants to leave Man Utd for Barca - Wednesday's gossip
Paul Pogba wants to leave Man Utd for Barcelona, Spurs offer £25m for Grealish, Chelsea's £71.5m target Kepa almost joined Real Madrid for just £17.9m, plus more.

Tuesday, August 7, 2018

Transfer window: Courtois misses Chelsea training again, Hart joins Burnley and more – live!

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Transfer window: Courtois misses Chelsea training again, Hart joins Burnley and more – live!
Live transfer news from the Premier League and beyondTransfer interactive: latest deals and club-by-club guidesHart joins Burnley in £3.5m deal from Manchester CityAnd you can email Ben or tweet @benfisherj

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Nottingham Forest have already splashed out £24m on 11 new faces this summer, including £13.2m record-signing Joao Carvalho – and now they want to add Sam Byram from West Ham United. “He’s one on the list,” Aitor Karanka said. “We have been working since May to try and build a good squad.” On Saturday, the Forest manager warned his new flurry of recruits that they have no time to bed in:

The players from abroad are realising that the Championship is really tough; it is not the Champions League, Portuguese league or the Spanish league, it is really tough and everybody has to realise that we need to fight with the same intensity. In this squad they don’t have time to settle in, because if they take time they know they are going to lose their position. You don’t realise how big, how tough this league is until the moment you arrive here. When you are here, you enjoy it and you suffer it

Related: Daryl Murphy strikes to earn Nottingham Forest point at Bristol City

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Sunday, August 5, 2018

Barcelona kid Riqui Puig is 'spectacular' - AC Milan coach Gennaro Gattuso

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Barcelona kid Riqui Puig is 'spectacular' - AC Milan coach Gennaro Gattuso
SAN JOSE, Calif. -- AC Milan coach Gennaro Gattuso hailed 18-year-old Barcelona midfielder Riqui Puig as "spectacular" after his side beat Barca 1-0 on Saturday. Puig has been one of the stars of Barca's tour of the United States, impressing against Tottenham in Los Angeles and producing a fine second-half display against Milan at Levi's Stadium. Coach Ernesto Valverde has said the plan is for Puig to continue with the B team for now, but his performances in the International Champions Cup may change...

Saturday, August 4, 2018

Really? Smalling insists 'going vegan' good for Man Utd career

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Really? Smalling insists 'going vegan' good for Man Utd career
Really? Smalling insists 'going vegan' good for Man Utd career

Manchester United defender Chris Smalling insists going vegan can help his form this season.

Smalling missed out on World Cup selection this summer and is being linked with Wolves this week, but insists a vegan diet has been good for him.

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