Month: January 2020

Reece James is the latest youngster to make a breakthrough at Chelsea, with the 20-year-old full-back seeing his crossing ability compared to David Beckham by “Reece James likened to Beckham as Chelsea legend talks up promising full-back”

Barcelona top the Deloitte Money League for the first time after also becoming the only club to break the €800 million (£686m/$891m) mark for revenue.  The Camp “Deloitte Money League: Barcelona usurp Real Madrid, Man Utd highest-placed English club”

Barcelona’s treatment of Ernesto Valverde has been “a little ugly”, says club legend Andres Iniesta, with rumours continuing to suggest that the Blaugrana head coach “‘Barcelona's behaviour has been a little ugly’ – Valverde deserving of more respect, says Iniesta”

Ernesto Valverde has bid a classy farewell to Barcelona, with a man who delivered back-to-back La Liga titles at Camp Nou wishing his successor Quique “Sacked Valverde wishes Setien well in Barcelona post as he thanks Messi & Co for four trophies”

Winning the Continental Cup could give Manchester United a feeling greater than winning the league, says defender Abbie McManus. The 27-year-old won the trophy three “'Winning the cup better than winning the league' – Man Utd star McManus targeting fourth Continental Cup success”

Seven years ago, Brighton’s Kayleigh Green wasn’t even playing football. This week, she’ll line up against both Arsenal and Manchester United, with a cup semi-final “From quitting football in her 20s, to a first pro contract at 30: Green relishing Arsenal & Man Utd clashes”

Manchester United manager Ole Gunnar Solskjaer has confirmed the club have cancelled plans to hold their mid-season training camp in the Middle East due to saftey “Man Utd cancel mid-season Middle East training camp due to safety fears”

Inter do not have any significant funds available for transfers in the winter window, according to Antonio Conte, who has attempted to play down links “Conte insists Inter don't have big money to spend amid Eriksen & Young rumours”

Real Madrid have loaned goalkeeper Andriy Lunin to Real Oviedo for the remainder of the 2019-20 season, the Spanish capital club announced on Wednesday. Having “Real Madrid goalkeeper Lunin joins Real Oviedo on loan until end of season”

Lionel Messi claims he’s not bothered by the man-marking he is regularly subjected to while playing for Barcelona and has picked Girona’s Pablo Maffeo as “Messi picks surprise defender as his toughest man-marker”