As for the visitors, suffering a 2-1 defeat against Chelsea at Vicarage Road over the weekend, Watford are still the only Premier League outfit yet to record a win in any of their opening 11 matchups, their worst domestic start in the club s history. Despite turning to former boss Quique Sánchez Flores back in September, the 54-year-olds defensive tactics are already coming under increasing scrutiny. Suffering back-to-back defeats and crashing out of the EFL Cup at the hands of fellow strugglers Everton last week, the Hornets already find themselves sat two points adrift of Norwich at the foot of the table. A huge part of Watford s continued issues heading into November have come down to some glaring struggles in the final third. Scoring just a pair of goals in their last six Premier L…
Gabriel Jesus and Alex Telles will not recover from knee injuries in time to play again at the 2022 World Cup, Brazil confirmed on Saturday.
The pair had each been substituted in Friday s defeat to Cameroon, with team doctor Rodrigo Lasmar confirming afterwards they would have scans the following day.
Brazil have already been playing without Neymar, Danilo and Alex Sandro due to injuries, and their latest two setbacks are significant.
Reports in Brazil on Saturday had suggested Jesus would miss a month and Telles was potentially facing surgery, also representing blows to Arsenal and Sevilla.
A statement from the CBF subsequently confirmed neither would feature for the remainder of the World Cup.
As announced by the CBF after the game against Came…
Fulham have confirmed that they will not be renewing the contract of Australian goalkeeper Mark Schwarzer, who has now left the club.
Schwarzer, 40, made 219 appearances for Fulham in five seasons after joining from Middlesbrough on a free transfer.
But the shot-stopper – who is the first player from outside the United Kingdom to notch 500 Premier League appearances – was told his contract would not be renewed at Fulham with a guarantee of playing first-team football.
That was at the top of the Australian s list of demands and as a result he has left the club, with the player announcing as much last month.
Fulham confirmed his departure on Monday though, with a statement on their official website that thanked Schwarzer – who has been linked with a switch to…
Arsene Wenger hailed his Arsenal team for coming through a battle in a 0-0 draw against Stoke City on Sunday to return to the top of the Premier League, but felt his team missed an opportunity to win.
Goalkeepers Petr Cech and Jack Butland were on top form to maintain the stalemate, a result which sent Arsenal above Leicester City and back into first place on goal difference.
It was a battle, said Wenger after Arsenal s run without a win at the Britannia Stadium extended to six matches.
They made the game very physical, the crowd and the players were up for it from the first minute.
We had to show solidarity and fighting spirit. We lacked a bit of creativity going forward and we missed a few chances too.
Arsenal have not won away to Stoke si…
Atletico Madrid head coach Diego Simeone insists he is very clear on the Diego Costa transfer situation.
Chelsea outcast Costa insists Atletico are the only club he wishes to join, having helped them to LaLiga glory in 2013-14 before moving to the Premier League.
The Spain striker fanned the flames of his situation at Stamford Bridge by granting a tell-all interview to the Daily Mail last weekend and has now claimed to ESPN Brasil that the English champions are pricing him out of a move urging Atletico to make a big effort to sign him.
Simeone is keen not to become embroiled in the saga any further, with Atletico s stance complicated by the FIFA player registration ban that is hanging over them until January
Speaking ahead of his side s LaLiga opener at n…
report, quoting their own sources, that have reignited their interest in Manchester City s Raheem Sterling.
The England winger has two years remaining on his contract with the Premier League holders, and the negotiations about a new deal have broken down earlier this summer. Sterling moved from Liverpool to Manchester City under similar circumstances in 2015, having rejected a new deal and insisted on the move happening.
The situation with City hasn t quite come to that point but Real have apparently been monitoring the 23-year-old s form and are set to send representatives to England s clash with Spain at Wembley as part of the UEFA Nations League on September 8.
Last season was by far the best one in Sterling s career so far, almost doubling his best goal t…
Jurgen Klopp wants former Liverpool captain Steven Gerrard to succeed him as manager at Anfield.
Gerrard took up a youth coaching role with the Reds in January 2017, having retired from playing the year before following a short spell with LA Galaxy.
The 39-year-old then secured his first senior management post in May last year when he replaced Graeme Murty at Rangers, and he has impressed during his time in Scotland.
Klopp, who steered Liverpool to Champions League glory and second place in the Premier League last term, has a contract with the club until 2022 and has no immediate plans to move on.
However, when he does leave Anfield, Klopp wants Gerrard to return to his boyhood club to take over.
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Leicester City are favourites to sign Odsonne Edouard from Celtic in the summer transfer window, according to . Leicester’s Premier League rivals Arsenal are also interested in the former Paris Saint-Germain striker, it has been claimed.
Edouard is out of contract at Celtic at the end of next season and is available for around £15 million to £20 million, according to the report. The 23-year-old joined the Hoops permanent from PSG in 2018 after a loan spell from PSG and has been superb for the Glasgow giants over the years.
According to , the 23-year-old has made 23 starts and three substitute appearances in the Scottish Premiership for Celtic this season, scoring 16 goals and providing three assists in the process. The youngster made three starts and one substitute …
According to a recent report from Sky Sports, Nottingham Forest are interested in trying to sign Fulham star Anthony Knockaert on loan.
Fulham made Knockaert’s move from Brighton Hove Albion permanent back in July but so far, he has yet to appear in the Premier League for the Cottagers. Chris Hughton, who is the new Forest manager, is the man who actually signed Knockaert for the Seagulls way back in 2016.
While he may have been a known presence in English football for a good few years now, Knockaert has never really been able to find a consistent home. With Forest hoping that Hughton can turn them into promotion candidates once again you have to wonder how big of a role Knockaert will play in his plans.
He s clearly a solid Championship player but at the same…
San Diego FC have signed Hirving Lozano as the first Designated Player in the club s history.
The Mexico international will make the move on January 1 ahead of San Diego s first season in the MLS, remaining with his current club, PSV, for the rest of 2024.
Lozano is just the fourth player to join the club and has signed a four-year contract, with the option to extend for a further two years.
It s an honor to join San Diego FC as the club s first designated player, said Lozano.
It s exciting to be part of history as we build a club that will compete for championships in MLS. In every country I have played, I always strive to leave a mark, and making an impact in San Diego and MLS is very important to me.
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