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Sir Chips Keswick retires as chairman of Arsenal

Arsenal Chairman Sir Chips Keswick in the directors box before the Premier League match between Cardiff City and Arsenal at Cardiff City Stadium on September 2, 2018 in Cardiff, United Kingdom. Arsenal chairman Sir Chips Keswick has retired, the club have announced. Keswick, 80, joined the Gunners board in 2005 and was appointed chairman in June 2013 after his predecessor Peter Hill-Wood was forced to step down on health grounds. It is understood the club will not seek to appoint a new chairman, with the board now consisting of Stan Kroenke, Josh Kroenke, Lord Harris and Ken Friar. Keswick said: “It has been an honour to be the chairman of this great football club. Arsenal has always held a special place in my life and that will remain the case in the future. “I made my plan...
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Report: Chelsea identified £15m Kepa Arrizabalaga replacement

Chelsea's Kepa Arrizabalaga during the Premier League match between Chelsea FC and Everton FC at Stamford Bridge on March 8, 2020 in London, United Kingdom. Kepa Arrizabalaga does not look like the £71 million goalkeeper following a string of mediocre performances and his Chelsea future has come under doubt.  According to Team Talk, Chelsea are looking at alternatives already and the blues are ready to make a move for Roman Burki, who could be available in a cut-price deal.  The Borussia Dortmund goalkeeper could be available for just £15 million, as he is entering into the last year of his contract with the Germans. The Switzerland international has been with Dortmund since 2015 and he has spent a vast majority of his professional career in German football. He is a pla...
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Real Madrid eager to offer Four Players to Sign Man United star Paul Pogba

Paul Pogba of Manchester United waves to the fans at full time during the Premier League match between Manchester United and Newcastle United at Old Trafford on December 26, 2019 in Manchester, United Kingdom. Real Madrid are reportedly ready to offer four players in exchange for Manchester United star Paul Pogba. The Spanish giants are long-term admirers of the French midfielder but have so far been unable to strike a deal with the Red Devils. However, it is claimed that Los Blancos are prepared to part with four players as part of their offer. The Sun claim Martin Odegaard, Lucas Vazquez, James Rodriguez and Brahim Diaz have all been put forward as they look to finally get a deal over the line. Pogba hasn't featured for United since September but is back in training ahead ...
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Premier League set for return on June 17

The Nike swoosh logo on an official Premier League match ball on May 6, 2020 in Manchester, England. The Premier League is set to return on June 17 with Manchester City vs Arsenal and Aston Villa vs Sheffield United, after the 20 clubs agreed to come back that week in Thursday’s ‘D-Day’ videoconference. While the official date proposed and agreed upon is 20 June, the competition has to complete those two games in hand first, and it is also possible that another fixture – potentially Tottenham Hotspur vs Manchester United – is played on Friday 19 June. It is thought, however, that Friday evenings are likely to be kept free for the EFL. According to report, the date was put into a proposal for Thursday’s ongoing videoconference, and was one of the first items discussed. A majority ...
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David Luiz may leave Arsenal with no Contract extension talks planned

David Luiz of Arsenal during a training session at London Colney on May 22, 2020 in St Albans, England. David Luiz's short spell at Arsenal could be set to come to an end with the Brazilian reportedly out of contract next month. It was thought the defender had joined the club on a two-year deal from Chelsea last summer, but Sky Sports claim that agreement was only reached on an initial 12-month stay.  According to journalist James Benge, Arsenal have a one year option to extend his deal which they are yet to activate. But huge wages of £125,000 could be an issue in potential negotiations.  The defender made the shock switch from Stamford Bridge to the Emirates on transfer deadline day for a fee of £8million after Laurent Koscielny left for Bordeaux.  Manager Mik...
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Jose Mourinho: Harry Kane, Heung-Min Son and all Tottenham players recovered from injury

Jose Mourinho, Head Coach of Tottenham Hotspur during the Tottenham Hotspur training session at Tottenham Hotspur Training Centre on May 20, 2020 in Enfield, England. Tottenham will welcome back four key first-team players when the Premier League season resumes after the coronavirus lockdown, Jose Mourinho has revealed. It represents a huge boost for Spurs, who were left with a threadbare squad after injury robbed them of star men like Harry Kane and Son Heung-min earlier this year. But the Tottenham boss fears that they will struggle to reach their best when they do return due to their extended period on the sidelines. Kane has not played since limping out of Tottenham's New Year's Day defeat by Southampton with a hamstring problem, while Son has since fulfilled military servi...
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Solskjaer says Pogba and Rashford will be fit for Premier League return

Manchester United's French midfielder Paul Pogba (L) celebrates with Manchester United's English forward Marcus Rashford after he scores the team's second goal from a second penalty during the English Premier League football match between Manchester United and West Ham United at Old Trafford in Manchester, north west England, on April 13, 2019. Manchester United manager Ole Gunnar Solskjaer says Marcus Rashford and Paul Pogba will be fit for the proposed resumption of the Premier League. Rashford was due to miss the rest of the season after a back operation in January, while Pogba had not played because of a foot injury. With both men now in group training ahead of Project Restart, Solskjaer has delivered positive news. "They're looking good, they've joined training now and they'v...
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Liverpool are eager to sign Wolves winger Adama Traore

Adama Traore of Wolverhampton Wanderers during a training session at Sir Jack Hayward Training Ground on May 20, 2020 in Wolverhampton, England. Liverpool are eyeing a move for Wolves winger Adama Traore, according to a report in the Sun.  According to the report, Traore is at the top of Jurgen Klopp’s wish-list as he bids to strengthen his Liverpool squad and ease the heavy reliance on his front three of Roberto Firmino, Mo Salah and Sadio Mane. Traore has been a revelation at the Molineux and the 24-year-old has starred for Nuno Espirito Santo’s team, scoring six goals and racking up seven assists for the Premier League club in all competitions this season. The former Barcelona winger Traore joined Wolves from Middlesbrough for £20m in 2018, according to the Sun, but his...
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Chelsea confirm contract extension for Giroud and Caballero

Chelsea's Olivier Giroud during the Premier League match between Chelsea FC and Everton FC at Stamford Bridge on March 8, 2020 in London, United Kingdom. Chelsea have confirmed that they have extended the contracts for Olivier Giroud and Willy Caballero. Both players had deals which were running out at the end of the 2019/20 campaign, however they have now been extended for another season. Giroud, 33, and Caballero, 38, have mainly been back-up players under Frank Lampard this season, however both have been called into action in recent months. World Cup-winner Giroud was keen on a Blues exit in January, however that was blocked due to Chelsea's failure to bring in another striker in his place. With the injury to Tammy Abraham and the disappointing start by Michy Batshuayi, G...
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Everton Fc Agree Club-record kit deal

Carlo Ancelotti poses alongside Marcel Brands (R) and Denise Barrett-Baxendale (L) during his unveiling as new Everton Manager at Goodison Park on December 23, 2019 in Liverpool, England. Everton FC have agreed a club-record kit deal. The three-year partnership will see Hummel manufacture and supply the Toffees with playing, training and travel wear ahead of the 2020/21 season. As technical partner, the brand will kit out the men's, women's and academy squads, as well as the club's coaching and Everton in the Community staff. Chief executive Denise Barrett-Baxendale said: "It is really important that we drive maximum value from our commercial deals and this is a club-record deal for a technical partnership for Everton. "It is also important we work with brands that share our...
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Premier League clubs agree on training return

The Premier League logo amongst shirts from Premier League clubs on May 14, 2020 in Manchester, England. The Premier League moved a step closer to the return of competitive football on Monday as clubs gave the green light to small group training commencing within the next 24 hours. Despite their latest video-conference, however, no date was set for league fixtures to re-start. Professional football has been suspended in England since March 13 due to the coronavirus crisis and EFL League 2 called a halt to their season last week, with League 1 expected to follow in the coming days. But there remains a commitment from the Premier League and EFL Championship -- English football's second tier -- to play the season to a conclusion on the pitch. While football returned in Germany at ...
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Spurs forward Son Heung-min returns to London

Tottenham Hotspur forward Son Heung-min poses for a photo at a Marine Corps boot camp in Seogwipo in Jeju, South Korea. Tottenham forward Son Heung-min has travelled back to London after completing compulsory national service in South Korea. Son spent three weeks with the South Korean Military Corps, where he finished among the top five performers. The 27-year-old is not required to self-isolate unless he tests positive for coronavirus and will be free to join training when it resumes. Son could take part in solo training sessions as early as Monday. Individual training is permitted as part of the Premier League's strict guidelines and 'Project Restart'. Restrictions are in place for team training where social distancing must be "strictly observed" and also no longer than...
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Chelsea Star Tammy Abraham fears transmitting Coronavirus to Family as Premier League approaches

Tammy Abraham of Chelsea during the UEFA Champions League round of 16 first leg match between Chelsea FC and FC Bayern Muenchen at Stamford Bridge on February 25, 2020 in London, United Kingdom. Chelsea forward Tammy Abraham insists the Premier League should not return until it is safe to do so, revealing his concern for his family's well-being. The Premier League has been suspended since March 13 due to the coronavirus but is planning a June return after the government gave the green light for a behind closed doors resumption - despite players not yet able to participate in group training. While 'Project Restart' talks continue to search for the safest method to restart the Premier League, there is a perhaps growing sense that return next month may be premature. And Abraham, w...
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Jurgen Klopp : Cristiano Ronaldo is Perfect But I Pick Lionel Messi

Jurgen Klopp manager of Liverpool during a green screen shoot at Melwood Training Ground on August 05, 2019 in Liverpool, England. Jurgen Klopp has sided with Barcelona ace Lionel Messi over Juventus’s Cristiano Ronaldo in the debate over who the best in the world is. The Liverpool manager was asked , “who is the best: Messi or Ronaldo?” “For me, Messi, but I couldn’t admire Ronaldo more than I do already,” Klopp answered. “We’ve played against both Messi and Ronaldo already, and both are almost impossible to defend. “If you could paint yourself a perfect player, he would have Ronaldo’s height, he could jump as high or run as fast as Ronaldo can. And what is then added to that, is his attitude. It is absolutely perfect and professional, it couldn’t be any better. “And on th...
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Liverpool urged to sign Leed United top rated Midfielder Kalvin Phillip

Kalvin Phillips of Leeds United celebrates after the Sky Bet Championship match between Hull City and Leeds United at KCOM Stadium on February 29, 2020 in Hull, England.Liverpool have been urged to make a move for Leeds United midfielder Kalvin Phillips.The 24-year-old has played a key role as the Whites have put themselves in pole position to win promotion from the Championship this season.However, former Tottenham Hotspur star Darren Bent believes Phillips is capable of playing at the top end of the Premier League.He told Football Insider that Phillips would find it difficult to turn down Liverpool if they came calling this summer.“If that move comes about and it’s there on the table, you’ve got to take it,” he said.How much he’d play I don’t know, but people are talking about Fabinho an...
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Man City Midfielder Kevin De Bruyne hint he could seek exit if European ban is upheld

Kevin De Bruyne (17) of Manchester City during the Carabao Cup Final between Aston Villa and Manchester City at Wembley Stadium, London on Sunday 1st March 2020.Manchester City are facing a two-year European football ban.The ban was imposed by UEFA after Man City were found guilty of breaching Financial Fair Play rules.Currently, Man City’s ban will come into effect from the 2020-21 season.This weekend, during an interview with HLN, Kevin De Bruyne has suggested he could leave Man City if the European ban isn’t dispelled.De Bruyne stated his belief that he can’t wait two years before he plays Champions League football again. KDB said:“I’m just waiting a little bit. The club has told us that they will appeal the decision. And they are 100 per cent convinced that they are in the right.“I hav...
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Spurs boss Mourinho reveals the only loss that made him cry

Head coach Jose Mourinho of Tottenham Hotspur looks on prior to the UEFA Champions League round of 16 second leg match between RB Leipzig and Tottenham Hotspur at Red Bull Arena on March 10, 2020 in Leipzig, Germany.Jose Mourinho has revealed he was reduced to tears following Real Madrid’s emotional Champions League semi-final defeat at the hands of Bayern Munich. The current Tottenham manager had built a star-studded side which briefly interrupted Barcelona’s dominance of La Liga under Pep Guardiola, ending the 2011/12 season as champions amassing 100 points and scoring an astonishing 121 goals in the process. Mourinho’s team were considered favourites to double up and become kings of Europe too, particularly after Barcelona succumbed to a shock defeat against Chelsea who were m...
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Rio Ferdinand Reveals Man United's Paul Pogba best position

Paul Pogba of Manchester United applauds fans after the Premier League match between Manchester United and Newcastle United at Old Trafford on December 26, 2019 in Manchester, United Kingdom.Rio Ferdinand believes Manchester United haven't seen the best of Paul Pogba because he's not been played in his best position regularly enough.Pogba's position has been a debate at Old Trafford ever since he sealed a return to the club in summer 2016.Ole Gunnar Solskjaer has often picked Pogba in a two-man midfield, but Ferdinand thinks the player's attacking skills are not best utilised in deeper positions. The former England centre-back believes Pogba can still salvage his United career, but only if Solskjaer gets his selections right."I don’t feel he’s been played in his best position a lot of the ...
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Tottenham boss Jose Mourinho to make food deliveries for local community

Tottenham boss Jose Mourinho.Tottenham manager Jose Mourinho will volunteer to help transport food during the coronavirus pandemic.The three-time Premier League winner will provide his assistance alongside Spurs staff at the club's training centre, where they produce fresh fruit and vegetables and deliver it to their food distribution hub, where it goes on to reach vulnerable members of the local community.It's not the first time Mourinho has offered his assistance during the pandemic, with the Portuguese working to help prepare food parcels with Age UK in Enfield back in March.He was later reminded of his responsibilities by Tottenham after arranging a public fitness session with midfielder Tanguy Ndombele on Hadley Common in Barnet.In a short video published to Tottenham's social media a...
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Liverpool set tentative training date ahead of possible Premier League return

Jurgen Klopp manager of Liverpool.With the Bundesliga tentatively set to return on May 9th, we know that a resumption of European club football is possible as some countries begin to see the benefits of extensive testing when it comes to controlling the coronavirus pandemic.And for Liverpool and the Premier League, while an early-may restart may be off the table, the club are said to be looking at the middle of next month for reopening their Melwood training facility and having the players back training together.That’s the word today from The Liverpool Echo, who report a mid-May return to training is the club’s goal—something that would line up with league hopes of an early-June restart and a festival of football following three weeks of team training.The largest stumbling block to their h...
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