Bukayo Saka is enjoying a fine season as Arsenal’s leading man; the England international has scored ten times already across all competitions. The club is keen to tie him down for the long term before contract-related uncertainty kicks in. The Gunners have held initial talks with Saka’s camp over extending his contract, and offering the 20-year-old an improved deal, reports The Athletic’s David Ornstein. The youngster is enjoying a productive season; he scored the only goal when Mikela Arteta’s side beat Aston Villa the previous weekend, allowing them to consolidate their hold on the fourth and final Champions League slot in the table. Also read…
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Akshat Mehrish
Akshat Mehrish is a football expert who has a keen interest in tactics and player recruitment aspects of the sport.
Diogo Jota’s late winning goal put a stop to Nottingham Forest’s remarkable run in the FA Cup as Liverpool took their place in the 2021/22 FA Cup. The Reds started well and should have taken the lead through Roberto Firmino in the first half, but the forward squandered a one-on-one opportunity by attempting to lift the ball over goalkeeper Ethan Horvath and failing miserably. The match settled into a rhythm, which the Championship side threatened to break in the 76th minute, when, released down the right flank, Brennan Johnson laid the ball on a plate for Philip Zinckernagel with an inch-perfect cross, but the attacker failed to guide…
Two goals from Son Heung-min helped Tottenham beat West Ham 3-1 at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium, strengthening their hopes of a top-four finish while hurting those of their opponents. Antonio Conte’s men took advantage of the fact that a majority of their rivals were involved in FA Cup action on the weekend – or had to sit out because of the ones who were – and strengthened their hopes of a top-four finish. Spurs had to respond following Arsenal’s 1-0 win away to Aston Villa, which they did by beating rivals West Ham United 3-1 on Sunday night. Harry Kane continued to prove his credentials as a remarkable playmaker-scorer…
The latest iteration of two historic derbies took place in Spain and Italy. Barcelona beat El Clasico rivals, and La Liga table-toppers, Real Madrid 4-0, while Roma claimed bragging rights over Lazio in Derby della Capitale. Karim Benzema’s absence hurt Real Madrid – Los Blancos suffered without their talisman in attack, who often also acts as the outlet out of pressure – but not more than their rivals’ brilliance. The Blaugrana humiliated the league leaders 4-0 at the Santiago Bernabeu, sending warning signs across Europe over the potential of the side under Xavi Hernandez. Federico Valverde played as a False 9 in the absence…
A last-minute goal from Hyderabad’s Sahil Tavora forced extra-time, and later penalties, in Fatorda, where, for the first time this season, fans were allowed to take their seats in the stands. The Nizams reigned supreme in the shootouts, claiming their first title. Hyderabad FC marked their rapid ascension from obscurity by winning their maiden Indian Super League title on penalties against a third-time unlucky Kerala Blasters. The Nizams had finished bottom of the table three years ago in their debut season, but Manolo Marquez’s men completed a remarkable turnaround on Sunday night by beating the Blasters for their first-ever title. Kerala Blasters had barely…
Tottenham Hotspur head coach Antonio Conte was left unimpressed by Mikel Arteta’s recent comments regarding his team’s fixture congestion in the Premier League. The Italian hit back at his counterpart in a recent media appearance. Arteta raised more than a few eyebrows with his recent comments about his team’s grievance with fixture congestion. Without European football this season, the Gunners have had to play one game per week, a far lower tally than some of their immediate competitors in the division, but the Spaniard stood by his comments in a recent media appearance, claiming that he was talking specifically about…
Manchester United goalkeeper David de Gea has been left out of the Spain national team squad by head coach Luis Enrique for March international friendlies. Brentford custodian David Raya has taken his place in the squad instead. Despite enjoying a promising start to 2022, and winning his first-ever Premier League Player of the Month award in January, the 31-year-old has been left out of the Spain national team squad for the friendlies against Albania and Iceland scheduled to be held on March 26 and 29, respectively. https://twitter.com/premierleague/status/1489562147340406791 De Gea, who earlier surpassed Peter Schmeichel’s record of clean sheets (128) for United, is not the only high-profile exclusion, with Chelsea keeper Kepa Arrizabalaga also…
The bids are in for Chelsea; the deadline to submit an offer to buy the club from Roman Abramovich through the New York-based Raine Group passed on March 18. A change is in the air; the bids to buy Chelsea FC from the sanctioned Russian oligarch Roman Abramovich were lodged with the Raine Group on Friday, March 18. The New York-based bank will now go through the offers, looking both at the monetary value and beyond, before putting the best one forward for advanced negotiations. Credit: Chicago Cubs Among the known bidders were the USA-based Ricketts family, owner of Major…
As Manchester United set about appointing their fifth permanent manager in the last nine years, two of the candidates linked with the job, Erik ten Hag (Ajax) and Thomas Tuchel (Chelsea), have commented on the speculation. An idea put forward by ex-Liverpool centre-back Jamie Carragher caused plenty of stir within the footballing fraternity last week. Now a TV pundit, he wrote that United should look no further than the hot mess currently brewing at Chelsea for their next managerial appointment and steal the Blues’ manager Tuchel amid the constant uncertainty about the club. https://twitter.com/Carra23/status/1501908602369544192 Rumors of the Red Devils’ interest in the German quickly…
Reigning champions Chelsea will face Real Madrid in the quarterfinal of the 2021/22 UEFA Champions League, a rematch of last season’s semifinal, which the Blues won 3-1 on aggregate. There will be reunions; Eden Hazard and Carlo Ancelotti will be celebrated on their return to Stamford Bridge, should UEFA allow fans to take their place in the stands, given their historic ties with the club, while Mateo Kovacic will return to Santiago Bernabeu for the first time since 2018. One of Chelsea or Real Madrid will progress to face either Manchester City or Atletico Madrid – the two teams with significantly different playing styles have drawn each other in the…