Author: Anjishnu Roy

Certain conditions being met in the contract will Cesar Azilicueta’s stay at Chelsea being extended by a year despite the sanctions imposed by the UK government. Barcelona, however, continue to maintain their interest in the Spanish defender. According to several reports, Chelsea are on the verge of renewing Azpilicueta’s contract by an additional year which might prove detrimental to Barcelona’s intentions of signing the 32-year-old on a free next summer. There’s a specific clause in the Chelsea captain’s contract which might get triggered after he plays a certain number of games. Although the exact figure hasn’t been reported, it is…

With sanctions being imposed on the Roman Abramovich-owned club, Chelsea are having to take bus journeys since limits have been imposed on what the team can spend on travel. Midfielder Kai Havertz has offered to foot the bill as the club needs, stressing that it’s more important to come to games than how they do it. To say that Chelsea are in dire financial straits would be an understatement. Sanctions imposed by the United Kingdom government on Abramovich have affected the day-to-day workings of Chelsea football. They can only spend a maximum of 20,000 pounds on travel to or from…

Sleep has been hard to come by for Paris Saint-Germain manager Mauricio Pochettino. The Parisians suffered a dramatic second-half collapse against Real Madrid at the Santiago Bernabeu, crashing out of the Champions League. The Argentine, however, wants his team to take out their rage against Ligue 1 opponents. On Saturday, Pochettino admitted that he is finding it ‘hard to sleep at night’ following his side’s shocking and surprising exit at the hands of Real Madrid in the Champions League Round of 16 stage. With less than half an hour remaining on the clock, PSG led by two goals against Los…

AC Milan extended their lead over Inter Milan to five points on top of the table with a win over Empoli. On the other hand, Juventus continued their impressive run with a 3-1 win over Spezia. With rivals and neighbours Inter Milan not playing until Sunday, the Rossoneri took the opportunity to stretch their lead to five points at the top of the table. French defender Pierre Kalulu handed Milan the lead in the 19th minute with an arrowing strike into the bottom corner. The hosts had a few nervy moments as they struggled to maintain the tempo of the match. They struggled to…

Reigning La Liga champions Atletico Madrid won their fourth league match on the trot with a 2-1 victory against Cadiz to keep up with the race for the top four spots. Joao Felix proved to be a crucial factor for Los Rojiblancos as he found the back of the net inside three minutes following a blunder from Cadiz goalkeeper Jeremias Ledesma who mishandled the ball inside his own area to gift a goal to the Portuguese forward. Felix has shown a resurgence in form and has five goals in his last five appearances to revive Atletico Madrid’s season after a…

Hosts New Zealand were no match for Australia as their neighbours ran riot and secured a victory by a gigantic margin of 141 runs. There were signs of an impending predicament when Australia were wobbling at 56/3 with their top three batters back in the hut after 15 overs. However, the record world champions have never been short of firepower when it comes to the batting department. Perry, an all-time great who hasn’t had much to do in an opening couple of matches, formed a wonderful partnership with Tahila McGrath, who was recently crowned as the ‘Player of the Series’ in…

Cristiano Ronaldo put an end to speculation of a rift surrounding him and Manchester United management with a fantastic hat-trick that secured a decisive win against Tottenham Hotspur. The headlines by the end of the Premier League matchday focused on one man and one man only: Cristiano Ronaldo. The Portuguese stalwart scored a wonderful hat-trick in front of the Old Trafford faithful to secure a much-needed 3-2 win against Tottenham. https://twitter.com/goal/status/1502712625326702593 Ronaldo had missed United’s trip to the Etihad Stadium that ended in a horrific 4-1 defeat in the Manchester derby. While the official reason was said to be a hip flexor injury, the mysterious nature…

Having agreed personal terms with Chelsea centre-back Andreas Christensen, the Blaugrana are said to be extremely close to tying down AC Milan’s midfielder Franck Kessie whose current contract runs out in June. Reliable Italian transfer journalist Rudy Galetti has asserted that Kessie has taken another step closer to joining Barcelona in the summer transfer window. The Ivorian has reportedly agreed personal terms with the Catalans and has given the green signal on a 6 million euros-a-year contract. Kessie’s contract with AC Milan expires this summer and he has reportedly maintained his desire to look for a new challenge elsewhere. Since moving from Atalanta to…

Cristiano Ronaldo, Marcus Rashford and Edinson Cavani are all available for the clash against Tottenham after missing the Manchester derby last weekend. However, Ralf Rangnick has admitted that he isn’t aware of whether Ronaldo is happy at Old Trafford. The Porutuguese was missing from the United’s squad on their trip to arch rivals Manchester City’s (1-4) stadium after a reported hip flexor injury. However, several fans and experts smelt foul play considering the secrecy regarding the injury and the fact no additional details were provided. There were also suggestions that Rangnick had decided to drop Ronaldo for the important clash and the…

Barca are actively involved in the race for Borussia Dortmund’s Erling Haaland. However, the Catalans have also identified a few replacements if they fail to land the Norwegian number 9 this summer amidst an intense bidding war. The Blaugrana have been dealt a massive blow in their pursuit of Haaland following reports that the striker is close to agreeing a move to Manchester City this summer. The Daily Mail’s Jack Gaughan reported that City have already agreed personal terms with the Norwegian, and a deal is expected to be close at around 100 million pounds. The 21-year-old was said to be the ideal marquee…