A total of 103 Covid-19 cases were recorded among players and supporting std=ff in the Premier League over the past week, the league confirmed on Monday after the postponement of the fixtures during the busy festive period. “The League can today confirm that between Monday 20 December and Sunday 26 December, 15,186 COVID-19 tests were … Read more
LONDON: Manchester United interim manager Ralf Rangnick has suggested abolishing the League Cup in a bid to ease fixture congestion in English football. The schedule, traditionally at its busiest over the Christmas and New Year period, has come under severe strain from the impact of the Omicron variant of the coronavirus, with several Premier League … Read more
MANCHESTER: Manchester United manager Ralf Rangnick has almost a full squad to choose from for Monday’s Premier League clash at Newcastle after a Covid-19 outbreak saw their last two matches postponed. Only the injured Paul Pogba is unavailable to the interim manager for the Red Devils first game in 16 days. United’s games against Brentford … Read more
The Premier League on Thursday postponed six more matches due to the wave of coronavirus infections hitting Britain, but said it intended to “continue its current fixture schedule where safely possible” as calls for a circuit break intensified. Leicester’s scheduled match against Tottenham was postponed just hours before kick-off on Thursday. Five more games scheduled … Read more
LIVERPOOL: Premier League fans will be subject to vaccine passport checks to enter stadiums from Wednesday, but fears are rising over how long the English top-flight can continue in front of capacity crowds as the Omicron variant sweeps across Britain. Tottenham’s trip to Brighton and Manchester United’s visit to Brentford have been postponed due to … Read more
LONDON: Manchester United’s match at Brentford on Tuesday was postponed as the English Premier League reported a record number of Covid-19 cases, with the virus threatening to disrupt the busy Christmas fixture list. It came hours after the Old Trafford club closed their Carrington training complex because of several players and staff members testing positive for coronavirus. … Read more
LIVERPOOL: Arsenal manager Mikel Arteta lambasted his side’s performance after Everton struck twice in the final 11 minutes to end an eight-game winless run with a 2-1 victory over the Gunners. Arteta’s men have passed up a huge opportunity to move into the Premier League’s top four after blowing the lead at Manchester United and … Read more
LIVERPOOL: As Barcelona and Spanish champions Atletico Madrid scrap for a place in the Champions League last 16 this week, the Premier League’s four participants can take it easy knowing their places in the knockout stages are already guaranteed. Read more: Barca, Atletico in danger of Champions League exit Liverpool, Manchester City and Manchester United … Read more
Ralf Rangnick’s reign at Manchester United got off to a winning start thanks to a stunning strike from the much-maligned Fred to beat Crystal Palace 1-0 at Old Trafford on Sunday. A bright start from the Red Devils fizzled out without reward and the German looked like he might have to settle for a disappointing … Read more
MANCHESTER: Ralf Rangnick said Friday he wanted to “balance” Manchester United by strengthening the club’s leaky defence. The 63-year-old German’s first press conference since being appointed interim manager until the end of the season following the sacking of Ole Gunnar Solskjaer came after United’s see-saw 3-2 win over Arsenal in the Premier League on Thursday overseen by … Read more
MANCHESTER: Michael Carrick exited Manchester United with a win as Cristiano Ronaldo surpassed 800 goals for club and country with a double to see off Arsenal 3-2 on Thursday. Carrick was taking charge for the final time as caretaker manager with new interim boss Ralf Rangnick watching from the stands and announced after the match he will … Read more
Manchester United caretaker manager Michael Carrick says he has not spoken to incoming interim boss Ralf Rangnick as he prepares to take charge of a third match at home to Arsenal on Thursday. United confirmed the appointment of Rangnick as Ole Gunnar Solskjaer’s short-term replacement this week but the German is still to receive a … Read more
Manchester United star Cristiano Ronaldo has hit back at a “disrespectful” claim that his only remaining ambition is to win the Ballon d’Or more times than Lionel Messi. Paris Saint-Germain forward Messi won the prestigious award for a seventh time on Monday. Ronaldo, who finished sixth in this year’s voting, has earned the Ballon d’Or … Read more
LONDON: Liverpool crushed Southampton 4-0 on Saturday to put pressure on Premier League leaders Chelsea as Arsenal got back on track with a victory over Newcastle to hand Eddie Howe his first defeat as Magpies manager. Steven Gerrard made it two wins out of two as Aston Villa boss with a 2-1 win at Crystal … Read more
Leicester City boss Brendan Rodgers will put aside speculation linking him with the vacancy at Manchester United to focus on beating Legia Warsaw on Thursday to ensure the Foxes keep their hopes of automatic qualification to the Europa League knockout stage alive. The 48-year-old Northern Irishman has been linked with the United role after Ole … Read more
Michael Carrick said Monday he is relishing the “privilege” of taking temporary charge at Manchester United as captain Harry Maguire demanded the players take responsibility for the disastrous results that led to the sacking of Ole Gunnar Solskjaer. Solskjaer was sacked on Sunday after a dismal run of one win in seven Premier League games, … Read more
Manchester United has approached Zinedine Zidane about taking over as manager, but according to sources close to the former Real Madrid manager, he is not interested in going to Old Trafford at this time. United fired Ole Gunnar Soskjaer on Sunday following a 4-1 loss to Watford on Saturday. Zidane’s second stint as a Real … Read more
MANCHESTER: Ole Gunnar Solskjaer’s time as Manchester United manager finally ran out on Sunday as the Norwegian was sacked following a humiliating 4-1 defeat at Watford. Solskjaer failed to win a trophy in nearly three years in charge at Old Trafford and tangible signs of progress after finishing second in the Premier League last season have been … Read more
MANCHESTER: Manchester United ended Ole Gunnar Solskjaer’s three-year reign as manager at Old Trafford on Sunday, but plan to wait until the end of the season to name the Norwegian’s permanent successor. Saturday’s 4-1 embarrassment at the hands of struggling Watford was the final straw for the United board, who had stuck by Solskjaer in … Read more
Leicester manager Brendan Rodgers has dismissed speculation linking him with Manchester United as pressure mounts on Old Trafford boss Ole Gunnar Solskjaer. Rodgers is believed to be one of the leading contenders to replace Solskjaer if the under-fire Norwegian gets the sack. United travel to Watford on Saturday with Solskjaer desperate for a victory after … Read more
Manchester United’s wage bill rocketed by 23 percent during the period in which they re-signed Cristiano Ronaldo, the club’s latest set of financial results showed on Wednesday. Figures for the first quarter of the 2021/22 financial year show a rise of £16.6 million ($22 million) in “employee benefit expenses” compared with the corresponding period of … Read more
MANCHESTER, United Kingdom, Oct 25, 2021 (AFP) – Manchester United’s historic 5-0 thrashing at the hands of fierce rivals Liverpool has left manager Ole Gunnar Solskjaer clinging to his job despite signing a new three-year deal just three months ago. Solskjaer has failed to win a trophy in nearly three years in charge at Old Trafford … Read more
MANCHESTER: Mohamed Salah hailed a “big win” for Liverpool as the Egyptian forward’s hat-trick inspired a 5-0 victory against humiliated Manchester United at Old Trafford on Sunday. Jurgen Klopp’s side ran riot in the 202nd meeting of English football’s biggest rivals. Naby Keita and Diogo Jota put Liverpool two goals ahead early on before Salah turned on the style … Read more
Cristiano Ronaldo scored his 58th hat-trick as Portugal beat Luxembourg 5-0 in the World Cup Qualifying Group A. Ronaldo took two penalties in the first 13 minutes and scored two goals before his hat-trick for the club and country. after he scored his third goal with a header that took him to 115 international goals. … Read more
Lausanne: UEFA says that it is dropping its disciplinary case against Real Madrid, Barcelona, and Juventus over their involvement in the controversial European Super League, to comply with a ruling from a Madrid court. European football´s governing body said late Monday that “the proceedings (are) null and void as if the proceedings had never been … Read more
Cristiano Ronaldo is returning to Manchester United after 12 years away at Real madrid and Juventus. We took a look at five of the best moments from his first stint at Old Trafford. Dazzling debut – August 2003 Ronaldo joined United after players urged coach Alex Ferguson to sign him following a pre-season friendly against … Read more
When Manchester City loanee Gavin Bazunu saved the first-half penalty of Cristiano Ronaldo, denying the Manchester United striker a record 110th international goal for Portugal, media reports. Ireland was looking forward to the victory in the qualifying match against Portugal. However, Ronaldo scored the late two goals to set the record and wash away the … Read more
Cristiano Ronaldo has expressed his “never-ending love for Manchester United” after returning to Manchester United. After signing a €15 million ($17.7m) contract he moved back to the English Premier League club from Juventus. The 36-year-old, who scored 118 goals in 292 matches in his first spell at Manchester United before joining Real Madrid, is now … Read more
