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After a turbulent international break that saw manager Liam Rosenior’s leadership questioned, Chelsea face Ligue 1 side Port Vale in the FA Cup quarter-finals on Saturday night.Liam Rosenior releases three key players (Image: Chris Brunskill/Getty Images)Manager Liam Rosenior made a point of leaving out Enzo Fernandes, Moises Caicedo and Marc Cucurella for Chelsea’s FA Cup clash with Port Vale. The Blues have endured a turbulent international break and three of their key players have given eye-catching interviews.Chelsea head into Saturday’s FA Cup quarter-final on the back of a fourth straight defeat, having been eliminated from the Champions League by Paris…
Nottingham Forest have revealed why Mats Sells, Elliott Anderson, Ola Aina and Omari Hutchinson all missed public training due to fitness concerns. The Forest team held their latest session in front of their supporters at the City Ground, but the key quartet was nowhere to be seen.Ahead of training, the club’s official statement said: “Mats Sells and Elliott Andersson will be resting after recent international action, while Ola Aina and Omari Hutchinson continue their individual training programs and will not be part of today’s group.”All four players were in the starting XI that beat Tottenham before the international break and…
MADRID (AP) — After Real Madrid lost to Mallorca on Saturday, Barcelona took a big step toward winning La Liga with a 2-1 come-from-behind victory over Atlético Madrid at home.it is first of 3 games Matches between teams will be played within 10 days. Barcelona and Atlético will face each other twice in the quarter-finals of the Champions League. The two sides also met in the Copa del Rey semi-finals in February and March, with Atlético advancing to the final with a 4-3 aggregate victory. The Spanish rivals will play each other five times within two months.Barcelona’s Dani Olmo said:…
○Scar dos Santos Emboaba Jr., known as Oscar, has decided to retire. The Brazilian midfielder, who has played for clubs such as Chelsea and has long experience in China, announced his retirement from professional football on Saturday at the age of 34.The Brazilian player has been out of action since November after suffering vasovagal syncope while training with Sao Paulo, his first and last professional team. Since then, Oscar has not played a single minute for the team. Until Saturday, when the Rio de Janeiro native announced his retirement from professional soccer.”I wanted to contribute more for São Paulo, I…
Man City 4-0 Liverpool: Erling Haaland’s hat-trick, Antoine Semenyo’s strike and Mo Salah’s penalty miss made it a disastrous day for Liverpool as they were eliminated from the FA Cup.Liverpool suffered a heavy defeat at the Etihad (Image: James Gill – Danehouse/Getty Images)It’s a familiar sight in Etihad Airways’ technical area. The casually dressed man can’t keep still and occasionally drops his desperately shaven head into his hands. It barely gave the fourth employee a moment’s respite.And in the stands, Pep Guardiola was sitting next to his daughter Maria. The Manchester City manager was very laid back and enjoyed days…
Appointing Arne Slott as Jurgen Klopp’s successor at Liverpool was always going to be a big challenge, but this season has been marred by a series of worrying performances and results that have quickly eroded optimism on Merseyside. With key players struggling to form, defensive vulnerabilities resurfacing and defeat to rivals Manchester City in the FA Cup quarter-finals, the Dutchman has come under increasing scrutiny.His successes, including an unbeaten season with Bayer Leverkusen, have not been forgotten. There, he brings out the best in Florian Wirtz and Jeremy Frimpong, and also has the coaching talent to turn Liverpool’s fortunes around.Just…
MILAN (AP) — Fiorentina goalkeeper David de Gea made a number of big saves on Saturday to preserve a 1-0 win against Hellas Verona and move further away from the Serie A relegation zone.The former Manchester United shot-stopper kept his team in the game, but teammate Nicolo Fagioli scored the winning goal in the final minute, eight minutes into the game.Jack Harrison, on loan from Leeds United, fired in from the right and the free Fagioli fired a shot inside the right post.Tensions flared four minutes later when Verona midfielder Tomas Suslov and his Fiorentina counterpart Alberto Guzmundsson got into…
Chelsea’s ‘model’ to blame for Fernandes comments – CarneyVideo credit: TNT SportsJoleon Lescott believes Liam Rosenior could have taken “more responsibility” for Enzo Fernandes’ suspension, while Karen Carney expects more “difficult situations” to come for Chelsea.Fernandes has said during his spell with Argentina that he wants to live in Madrid, a comment that was taken as support for a potential move to Real Madrid in the summer, with the La Liga giants reportedly keen on the player.Chelsea team-mate Marc Cucurella also made comments while playing for Spain, expressing his concerns about how things will play out at Stamford Bridge.As a…
Mo Salah confirmed last week that he will leave Liverpool at the end of the season, ending a nine-year, trophy-laden spell at Anfield.Mo Salah and Arne Slott have not seen eye to eye once this season (Image: James Gill – Danehouse/Getty Images)Egyptian football legend Mohamed Aboutrika has claimed that his reason for leaving Liverpool is due to a deterioration in his relationship with Arne Slott after speaking to Mo Salah. Salah, 33, announced the news last week that he would be leaving Liverpool at the end of the season.Theories quickly emerged as to why the forward had decided to leave…
Bruno Guimarães is liked by Manchester United (Image: Getty)Manchester United’s internationals are enjoying an extra few days off this week before returning to Carrington at the weekend and starting an intensive training camp in Ireland next week. The team traveled to Dublin on Monday and are expected to stay until Thursday as manager Michael Carrick looks to get his players back fit in time for the Premier League restart against Leeds on Monday, April 13.This will finally eliminate the 24-day gap between matches, but plans for the summer are well underway, although things seem quiet at the moment. As Man…