Chelsea manager Thomas Tuchel said he is surprised at the reaction to Manchester United not being awarded a penalty in Sunday s scoreless Premier League draw.
United were left aggrieved following the denial of a first-half spot-kick as Chelsea and the visiting Red Devils produced a 0-0 stalemate at Stamford Bridge.
In the first half, referee Stuart Attwell checked on the pitchside monitor to see if a penalty should have been awarded to United when a bouncing ball struck the raised hand of Callum Hudson-Odoi, who was tussling with Mason Greenwood.
Attwell stuck with his initial decision not to give the spot-kick and, much to the frustration of United manager Ole Gunnar Solskjaer and full-back Luke Shaw.
0 Thomas Tuchel has become just the second manager to…
Liverpool are interested in signing Rayan Ait-Nouri from Premier League rivals Wolverhampton Wanderers in the summer transfer window, according to . The report has claimed that manager Jurgen Klopp, who will step down from the role at the end of the season, has personally recommended Liverpool to get a deal done for the left-back.
Ait-Nouri is one of the best young defenders in the Premier League. The 22-year-old Algeria international can operate as a left-back or as a left wing-back. After a loan spell at Wolves from Angers in 2020-21, he made the deal permanent and has progressed and developed a lot since then.
Ait-Nouri has made 89 appearances in the Premier League so far in his career. The left-back has scored four goals, given four assists, and kept 10 clean sheets…
Kris Doolan believes Partick Thistle have all the ingredients of a cinch Premiership team as they stand on the brink of a return to the top flight.
The Jags will take a 2-0 lead from the first leg of their play-off final against Ross County to Dingwall for the return game on Sunday.
Doolan, who stepped up from the club’s academy to take over from Ian McCall in February – initially as interim boss – has total belief in his squad, the first team to finish fourth in the second tier to go all the way to the play-off final.
Former Thistle striker Doolan, who lost a play-off final against Livingston in 2018, said: “Ian McCall built this squad and he deserves a lot of credit for that because it is a fantastic squad.
“To me it is a Premiership squad and…
Lee Johnson believes Hibernian have added “craft” and “nous” to their attack after signing veteran striker Adam Le Fondre on an initial one-year contract.
The 36-year-old Englishman, who has amassed 273 career goals, joins the cinch Premiership club after recently leaving Australian side Sydney, where he spent the majority of the past five years.
Prior to moving to the A-League in 2018, Le Fondre played for a range of English clubs, with his most prolific spells coming at Rochdale, Rotherham and Reading, where he played under Hibs’ current director of football, Brian McDermott.
“Adam brings craft to our new frontline and his experience and nous in the game will help develop our younger strikers,” boss Johnson told the Hibs website.
“Throug…
Everton are interested in signing Henrique Carmo from São Paulo, according to . The report in the Brazilian news outlet has claimed that Premier League club Everton have expressed an interest in Carmo.
However, the Toffees are unlikely to find it easy to get a deal done for the 17-year-old striker. That is because Ligue 1 giants Paris Saint-Germain are also looking at the Brazilian teenager and have expressed an interest in him as well. There is also interest in Carmo from Al-Qadsiah in from Saudi Arabia.
Carmo is under contract at Brazilian giants São Paulo until December 2025. Tricolor Paulista want to extend that deal, but it remains to be seen if they will be able to convince the striker to put pen to paper on a new contract. UOL has claimed that Shakhtar Donetsk …
Pep Guardiola says Erling Haaland will be a genius if he can break the Premier League scoring record, and hailed the impact of Borussia Dortmund on the striker s development.
The Norway international has scored 17 top-flight goals in 11 outings since his move from Dortmund, managing a brace in Saturday s 3-1 win over Brighton and Hove Albion.
Haaland also became the first City player to score in seven consecutive home games in all competitions since Sergio Aguero in the 2017-18 season.
Alan Shearer and Andy Cole both scored 34 goals in a single campaign, sharing the English top-flight record, with Guardiola expecting Haaland to surpass that mark if he can continue his impressive form.
If he continues to score with this rhythm, he will be a genius, with t…
Zinedine Zidane s second spell as head coach of Real Madrid is over after the club announced the departure of the Frenchman.
The former galactico , a majestic playmaker who dazzled crowds at the Santiago Bernabeu and beyond, Zidane returned to Madrid for two spells as coach.
Now his era is over, with Madrid stating on Thursday: Real Madrid announces that Zinedine Zidane has decided to end his current spell as coach of our club.
It is now time to respect his decision and show him our appreciation for his professionalism, dedication and passion in all these years, and for what he represents to Real Madrid.
Zidane is one of Real Madrid s great icons and his legacy extends beyond what he has achieved as a coach and player at our club.
He is aware t…
Everton are interested in signing Dwight McNeil from Burnley in the summer transfer window, according to . The report has claimed that Premier League club Everton are advancing in talks to sign the winger from Championship side Burnley.
have reported that Everton have made an offer of around £20 million including bonuses for the 22-year-old winger. The youngster himself is keen on a move to the Toffees and leaving Burnley, who will play in the Championship last season after getting relegated from the Premier League.
McNeil has been on the books of Burnley since 2014 and has been a superb player for the Clarets over the years. The 22-year-old winger made 35 starts and three substitute appearances in the Premier League for Burnley last season, providing one assist in th…
Chelsea boss Frank Lampard believes they can turn around their Champions League first-leg deficit to Real Madrid, vowing special things can happen at Stamford Bridge .
The Blues suffered a 2-0 loss at Santiago Bernabeu in the first leg of their quarter-final, and were reduced to 10 men after Ben Chilwell was sent off.
Goals from Karim Benzema and Marco Asensio means it is Carlo Ancelotti s side who head to London for next week s return clash in the driving seat of the tie.
But Lampard is confident his team have what it takes to turn matters around, suggesting they need to rediscover their self-belief in their own quality.
I m proud of the 10 men, he told BT Sport. I think with 10 men, they carved us open. There are some good things, but the result is the…
Marco Rose believes Erling Haaland deserves his Ballon D Or nomination, with the Borussia Dortmund head coach insisting he would vote for the extraordinary star.
Haaland is among the 2021 Ballon d Or nominees following his exploits for Bundesliga side Dortmund.
The in-demand 21-year-old forward scored 41 goals in as many appearances over 2020-21 – including 27 from 28 in the Bundesliga as he was named the league s player of the season.
Haaland – linked with the likes of Manchester City, Real Madrid, Bayern Munich, Manchester United, Liverpool, Juventus, Paris Saint-Germain and Barcelona – has 24 goals for Dortmund in just 25 games across this calendar year.
As Dortmund prepare for Tuesday s Champions League fixture against Eredivisie giants Ajax, Ro…