Month: June 2022

CELTIC’S RYAN CHRISTIE could be suspended after allegedly grabbing the groin area of Rangers’ Alfredo Morelos during Sunday’s Old Firm derby at Parkhead. Christie has been served with a notice of complaint by the Scottish Football Association for the incident in the 60th minute of the Gers’ 2-1 Scottish Premiership win. The Scotland midfielder could…

IRISH DEFENDER Ryan Delaney has returned to parent club Rochdale, after spending the first half of the season on loan at AFC Wimbledon. The 23-year-old, who started out in the League of Ireland with Wexford, only joined Rochdale in January 2018, after two years at Burton Albion. He made 16 appearances during the loan spell…

BOHEMIANS HAVE BROUGHT in defender Ciaran Kelly ahead of season’s kick-off.  The Dubliner, originally from Lucan, joins the Gypsies having made 25 league appearances for St Patrick’s Athletic last season.  21-year-old Kelly enjoyed two spells with the Saints and also lined out for Drogheda United in the SSE Airtricity League First Division during 2018.  Click…

SHEFFIELD UNITED HAVE agreed a two-and-a-half year deal for left full-back Jack Robinson.  The 26-year-old joins the Premier League’s surprise package from Nottingham Forest, where he has played since the summer of 2018.  Prior to that, the ex-England U21 international was on the books at Liverpool. He is the second-youngest ever player to have lined…

AC MILAN WILL meet Juventus in the Italian Cup semi-finals after beating Torino 4-2 in an enthralling encounter on Tuesday to continue their Zlatan Ibrahimovic-inspired revival. Extra-time goals from substitutes Hakan Calhanoglu and Ibrahimovic sealed passage into the last four for a Milan side who have been reawoken by the return of the Swede last…

MIKEL ARTETA WAS pleased with Arsenal’s defensive resilience in their 0-0 draw at Burnley, but the Spaniard acknowledged his side are “very far from what I want” when it comes to attacking quality. A run of 11 successive wins for the Gunners against Burnley came to a deserved end at Turf Moor, where the hosts went closest…

SHEFFIELD UNITED CLOSED to within two points of a Champions League place by coming from behind to keep Bournemouth perilously close to the relegation zone with a 2-1 win at Bramall Lane. Click Here: Cheap Melbourne Storm Jersey John Lundstram came off the bench to score the winner as the Blades moved up to fifth…

EVERTON MANAGER Carlo Ancelotti was sent off after approaching the referee as yet more VAR controversy contributed to a fiery finish in a 1-1 draw with Manchester United on Sunday. Goalkeeping errors by both United’s David De Gea and Everton’s Jordan Pickford were central to the outcome at Goodison Park. But Everton thought they had…

OLE GUNNAR SOLSKJAER is wary of the threat Wayne Rooney poses to Manchester United’s FA Cup hopes as the Derby forward looks to prove there is “still fight in an old dog”. The Old Trafford giants, on an eight-match unbeaten run in all competitions, head to Pride Park on Thursday night for a fifth-round tie…

IT HAD BEEN two years since the end. Manchester United versus Plymouth, the FA Cup game that George Best infamously didn’t feature in. He had skipped Thursday’s training session but turned up early on Friday morning to make amends. It seemed to diffuse the situation and then-United boss Tommy Docherty subsequently named him in the…