EURO 2020 is over, the Copa America is complete and all eyes now turn to the start of the 2021-22 Premier League campaign. And that means fans are getting their first glimpses of their team's pre-season festivities. Top-flight clubs have been swarming supporters' social media feeds with behind-the-scenes snaps from training. Scattered among the superstars, some forgotten faces have been […]

DARREN CLARKE has named Lee Westwood, Martin Kaymer and rookie Belgian Thomas Pieters as his three captain's wildcard picks for the European Ryder Cup at Hazeltine later this year. With five of the automatic nine qualifiers for Europe having never played in the prestigious tournament before, Clarke was widely expected to include the experienced duo of Westwood and Kaymer. Kaymer was the […]

THE curse of Neymar's sisters birthday has struck again… after he hobbled off injured in the French Cup. The 29-year-old was involved in a hefty collision on the hour mark in Paris Saint-Germain's win over Caen and was replaced by Kylian Mbappe. Boss Mauricio Pochettino will be sweating on the fitness of his star man with a crunch Champions League […]

DESPITE being slapped with a two-window transfer ban on registering new players, Chelsea are reportedly considering a swoop for Philippe Coutinho. With Eden Hazard's future in doubt, a new wing wizard may be required at Stamford Bridge this summer. Christian Pulisic is incoming from Borussia Dortmund but Spanish newspaper Sport claims Coutinho is seen as the ideal Hazard replacement. The […]

A BATTERED and bloodied Neymar was forced off the field as Brazil romped past Bolivia on Thursday. The star striker scored one and set up two more as the Samba Boys coasted to a 5-0 win in their World Cup qualifier. Barcelona ace Neymar, however, will be the first to admit that it was not the stroll in the park […]

SON HEUNG-MIN launched the Antonio Conte era at Spurs last night, continuing his amazing record under new managers. The South Korean took just 14 minutes to score against Vitesse Arnhem on Conte's debut, setting Tottenham on their way to a 3-2 victory. His effort launched the North Londoners into a perfect start, as they found themselves 3-0 within a half […]

ROMA whizkid Nicolo Zaniolo has snubbed Paul Pogba's super-agent Mino Raiola. Controversial Raiola usually gets his way – and is currently overseeing another much-wanted 19-year-old, Ajax centre-back Matthijs De Ligt. But La Gazzetta dello Sport say Zaniola has turned down Raiola's approach. Zaniola's dad Igor explained his son wants to keep current agent Claudio Virorelli. And it is the second time […]

TOM CURRY announced himself as a future England captain in front of boss Eddie Jones. Sensational Curry skippered his side to a record-equalling sixth Premiership win in a row as they won at The Rec for the first time in SEVEN years. Incredibly, his side survived THREE yellow cards and were down to 13 at one time – but won […]

MAURO ICARDI has penned a new lucrative contract at Inter Milan with a massive £98million release clause ending speculation over his future. Arsenal were keen admirers of the Argentine striker this summer and launched several offers to lure the talented hotshot to the Premier League. But with wife and powerful football agent Wanda Nara the brains behind a new deal, Inter have […]

THE fallout from Elimination Chamber continued on SmackDown LIVE last night – but now all eyes in WWE are on the Fastlane pay-per-view on March 10. Here are five things we learnt from SmackDown. Kofi Kingston will face Daniel Bryan for the WWE Championship at Fastlane Kofi has been the surprise success story of the past week. After stepping in […]