England striker Daniel Sturridge is currently out of favour at club Liverpool
England and Liverpool striker Daniel Sturridge has recently felt the need to defend himself. One of the accusations aimed at the striker is that he is not enough of a team player.
Sturridge divides opinion amongst football fans. He is a natural goalscorer, but at times he seems like he’s playing on his own.
Often ignoring better-placed teammates and playing with a perceived selfishness.
Some may say that is the sign of a good striker. A good striker will look to score a goal, but a world-class striker will pass when necessary and know the right ball to play. Even the likes of Cristiano Ronaldo will pass occasionally, even if he is loath to do it at times.
His job is t…
Liverpool manager Jurgen Klopp believes the return of Trent Alexander-Arnold and Diogo Jota gives their title hopes a much-needed boost.
Defeat to Crystal Palace last weekend saw Klopp’s side drop to third as Manchester City moved into a two-point lead at the top of the table.
But with results faltering, the performance by Alexander-Arnold in the Europa League win over Atalanta, particularly in the first half, has offered renewed hope.
Jürgen Klopp previews our trip to Fulham and the remaining fixtures of the Premier League season
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The defender was making his first start since mid-February after a knee injury and, while Jota has yet to have the same impact in three relatively short substitute appearances after a similar…
Tottenham Hotspur are interested in signing Danny Ings from Premier League rivals Southampton in the summer transfer window, according to . It has been reported that Spurs are looking for a new striker to support Harry Kane, and they have identified the former Liverpool man as a potential transfer target.
However, according to the report, Tottenham believe that it would be too difficult to pull of a deal for Ings this summer. The 28-year-old joined Southampton on loan from Liverpool in the summer of 2018, and the deal was made permanent in the summer of 2019.
Ings had injury problems during his time at Liverpool, but England international has got over them now. The 28-year-old scored seven goals and provided three assists in the Premier League for the Saints during the …
Paolo Maldini believes AC Milan can give up on winning trophies next season if they sell Thiago Silva and Zlatan Ibrahimovic.
Milan are looking to rebuild in the close season after finishing empty-handed in 2011/12.
Several long-term servants of the club are set to depart, with Alessandro Nesta, Filippo Inzaghi and Gennaro Gattuso among those heading for the exit.
Maldini feels Milan cannot afford to lose both Thiago Silva and Ibrahimovic if they are to remain competitive, arguing they must retain at least one of their two genuine world-class performers.
If you want to win something then you can t do without Thiago Silva and Ibrahimovic, the former club favourite told Sky Sport Italia.
If the objective is to balance the accounts and have a dece…
Matthias Sammer is the new sporting director of Bayern Munich, following the departure of Christian Nerlinger.
Sammer, 44, was technical director at the German Football Association (DFB) for six years, and has decided to join the Bavarian club, despite starring for rivals Borussia Dortmund between 1993-1998.
Nerlinger had been behind-the-scenes at the Allianz Arena since 2008, working firstly as technical director and then sporting director.
On behalf of the club, I would like to express my gratitude to Christian Nerlinger for his work at Bayern over the past four years. I hope that we continue to have a good personal relationship, Bayern president Uli Hoeness said.
Nerlinger meanwhile, said in his own statement: “I wish Bayern all the best. I ve had …
Genoa have completed the signing of Spanish winger Diego Capel from Sporting Lisbon.
Capel, 27, had been linked with a move to Premier League side Everton, but has opted to switch to Serie A for a fee that Sporting revealed could rise to €1.3million.
A Genoa statement read: Genoa has formally agreed a transfer with Sporting for the player Diego Capel,
The transfer is a permanent deal. Capel has passed a medical, and had his first training session [this] afternoon.
Capel, who joined Sporting from Sevilla in July 2011, picked up a winners medal in the Taca de Portugal last season.
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Melbourne Heart have signed former Dinamo Zagreb striker Josip Tadic ahead of the 2012/13 A-League season.
Centre-forward Tadic is likely to be seen as direct replacement for Eli Babalj, who was lured to Red Star Belgrade last month.
The 24-year-old Tadic follows Patrick Gerhardt, Steven Gray, Golgol Mebrahtu and Andrew Redmayne in joining Heart during the close season.
Josip s a number nine, holds up the ball well, finds good positions in the box and is a goal scorer. He s a very important signing, Heart head coach John Aloisi said.
Having won three titles on the bounce during his time at Dinamo Zagreb alongside Luka Modric, Josip will bring a winning mentality and is the perfect type of player for our system.
He will be the player we look f…
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It was an exciting Champions League night at Santiago Bernabeu as secure a 3-1 win in the first leg of the last-16 tie against resilient .
Goals from Benzema, Casemiro and Kroos neutralised the first-half lead from Napoli, who got in front thanks to a wonderful goal from Insigne. Zinedine’s men were in control for the most part of the match and here are the five things we learned today:
Real’s defensive walls crack yet again
They might have been scoring plenty of goals this season, but Real Madrid still have a burning problem to deal with.
There is a big crack in their defence line and as soon as Zinedine Zidane identifies it, the better it will be for reigning Champions League holders. Ram…
Eli Guttman has resigned as Israel coach following their failure to qualify for Euro 2016.
Israel finished fourth in Group B, missing out on third and a place in the play-offs after losing 3-1 to group winners Belgium on Tuesday.
Guttman had been in charge since 2011 but has now decided to end his reign, saying: Ultimately, we are all measured by results. I set myself a target to finish in third place. We did not achieve this aim and I am stepping aside.
Israel have been drawn alongside Spain, Italy, Albania, Macedonia and Liechtenstein in qualifying for the 2018 World Cup.
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Arsenal seized control of their Europa League last-16 tie with AC Milan courtesy of a 2-0 win at San Siro on Thursday, easing the pressure on Arsene Wenger.
Goals from Henrikh Mkhitaryan, his first for the club, and Aaron Ramsey were enough to give the Gunners a valuable first-leg advantage and bring an end to their four-game losing run.
Questions over the future of manager Wenger had dominated the pre-match talk, but the 68-year-old will have been delighted with a clinical and disciplined display from his players against a Milan side who had gone 13 games without defeat.
Mkhitaryan played a key role in Manchester United s triumph in last season s tournament and he continued his fine form in continental competition with the opening goal 15 minutes in.
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