http://gty.im/465227848 Manchester United striker Wayne Rooney has admitted that he and his team-mates are desperate to win the FA Cup this season. Rooney is yet to win the historic competition in his career, having won the Premier League, Champions League and League Cup, and the England captain has discussed his personal ambition of beating Arsenal on Monday evening and winning the competition this season. The 29-year-old told Manchester Evening News: “The quarter-final against Arsenal on Monday is massive for us. We haven’t been to a final for a few years, we want to try to win that game and we…
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http://gty.im/487405547 Chelsea officials have called for fans to stop their ‘unacceptable’ sexism towards club doctor Eva Carneiro. A report by BBC Sport claimed that fans of Manchester United and Manchester City were seen and heard chanting and shouting sexist comments towards Carneiro this season, which has led the Blues to make an official statement after watching further footage. “The issue of equality is one we take extremely seriously and we abhor discrimination in all its forms, including sexism,” said a spokesman. “Such behaviour is unacceptable and we want it eradicated from the game.” Carneiro was born in Gibraltar to a…
http://gty.im/465228718 Chelsea defender Cesar Azpilicueta believes that team-mate Eden Hazard is capable of winning the FIFA Ballon d’Or. Barcelona’s Lionel Messi and Real Madrid’s Cristiano Ronaldo have fought for the much coveted award in recent years, but the Spanish full-back has backed Hazard to win the trophy if he continues his fine form for both Chelsea and the Belgian national side. “Eden is a great player, younger than them [Ronaldo and Messi], and therefore has more capacity for improvement,” Azpilicueta told Marca. “I think in the future he could win the Ballon d’Or, he has the quality to it, but…
http://gty.im/464748118 Southampton have offered Morgan Schneiderlin a final contract as they hope to keep the likes of Arsenal away from making a summer move. The Frenchman has once again been in sublime form this season for Ronald Koeman’s side and has gained interest from a number of Premier League and European sides. Arsenal have been heading the list of potential candidates for a summer move and some reports in England have claimed that the midfielder has agreed personal terms. However, Saints officials are now ready to offer the 25-year-old a ‘new’ and ‘final’ deal to remain at the club. The…
http://gty.im/464874444 Liverpool have informed Chelsea that they will not be hold to ransom over Petr Cech, and have plenty of alternatives. The 32-year-old is fully expected to leave Stamford Bridge this summer after losing his starting place to Thibaut Courtois, however, Blues boss Jose Mourinho has said that he will NOT be sold for a cheap price. Liverpool have been extremely keen as boss Brendan Rodgers looks to replace Simon Mignolet, who has been fairly inconsistent this season. However, despite their interest in Cech, the Merseyside club have informed their Premier League counter-parts that they do have alternatives. According to…
Manchester United have made a £5.7m bid for Fluminense forward Kenedy, who has been dubbed ‘the new Neymar’. The Red Devils have been monitoring the Brazilian youngster for a long time, having watched him burst on the scene for Fluminense and reports in England now claim that they have made an offer of £5.7m to bring the player to Old Trafford in the summer. The report follows claims that a youth coach at the Brazilian Serie A club informed local media that United had made their interest serious and were also joined by Inter Milan and Barcelona. Having signed twins Rafael…
http://gty.im/168771478 Chelsea have agreed terms to sign Romanian teenager Cristian Manea, Football Express News understands. The Blues are on somewhat of a mission of late, attempting to build for the future and they have now completed a deal for Romanian defender Manea. Manea had been impressing with Viitorul Constanta, where he will remain until the end of the season, before moving to Stamford Bridge. He has been capped once by the Romania national side and had been gaining interest from a number of clubs across Europe, including Arsenal, Ajax and Udinese. Manea is expected to put pen to paper on…
http://gty.im/465269834 Inter Milan midfielder Mateo Kovacic has revealed he is happy at the club, despite being linked with a £20m move to Premier League side Everton. The 20-year-old has been strongly linked with a move to a number of European clubs in recent times with Liverpool and Manchester United linked from the Premier League. The latter had been monitoring the situation of the attacking midfielder for some-time after his role in the Inter side became questioned last season, but it is now being reported that Everton have joined the race and have gone as far to prepare a summer bid…
http://gty.im/464105692 Zlatan Ibrahimovic’s agent has claimed that the Swedish striker will not finish his career with Paris Saint Germain, prompting links to Premier League side Chelsea. The 33-year-old has played an important part in helping PSG win two Ligue 1 titles and has further enhanced his career by having won a league title with every team he has played for. Titles in Italy with Inter Milan, Juventus and Milan, an Eredivisie title with Ajax, a La Liga triumph with Barcelona and two titles with PSG make him one of the most glorified players in the history of the game. However,…
http://gty.im/465283214 Fiorentina head coach Vincenzo Montella has claimed that he is surprised by the impact of Mohamed Salah, who has scored six goals in his first seven games. Salah, who joined the club on loan from Chelsea on transfer deadline day, scored a superb brace against Juventus on Thursday evening in the Coppa Italian semi-final first leg and ended the Turin side’s 47-game unbeaten run. Having struggled at Stamford Bridge to make an impact, Salah is now being heralded for his impact in Italian football. “Salah is in a state of grace and we hope he can continue. He has…