Preston North End keeper Thorsten Stuckmann has claimed that Manchester United’s Wayne Rooney apologised for his ‘dive’ in the FA Cup on Monday evening. Stuckmann was adjudged to have hauled down the England captain inside the penalty box, prompting referee Phil Dowd to point to the spot, although replays suggest that Rooney was not touched. And, the German stopper has claimed that Rooney later admitted the ‘dive’ and said sorry for going down too easily. Stuckmann told The Sun: “After the game Rooney told me: ‘Sorry, it was my chance to get a penalty. I had to use that”. Preston…
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Chelsea boss Jose Mourinho accepts that Paris Saint Germain should have won the first-leg of their last-16 Champions League tie at Parc des Princes. Uruguayan striker Edinson Cavani scored to level the tie after Branislav Ivanovic’s opener but a string of fine saves from Thibaut Courtois saw Mourinho’s side hold on and take advantage heading into the second leg. And, the Portuguese coach was in no denial that the Ligue 1 side were the better on the night. “The first half was all ours,” he told reporters. “PSG allowed us to have the ball and rarely pressured us but the…
Paris Saint Germain have told Arsenal that they can sign Edinson Cavani, if they pay his £50m asking price, according to Canal+. Cavani, who is widely tipped to replace Radamel Falcao at Manchester United next season has emerged as a transfer target for Arsene Wenger, with the French boss a keen admirer of his performances for PSG and the Uruguayan national side. The 28-year-old has struggled to adapt to life with the Parisien side, having battled with the clubs owners and boss Laurent Blanc over his role at the club and preferred position. PSG paid the same fee for Cavani…
A group of Chelsea supporters have been filmed preventing a black man from entering a Paris Metro train, before chanting racist comments and the club has now promised to take action against those involved. The incident occurred just moments before the Blues’ Champions League draw with Paris Saint Germain at Parc des Princes. Amateur film footage caught the incident which has now flooded social media and news sites across the internet. The video appears to show a group of Chelsea fans denying a black man entry to a underground train, before shoving him back on to the platform, to then…
Chelsea and Manchester United are ready to battle it out to sign £25m Real Madrid defender Raphael Varane. The Red Devils were unable to strengthen their defence in the January transfer window but did agree a deal in principle with Borussia Dortmund for defender Mats Hummels in the region of £37m ahead of a summer move. United are now ready to partner the German World Cup winning centre-back with Frenchman Raphael Varane, who has struggled to maintain a starting place in Carlo Ancelotti’s side. Chelsea boss Jose Mourinho is likely to push United’s interest all the way as he holds…
Manchester United have joined Atletico Madrid and Manchester City in the race to sign Porto attacker Brahimi. The 25-year-old has been in superb form this season, coming off the back of what was deemed to be a breakthrough year with Spanish side Granada. Named the 2014 BBC African Footballer of the Year, Brahimi’s rise both at club level and for Algeria has seen a number of top European clubs show interest with Man City leading the list of clubs. Since joining Porto from Granada last year, Brahimi has gone on to have a big impact at Estadio do Dragao with a…
Juventus are ready to offer Mauro Icardi a chance to remain in Italian football after speaking with officials from Inter Milan. Gazzetta dello Sport report that Blues boss Jose Mourinho has maintained his interest in the 21-year-old striker after watching a number of his performances this season, but that interest from Juventus is developing fast. The report claims that officials from the Turin club have spoken with Inter about a summer move. Inter have been reluctant to allow the Argentine international to leave the club in recent times, but growing interest from some of European football’s big money clubs has swayed…
Atletico Madrid have emerged as front-runners to make a summer move for Tottenham Hotspur target Gokhan Tore. The Turkish midfielder has been in superb form this season under the guidance of Slaven Bilic at Turkish side Besiktas and has gained plaudits from a number of top European sides. Tore, who spent time in England previously with Chelsea, working his way through the youth stages at Stamford Bridge between the years of 2009 and 2011; has played in Germany for Hamburg and Russia with Rubin Kazan in his short career. It is understood that Besiktas have placed a £12m asking price…
Thierry Henry has secured a return to Arsenal, where he will now take up a role coaching kids in the Gunners’ academy. Frenchman Henry, who called time on his playing career just before Christmas, signed a lucrative deal with Sky Sports shortly after leaving his final club side – New York Red Bulls. His work as a pundit on the Sky Sports has been matched with studying for his coaching awards, working alongside the Welsh U16 national side. Having passed and now secured his licences, Henry has been employed once again by his former club. He will begin work at…
Tottenham Hotspur are keen to test Borussia Dortmund’s interest in defender Shkodran Mustafi. The 22-year-old has impressed this season for Spanish side Valencia and has gained plaudits from a number of top European clubs, including the German national team, who have given him six caps since the beginning of 2014. Bundesliga side Dortmund, who are set to lose Mats Hummels in the summer, are keen to pursue a move for the German central defender. However, it is now being reported that Spurs boss Mauricio Pochettino wants Mustafi to replace Younes Kaboul, who is set to the leave the club in the…