Arsenal defender Calum Chambers
Arsenal defender Calum Chambers has come off the back of an impressive campaign for club and country, having impressed on loan at Middlesbrough in the Premier League and England U21 in this summer’s U21 European Championship.
The young centre-back return to Arsenal for pre-season where he’ll bid for first-team football in 2017/18, but the stiff competition may see him subsidiary under manager Arsene Wenger. So would a loan move be beneficial to Chambers?
Experience last season has greatly boosted his development
This time last season, Chambers was at a crossroads in his Arsenal career. He had racked up just over 300 minutes of Premier League football in 2015/16, featuring more heavily in the FA Cup, and his future at t…
The Frenkie de Jong transfer rumour mill is heating up once again as we get closer to January, with Chelsea and Liverpool reportedly set to join Manchester United in the pursuit of the Barcelona midfielder.
De Jong, 25, was one of the most ubiquitous names in the most recent transfer window, with United and Barcelona in regular communication as Erik ten Hag tried to recruit his former Ajax pupil.
After deciding to remain at Camp Nou, despite the LaLiga club urging him to leave to help ease their finances, De Jong has started six out of 14 matches for the Blaugrana so far this season.
With their Champions League campaign looking headed for an early exit, and more playing time likely on the table in the Premier League, it may seem more palatable for the Dutch inter…
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Looking to lay down what would be a real marker on home soil this weekend, Nottingham Forest will welcome Fulham to the City Ground on Sunday afternoon.
Starting with the hosts, once again impressing earlier in the week, Nottingham Forest have continued on what has been a remarkable purple patch. Immediately finding their feet under new boss Steve Cooper, the Reds were last seen in midweek picking up a 2-1 victory away at Bristol City. Only continuing to skyrocket their way up the Championship table, the former Swansea manager now finds his side enjoying a four-match winning run. With that run highlighted by back-to-back 3-0 and 3-1 victories against Birmingham and Barnsley, Forest have also collected a hugely impressive …
Brazil s Campeonato Paulista has reached the quarter-final stage, with Palmeiras on course to repeat their title win of 2008.
Second-placed Palmeiras will host Mirassol, who ended the season seventh on the table, in a one-legged, sudden-death clash.
The Greens have suffered only two defeats and have conceded just eight goals heading into their clash with Mirassol, and Palmeiras have talented individuals spread across the pitch.
Deola, an injury replacement for goalkeeper Marcos, has played a key role in his side s 12 clean sheets in the group stage.
Centre-back Thiago Heleno is on a high having scored three goals this season, while Chile international midfielder Jorge Valdivia, who has been frustrated by injury, could prove an invaluable asset for Palmei…
Rangers slim hopes of playing Europa League football in the new year are all but over following a 3-0 defeat to Napoli in Naples, heaping further pressure upon Giovanni van Bronckhorst.
The Scottish side needed a result and a favour from Liverpool against Ajax to retain a realistic chance of finishing third, and while Jurgen Klopp s side did their part, Rangers were swept aside by the Serie A leaders.
Napoli took the lead after just 11 minutes, Giovanni Simeone rifling home after Giovanni Di Lorenzo teed him up, and the forward was on the scoresheet again five minutes later as he tucked home Mario Rui s cross.
Tanguy Ndombele s fierce strike from outside the box clattered off the bar before the break, while the second half saw Alfredo Morelos fail to connect from…
Manchester City have reportedly rejected a 35 million-pound bid from Corinthians for captain Carlos Tevez.
Tevez, 27, has publicly stated his desire to leave City after five seasons in the English Premier League.
The striker claims to be unhappy away from his daughters, who live in Argentina.
Former club Corinthians emerged as a potential destination, but their initial bid has reportedly been rejected 24 hours after it was lodged.
City are believed to value their leading goalscorer last season at closer to 50 million pounds.
Any potential deal with Corinthians will need to be concluded quickly, with the Brazilian transfer window set to shut on July 20.
Real Madrid and Inter Milan have also been linked with moves for Tevez, who played for …
Newly promoted RKC Waalwijk have left it late to secure a 2-2 draw against Heracles in the Eredivisie on Saturday.
Ruud Brood s team looked to be heading for a first-up defeat at the Mandemakers Stadion before scoring twice in the last five minutes.
Heracles centre-back Antoine van der Linden was sent off in the 85th minute and striker Robert Braber stepped up to convert the resultant penalty to bring Waalwijk back to 2-1.
Braber turned provider soon after, setting up Ricky ten Voorde to steal an unlikely point in their first game in the top flight since 2009/10.
Heracles finished eighth last campaign but lost out in the playoffs for entry into Europa League qualification.
In another late show, NEC Nijmegen also came from behind to draw 2-2 at He…
Emilio Butragueno says Real Madrid cannot afford to underestimate Manchester City in the semi-finals of the Champions League after stumbling at the penultimate hurdle last season.
Zinedine Zidane s men avoided Bayern Munich and domestic rivals Atletico Madrid during Friday s semi-final draw, but former striker Butragueno, now a director at the Santiago Bernabeu, has warned his club City will pose a stern test, too.
It will be a very even tie. We are talking about two clubs with players of the highest level, Butragueno was quoted as saying by AS.
Manchester City are a very dangerous opponent and they will be hugely motivated.
We have to be at our best in both games if we want to make it to the final.
I remember that we thought we were lucky to …
Juventus have won five consecutive Serie A titles but this season s crown is the most beautiful Scudetto , according to captain Gianluigi Buffon.
Juve s fifth successive Scudetto was confirmed with three games remaining on Monday after second-placed Napoli lost 1-0 to Roma.
Another title seemed out of the equation in October after the Turin giants started the season with just 12 points from 10 matches to languish in mid-table.
However, Juve went on a remarkable run, dropping just two points from their next 25 matches as they charged towards a 32nd Italian top-flight crown.
This is the most beautiful Scudetto because if the first [of the five, in 2012] was exciting because it was unexpected, this is exciting because it was so difficult, Buffon said in quo…
The Football Association (FA) has confirmed that Mark Bullingham will succeed Martin Glenn as the organisation s chief executive.
Glenn announced in December that he will step down from his position at the end of the 2018-19 season with the FA praising him for having delivered much of what he came to do and leaving strong foundations for his successor .
Bullingham joined the FA in August 2016 as commercial and marketing director before taking on a role as chief commercial and football development officer in December last year.
The FA cited his contribution to annual revenue growth, new sponsorship deals, FA Cup broadcast agreements and the successful UEFA Women s Euro 2021 bid as factors behind his appointment.
He is undoubtedly the best person to lead T…