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Hoping to make it back-to-back National League victories on Monday afternoon, Southend will travel the Hayes Lanes when they meet a struggling Bromley.
Starting with the hosts, suffering heartbreak last season as they eventually missed out on punching a play-off ticket by just a one-point deficit, Bromley firmly had their sights set on claiming a top-six spot this time around. However, while Andy Woodman’s side might have been last seen on Friday night playing out an action-packed 2-2 draw away at Rochdale, that stalemate does not cover what has been a worrying start to the 2023/24 campaign. Opening proceedings with a routine 2-0 loss away at Halifax on August 5th, the Ravens are yet to pick up a single win from any of their…
In 2012, Spanish journalist Guillem Balague published a biography on Pep Guardiola entitled Another Way of Winning .
Although this related to Guardiola s celebrated time in charge of Barcelona, it is exactly what he will be tasked with when he takes the reins at Manchester City.
Speculation that the 45-year-old was bound for the Etihad Stadium ramped up in December when he announced he would leave Bayern Munich at the end of this season.
Nevertheless, this did not take away from the perversity of current City boss Manuel Pellegrini shoe-horning information into the end of a Monday press briefing that he will part company with City during the close-season.
Pellegrini did not mention Guardiola by name but, moments after he shuffled out of the media room doo…
Inter defender Jeison Murillo believes Inter are duty bound to embrace talk of ending their six-year wait for a Serie A title.
The San Siro club are without a Scudetto since winning their fifth in a row in 2010 the first title in that run awarded through the courts in 2006 following the Calciopoli scandal.
But Inter find themselves at the summit of the Italian top flight after 17 matches of the 2015-16 season, sitting one point clear of closest challengers Fiorentina and Napoli.
Defending champions Juventus are a further two points adrift in fourth after overcoming a difficult start to the campaign.
At Inter [the Scudetto] is something that must always be talked about. Murillo told Gazzetta dello Sport ahead of a return to domestic action at Empoli…
Andrea Pirlo believes Antonio Conte would be a success at Chelsea but has warned the players that he is not someone to be messed with.
Conte is tipped to become the Chelsea manager as of next season after finishing up with the Italy national team following Euro 2016.
The 46-year-old was the man who signed Pirlo to Juventus in 2011, and the two went on to win three Serie A titles together at the club.
Pirlo revealed his love for Conte and has backed him to be successful at Chelsea if they decide to appoint him.
I love the man, I have nothing but respect and admiration for him. I know if he takes a job, any job, it will have to be on his terms, he told the Mirror.
The players he wants to sign, those he wants to get rid of, the style he wants to pl…
Real Madrid captain Sergio Ramos paid tribute to Juventus legend Gianluigi Buffon ahead of the Champions League final.
Buffon, 39, is aiming to win Europe s top club competition for the first time when Juve face Madrid in the decider in Cardiff on Saturday.
Ramos hailed the veteran goalkeeper, an eight-time Serie A winner, as one of the greats.
Buffon is a legend and he will be remembered as one of the best goalkeepers in the history of football, he said on Tuesday.
He is an example for anyone who wants to live and experience this sport and he has shown that age has been no barrier.
— JuventusFC (@juventusfc)
Madrid are eyeing back-to-back Champions League crowns and a record 12th title when the teams meet at the Princip…
Chile international Arturo Vidal has emerged as one of the hottest properties in the summer transfer market.
The Bayern Munich midfield bulldog has been linked with a move away from Germany and has been widely expected to make a Serie A return and join Inter Milan.
Spanish media outlet Mundo Deportivo is reporting, however, that La Liga champions Barcelona have joined the chase for the Chilean.
The Catalans are looking to bolster their options in the midfield following the departure of Andres Iniesta and Vidal’s impressive work rate and relentless fighting spirit are said to be what attracting Barcelona the most.
The Barcelona prospect is thought to be tantalizing Arturo Vidal who is expected to reach the final decision on his future in coming d…
Sterling s haul of nine goals for Liverpool in 2013-14 remains his best Premier League return – one he must improve to provide the cutting edge Guardiola desires – but the manager refused to speculate how prolific the 22-year-old may become.
I am not a magician to know that, he said. When he plays inside he has more chances to score than out wide.
But last season, when he played wide he created penalties and crosses in the box, and goals.
10 Raheem Sterling was the only Man City player to hit double figures for both goals (10) assists (15) in 2016-17 (all comps). Thrive.
— OptaJoe (@OptaJoe)
What happens at the end of such crosses into the box remains Guardiola s prime concern.
The 46-year-old joined director of football Txiki …
Alan Shearer and Thierry Henry have been announced as the first players to be named in the Premier League Hall of Fame.
Former Newcastle United and Blackburn Rovers striker Shearer remains the leading goalscorer in the competition s history, having scored 260 times across 14 seasons for both clubs.
A champion with Blackburn in 1994-95, Shearer scored 112 goals in 138 Premier League games for Rovers before a move to boyhood side Newcastle for £15million in 1996, breaking the world transfer record.
The former England captain, who won the Golden Boot three times, went on to net 148 goals in 303 league games for the Magpies and remains the only player to have scored 100 Premier League goals for two different clubs.
When you look at some of the unbelievable …
The weekend’s Premier League action gets underway at the King Power Stadium where Leicester City face leaders Liverpool in Saturday’s early kick-off.
The Foxes won a third straight game in all competitions by thumping Fleetwood Town 4-0 midweek while Jurgen Klopp’s side still haven’t conceded after edging past Brighton and Hove Albion a week ago.
The Merseyside outfit are looking to open a campaign with four straight wins for the first time since the 1990/91 season – the last time they were defending the title though they ended up finishing second to Arsenal.
They can currently be backed at 5/2 to clinch their first title in almost thirty years, with Manchester City still favourites despite them dropping points last time out.
They host Newc…
Belgium will sit at the top of FIFA s world rankings for a fourth successive year at the end of a record-breaking 12 months for international football.
Having seen just 352 full internationals take place in 2020 due to the coronavirus pandemic, the fewest since 1987 (323), things were cranked up several notches this year as World Cup qualification attracted focus.
A total of 1,116 FIFA internationals were played across 2021, a new record, with teams making up for the loss of action a year earlier.
While the frequency of games changed significantly, one constant remains: Belgium lead the way once again, edging out Brazil by 2.1 points, while UEFA Nations League winners France finish the year third.
European champions Italy go into 2022 in sixth having clai…