Thousands of fans turned out at Old Trafford to bid a final farewell to Manchester United great Sir Bobby Charlton.
The 1966 World Cup winner’s funeral cortege was welcomed with gentle applause as it drove past the stadium’s East Stand and the United Trinity statue, which features Charlton himself, George Best and Denis Law.
Representatives of the club’s under-18 and under-21 teams formed a guard of honour flanking the statue and, behind it, there were numerous black and white photographs depicting Charlton’s long and illustrious career as a player and then a director at the club.
High on the glass wall of the East Stand were two huge black and white photographs – one of Charlton in his Busby Babes playing days and the other of him as the club’s elder…
With the FA Cup making its return this weekend, we have another stacked schedule from across Europe on our hands. So, for those of you looking to stick on a Saturday acca, we have found a handful of helpful tips that are worth keeping an eye out for.
Saturday March 19th
BST 14:30 Furth vs Frieburg
Starting with Saturday s guests, last seen putting in another impressive display as they eventually claimed an action-packed 3-2 win away at Wolfsburg, the mood in Freiburg s camp should be at a red-hot high. Gaining a host of plaudits from across Germany this season, it is no secret that Christian Streich s men have their sights set on booking a shock Champions League spot this season. Opening this weekend s fixtures sat with just their goal difference keeping them …
Tottenham Hotspur boss Jose Mourinho doesn t believe that the job Thomas Tuchel did at Paris Saint-Germain can be compared to the one he s now facing at Chelsea.
Mourinho, of course, had two spells the dugout at Chelsea and won the Premier League with the Blues three times.
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Spain head coach Robert Moreno insists he did not call up Wolves winger Adama Traore on a whim for this month s Euro 2020 qualifying matches.
Traore was surprisingly named as a replacement for the injured Rodrigo Moreno only for a hamstring issue to force him to withdraw from the squad.
It had been suggested Traore was only called up so that he would make a competitive appearance for Spain and therefore no longer be eligible to represent Mali, the country of his parents.
However, Moreno who worked with the player at Hospitalet and Barcelona, where he made his senior debut says he has long considered calling up Traore due to his ability to unsettle deep-lying defences.
I m looking for players who can create an imbalance. Adama Traore has that and is very…
Tottenham Hotspur are interested in signing Idrissa Gueye from Paris Saint-Germain in the summer transfer window, according to . The report in the French news outlet has claimed that the former Everton defensive midfielder is out of contract at PSG in the summer of 2023, and Premier League club Spurs want to bring him back to the Premier League.
Gueye has been on the books of PSG since the summer of 2019 when he moved from Everton. The Senegal international defensive midfielder has won the Ligue 1 title twice, the Coupe de France on two occasions, and the Coupe de la Ligue once.
Tottenham are fifth in the Premier League table at the moment with 62 points from 35 matches, four points behind fourth-placed and bitter North London rivals Arsenal, while PSG have already won …
Southampton are interested in signing Gary Cahill from Chelsea, according to the .
The 32-year-old has won every major trophy available to an English club with Chelsea. He has two Premier League titles in his bag, an FA Cup and a League Cup, as well as the 2012 Champions League and the 2013 Europa League. Since his arrival from Bolton in 2011, he has made 280 appearances for the London Blues and netted 25 times in all competitions.
However, he is out of contract next summer and given that he turns 33 this December, it will be interesting to see if he will get a new deal he would find satisfactory enough in terms of his role in the team to remain at Stamford Bridge. Manager Maurizzio Sarri has already shown that he prefers David Luiz and Antonio Rudiger as the first-choi…
Real Madrid head coach Santiago Solari conceded to mixed emotions over the Copa Libertadores final second leg between River Plate and Boca Juniors being moved to the Santiago Bernabeu.
The bitter Buenos Aires rivals were locked at 2-2 ahead of last weekend s scheduled meeting at El Monumental, only for the game to be abandoned twice as a result of an attack on the Boca team bus by River supporters.
CONMEBOL settled on Madrid as the solution in its search for an alternative venue, with the match coming to the Spanish capital on December 9.
That decision has been appealed by both clubs and Solari, who began his professional career with River before moving to Europe, told a news conference he hoped the match would act to salvage the reputation of a celebrated fixtur…
What the papers say
Bayern Munich forward Thomas Muller has been linked with a move to Manchester United. According to The Sun – which cites German outlet Bild – the Red Devils are in the market to exploit the veteran Germany international’s lack of playing time since the arrival of Harry Kane, with a 2024 bid.
United are also reportedly interested in Nice defender Jean-Clair Todibo. Metro, via Sky Germany, says Todibo is on the Old Trafford club’s radar for a January move, but they may need to compete with Tottenham for his services.
And The Sun, via ESPN and Corriere Dello Sport, reports Red Devils duo Jadon Sancho and Donny Van De Beek could both be sold to Juventus for as little as £26million.
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Stand-in captain Harry Kane struck deep into injury time as England rescued a 2-2 draw in a dramatic finale to Saturday s World Cup qualifying contest against old rivals Scotland.
It looked as though the Three Lions were on course for a routine three points when substitute Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain was the beneficiary of poor goalkeeping from Craig Gordon with 20 minutes remaining.
However, Hampden Park erupted in the 87th minute when Leigh Griffiths curled home a 25-yard free-kick for his first international goal, before lightning struck twice in the final minute of normal time as another set-piece from the Celtic star put Scotland on the brink of a famous Group F victory.
The drama was not finished, though, as Kane – wearing the armband in place of the absent…
Paul Pogba deserved to be dropped by Manchester United manager Jose Mourinho, according to the club s former defender Mikael Silvestre.
Pogba was left on the bench for last month s Champions League game at Sevilla, with Scott McTominay preferred, although the France international came on as a first-half substitute due to Ander Herrera s injury.
Mourinho has criticised Pogba s form, with the midfielder struggling in Premier League defeats at Tottenham and Newcastle United, while the 24-year-old made little impact in Monday s comeback win at Crystal Palace.
Silvestre, who played for United between 1999 and 2008, thinks Mourinho made the right decision in leaving former Juventus midfielder Pogba, who was signed for €105million in August 2016, out of his team.
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