Curtis Jones to stay at Liverpool as Inter talks reach impasse
Inter Milan have made no secret of their interest in Liverpool’s Curtis Jones, but numerous sources have reported that Liverpool rejected an offer of €25 million from the Nerazzurri, and that they were even “irritated” by such a low proposal….
Ghana boss Queiroz fears World Cup will become ‘vulgar’ and ‘ordinary’
Carlos Queiroz is not impressed with the 48-team World Cup format, and he fears the competition will become devalued. Queiroz’s Ghana team progressed to the knockout stage as one of the best third-place teams. They went down 2-1 to Croatia…
Rangnick and Petkovic laud ‘crazy’ World Cup thriller
Ralf Rangnick scoffed at the suggestion Austria and Algeria wanted to play out a draw, while Vladimir Petkovic reflected on a “crazy” game. Austria snatched a last-gasp 3-3 draw to cap a thriller in Kansas City. Both teams went into the…
Tuchel facing right-back dilemma after Quansah injury
England boss Thomas Tuchel is worried about his options at right-back after Jarell Quansah’s injury. An injury to Reece James means the Chelsea full-back, who is Tuchel’s first choice on the right of the defence, missed England’s win over Panama…
Record breaker Messi still surprising Argentina boss Scaloni
Lionel Scaloni said Lionel Messi continues to surprise him after the Argentina captain made more World Cup history against Jordan. Argentina rounded off their perfect Group J campaign with a 3-1 victory over Jordan at Dallas Stadium, with Messi coming off…
Martinez defends Ronaldo’s World Cup minutes after draw with Colombia
Roberto Martinez defended Portugal captain Cristiano Ronaldo once again after he played another 90 minutes at the World Cup in their 0-0 draw with Colombia. Playing at his sixth World Cup, Ronaldo made his 25th appearance at the tournament, but…
Uzbekistan’s World Cup exit was ‘brutal’, says Cannavaro
Fabio Cannavaro described Uzbekistan’s elimination from the World Cup as “brutal” after they failed to win any of their group games in North America. Uzbekistan, making their debut at the World Cup, finished their Group K campaign with three defeats…
Marsch: Returning Davies a huge boost for Canada’s World Cup hopes
Jesse Marsch believes that returning full-back Alphonso Davies will provide a huge boost for Canada ahead of their clash against South Africa at the World Cup. Canada are into the knockout stages of the World Cup for the very first…
Clarke steps down as Scotland boss after World Cup elimination
Steve Clarke has stepped down from his role as Scotland manager after his team’s exit from the World Cup was confirmed on Saturday. Scotland were dumped out of the competition following Croatia’s victory over Ghana, with Clarke’s departure announced shortly…
‘He can play until he wants’ – Sucic backs Modric to continue Croatia career
Petar Sucic described Luka Modric as “incredible” after he helped Croatia beat Ghana 2-1 to seal second place in Group L and a spot in the last 32 of the World Cup. Croatia headed into their clash at Philadelphia Stadium level…