Date published: Wednesday 23rd August 2017 1:09Wayne Rooney, England’s all-time top scorer, has announced his immediate retirement from international football.No outfield player has won more Three Lions caps than the 31-year-old, who netted a record 53 goals across 119 appearances for his country.England manager Gareth
Breaking newsNeil Custis of The Sun has a back-page exclusive (via quotes from a Manchester United ‘source’) that Jose Mourinho has told his squad that he…wait for it…wants to win the Premier League and FA Cup. Boom.As ever: if the opposite is a bigger story,
Date published: Wednesday 23rd August 2017 11:15Graeme Souness says Liverpool should accept a fresh £138million bid from Barcelona for Philippe Coutinho.Coutinho has been the subject of intense speculation regarding his Liverpool future this summer.Barca have already had three bids rejected for the Brazilian, and reports
Date published: Wednesday 23rd August 2017 10:12Chelsea have denied reports that Thomas Tuchel has been identified as a potential replacement for Antonio Conte.Reports emerged on Wednesday morning that former Borussia Dortmund manager Tuchel will replace Conte if and when the Italian leaves Stamford Bridge.German newspaper
Date published: Wednesday 23rd August 2017 8:55Barcelona are pursuing damages from Neymar for what they allege to be a “breach of contract”.The Brazil forward left the Nou Camp this month for a world-record £200.6million, joining Paris St Germain in a move that more than doubled
The backgroundAs is so often the case, Pele’s prediction proved inaccurate. He may be the greatest player of all time, but he is no soothsayer. In 1977, Pele claimed that “an African nation will win the World Cup before the year 2000”. He meant it
Date published: Tuesday 22nd August 2017 3:33Crystal Palace are going to follow the appointment of Dougie Freedman as sporting director with a flurry of activity.Freedman’s first move will reportedly be a move for RB Leipzig’s Oliver Burke, who started just five Bundesliga games last season after
If you have anything to say on any subject, you know what to do: mail theeditor@football365.comCautious optimism about Man United…Well, I’m extremely pleased, although I’m trying so desperately not to get too overly-excited, about Manchester United’s two games to date. I anticipated the normal reaction
Date published: Tuesday 22nd August 2017 1:17Michael Keane believes Wayne Rooney is enjoying a new lease of life at Everton and deserves a recall to the England squad.England’s record goalscorer netted his 200th Premier League goal – becoming only the second player to reach that
Wright rubbishMediawatch was amused by Ian Wright’s insistence in The Sun that Tottenham’s clash against Chelsea (which they lost) proved that they can win games at Wembley.‘IT doesn’t take much to set off football’s doom merchants.‘So it wasn’t a surprise to hear the comments after