Lee Mason is ‘past it’ and should RETIRE, claims former referees chief Keith Hackett

Lee Mason is ‘past it’, struggles to keep up with play and should RETIRE, claims former referees’ chief Keith Hackett… as he insists official ‘lost focus’ during ‘appalling’ incident at West Brom in which he disallowed Lewis Dunk’s goal Ref Lee Mason came under fire after a controversial moment at the Hawthorns He ruled out … Read more

Liverpool star Mohamed Salah confirmed in Egypt’s preliminary squad for Tokyo Olympics

Liverpool on collision course with Egypt? Mohamed Salah confirmed in preliminary squad for Tokyo Olympics this summer without Reds being talked to… meaning he would miss pre-season and start of 2021-22 season Mohamed Salah is set to be in the middle of a club vs country row this summer Egypt have confirmed Salah is in … Read more

Harvey Barnes to have knee surgery on Tuesday as Brendan Rodgers admits Leicester squad is stretched

Harvey Barnes to undergo knee surgery on Tuesday as Brendan Rodgers admits Leicester don’t have squad depth to match rivals with EIGHT first-team players out Harvey Barnes is expected to have surgery on his knee injury on Tuesday Midfielder James Maddison may be able to start running outside later this week Leicester are currently without … Read more

Man City boss Pep Guardiola warns his runaway leaders they can still IMPROVE despite winning streak

Manchester City boss Pep Guardiola warns his runaway leaders they can still IMPROVE despite their 20-match winning streak as he insists ‘what counts is if you lift trophies or not’ Manchester City host Wolves in the Premier League on Tuesday night  Pep Guardiola’s side are looking to extend their 20-match winning streak   City currently sit … Read more

Georginio Wijnaldum admits Liverpool need others to slip up to secure Champions League place

Georginio Wijnaldum admits defending champions Liverpool are now reliant on hoping ‘teams above us slip’ if they are to secure top four spot ahead of crucial Chelsea clash Georginio Wijnaldum admits Liverpool have been left hoping others slip up The Reds beat Sheffield United 2-0 after a run of four league defeats in a row … Read more

Arsenal boss Mikel Arteta urges Brazil starlet Gabriel Martinelli to give him a selection headache

Mikel Arteta urges Gabriel Martinelli to give him a selection headache but Arsenal boss admits Gunners’ forward options make it ‘difficult’ to give teenager a run in the side Mikel Arteta has urged Gabriel Martinelli to make his selection decisions difficult Arsenal boss says it’s tough to give minutes due to number of forward players … Read more

Darren Moore appointed Sheffield Wednesday’s new manager as Owls bid to stay up in Championship

Darren Moore appointed Sheffield Wednesday’s new boss as Owls bid to make late charge out of Championship relegation zone after losing four games on the trot Darren Moore has left his role at Doncaster to take over at Sheffield Wednesday Owls are in danger of being relegated to League One come the end of the … Read more

Paul Scholes rubbishes Thomas Tuchel’s claim Chelsea vs Man United stalemate was ‘high quality’

‘Was he watching a different game on his iPad?’ Paul Scholes rubbishes Thomas Tuchel’s claim Chelsea vs Man United stalemate was a ‘high quality’ contest as ex-United midfielder singles out Bruno Fernandes and Scott McTominay for misplacing passes By Adam Shergold for MailOnline Published: 06:44 GMT, 1 March 2021 | Updated: 06:44 GMT, 1 March … Read more

SPORTS AGENDA: Lockdown announcement leads to holiday chaos at Premier League club

The volume of holiday requests which followed the Prime Minister’s announcement of his roadmap out of lockdown triggered the HR department at one Premier League club to send an email to managers urging them to ensure staffing levels do not drop.  In particular, large numbers were quick to ask for both June 21 and June … Read more

Lee Mason meltdown heaps misery on wasteful Brighton who failed to score at West Brom

Lee Mason meltdown heaps misery on wasteful Brighton who failed to score against fellow relegation candidates West Brom despite having 15 shots and TWO penalties at the Hawthorns Lee Mason was at the centre of attention in Brighton’s 1-0 loss at West Brom  The referee ruled out Lewis Dunk’s quick free-kick as he blew his … Read more

Roy Keane and Graeme Souness cast doubts over Anthony Martial’s commitment

‘He doesn’t look in love with the game’: Roy Keane and Graeme Souness cast doubts over Anthony Martial’s commitment after French forward didn’t start in Manchester United’s 0-0 draw with Chelsea Roy Keane and Graeme Souness has called out Anthony Martial’s commitment Souness questioned whether Martial, 25, had any ‘real passion’ for the game The … Read more

Thomas Tuchel reveals that he dropped Timo Werner against Manchester United to give him a break

Thomas Tuchel reveals that he left Timo Werner out of the starting XI against Manchester United to give him a break after the German had start 29 of the Blues’ 37 matches this season before their goalless clash with the Red Devils Timo Werner started against Atletico Madrid but was on the bench on Sunday … Read more

Manchester United boss Ole Gunnar Solskjaer turns his back on ranting Chelsea manager Thomas Tuchel

Ole Gunnar Solskjaer turns his back on ranting Thomas Tuchel as Chelsea boss rages over VAR check on Callum Hudson-Odoi’s handling of the ball inside his own penalty area… even though ref decided against a penalty Ole Gunnar Solskjaer gave a raving Thomas Tuchel the cold shoulder on Sunday Tuchel was incensed about Manchester United … Read more