David Beckham has warned the Manchester United players struggling for motivation ahead of the FA Cup final against Manchester City.
The players have received plenty of criticism this season as they sit eighth in the Premier League with three matches remaining.
Their Carabao Cup defence and Champions League campaign was equally as disappointing but the Red Devils can make something of the campaign by winning the FA Cup.
The only problem with that is the opposition standing in their way.
Manchester City are the clear favourites to win the showcase match at Wembley and if they do come out victorious, you have to feel that the writing will be on the walls for Erik ten Hag, if it isn t already.
With United struggling on the pitch, the vast majority o…
Chelsea are closing in on the appointment of Kieran McKenna to replace Mauricio Pochettino as their new head coach having notified Ipswich of their interest in their favoured candidate, who is said to be interested in a move to Stamford Bridge.
Pochettino left Chelsea by mutual consent earlier this week – in a shock for the dressing room and wider public – and the Todd Boehly-led Clearlake Capital ownership is said to be optimistic that the process to replace him will not take long .
Contact several weeks ago
, who claim the Blues made contact with McKenna s representatives several weeks ago when it became clear that Pochettino was not going to work effectively in their set-up.
Reports claim Pochettino grew frustrated with his lack of input on signings an…
It has been suggested that Manchester City fear expulsion from the Premier League is really an option if they are found guilty of breaching FFP rules.
recently clinched the Premier League title for the fourth year in a row, but this incredible feat was achieved with a dark cloud hanging over the club.
Man City fear expulsion
s side were charged with over 100 alleged breaches of FFP rules at the start of 2023 and were referred to an independent commission
If found guilty, it has been suggested that Man City could be given a huge fine, points deduction, transfer ban or even be expelled from the Premier League.
Since these charges came to light, Everton and Nottingham Forest have been docked points for breaching Profit and Sustainability rules,
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Barcelona sensation Lamine Yamal has said he is focussed on becoming a legend at the club after a stunning breakout season with the Catalan giants.
Yamal is just 16 and came through the club s La Masia youth academy before going on to score five goals and assist five in 37 La Liga games last season. He couldn t help Barca win the league, though, as they finished 10 points adrift of Real Madrid.
There have been fears over Barcelona s financial situation for a number of years and that has led to some talk that Yamal could be sold to ease them. that Premier League champions, who are managed by former Barcelona midfielder turned coach Pep Guardiola, attempted to sign him last season.
Yamal committed to Barcelona
It appears Yamal, who registered an assist in Spain …
Premier League side Man Utd have a plan in place to re-sign Chelsea striker Romelu Lukaku this summer, according to reports.
The Belgium international had a decent scoring record at Old Trafford during a two-season spell between 2017 and 2019 with 42 goals in 96 matches in all competitions for .
However, former players, pundits and supporters were often critical of his performances in a Red Devils shirt and he eventually returned to Chelsea via a two-year stretch at Inter Milan.
It hasn t worked out for him at Chelsea either with Lukaku spending the last two seasons out on loan at Serie A sides Inter Milan and Roma, with the Belgian scoring 21 goals in 47 appearances for the latter in 2023/24.
His early-season form for Roma had at Stamford Bridge as the…
Tottenham are ready to bid for Chelsea midfielder Conor Gallagher this summer as Ange Postecoglou sets out a minimum amount of signings, according to former CBS Sports reporter Ben Jacobs.
Spurs have already made two new signings this summer with arrivals of Archie Gray from Leeds United and Lucas Bergvall from Swedish side Djurgardens.
But they are far from done this summer as they look to build on a promising first season under Postecoglou, which saw them finish fifth in the Premier League playing entertaining, attacking football.
One player have had on their radar for a while is Chelsea and England midfielder Gallagher, who has just returned from playing at Euro 2024 with the Three Lions.
There were claims last summer that Spurs were bidding for Gall…
Jose Mourinho s Fenerbahce are reportedly keen to sign Morocco international Sofyan Amrabat, but he would prefer to re-join Manchester United.
was one of United s main transfer targets during the 2023 transfer window after he shone for Morocco at the 2022 World Cup in Qatar.
s limited budget prevented them from signing Amrabat permanently, as he instead joined the Premier League giants on loan with an obligation to buy.
The 27-year-old was in and out of the team during the 2023/24 campaign as he only started ten Premier League matches.
Therefore, it s hardly surprising that Man Utd decided against activating their purchase option to sign Amrabat, who could have reportedly been bought for around £17m.
However, a return to Man Utd has not been co…
According to reports, Newcastle United have submitted their third offer to Crystal Palace as they look to sign England international Marc Guehi.
Earlier this summer, were focused on balancing the books as they were at risk of breaching the Premier League s Profit and Sustainability rules.
Anthony Gordon, Bruno Guimaraes and Alexander Isak were linked with moves elsewhere but they instead cashed in on Yankuba Minteh and Elliot Anderson, who have been sold to Brighton and Nottingham Forest respectively.
These two exits have freed up funds and Newcastle are expected to be busy in the transfer market before the window closes at the end of this month.
, they are also trying to sign Guehi.
The former Chelsea academy product has emerged as one of the st…
Chelsea are closing in on the sale of Romelu Lukaku to Napoli, which could finally open the door to sign Victor Osimhen, according to reports.
Osimhen has entered the last two years of his Napoli contract and is expected to leave this summer.
Lukaku, meanwhile, is surplus to requirements at Stamford Bridge and not training with the first team.
paid a whopping £97.5million for the Belgian striker in the 2021 summer transfer window but he ended up being a big ol flop, being loaned out to Inter after a year back at the club.
The Blues have been working all summer on Lukaku s exit, with 2022/23 Serie A champions Napoli deep in talks to sign him and getting very close to finalising the transfer.
Chelsea: Romelu Lukaku to Napoli, here we go!
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Chelsea and Premier League legend Frank Lampard fears the Blues youthful squad could impact their season and hold back their progress under new boss Enzo Maresca.
The Blues were held to a disappointing one all draw with Crystal Palace in a London derby on Sunday which followed an emphatic win over Wolves last weekend.
lost to Servette in the Europa Conference League adding to their mixed start to their 24/25 season.
Another inconsistent performance was put out by the Chelsea squad after failing to gather all three points at Stamford Bridge on Super Sunday.
With a new eager manager and plenty of summer additions to the squad, Lampard urged warning to the fans that their squad is young and inexperienced and the fans should expect to see inconsistent perfo…