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Erik ten Hag has written an open letter to Manchester United fans, after securing their first trophy in six years by defeating Newcastle United in the Carabao Cup final. Not since Jose Mourinho’s side beat Ajax in the Europa League final in 2017 had someone from United’s senior team lifted a trophy for the club. However, in just a few months in charge at Old Trafford, Ten Hag has turned things around at the club, securing the Carabao Cup thanks to goals from Casemiro and, eventually, Marcus Rashford. His dancing at full time only earned the Dutchman even more fans at the club,…

There are no doubts that Barcelona will enter the market for a new midfielder in the coming summer. If finding a replacement for Sergio Busquets wasn’t already a priority, the club’s midfield unit has been badly exposed in recent games due to the absence of the injured Pedri. This has accentuated the need for a new midfielder in the coming summer, one who can not only enhance the quality of the current setup but also provide experience and settle in quickly with Xavi’s tactical philosophy. That is why Barça have been keeping close tabs on Ilkay Gundogan. The Manchester City…

Tom Cruise is soaring high after the record-breaking success of Top Gun: Maverick. The second-highest-grossing film of 2022 broke the bank with a stunning $1.5 billion at the box office and on top of that grabbed 6 Academy Award nominations, including one in the Best Picture category. This victory for Cruise must be sweet because he went against the tide during the pandemic and refused to let his film go to streaming. However, it is also this quality of the actor that makes him unfit to play MCU’s Iron Man. Tom Cruise Would Have Delayed Top Gun: Maverick For A Decade…

Paris Saint-Germain (PSG) fans on Twitter claimed that they don’t need Neymar after Lionel Messi and Kylian Mbappe led the team to glory against Olympique de Marseille. Mbappe bagged a brace while Messi scored another to earn a 3-0 win for the Parisian club in the Le Classique. Neymar was ruled out of the clash after sustaining an ankle injury in the Parisian club’s previous match against LOSC Lille. Messi and Mbappe had the onus to carry the attack in the Brazilian superstar’s absence. They performed the task at hand with conviction. Mbappe opened the scoring in the 25th minute…

Fabrizio Romano has claimed on his YouTube channel that the Chelsea owners still plan to stick by Graham Potter. This is despite yet another defeat yesterday, this time to close rivals Tottenham. The Blues were beaten 2-0 by Spurs, picking up their first defeat at the club’s new stadium since it opened. A lot of the losses in recent months have been painful for Chelsea fans, however falling way short of the standards required to win this fierce derby is surely too much for a supporter to handle. The calls for the manager to be sacked did not disappear either. After it became heard and seen…

Arsenal wonderkid Myles Lewis-Skelly will reportedly sign a new two-year contract with the north London side in what is a huge boost for Mikel Arteta’s future plans. According to the Atheltic, the 16-year-old England youth international will soon sign new terms with Arsenal to commit the defensive midfielder at the club until he is 17, where Lewis-Skelly will be legally allowed to sign a professional contract with the Premier League leaders. Lewis-Skelly is regarded by many Arsenal fans and youth pundits as one of the most exciting talents in England, with the midfielder enjoying a breakout year under U-18s coach Jack Wilshere…

As Warner Bros. Discovery inches closer to the last chapter in the old regime of the DCEU, there is a lot of mixed feeling within the fandom about James Gunn’s and Peter Safran’s takeover. From scrapping big names and characters like Henry Cavill and Ben Affleck with their respective version of the DC characters and Gal Gadot’s Wonder Woman 3, the dismantling has now been completed and all that is left for the audience is to wait till they enter the new universe that James Gunn has created. The Justice League And now, as the DCEU takes its last breaths with…

What life will look like after football for Cristiano Ronaldo: A chance to expand his property portfolio – which includes a £17m home on the Portuguese Riviera – more time for businesses… and loads more brand deals as Instagram’s most followed person! Cristiano Ronaldo is determined to play football until he is 40 – but few are as prepared for retirement as he is. Ronaldo, 38, told Piers Morgan back in December that he wanted to continue playing for another two or three years, and that he has always seen 40 as a good age to conclude his professional career. The Portuguese superstar…

Tom Cruise’s Vanilla Sky made fans shudder in their seats with how gripping and interesting the movie was. The movie had some scenes which gave fans chills and stayed in the back of their mind for a long time. There had been some scenes that required some special preparations that would let the crew film peacefully without any disturbances. One of these scenes was the iconic moment in a dream sequence where Cruise’s character finds Times Square to be completely empty while he is driving through the place. While usually, it would be impossible to find the place absolutely barren, Cameron Crowe…

Marco Asensio has been heavily linked with a move to the Premier League for a while now and Carlo Ancelotti appears to have left the door open to the winger’s exit Carlo Ancelotti gives Arsenal green light to complete Marco Asensio transfer (Image: Photo by Denis Doyle/Getty Images) Carlo Ancelotti has admitted that he doesn’t care whether or not Marco Asensio signs a new contract at Real Madrid. The 27-year-old faces an increasingly uncertain future at the Santiago Bernabeu with his deal set to expire in the summer. Asensio, who has been heavily linked with a move to Arsenal for some time now,…

Here is your Chelsea morning digest on Monday, February 27. Chelsea’s English head coach Graham Potter gestures on the touchline during the English Premier League football match between Tottenham Hotspur and Chelsea at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium in London, on Boehly urged to sack Potter Todd Boehly was told before Chelsea’s trip to Tottenham that Graham Potter had very little time to save his job as form spiralled for the manager. The 2-0 loss in north London has done little to change that. Potter is now on a woeful run that sees Chelsea sit 10th in the league. Another defeat without…

Out-of-favour Chelsea striker Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang has effectively left the club already, according to a claim from journalist Paul Brown. THE LOWDOWN: AUBAMEYANG OUT OF FAVOUR AT CHELSEA The 33-year-old has become a peripheral figure under Graham Potter in recent months, with the manager clearly not seeing him as a key player in the slightest. Prior to his late introduction as a substitute in today’s defeat at Tottenham, Aubameyang hadn’t featured since a brief cameo away to Liverpool last month and he has only started four times in the Premier League this season. It seems inevitable that the striker will depart Stamford Bridge during the summer transfer window, and one journalist has claimed…

Gгaham Potteг has compaгed himself to Mikel Aгteta, citing Aгsenal’s All oг Nothing docυmentaгy last season. The Blυes weгe beaten 2-0 by Tottenham on Sυnday afteгnoon, extending theiг losing гυn to thгee games. The defeat means they have only scoгed one goal in theiг last five matches, as the pгessυгe continυes to moυnt on Potteг’s shoυldeгs. Goals fгom Oliveг Skipp and Haггy Kane ensυгed all thгee points foг Antonio Conte’s side, with Chelsea langυishing in 10th place, 14 points adгift of foυгth-placed Spυгs. Howeveг, Potteг has гevealed that he had taken inspiгation fгom Amazon Pгime’s All oг Nothing docυmentaгy, which detailed…

The winner for the Best FIFA Men’s player award appears to have been leaked ahead of the official ceremony. The latest gala for the FIFA’s The Best awards ceremony, in its seventh year, takes place in Paris and sees big names like Lionel Messi, Kylian Mbappe, Karim Benzema, Erling Haaland, Robert Lewandowski and Kevin De Bruyne in the mix for the main prize. But it seems as though the winner for the 2022 edition has already been decided, with journalist Francesc Aguilar reporting that Messi will collect the gong. He claims that Messi’s win will send a message to France…

Antonio Conte’s absence for Tottenham is being felt, but surprisingly in a positive way. Spurs racked up a huge 2-0 home win over London rivals Chelsea in the Premier League, and did it again under the guidance of assistant manager Cristian Stellini. Stellini keeps taking home wins Conte’s last two games have been brutal defeats The former Juventus and Genoa defender now has a record of four wins from four in the dugout, and it looks even better considering what’s happened when Conte’s been back. The Premier League and Serie A-winning coach has been contending with fallout from a gallbladder surgery, returning…

Manchester United manager Erik ten Hag has clearly got a great sense of humour – as he couldn’t help but laugh at a fan holding up a shirt with Kylian Mbappe’s name on the back. The flying Dutchman, 53, left Old Trafford a few hours after his side dumped Barcelona out of the Europa League on Thursday night. They face Real Betis in a couple of weeks in the first leg of their last 16 tie at home. United enter the clash unbeaten in a month. Ten Hag stopped to speak to fans who were waiting for him outside the stadium on his way home – and fan footage caught…

Leandro Trossard was denied a goal against Leicester City yesterday because Ben White was adjudged to have fouled Danny Ward in the build-up. The Belgian had already celebrated the goal prior to a VAR check spotted the foul before it was scored and chalked it off. Just like any VAR decision, not every fan agreed, but after watching the clip again, Morrison reckons the technology got this one spot-on. He tells Sky Sports: “Credit VAR. They take a lot of stick, but I’m going to say well done VAR. I thought it was a goal in real time but then slowing…

Reece James insists Graham Potter’s ability is ‘definitely not questionable’ following Chelsea’s 2-0 defeat to Tottenham on Sunday. Reece James has backed Graham Potter to get Chelsea out of their rut (Getty) Chelsea’s woeful form continues as second-half goals from Oliver Skipp and Harry Kane sealed the win for Spurs. The result leaves Chelsea without a win in their last six matches and is their third consecutive defeat in all competitions. Pressure will also grow on Potter’s position at Stamford Bridge but James is adamant that the former Brighton manager is the right man to improve Chelsea’s situation. ‘Nothing happens overnight,’ James told beIN Sport after Chelsea’s…

Tom Cruise revealed that he wasn’t close to playing Iron Man before the role went to Robert Downey Jr., during a recent interview on the Phase Zero podcast. The 60-year-old Top Gun actor has been associated with an oft-repeated, yet evidently untrue rumor, that he was nearly cast as Tony Stark before the 2008 movie Iron Man. ‘Not close,’ he said during the interview. ‘I love Robert Downey Jr., and I can’t imagine anyone else doing that role, and I think it’s perfect for him.’ Cruise doesn’t seem to be speaking modestly either as he isn’t the first person to dispel the rumor. Doctor Strange…

There is a star-studded guest list in attendance at Tommy Fury’s eagerly anticipated fight with Jake Paul, with royalty from across the sporting world in Saudi Arabia Their is a star-studded guest list in Saudi Arabia (Image: Uncredited/AP/REX/Shutterstock) Sporting icons Cristiano Ronaldo and Mike Tyson were both in attendance for the eagerly anticipated fight between Tommy Fury and his long-time rival Jake Paul. Paul has announced himself as a the trailblazer of the ever-growing YouTube boxing scene, as he looks to forge a career in the ring. The YouTube-boxing mix has drawn plenty of critics, but this has not stopped some of sport’s biggest names heading to Saudi…

Erik ten Hag has won his first trophy as Manchester United manager after beating Newcastle United 2-0 in Sunday’s League Cup final – and celebrated his achievement with some sensational dad dancing alongside Antony and Lisandro Martinez. Goals from Casemiro and an own goal from Sven Botman ensured United ended a six-year trophy drought with a pragmatic victory at Wembley. Newcastle pushed hard to restore parity in the second half, but Ten Hag’s side held firm to win the first domestic silverware of the 2022-23 season. “We have been searching for this moment,” Bruno Fernandes told Sky Sports after lifting…

Jurgen Klopp defended his Liverpool players after they dropped points again in the Premier League against Crystal Palace. Liverpool drop points against Crystal Palace Klopp remains positive despite draw Reds seventh in the league table WHAT HAPPENED? A forgettable season continued as the Reds slipped to a goalless draw against Crystal Palace on Saturday evening at Selhurst Park. But the German insisted that they need to remain positive for the remainder of the campaign despite poor performances. WHAT THEY SAID: Speaking to reporters after the match, Klopp said: “We keep going. Look, I see it in your eyes and in the players’ eyes as…

Of all the attack-minded players in the Premier League, only a Man City quintet is bettering Liverpool striker Darwin Núñez, whose value is increasingly clear. iverpool was largely toothless going forward in its goalless Premier League draw with Crystal Palace on Saturday evening. Mohamed Salah hit the crossbar for the visitors with a snap-shot after the ball broke his way, and Cody Gakpo tried to dink the ball home with goalkeeper Vicente Guaita at his feet, but neither were really gilt-edged opportunities and, aside from that, the Reds rarely looked like scoring. Indeed, their expected goals (xG is explained here in our glossary) tally…

Lionel Messi scored his 700th club goal to help Paris St-Germain extend their lead at the top of Ligue 1 with a convincing win over title-rivals Marseille. The Argentina captain became the second player – after Cristiano Ronaldo – to reach the landmark total in Europe’s top-five leagues. Kylian Mbappe scored twice to become PSG’s joint-record scorer alongside Edinson Cavani on 200 goals. The win leaves PSG eight points clear. Mbappe opened the scoring in clinical fashion in the 25th minute from a Messi assist. The France striker then returned the favour for Messi to tap home at the Velodrome just four…