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JOSE MOURINHO is a “very defensive coach” who sets teams up to frustrate the opposition, says Barcelona icon Xavi. Manchester United manager Mourinho has come under fire for his often defensive-minded tactics at Old Trafford. The Red Devils have a tendency to play pragmatic football – something Mourinho mastered in the early years of his career at Porto and Chelsea. ...

MANCHESTER UNITED are honouring Cristiano Ronaldo at Old Trafford – even though he could be their Champions League nemesis tonight. The 33-year-old returns to Old Trafford tonight as a hero after his medal-laden spell at the club. Such are the memories he created, there’s a picture of Ronaldo in Manchester United club colours adorning the wall of their media room. ...

Ghana’s national team captain, Asamoah Gyan has disclosed that boxing champion Floyd Mayweather Jnr is his mentor thus naming one of his sons after him. According to him, he looks upto Mayweather as well as takes deep inspiration from him. ‘’Floyd Mayweather is my role model and it is because of him I named my son Floyed Gyan. Because Floyd ...

Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) top shots are getting worried by the day with the high cost of inviting players from overseas clubs for Super Eagles, and steps are set to be introduced to correct the excesses. It was gathered that one of the measures aimed at reducing the amount of money the NFF spends on players invited to the national ...

CHELSEA assistant coach Marco Ianni has been charged with improper conduct following the Manchester United bust-up, the Football Association has announced. While Manchester United boss Jose Mourinho has been formally reminded of his responsibilities and both clubs have received similar reminders about the behaviour expected of their staff and players whilst in the technical area. The governing body said in ...

MANCHESTER UNITED manager Jose Mourinho will launch an investigation after his team was LEAKED before Saturday’s game with Chelsea. Manchester United drew 2-2 at Stamford Bridge to deny Mourinho a first win back at his former club. The Blues left if late to level things up as Ross Barkley netted in the fifth minute of stoppage time. But it appears ...

JOSE MOURINHO has hit out at questions set to him in Manchester United’s pre-match press conference today. Manchester United host Juventus at Old Trafford on Tuesday in a crunch Champions League game. The match takes place in the shadow of a number of controversies that loom over United. Paul Pogba continues to labour under Portuguese manager Mourinho, while only two ...

Reigning African Footballer of the Year Mohamed Salah got back on the goal trail at the weekend, scoring the English Premier League winner for Liverpool at Huddersfield. After bagging 44 goals for the Reds in all 2017/2018 competitions, the Egyptian has found defences far harder to breach this season, netting just four times so far. Algerian Riyad Mahrez, who Salah ...

Gerard Pique acknowledged the absence of Lionel Messi will be a blow but insisted Barcelona can cope without their superstar captain. Messi will miss three weeks with a fractured arm after suffering the injury in Barca’s 4-2 win over Sevilla in Saturday’s top-of-the-table La Liga clash. After setting up Barca team-mate Philippe Coutinho and scoring himself, five-time Ballon d’Or winner ...

Qatar could accommodate thousands more football fans on cruise ships during the 2022 World Cup than previously estimated, leading organisers in the emirate have revealed. An official with the country’s largest hotel owner, Katara Hospitality, confirmed on Sunday that up to 20,000 rooms on ships would be made available to supporters in four years’ time. That is a marked increase ...