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The midfielder says the Gunners were too open in the second half as they crumbled to a 4-1 Europa League final defeat in Baku Granit Xhaka has revealed that Arsenal’s mauling by Chelsea in the Europa League final was met by a stony silence in the dressing room. The Gunners went into Wednesday night’s game knowing it was win or ...

Ahead of the UEFA Champions League final against Liverpool on Saturday 1st June, Victor Wanyama and Harry Kane have been included in Tottenham Hotspur’s 26-man squad. Spurs had a number of injury problems in the final few weeks of the season with the likes of Harry Kane, Harry Winks, Jan Vertonghen and Davinson Sanchez missing out their final English Premier ...

Manchester United have reportedly told Romelu Lukaku that he can leave the club. The Belgian striker has been linked with a move away from Old Trafford and according to reports by The Sun, he held showdown talks with the club on Wednesday during which he was informed he could leave this summer – but only for a substantial fee. Inter ...

Mohamed Salah is dreaming of scoring the winning goal for Liverpool in the Champions League final on Saturday as he looks to banish last season’s nightmare. Liverpool lost 3-1 to Real Madrid last year but will contest back-to-back Champions League final when they face Premier League rivals Tottenham Hotspur in Madrid on Saturday. Salah – who has scored 26 goals ...

Britain’s Anthony Joshua wants a “man-to-man” meeting with Deontay Wilder to set up an undisputed world heavyweight title fight – if he beats Andy Ruiz Jr. WBA, IBF and WBO champion Joshua, 29, takes on Ruiz in New York on Saturday. On Tuesday night, WBC champion Wilder announced a rematch with Cuba’s Luis Ortiz, delaying any contest with Joshua for ...

The Argentine’s performances have always gained attention from the world’s biggest stars – even renowned politicians have had their say Former United States president Barrack Obama has said Argentina have failed to win the World Cup in recent times, despite having the superlative Lionel Messi in their ranks, because they do not play as a team. The 57-year-old gave a ...

An imprisoned Algerian human rights activist, who had been on hunger strike for more than 50 days, has died. Kamel Eddine Fekhar was arrested in March for “undermining state security” and put in pre-trial detention. His lawyer, Salah Dabouz, said his client had endured great suffering and neglect behind bars and he would lodge a complaint against the authorities. The ...

Unified world heavyweight champion Anthony Joshua says he will only feel he has “made it” in boxing if he captures Deontay Wilder’s WBC title. The 29-year-old faces Andy Ruiz Jr on Saturday and told BBC Sport he does not feel “burnt out” as a fight week begins for the first time in a decade. “I’ve never been in a fight ...

The veteran goalkeeper, who is heading into retirement, says the Gunners could be tougher but does not see pressure being an issue for the club Petr Cech feels Arsenal are too nice, with there “not enough pressure” at the club following 22 years working under the guidance of “gentleman” Arsene Wenger. With an iconic coach at the helm, the Gunners ...

The former Blues midfielder expects a Belgian forward to head for Spain this summer, leaving a void at Stamford Bridge that will be impossible to fill Eden Hazard “deserves” a move to Real Madrid, says Emmanuel Petit, but his departure is going to leave “boring” Chelsea struggling to “cope without him”. The Belgium international forward is expected to complete a switch to the Santiago Bernabeu ...