Hull City manager Steve Bruce believes former club Sunderland could be in serious trouble for fielding an ineligible player.
Sunderland confirmed on Friday they had received a fine from the Premier League after it emerged Ji Dong-Won, who moved to Augsburg on loan in January and will join Borussia Dortmund in the close-season, featured for the club this term despite not having international clearance.
The club admitted the offence blaming an administrative issue for the faux pas, and Sunderland consider the matter closed.
But Bruce who brought Ji to the Stadium of Light in June 2011 believes the club may face further punishment.
That s pretty bizarre stuff that it s only surfaced now and he s played in four games, he said. They should be in serious trouble, I wou…
Liverpool captain Jordan Henderson believes last season s Champions League run can inspire his team this campaign.
Jurgen Klopp s men reached the final in 2017-18 before suffering a 3-1 loss to Real Madrid in the decider in Kiev in May.
While there have been some changes to the squad, Henderson – whose team begin their Champions League campaign at home to Paris Saint-Germain on Tuesday – feels those performances can perhaps lead to another run.
We can take a lot from it, a lot of confidence from that run to the final, he said, via the Liverpool Echo.
Obviously we want to go even further this year but we can use the experience in big games like this.
My medal is in the draw at home. No-one likes a loser s medal, but at the same time the expe…
Manchester City, Liverpool and Chelsea have set a Premier League record by remaining unbeaten after the first 10 rounds of fixtures.
Champions City romped to the Premier League title last term and moved back to the top of the table with a 1-0 Wembley win over Tottenham on Monday.
But they look set to face stronger competition if they are to defend their crown, with Liverpool also having won eight of their 10 matches so far.
Chelsea, champions in 2016-17 and resurgent under new coach Maurizio Sarri, are only two points further back after Sunday s thumping 4-0 win at Burnley.
And although Arsenal s seven-match winning streak came to an end with a 2-2 draw with Crystal Palace at the weekend, Unai Emery has the Gunners in the hunt.
Following their ho…
Everton have finally begun the construction of their new 52,000 seat stadium on Bramley Moor Dock on the river Mersey in Liverpool. According to the plans, it could be expanded to 62,000 seats in the future, which would equal nearby Anfield, the iconic home of Liverpool FC, after its own redevelopment project concerning the Anfield Road Stand.
The Toffees expect to leave Goodison Park and move into their new home before the start of the 2024-25 season.
Building a new stadium. On a dock.
Not the simplest of tasks, so here s an expert to explain today s significant progress.
— Everton (@Everton)
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Melbourne City celebrated their first A-League silverware as a narrow 1-0 triumph over Central Coast Mariners secured the Premiers Plate amid a dramatic finish at AAMI Park.
Craig Noone s headed effort just shy of the hour was enough to earn City the three points and the trophy with three games to spare, but only after enduring a tense finale.
City thought the points were wrapped up when Jamie Maclaren netted with three minutes to play, only for the hosts striker to be denied when a VAR check found he had handballed in the build-up when tussling with Kye Rowles.
The Mariners then thought they had a chance to snatch a point in injury time when goalkeeper Mark Birighitti up at a late corner won the visitors a penalty.
But once again, VAR intervened with ref…
Leeds United have completed the signing of Scotland striker Ross McCormack from Cardiff City for an undisclosed fee. The 24 year old has signed a three year contract that will keep him at Elland Road till June 2013.
McCormack, a Rangers youth product, left the Gers in 2006 for Motherwell. In his time at Ibrox, he was also sent out on loan to Doncaster Rovers. In the summer of 2008, he was transferred to Cardiff for £110,000 and had a tremendous 08/09 season that saw him score 23 times in 44 appearances for the Bluebirds. He was the subject of a rejected £4m bid from Hull City last summer.
McCormack could make his Leeds debut this weekend against Watford.
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Ruben Dias admits Manchester City cannot rely on experience alone as they bid to repeat last season’s stunning treble success.
The champions moved back within a point of Premier League leaders Liverpool with a 3-1 derby win over rivals Manchester United at the Etihad Stadium on Sunday.
That sets up a huge showdown with the Merseysiders at Anfield next weekend and they face the other team in the title race, Arsenal, later this month.
While they will also hope to progress in the Champions League and FA Cup, City’s impressive track record over the course and distance could be a significant – but Dias insists there is far more to it than that.
The City defender said: “Every new year it is a new challenge and every new year we must overcome what we’v…
Luca Antonelli expects a Sampdoria side reinvigorated by the arrival of new coach Vincenzo Montella to provide a stern test for AC Milan at San Siro on Saturday in a Serie A clash that will put Sinisa Mihajlovic in the spotlight.
Current Milan boss Mihajlovic will be going up against his previous employers at the weekend, though there will be little room for sentimentality.
An away defeat to Juventus last time out leaves Milan in seventh place in the table, already 10 points behind leaders Inter and outside of the European qualification spots.
Antonelli knows Sampdoria under Montella will be determined to spark a change in fortunes.
We re expecting a tough game, partly because Sampdoria have just changed coach, and because every team which comes t…
Sanfrecce Hiroshima set up a clash with River Plate in the Club World Cup semi-finals by overcoming TP Mazembe 3-0 in Osaka.
The J.League champions made their set-pieces count as they improved upon their 2012 performance when they were eliminated at the quarter-final stage by African side Al Ahly.
Sanfrecce took the lead on the stroke of half-time when Tsukasa Shiotani converted from Yusuke Chajima s corner.
The Japanese team enhanced their lead early in the second half when Kazuhiko Chiba headed home from another Chajima set-piece and the 2015 CAF Champions League winners were unable to find a route back into the game.
Second-half substitute Takuma Asano added a third third in the closing stages, meaning Mazembe will play America in the fifth-place p…
Kevin Gameiro staked his claim to start Atletico Madrid s Champions League semi-final against Real Madrid on Tuesday by hitting a double in a resounding 5-0 LaLiga victory over Las Palmas, who finished the match with 10 men.
France international Gameiro was in Diego Simeone s first XI for the first time since a 3-1 victory over Sevilla on March 19 and made his mark with two impressive first-half goals at the Estadio Gran Canaria on Saturday.
The striker turned home the opener inside two minutes and added his second after a Saul Niguez header had made it 2-0, Atletico scoring three goals inside the opening 20 minutes of a LaLiga game for the first time since 1957.
Gameiro was denied his hat-trick by the post before Simeone opted to rest him ahead of the upcoming C…