Chelsea winger Eden Hazard wants to lift his first trophy with the club when they take on Atletico Madrid in the UEFA Super Cup.
Belgium star Hazard joined the west London side from Lille, where he won Ligue 1 in 2010/11, and is eager to make a good start as last season s Champions League winners take on Diego Simeone s Europa League holders.
The 21-year-old has made a big impression in the English Premier League already, scoring once and notching six assists in his opening three games in the English top flight.
However, the creative midfielder was keen to stress victory is not a foregone conclusion against a tough Atletico side.
He told Uefa s official website: They (Atletico) are a great team with great players. I hope it will be a good game and that w…
Maurizio Sarri has left Chelsea to take over Juventus on a three-year contract, it has been confirmed.
Sarri had only completed one of the three seasons Chelsea contracted him for, but an agreement was reached to allow him to return to Serie A, where he led Napoli to a second-place finish in 2017-18.
The Italian coach s position had been in doubt for several months due to a number of issues at Chelsea, and Frank Lampard has been tipped to replace him at the helm.
Chelsea director Marina Granovskaia said: In talks we had following the Europa League final, Maurizio made it clear how strongly he desired to return to his native country, explaining that his reasons for wanting to return to work in Italy were significant.
He also believed it important to be ne…
Thiago Alcantara is edging closer to a Liverpool return after rejoining first-team training.
The Spain international has missed more than two months of action since sustaining a knee injury in the Merseyside derby against Everton on October 17.
Having also had a spell out after testing positive for coronavirus, the 29-year-old has only played twice for Liverpool since arriving from Bayern Munich in a deal that could reach £25million.
After a period of individual training, Thiago took to social media on Wednesday to confirm he had started training with the rest of the squad, posting on Twitter: Back with the lads.
back with the lads
— Thiago Alcantara (@Thiago6)
Thiago made an instant impact on his debut against Chelsea on September …
Aaron Cresswell has signed a one-year contract extension with West Ham that will see him remain at the Premier League club until 2021.
The left-back, who arrived from Ipswich Town in 2014, has been a cornerstone of the team s defence under both previous manager Sam Allardyce and current boss Slaven Bilic.
He becomes the second player in as many days to sign a new deal at West Ham, with team-mate Michail Antonio having also agreed to a 12-month extension on Monday.
It s great news for me, the 26-year-old former Ipswich Town defender told West Ham TV.
I ve been here for two years now and I m looking forward to the next five seasons now that I ve signed.
Last season, especially with it being the last season at the Boleyn Ground, was pretty…
Germany international forward Max Kruse is set to be offloaded by Wolfsburg in the summer transfer window, .
The 28-year-old only joined last summer from Borussia M’gladbach, but the club chiefs became fed up with his off-the-pitch incidents and they have decided to place the striker on the transfer list.
According to Bild, Wolfsburg have placed a €9 million price tag on the experienced footballer, and it remains to be seen whether there will be clubs ready to match their valuation.
Kruse is reportedly held in high regard by sides in England, USA and China, and he recently admitted he wouldn’t mind moving to an exotic destination.
The German forward scored a total of 6 goals in 32 league matches for Wolfsburg last term, while netting 2 times in 9…
Coton Sport will be out for revenge when they play Al Ahly in the first leg of their CAF Confederation Cup semi-final on Saturday.
In October last year the Egyptian giants beat the Cameroonians on penalties in the semi-finals of the continent s premier club competition, the CAF Champions League.
Vengeance will not be easy, though. Al Ahly will be filled with confidence after they beat arch-rivals Zamalek on penalties to claim their eighth Egypt Super Cup on Sunday.
The Cairo giants will also be keen to add to their 19 international club trophies, which has seen them being officially recognised by CAF this year as the most decorated club in the world.
With both AC Milan and Boca Juniors on 18 international club trophies, the addition of the CAF Confeder…
Following Euro 2016 humiliation, new England manager Sam Allardyce takes charge of a national team caught somewhere between crisis and disenchantment.
Allardyce signed a two-year deal to replace Roy Hodgson, who announced his resignation after England s tournament closed with a dreadful last-16 loss to Iceland
Here, we look at the five major issues in his in-tray.
STAGE FRIGHT
How much a forgettable campaign in France took out of England s players might only become apparent when they convene for their opening 2018 World Cup qualifier against Slovakia on September 4. But a glaring lack of composure under pressure was in evidence during the shambolic second-half display versus Iceland.
Opponents will be keen to test whether the Three…
Goal-line technology is set to be used in elite competition after FIFA agreed to make it available at this month s Club World Cup in Japan.
Calls have been growing in recent years for the introduction of technology to assist referees, accelerated by high-profile incidents such as Frank Lampard s disallowed goal for England in their 2010 World Cup defeat to Germany.
After being rolled out at the Club World Cup, FIFA Secretary General Jerome Valcke has said goal-line technology, involving either a computer chip imbedded in a ball or Hawk-Eye, will be implemented at major international tournaments.
It s a big day because it s the first time that the technology will be used officially in a game or in games, Valcke said ahead of the Club World Cup opener between Au…
Sunderland defender Wes Brown is now in manager Paolo Di Canio s first-team plans, the Italian has confirmed.
Brown has struggled badly with injury since moving to the Stadium of Light in 2011 and has not played in a competitive fixture since January 2012.
However, the former Manchester United man continued his return to full fitness on Wednesday, scoring in his side s 3-1 pre-season win over Tottenham.
While Di Canio had initial reservations on Brown s fitness, the 33-year-old is now a key part of his squad.
I have to be honest and say that with a team I wanted to rebuild, I thought at the beginning that he was not on my list for the future, the Italian told The Sunderland Echo.
After one year and two months out, at his age, I couldn’t start thinking a…
In what was a stunning Champions League display on Tuesday night, Manchester City laid down a heavyweight European marker as they cruised their way to a 3-0 romp against Bayern Munich at the Etihad.
Putting in a performance that would have been heard across Europe, it was Rodri who opened the scoring in the 27th minute as the Spanish midfielder produced a thunderous 30-yard strike.
While many might have felt that Pep Guardiola s side could face a real first-leg tussle on home soil, the Premier League giants will know that they have one foot firmly in the Champions League semi-finals.
Not looking back after returning from the half-time break as Bernardo Silva and Erling Haaland bagged a quickfire brace, there is no doubt that Tuesday s display at the Etihad will …