Gazza, Greaves, Blissett – can Joe Hart buck the trend of Englishmen flopping in Italy?

“I can pinpoint the day, the hour, the minute, the second that I doomed myself to life as an alcoholic,” Jimmy Greaves wrote in his autobiography. “It was the moment I...

Manchester derby: Wayne Rooney left out of your combined Manchester XI

There was no place for England and Manchester United captain Wayne Rooney in a combined Manchester XI chosen by BBC Sport readers. More than 100,000 people chose their teams this week,...

How Pep has turned Sterling into a star again

The winger struggled to get into the City line-up at the end of last season and had a nightmare at the Euros, but now ‘Raz’, as Guardiola calls him, is transformed...

David Silva v Wayne Rooney – only one winner, right?

‘Pep is a weak coward ; Jose is a big star ‘

In his book, ‘I am Zlatan’, Ibrahimovic explains how a reunion with the Portuguese boss led to the collapse of his relationship with the Catalan during his Barcelona days I still...

Mustafi: Lucas Perez has everything a striker needs

The new Gunners attacker is being backed to make life difficult for Premier League defenders by his adversary-turned-team-mate Shkodran Mustafi is confident fellow new Arsenal signing Lucas Perez has all the...

‘Don’t go to Leicester, they’re crap!’ – Gerrard’s advice to young Galaxy fan

The former Liverpool midfielder advised a Galaxy supporter to pick his old club, Barcelona or Real Madrid over the Foxes, suggesting they were not as good as one might think LA...

Chelsea to rival Man Utd for Griezmann

The two Premier League giants are long-time admirers of the Atletico Madrid star, with a €100 million release clause not putting off a potential move next summer Chelsea are ready to...

Emery : I wanted to sign Griezmann

The Atletico Madrid attacker has been linked with joining up with the coach at Paris Saint-Germain, and he has admitted he wanted to work with him five years ago Paris Saint-Germain...

Argentina just can’t do it without Messi !

The injured star was missed in Merida as the Albiceleste suffered a terrible start before recovering late on, and it is not the first time they have struggled without their skipper...