IF he doesn’t want to play for the club, take the cash and let him go – Sky pundit Jamie Redknapp had his say on the Philippe Coutinho affair this morning. The former Liverpool midfielder also pointed out the obvious fact...read more »
ARSENAL kicked off their Premier League campaign with a dramatic win against former champions Leicester – but it was far from convincing. The Gunners, with Arsene Wenger still in the hot seat, are my pre-season tip to win the title that...read more »
THE first game of the Premier League season kicks off tonight – the only time an inaugural top flight game has been played on a Friday – when Arsenal host Leicester at the Emirates. The Gunners are my tip for the...read more »
MANY Premier League clubs have been busy in the transfer market with the eagerly-anticipated start of the new season just a day away. The latest big money transfer was that of Andre Gray from Burnley to Watford in a club record...read more »
JOSE Mourinho has finally put the tin lid on the rumour box that contained the ‘story’ of Gareth Bale joining Manchester United. After United’s Super Cup defeat to Real Madrid last night, Mourinho admitted it was ‘game over’ in terms of...read more »
I DON’T know about you, but I will be glad when the transfer window closes and we can get back to normal. Get back to what we love; watching football and, for me, getting back to writing about football. You, know,...read more »
WE posed the question here on Zapsportz a few days ago – has the football world gone mad? Now we know it has. We were talking about the exorbitant transfer fees being paid, and talked about, as Europe’s top clubs go...read more »
The EFL is to support the trial of a reformed format for penalty kicks, by introducing the new ‘ABBA’ penalty shoot-out formula into EFL Competitions during the 2017-18 season. For starters, the name of the proposed penalty formula is ridiculous, and...read more »
YOU have to worry for Daniel Sturridge – another injury problem and the season hasn’t even started yet. As we have said before, on numerous occasions here on zapsportz, the Liverpool striker – fit and well – is as good as...read more »
MANCHESTER United can forget about their long-standing interest in Gareth Bale. He’s staying at Real Madrid. That, at least, is according to comments from the player’s agent and his manager Zinedine Zidane who maintains Bale, Cristiano Ronaldo and Karim Benzema are...read more »