Manchester United fans protest against Glazers’ ownership during mass sit-in

Thousands of Manchester United fans stayed behind to protest against the Glazers’ ownership after the comeback win against Nottingham Forest.

It has been 18 years since the Americans’ controversial leveraged takeover of the club and nine months since they announced a strategic review.

The sale of United was one option being considered but the interminable potential takeover process rumbles on, despite offers from Sheikh Jassim and Sir Jim Ratcliffe.

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Bucchi has influenced Pescara, says Mazzarri

Napoli manager Walter Mazzarri has heaped praise on Pescara s Christian Bucchi ahead of the two teams Serie A meeting on Saturday.

The upcoming opponents are enjoying vastly different fortunes with Napoli seven points clear in second and their hosts rooted to the bottom of the table.

Pescara are facing relegation to Italy s second tier after just one season but Mazzarri believes the job done by former Napoli striker Bucchi since replacing Cristiano Bergodi has been exceptional and is wary of complacency creeping into his team.

Pescara played so well against Roma, he said. Pescara are playing very well since (Christian) Bucchi s arrival unfortunately he arrived late.

It was clear he would have become a good coach, even when he was with us, he s an inte…

Ched Evans Court of Appeal date set for March 22

Former Sheffield United striker Ched Evans is set to have his conviction for raping a 19-year-old woman reviewed by the Court of Appeal in London on March 22.

Evans, 27, was jailed in April 2012 after being found guilty of the rape at a hotel in Rhyl, north Wales, on May 29, 2011. He was released from prison in 2014 after serving half of a five-year sentence .

The case has been referred by to the Court of Appeal by the Criminal Cases Review Commission (CCRC, which investigates possible miscarriages of justice and announced last October that new evidence had emerged in the case.

In a statement released following the announcement last year, CCRC chair Richard Foster said: The decision of the commission is not a judgment on guilt or innocence in relation to Ched E…

Celtic rejected Fulham bid for Boyata, confirms Rodgers

Celtic manager Brendan Rodgers is determined to hold on to Dedryck Boyata, with the Scottish Premiership champions having rejected an offer from Fulham for the defender.

Boyata has won the title in each of his three seasons at Celtic since moving to the club from Manchester City in 2015.

But Fulham are keen to lure the Belgium defender, who started three games at the World Cup, back to the Premier League.

Rodgers, though, feels Celtic need to retain Boyata, whose contract expires in 2019, with Thursday s Premier League transfer deadline looming.

Yes, we have had a few enquiries and there was a confirmed bid by Fulham for him, Rodgers told reporters ahead of Wednesday s Champions League qualifier against AEK Athens.

He is a player that we don…

Pogba set for Juventus return?

Paul Pogba is set to leave Manchester United and return to Juventus when the transfer window opens, according to L Equipe.

The France midfielder arrived to Old Trafford from Turin in 2016 for a reported fee of £89 million. Since then, he s gone on to make a total of 150 appearances in all competitions for United, scoring and assisting 31 time apiece and helping them win the League Cup and the Europa League in his first season there. However, he has spent a large part of this season on the sidelines due to recurring ankle problems, and there s an overwhelming feeling that the 27-year-old hasn t lived up to the expectations his big-money move had announced.

He was linked heavily with Real Madrid for a long time, but the Spanish giants recently decided not to pursue the …

Foden stops history repeating for Guardiola and Man City

Liverpool, April 2018:

Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain hasn t scored for three months since he smashed home a long-range strike against Manchester City.

Pep Guardiola s Premier League champions elect are back at a bloodthirsty Anfield and Mohamed Salah already has the Reds in front, so why not have a go?

Oxlade-Chamberlain larrups it beyond Ederson and before the half hour Sadio Mane has made it 3-0.

There would be no way back for City, who would finish the Premier League season 25 points better off than Liverpool, as they threw caution to the wind in the second leg but lost 2-1.

Guardiola talked himself into a half-time red card when Leroy Sane had a goal incorrectly ruled out for offside before UEFA were using VAR. The competition the Catalan threatened…

Aerially strong and good on the ball – what Liverpool can expect from Ibrahima Konate

Jurgen Klopp believes Ibrahima Konate is a signing with massive potential  as Liverpool aim to make sure they are not caught short at the back again, but what exactly can the club s fans expect from the new recruit?

The French defender s long-rumoured move to Anfield was confirmed by the Premier League club on Friday, an early deal done to bolster a defensive unit that was beset by injuries in recent months.

Indeed, in the 2020-21 season, Klopp used 16 different starting combinations at the heart of his defence in the Premier League. Midfielders Fabinho and Jordan Henderson were called upon at times to fill in for absent friends, with Virgil van Dijk, Joe Gomez and Joel Matip all long-term absentees.

Nathaniel Phillips and Rhys Williams formed an alliance to he…

Jadon Sancho back to Premier League?

After initial reports that Real Madrid was interested in Borussia Dortmund winger Jadon Sancho, it has surfaced that Manchester United are also interested in pursuing the 19-year-old, .

Sancho, who is also part of England s national team, joined Dortmund in 2017. He was previously in the Manchester City academy, but as he was omitted from City s pre-season tour squad in 2017 and was given no guarantees regarding his playing time with the senior team, the youngster decided to join the German club.

Sancho has had a very successful spell at Dortmund. He has scored 18 times and made 30 assists in 68 appearances for the team, which has made him a coveted target of many European clubs. It is expected that Dortmund s asking price for the player will not go below £100 million,…

Manchester United close on Hummels

Manchester United have all but agreed to sign German defender Mats Hummels from Borussia Dortmund, .

The Red Devils have been in desperate need of defensive reinforcements, but they appear to have secured the signature of one of world s top centre-backs.

Sport understands that the two sides are on the verge of agreeing a €20 million transfer fee, and everything suggests the deal will be made official by the end of the week.

The Millionaires have already signed a replacement for Hummels having recruited Matthias Ginter from Freiburg, which is enough to suggest they are ready to cash in on their star player.

Spanish giants Barcelona also attempted to lure the Germany international to Camp Nou, but they never came even close to succeeding in their quest.…

Lewandowski questions severity of ´painful´ three-match ban

Robert Lewandowski will find it painful watching Barcelona s next three games from the stands after his suspension for an incident against Osasuna last month was upheld.

Poland international Lewandowski was shown two yellow cards in the first half of Barca s last match before the World Cup break – a 2-1 win at El Sadar on November 8.

The Spanish Football Federation (RFEF) issued Lewandowski with an extended three-game ban for an alleged gesture made towards referee Gil Manzano after being dismissed.

It was announced on Friday that Barca were unsuccessful with their latest appeal against the suspension, and Lewandowski has questioned the severity of the punishment.

It s difficult because I feel that three games is too much for what I did, that s for sur…