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Ryan Giggs leaving Manchester United after 29 years of service

After being affiliated with Manchester United since 1987, including a 27-year playing career and four year coaching career, Ryan Giggs announced that he is leaving United to seek management opportunities elsewhere after Jose Mourinho was hired to take over from Louis van Gaal. Giggs released an open letter explaining his decision and sharing the love […]

MANCHESTER, ENGLAND – NOVEMBER 25: Marouane Fellaini of Manchester United reacts after the UEFA Champions League Group B match between Manchester United FC and PSV Eindhoven at Old Trafford on November 25, 2015 in Manchester, United Kingdom. (Photo by Michael Regan/Getty Images)

Five Manchester United players that Jose Mourinho will want to sell this summer

The times are changing in the city of Manchester, and it’s setting up to be quite the arms race between United and City. With Pep Guardiola arriving and Jose Mourinho taking over at Old Trafford, the two clubs will be looking to one-up each other at every turn. United have a ways to go to […]

WEST BROMWICH, ENGLAND – AUGUST 23: during the Barclays Premier League match between XXX and XXX on August 23, 2015 in West Bromwich, United Kingdom. (Photo by Michael Regan/Getty Images)

Why Manchester United fans shouldn’t be too excited about Jose Mourinho

And just like that Manchester United’s long season or bland, boring, and pragmatic football has come to an end. The two year Louis van Gaal era that left often left fans and players frustrated culminated with a victory in the FA Cup Final on Saturday, the club’s first trophy since Sir Alex Ferguson retired. This […]

Manchester United’s shameful sacking of Louis van Gaal

Manchester United have finally sacked Louis van Gaal. It is a move that has been coming since 2016 began. With a manager hanging on by a thread for so long, you would think that the sacking would come as a relief. Instead, it has been handled in the worst way possible, showing a level of disrespect […]

MUNICH, GERMANY – MAY 14: Mario Goetze of Muenchen celebrates after the Bundesliga match between FC Bayern Muenchen and Hannover 96 at Allianz Arena on May 14, 2016 in Munich, Germany. (Photo by Daniel Kopatsch/Getty Images For MAN)

Top five transfer sagas of the summer (so far)

The transfer window hasn’t even opened yet and there has already been some massive transfer sagas. With many teams hoping to wrap up a major part of their transfer dealings prior to the European Championships in France, we have seen moves much earlier than usual. These moves also tend to be the marquee targets for […]

MANCHESTER, ENGLAND – APRIL 12: Zlatan Ibrahimovic of Paris Saint-Germain beats Eliaquim Mangala (20) and Joe Hart of Manchester City to score, but his goal is disallowed during the UEFA Champions League quarter final second leg match between Manchester City FC and Paris Saint-Germain at the Etihad Stadium on April 12, 2016 in Manchester, United Kingdom. (Photo by Clive Brunskill/Getty Images)

Pros and cons of Zlatan Ibrahimovic to Manchester United

As I write this, the only thing we know for sure about Zlatan Ibrahimovic is that he’s played his last match for Paris Saint-German. Despite the fact that he’s 34, teams are lining up for the services of the talented Swedish striker. A few days ago, there were reports that he had overtures from China, […]

The top 10 Louis van Gaal soundbites as Manchester United manager

In what seemed like months in the making, Manchester United officially sacked Louis van Gaal after just two years in charge. In those two years, Louis van Gaal said some things that were unintentionally hilarious and/or just plain confusing. Whatever the case may be, Louis van Gaal was no doubt entertaining at his press conferences. […]

LONDON, ENGLAND – AUGUST 10: Arsene Wenger, manager of Arsenal looks on during the FA Community Shield match between Manchester City and Arsenal at Wembley Stadium on August 10, 2014 in London, England. (Photo by Clive Mason/Getty Images)

Let’s put the Arsene Wenger era into perspective

Following a Premier League season that will be remembered for it’s remarkable twists, turns, and surprises perhaps the most remarkable thing of all is that the most polarizing question heading into the summer is whether or not the manager who led his team to a second place finish should return next season. This season was […]

LONDON, ENGLAND – DECEMBER 09: Jose Mourinho manager of Chelsea reacts during the UEFA Champions League Group G match between Chelsea FC and FC Porto at Stamford Bridge on December 9, 2015 in London, United Kingdom. (Photo by Clive Mason/Getty Images)

REPORTS: Jose Mourinho to manage Manchester United next season

After an exhilarating FA Cup victory, Manchester United have decided to part way with current manager Louis Van Gaal and have appointed José Mourinho as manager effective for the 2016-17 season. Louis Van Gaal went 103 games with the Red Devils, since July 2014, and finishes his Man Utd career with a 52 percent win percentage. […]

LEICESTER, ENGLAND – AUGUST 22: Riyad Mahrez of Leicester City celebrates scoring his team’s first goal during the Barclays Premier League match between Leicester City and Tottenham Hotspur at The King Power Stadium on August 22, 2015 in Leicester, England. (Photo by Michael Regan/Getty Images)

2016 Premier League Flaggie Awards

It’s that time of the year again. The Premier League season has ended and it’s time for end of the season awards to be handed out. As we all know, the prestigious 2016 Premier League Flaggie* awards are up for grabs, with a prize of £40,000 to each category winner**. You can view our 2015 awards […]

BIRMINGHAM, UNITED KINGDOM – APRIL 09: An Aston Villa supporter holds a banner protesting owner Randy Lerner prior to the Barclays Premier League match between Aston Villa and A.F.C. Bournemouth at Villa Park on April 9, 2016 in Birmingham, England. (Photo by Mark Thompson/Getty Images)

Relegated Aston Villa to be sold to Chinese group

It hasn’t been a secret that Aston Villa owner Randy Lerner has been looking to sell his struggling English Premier League team. After finally being relegated from the EPL, Aston Villa’s owner has finally found a group looking to buy the team, a team whose value has no doubt plummeted. Aston Villa’s chairman Steve Hollis […]

Liverpool and Sevilla look to take the Europa League title

The road to Basel, Switzerland has been a long one, but finally two teams have emerged and will battle it out for the Europa League title. Liverpool from the English Premier League will take on back-to-back Europa League champions Sevilla representing La Liga at St. Jakob-Park for the Europa League final. Sevilla look for an unprecedented […]

NEWCASTLE, ENGLAND – NOVEMBER 21: Leicester City manager Claudio Ranieri celebrates his teams third goal during the Barclays Premier League match between Newcastle and Leicester City at St James Park on November 21, 2015 in Newcastle, England. (Photo by Ian MacNicol/Getty images)

The way too early top four predictions for next season in the Premier League

The 2015/16 Barclays Premier League season has officially come and gone. With the season now complete there’s no better time then now to close the book on the Barclays Premier League and start looking ahead to new re-branded Premier League and the upcoming season. Is it too early to make any sort of substantial predictions […]

LONDON, ENGLAND – MAY 15: Danny Drinkwater of Leicester City celebrates scoring his team’s opening goal during the Barclays Premier League match between Chelsea and Leicester City at Stamford Bridge on May 15, 2016 in London, England. (Photo by Michael Regan/Getty Images)

Watch: Danny Drinkwater gives great answer when asked where he was when he found out about England call up

It started with the saying “Jamie Vardy is having a party” during Vardy’s record goal scoring run in the first half of the Premier League season. It then became “Jamie Vardy is having an international party” when Vardy started scoring goals for England. Whether it was pizza parties after clean sheets, the clubs owners giving […]

LIVERPOOL, UNITED KINGDOM – MAY 15: Tim Howard of Everton applauds supporters after the Barclays Premier League match between Everton and Norwich City at Goodison Park on May 15, 2016 in Liverpool, England. (Photo by Chris Brunskill/Getty Images)

A look back at Tim Howard’s best moments in an Everton shirt

Tim Howard bid Goodison Park an emotional farewell on Sunday. Howard, bound for the Colorado Rapids in MLS, played over 400 matches for Everton dating back to 2006 when he was on loan from Manchester United. Over the past decade, Howard became a fan favorite for the Toffees and was in goal for most of […]

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