What Arsenal should do with Serge Gnabry Arsenal midfielder Serge Gnabry is currently tearing up the competition with Germany at the Olympics in Brazil.  The 21-year-old winger has netted six goals in just five matches, tying him for most goals scored in the tournament with teammate Nils Peterson (one of Germany’s three over-aged players).  While highly-rated players such as Neymar, Lars Bender, … [Read more...]

Weekly Picks: The Bargain Hunter-Week 2 And we’re off. Now that we’ve gotten that pesky first day of school out of the way, we can really start to dig our heels in and get to work on the season ahead in Fantasy Premier League. Gameweek 2 starts today, with the Premier League unveiling its new Friday Night Lights promotion with Manchester United facing Southampton. As far as last week went, I … [Read more...]

Guardiola says Hart can leave Man City Manchester (United Kingdom) (AFP) – Manchester City manager Pep Guardiola will not stand in Joe Hart’s way if the out-of-favour goalkeeper decides to leave the club, he said on Friday. Guardiola has left Hart on the bench for City’s first two games of the season, with Willy Caballero starting instead, and is reportedly close to signing Claudio Bravo from … [Read more...]

Tottenham’s Pochettino looks to build round playmaker Eriksen London (AFP) – Tottenham Hotspur manager Mauricio Pochettino is planning to further strengthen his squad during the remaining weeks of the transfer window and expects Christian Eriksen to commit his long-term future to the club. Pochettino is attempting to bring together a group of players capable of coping with the demands of playing … [Read more...]

Klopp hopes Mane man is back for Burnley clash Burnley (United Kingdom) (AFP) – Liverpool manager Jurgen Klopp is relieved Sadio Mane’s freak training ground injury will not keep him out for long with the forward possibly in contention for Saturday’s trip to Burnley. The Senegalese international, a £30 million ($40 million, 36 million euros) buy from Southampton, was taken to hospital after … [Read more...]

Silva sparking Monaco’s start to the season Paris (AFP) – After being deprived of a place in Portugal’s Euro 2016 squad due to injury, Bernardo Silva is the man of the moment for Monaco at the start of the new season. The principality club travel to face Nantes at the Stade de la Beaujoire on Saturday on the second weekend of the new Ligue 1 campaign and do so buoyed by the impact of the … [Read more...]

Rogic flourishing under Rodgers at Celtic Glasgow (AFP) – This time last year, Tom Rogic’s career at Celtic was at a crossroads. The Australian international had endured a frustrating time at Celtic Park following his arrival from A-League side Central Coast Mariners in January 2013. The Socceroo star suffered several injury problems and found his game time limited before being shipped back to … [Read more...]

New-look Juve face tricky first test in title defence Rome (AFP) – After a busy close season in the transfer market, Juventus kick off their bid for a record sixth consecutive Serie A title on Saturday by entertaining Fiorentina. The visit of Paulo Sousa’s squad, fifth last season, will provide a tricky first examination for a Juve side that has seen change aplenty in the close season. Coach … [Read more...]

Chelsea bid to continue solid start under Conte Watford (United Kingdom) (AFP) – Chelsea manager Antonio Conte will pit his wits against a familiar face on Saturday as his side travel to face a Watford side coached by fellow Italian Walter Mazzarri. Conte was recruited by the Stamford Bridge hierarchy partly because of his reputation as a determined and demanding coach, qualities he demonstrated … [Read more...]

Barcelona add youth ahead of treble bid Barcelona (AFP) – Barcelona head into the new season looking to wrestle the Champions League trophy back from Real Madrid, while defending their La Liga and Copa del Rey titles for the third year running. Having already started the season in the best way possible, by beating Sevilla and lifting the Spanish Super Cup, Luis Enrique has won a magnificent … [Read more...]