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Manchester United midfielder Michel Carrick has agreed to a one-year contract with the club. Since signing from Tottenham in July 2006 the 34-year-old  has been at Old Trafford and made 42 appearances last season. He said “I am delighted that this incredible journey is continuing. It’s great to have the opportunity to work under Jose Mourinho “I would like to thank …

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With Euro 2016 just a few days away it’s time to look at the teams that have managed to avoid the tag of favourites going in to the tournament, but at the same time they have the quality to upset some of the bigger nations if they are not given enough respect and we always love an underdog to surprise …

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It’s Euro 2016 time!! Test your knowledge of the best worldwide players with our name scrabble quiz. We have scrambled up some famous footballer names into funny anagrams, like Rare Hanky! We think it is pretty tough to figure them out, even for the biggest of football fans.

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According to research carried out by Kitbag.com, Tottenham Hotspur star Dele Alli was England‘s most picked player when fans were asked to name their starting 11 ahead of the Euro 2016 competition. Alli lead the results with a huge 72% of users votes, showing the fans obvious preference for starting in Midfield. The Spurs footballer has had a brilliant season …

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Portugal coach Fernando Santos is relying on Cristiano Ronaldo to use another impressive season as a starting point for a strong Euro 2016 campaign. Only eight days after Real Madrid lifted the Champions League trophy thanks to Ronaldo scoring the winning penalty against Atletico, he joined his national team in training on Sunday. His presence is a boost for Portugal …

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Philippe Coutinho Correia was born on 12 June 1992. He is a Brazilian expert footballer who plays for Brazil national team and English club Liverpool as a winger or attacking midfielder. He starts his club career at Vasco da Gama in Brazil before going to Inter Milan in Italy, who loaned him to Espanyol Spanish side in 2012. In January …

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    One of the biggest shocks in football history happened this season when the Leicester City won the Premier League ahead of Arsenal, Tottenham, Man City, Man United, Chelsea, and Liverpool. Claudio Ranieri brought glory to the King Power stadium, but more than few punters made a lot of money on the Foxes. The odds on them to win …

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It was revealed by Telegraph Sport this weekend the striker Marcus Rashford has signed a new contract at Manchester United that will keep him until 2020 with an option to extend for a further year. The 18-year-old United academy graduate scored eight goals out of the 18 appearances he made this season, which includes two from his debut against Midtjylland …

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It was revealed on Friday that the former Chelsea manager Jose Mourinho was confirmed as United new manager, agreeing to a three-year contract. While on Thursday, some newspaper reports suggested that Hazard had spoken to his former boss to discuss a potential move to Old Trafford, wanting a Stamford bridge exit. Ahead of the pre-Euro 2016 friendly against Switzerland at …

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Peter James is an English footballer who plays for English national team and Stoke City, scoring 22 goals for his nation in that time, and appearing at 2 World Cups. Crouch was capped for the UK under-20 team at the FIFA World Youth Championship 1999, with team-mates including Matthew Etherington, Andrew Johnson, Ashley Cole and Stuart Taylor. Anyway, the team …

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Today we’re going to get you to the top 10 richest footballers of the current year. Love them of hate them, these players have climbed to the top by taking the game to another level. They have the style, the skills, the girls, and (last but not least) the bank accounts that we all want and can only dream about. …

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  It is too easy to underestimate the importance of reputation in the world game. In Australia we have done this for too long. It is hard to think of one footballing nation that derives instant respect without a bona fide superstar.   The football identities of entire nations have been built around individuals who have reached the heights of …

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Join us as we count down the 5 biggest Football stadia in the world!   Rose Bowl Stadium (Capacity: 92,542) The host of the 1994 World Cup final, the Rose Bowl Stadium is a stunning stadium. However, the US national team does not use it for their home games, with it instead being used mostly for exhibition matches between big …

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After Romelu Lukaku made a return to Stamford Bridge his first-choice destination, Chelsea are confident they will re-sign the Belgium international. According to reports in Belgium, Everton’s top scorer has denied the decision to rule out a return to Chelsea this summer. The 23-year-old has been attracting much attention from European clubs including Manchester United, St Germain and Bayern Munich. …

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