Franck Kessie insists he is ready to step up to the penalty spot once again after mixed returns during Milan s 2-0 win over Fiorentina.
The Rossoneri made light of Zlatan Ibrahimovic s hamstring injury absence by restoring a five-point advantage over rivals Inter at the Serie A summit.
Captain Alessio Romagnoli was left unmarked to head a 17th-minute opener before Kessie converted from 12 yards following German Pezzella s lunging foul on Alexis Saelemaekers.
Kessie sent Bartlomiej Dragowski the wrong way in the 27th minute but the Fiorentina goalkeeper guessed correctly to gain a measure of revenge before half-time, Martin Caceres having brought down Theo Hernandez.
“I scored the first, I missed the second but I am going to take the third …
Celtic are interested in signing Crystal Palace central midfielder James McCarthy, according to . It has been reported that the Scottish Premiership giants are ready to make an offer of a long-term deal to the Republic of Ireland international when the transfer window opens in January.
The Hoops plan to sign McCarthy on a pre-contract in January, with the 30-year-old out of contract at Palace in the summer of 2021. The former Everton midfielder, though, would have to take a pay-cut to move to the club he supports. The report has claimed that if Celtic are able to strike a pre-contract agreement with the Republic of Ireland international midfielder, then they will try to do a deal with Palace over a transfer in January instead of waiting until the summer of 2020-21 to sign him o…
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Red-hot Liverpool kick off the new 2018 with a difficult challenge away at Burnley. Sean Dyche’s charges are one of the most pleasant surprises of the Premier League and have already proven capable of upsetting the favourites, which is why Jurgen Klopp’s in-form side will have to be extremely careful travelling to Turf Moor.
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The Clarets head into the new year sitting in seventh place in the standings. Even though they’ve lost the momentum of late, they have been one of the biggest stories of the Premier League campaign so far.
They might have failed to win any of their last four matches in the league but victories against the likes of Chelsea, Arsenal and Leiceste…
Frank Lampard said it was important that John Terry was able to have a moment with the home supporters before Chelsea ran out 2-1 winners over Aston Villa at Stamford Bridge.
Terry, now on the coaching staff at Villa, returned to his old club on Wednesday, though goals from Tammy Abraham and Mason Mount saw the Blues collect all three points.
The former England international won five Premier League titles with Chelsea after coming through their academy.
Having experienced Stamford Bridge from the opposition bench with Derby County last season, Lampard fully understood the situation for Terry: I ve been there myself, coming back here last year. It s a strange feeling.
You want to do your job and do it as well as you can as a professional, but the feeling …
Tottenham goalkeeper Hugo Lloris was considering his future at White Hart Lane until he met with coach Mauricio Pochettino, who has turned the club into Premier League title challengers.
As second-placed Tottenham attempt to overturn Leicester City s five-point lead atop the Premier League, Lloris said he trusted Pochettino from the first second I met him .
Pochettino was appointed in 2014, just as Lloris was weighing up whether to leave London, but the Argentinian s arrival changed everything for the better.
I had some concerns and questioned myself two years ago, after AVB [Andrea Villas-Boas] and [Tim] Sherwood had been in charge, but the first meeting with Mauricio Pochettino was very clear for me and my future, he said.
I trusted him from the first…