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Watford on Sunday fires their manager Xisco Munoz, just seven matches into the new English Premier League season. Watford disclosed this in a statement via their website on Sunday morning. This is coming less than 24 hours after Watford lost `1-0 against Leeds United in a Premier League tie on Saturday. Munoz guided the Hornets back into the Premier League last season by earning a promotion from the Championship. “Watford FC confirms Xisco Muñoz has left his post as the club’s Head Coach,” a club statement read. “The Board feels recent performances strongly indicate a negative trend at a time when team cohesion should be visibly improving. “The Hornets will always be grateful to Xisco for the part he played in securing last season’s promotion and wish him well for his future career in football. “No further club comment will be available until the imminent announcement of a new Head Coach.” Watford are currently in the 14th position on the Premier League table wi...

Football hero 'Lionel Messi' is back again with another broken record set, the PSG forward as at today scored his one hundred and twenty first goal in the second half of today's match against Manchester city

Chelsea manager, Thomas Tuchel, has named the goalkeeper to start his side’s Premier League clash with Manchester City on Saturday afternoon. According to Tuchel, Mendy will start the Man City clash for Chelsea ahead of Kepa. The German made this known on Friday during his pre-match press conference. Recall that Kepa started ahead of Mendy in Chelsea’s Carabao Cup victory over Aston Villa on Wednesday. “Everyone else is fine and Edouard Mendy is fit from his injury,” Tuchel said. “He is available and will start for us tomorrow [against Man City].” The kick-off time for Chelsea vs Man City is 12.30pm.

  Former England attacker, Michael Owen, has predicted the outcomes of some of the English Premier League, EPL, fixtures that will be played this weekend. Manchester City will tackle Chelsea in an away Premier League tie on Saturday afternoon at Stamford Bridge, while Manchester United will host Aston Villa at Old Trafford. Arsenal will face Tottenham Hotspur at Emirates Stadium in Sunday’s Premier League tie. Providing his predictions, Owen told BetVictor; “There’s only one place to start this week and this is probably the biggest game of the season so far. I say this every week, but Chelsea just keeps getting better and better. Last week against Spurs they didn’t start well but Tuchel showed why he’s one of the very best and made some halftime changes. They’ve conceded just once so far this season and after storming to a win in the second half last week, they are bound to enter this game feeling unbeatable.

  Former Chelsea manager, Frank Lampard, has snubbed Manchester United forward, Cristiano Ronaldo, and named Paris Saint-Germain’s Lionel Messi and Barcelona legend, Ronaldinho, as the two best players he ever faced during his career. Lampard, who played against Ronaldo, Messi and Ronaldinho during his career, insisted that he felt bad for the Portugal captain. “There is two I would say – one is Lionel Messi, because he is just the best, And I feel bad with Cristiano [Ronaldo] because what Cristiano has done in big games, winning finals and stuff, I think that is such a tight call,” Lampard told Coral’s All to Play For Podcast. “But to play against him [Messi], I didn’t play Ronaldo at his peak. I played him at Man United when he was getting towards it, but not at Real Madrid, where he was just ridiculous. I didn’t really come up against him then, but I feel like I did with Messi and I never got near him and he was just amazing.

English Premier League clubs spent an estimated £1bn on 103 permanent signings during the summer transfer window which closed on Tuesday. However, Cristiano Ronaldo who headlined the EPL transfer window was not among the top ten signings in the premier league. Manchester City made the most expensive acquisition during the main window, with Jack Grealish costing £100m from Aston Villa, while Romelu Lukaku (£97.5m to Chelsea from Inter Milan) and Jadon Sancho (£73m to Manchester United from Borussia Dortmund) were also among the most pricey additions. Arsenal invested heavily, topped with £50m acquisition Ben White from Brighton, followed by Raphael Varane (£41m to Manchester United from Real Madrid), Emi Buendia (£38m to Aston Villa from Norwich) and Ibrahima Konate (£36m to Liverpool from RB Leipzig). The Top ten and Ronaldo Jack Grealish – Aston Villa to Manchester City – £100 million ($138m, 116.7m euros) Romelu Lukaku – Inter Milan/ITA to Chelsea – £97.5 million Jadon Sa...

Paris Saint-Germain forward, Kylian Mbappe, will seal a free transfer to Real Madrid next summer, after the Spanish club failed with a last-ditch attempt to land him this year. Mbappe has just one year left on his current contract with PSG. The 22-year-old has been strongly linked with a move to Madrid, having failed to agree fresh terms. The LaLiga giants tabled an initial £137million offer, which was quickly rejected. Los Blancos then increased their bid to £145m plus £9m in add ons, but this was also turned down by PSG. On transfer deadline, Madrid tried again with a final £189m bid and heard nothing from the Ligue 1 side. Los Blancos will now move to wrap up Mbappe’s transfer next summer for absolutely nothing, after they have agreed pre-contractual terms with the World Cup winner in January, Sky Sports reports.

Manchester United have taken a final decision concerning the future of Edinson Cavani and Anthony Martial at the club. Cavani is attracting interest from Barcelona but the former Premier League champions said they have no intention of selling the Uruguayan and Martial before tonight’s 11 pm deadline, according to The Athletic. With the transfer deadline fast approaching, Ole Gunnar Solskjaer will now be keen to keep hold of his star players. Manchester United have already allowed Daniel.James  join Leeds United for £25m but have a different approach to Martial and Cavani. According to The Athletic, he wants both players as part of his plans this year. Reports surfaced today of the Catalan giants opening talks with the Red Devils over a late deal for the Uruguayan striker. As for Martial, the Frenchman is said to have been talked about amongst PSG intermediaries as a potential replacement for Kylian Mbappe should he join Real Madrid. Mbappe is desperate to complete a mov...

Arsenal has banished star Ainsley Maitland-Niles from first-team training. Before banishing the player, the Gunners blocked Ainsley’s hopes of joining Everton. The England international had hoped to move to Everton, being desperate to play first-team football next season. He spent the second half of last season on loan at West Brom and made it clear to the manager that he wanted to leave the club. Arsenal rejected an offer from Everton and the Mirror claims the midfielder has since been told that he will not be training with the first team. With the transfer window shutting on August 31st, the Gunners must decide whether to sanction the player’s departure or keep an unhappy player until at least January.

  Juventus have re-signed Moise Kean from Everton on loan with an obligation to sign permanently, following Cristiano Ronaldo’s departure to Manchester United. An official statement confirmed that Juve will pay the Premier League €7m and the loan agreement expires in 2023. If Kean meets various objectives by the end of the 2022-23 campaign, the Serie A club will make the move permanent for an initial €28m, payable over a three-year period, plus a further €3m in add-ons. Kean began his career at Juventus and became the club’s youngest-ever debutant in 2016 at 16 years, eight months and 23 days. He was also the first player born in the 2000s to appear in Serie A as well as in the Champions League. “This is the perfect phrase to describe Moise Kean’s official return to Juventus from Everton. The 21-year-old returns to the Club, where not only did he take his first steps in professional football, but where he grew up, as a boy and a player, within our youth sector.

Manchester United striker, Edinson Cavani, is being connected with a shock move to laliga giants Barcelona on transfer deadline day. This comes after United officially announced Cristiano Ronaldo’s arrival from Juventus on Tuesday.                  The Red Devils are now focused on outgoings, according to the UK Mirror. The only permanent exit has been goalkeeper Sergio Romero, whose contract expired. Daniel James will also leave Old Trafford on a permanent basis to Leeds United for a fee worth an initial £25million along with add-ons. Yet United are still keen to slim down their wage bill and one player that Ronaldo’s arrival raises questions over is Edinson Cavani.              The Uruguayan striker signed a new one-year contract last season after an impressive debut campaign, when he scored 17 goals and provided six assists. Cavani’s central striking role is now under the greatest threat following Ro...

  Manchester United legend, Wayne Rooney has warned that manager, Ole Gunnar Solskjaer can no longer afford to preside over another trophyless season after acquiring the services of Cristiano Ronaldo. Cristiano Ronaldo has left Juventus, making his way back to Old Trafford after 12 years. The 36-year-old underwent a medical in Lisbon, Portugal over the weekend and is expected to be in contention to make his second debut after the international break. United had a busy transfer window that also saw the addition of Jadon Sancho and Raphael Varane to an already star-studded squad. EPL: Wayne Rooney gives major reason Cristiano Ronaldo is joining Man City “Cristiano is still one of the best players in the world and has won titles everywhere he’s been so he’s going to be huge,” he said according to Metro. “He still wants to be the best and I’m sure he will have a big impact on them this season. “Ole will certainly know that he’s in a position now where he needs to start winning these bi...

  Manchester United legend Roy Keane has described Cristiano Ronaldo as a selfish and greedy player who is still hungry to win trophies. He said that one thing the Portuguese will bring to Manchester United dressing room is his winning mentality which he expects would rub off on the young players. Keane, who was United’s captain during Ronaldo’s first spell at Old Trafford, explained what sets the 36-year-old apart from the rest. “I remember when he first came to United, he was 17 and came to Man United when he still had an opportunity to stay in Lisbon, but he wanted to come to Manchester United and win stuff,” he told Sky Sports. “We’ve seen that throughout his career, Real Madrid and Juventus, and the national team – the guy is selfish and is greedy. “We put him up there with Messi, these guys, they are born winners and they don’t want to relax. The lads will make their points, but I see a lot of plusses. “I still don’t think for one second it will mean Man United will win the l...

  Edinson Cavani made his first appearance for Manchester United in the 2021/2022 season, in their 1-0 win over Wolverhampton Wanderers on Sunday. The Uruguay striker was given an extended vacation by manager Ole Gunnar Solskjaer this summer. However, he was called up from the bench, as United tried to find a way past a resilient Wolves side at the Molineux. Cavani came on wearing the no 7 shirt, which has become hot topic in football circles, because of the return of Cristiano Ronaldo to the club. Ronaldo is one of the United legends associated with the shirt, along with David Beckham and Eric Cantona. However, Cavani wearing the shirt on Sunday, all but ends the speculation over if he will hand it over to Ronaldo. Ronaldo missed the game, as he is yet to finalize his move from Juventus.