Charlie Adam is hopeful of a good result against his former club Liverpool in Stoke City s League Cup semi-final as he sets his sights on picking up some silverware in 2016.
Combative midfielder Adam said Stoke had already come a long way since he joined in 2012, with the team seven points outside the Premier League s top four and potentially 180 minutes away from a League Cup final this term.
Tony Pulis was manager when Adam arrived, but he said Mark Hughes appointment had seen Stoke transform from one just happy with Premier League survival to one with greater ambition ahead of Tuesday s first leg at home to Liverpool.
We have made progress we ve finished in the top 10 for the past two years now [9th both times]. People will say: It s only top 10. , Adam said…
Barcelona star Antoine Griezmann is hoping captain Lionel Messi remains at Camp Nou after sensationally handing in a transfer request.
Messi has told Barca he wants to leave the embattled LaLiga giants, having spent his entire professional career at Camp Nou, amid strong links to Pep Guardiola s Manchester City.
However, Messi s father Jorge said the six-time Ballon d Or winner is considering the possibility of seeing out the final year of his Barca contract rather than forcing a move immediately.
Griezmann, who arrived from Atletico Madrid at the start of the 2019-20 season, and his relationship with Messi made headlines throughout the campaign as the former struggled for consistency and the France international was asked about the speculation ahead of Nations L…
Lionel Messi was filmed arriving at Barcelona s training complex after being used to promote the club s new third kit on social media as he prepares to get back to work.
The Argentina superstar on Friday confirmed he will remain at Camp Nou, having previously shocked the football world by telling Barca he wanted to leave.
Messi was of the belief that a clause in his contract allowed him to walk away for free but both Barca and LaLiga disputed that claim and said any suitor would have to meet a €700million release clause or negotiate a fee.
The six-time Ballon d Or winner consequently decided the financial demands made by the board meant a transfer was impossible , but he gave a withering assessment of president Josep Maria Bartomeu in an exclusive interview wit…
Championship strugglers Ipswich Town have appointed Paul Jewell as a replacement for sacked manager Roy Keane.
Former Sunderland boss Keane left the club on Friday with Ipswich just three points above the relegation zone in English football s second tier.
Former Bradford and Wigan Athletic player and manager Jewell takes over with Ipswich in 19th place and having slumped to 10 defeats in their last 14 matches.
He has agreed a two-and-a-half-year deal with the club, who lost 7-0 to Chelsea in the FA Cup on Sunday.
It s great, I ve been out of the game for two years but you re never out of football, Jewell said.
I have had a few opportunities to come back in but this just ticked all the right boxes.
The 46-year-old may well be joined by…
Stuttgart extended their unbeaten run in the Bundesliga to eight games as their usual outlets delivered the goods in a 3-0 defeat of Hoffenheim on Saturday.
Where Deniz Undav faltered in front of goal, he made up for it with two assists for Enzo Millot and Serhou Guirassy, before Jamie Leweling emerged from the bench to put the contest to bed midway through the second half.
Millot s goal 16 minutes in was his third shot of the game, and capped a beautiful team move that involved Chris Fuhrich and Guirassy, before Undav slid in the midfielder for a simple open-bodied finish into the bottom-left corner.
Undav the provider notched his second assist after more fine Stuttgart interplay practically on the half-time whistle. It was a nonchalant ball that unlocked the Ho…
Tottenham have completed the signing of midfielder Benjamin Stambouli from Ligue 1 side Montpellier.
Stambouli is believed to have put pen to paper on a five-year deal at White Hart Lane, becoming Tottenham s fifth signing of the transfer window.
The 24-year-old has established himself as one of the best midfielders in the French top flight and has long been linked with a move away from the Stade de la Mosson.
Swansea City and Fiorentina were also rumoured to be interested in Stambouli s services, but it is Mauricio Pochettino who has won the race for his signature.
I know the size of the club and I’m happy and proud to join, Stambouli told Spurts TV.
It s amazing to be here and I’m determined to show people I can play.
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Should make Fulham fans happy
Fulham have made a very decent appointment in Martin Jol. He is a great replacement for Mark Hughes and I believe he will be well able to continue the good work already done at the club by Roy Hodgson and Mark Hughes in turning them into a top half Premier League club.
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The fifty-five year old Dutchman has signed a two year deal. He has been coaching and managing now for twenty years and looks to me to be a perfect fit at Craven Cottage. Speaking about his appointment Jol said,
I am very happy to join Fulham. It is a club with good, solid foundations and a great fan base. I am looking forward to being part of the Fulham family and thank the chairman for the trust shown in me.
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Fulham chairman Mo…