Ex-Chelsea midfielder John Obi Mikel has labelled incredible Real Madrid winger Eden Hazard the laziest of all his former team-mates.
Hazard and Mikel, now of Trabzonspor, shared the Stamford Bridge dressing room for over four seasons.
The Belgium international arrived in 2012 and went on to make 352 appearances for the club, scoring 110 goals.
In June, he completed a coveted €100million move to LaLiga giants Madrid.
Mikel raved about the 28-year-old s undoubted ability but gave a less positive assessment of his work ethic when asked to name the laziest player he trained alongside.
Hazard has incredible talent, the Nigerian told beIN SPORTS in Turkey.
Maybe not as good as [Lionel] Messi, but he can do whatever he wants with the ball a…
Ange Postecoglou has confirmed Yves Bissouma has been suspended for Tottenham s opening game of the Premier League campaign against Leicester.
Bissouma, who made 28 appearances last season, posted a video of himself inhaling nitrous oxide on social media last weekend.
The incident occurred hours after Spurs final pre-season clash, where they lost 3-2 to Bayern Munich in the Visit Malta Cup.
The 27-year-old later issued an apology, saying: I want to apologise for these videos. This was a severe lack of judgement.
I understand how serious this is and the health risks involved, and I also take my responsibility as a footballer and role model very seriously.”
Action from our final pre-season friendly
Highlights: Spurs 2-3 FC Bayern
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Krzysztof Piatek promised AC Milan fans there was plenty more to come from him after scoring twice on his first start for the club in the 2-0 Coppa Italia quarter-final victory over Napoli.
After making his debut off the bench in the 0-0 Serie A draw against Napoli last weekend, striker Piatek capitalised on the opportunity to play from the start against the same opponents in Coppa Italia action on Tuesday.
The Poland international demonstrated his finishing abilities when grabbing both goals in the last-eight tie at San Siro, keeping Milan on course for a third final appearance in four years.
After joining from Genoa, the 23-year-old is confident he can continue to score goals for the Rossoneri, who paid out a reported fee of €35million to fill the void le…
Manchester City have signed Kyle Walker from Tottenham in a deal that could reportedly rise to £50m – making the England international the most expensive full-back of all-time.
The 27-year-old could also usurp new City team-mate Raheem Sterling as the costliest English footballer in history after penning a five-year contract, if all performance-based add-ons in the agreement with Spurs are activated.
Walker, who ends an eight-year spell at White Hart Lane, has long been a speculated target for City, with boss Pep Guardiola committed to refreshing his full-back options after releasing experienced trio Pablo Zabaleta, Gael Clichy and Bacary Sagna at the end of last season.
City suffered a blow in their search for reinforcements this week when Dani Alves opted …
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Barcelona travel to Manchester United for the first leg of their Champions Leaguequarter-final.
Manchester United
Starting with the hosts, while many around Old Trafford were excited by the news that Ole Gunnar Solskjaer had joined on a permanent basis last month, Manchester United find themselves in their first tricky patch since the Norweigan s arrival. Coming off the back of a 2-1 loss away at Wolves last week, the Reds have now lost three of their last four across all competitions and now sit outside the top four in the Premier League. While United have managed to remarkably win just two of their last 11 Champions League knockout ties, Tuesday s hosts do hold an unbeaten record against Barcelona at Ol…
The birthplace of Catenaccio – the most defensive of all football approaches – is going through a revitalizing resurrection.
Once again a flaming competition currently stealing plenty of attention from the corporate based football foundations in financially more lucrative surroundings such as the Premier League and La Liga, Serie A is throwing wild punches to push its way back to the top.
A competition loved and adored by entire continent back in the 90s is back on the football map and, with it, a string of budding talents alongside a couple of those forgotten players trying to redeem themselves.
Forgotten Man with a Shot at Redemption
Lazio striker Ciro Immobile definitely fits the bill as one of Italy’s forgotten sons flying bravely on the new wave, ful…
Former Manchester United and Arsenal forward Danny Welbeck has joined Brighton and Hove Albion.
The 29-year-old, who left Watford at the end of last season, has signed a one-year contract with Graham Potter s side.
He could be in line to make his debut in the Premier League game against West Brom on October 26.
We are delighted to have Danny joining us. He will complement our existing striking options, Potter said via Brighton s website.
He s got an undoubted pedigree, and he is quick and technically very good. He will add to our attacking threat and we are thrilled to add another player of his experience and quality.
Welbeck has only started nine league matches in the past two seasons, having endured significant injury problems in recent years…
Ole Gunnar Solskjaer feels Manchester United are getting better and better after edging past Burnley 1-0 on Tuesday to move top of the Premier League.
Paul Pogba made the breakthrough at Turf Moor 19 minutes from time to move United three points clear of Liverpool ahead of Sunday s showdown between the bitter rivals.
It is the first time the Red Devils have occupied top spot this deep into the season since December 2012 in Sir Alex Ferguson s final campaign in charge.
United head to Anfield as the division s only unbeaten side on their travels this term, winning seven out of eight, while going further back they are 15 without defeat away from home in the league.
And after seeing his side win for a ninth time in 11 unbeaten matches overall in the top fligh…
Roses are red, violets are blue, have we got the perfect Valentine s Day content for you!
(Very) questionable rhymes aside, love is in the air as long-standing couples and newly formed relationships celebrate the day of romance on Tuesday.
The Premier League is certainly no stranger to the language of love, so while cracking open a bottle of red and exchanging cheap tat with your significant other, why not get some inspiration for love with our Valentine s Day facts with some help from Cupid!
Well, maybe not Cupid, but Opta – and the team at Opta are full of love!
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— Premier League (@premierleague)
MATT LE KISS-IER S FOND VALENTINE S DAY MEMORY
Valentine s Day is of course a day for love (and overpaying for th…
Diego Simeone said LaLiga leaders Atletico Madrid are poised to confirm the signing of Lyon forward Moussa Dembele.
Atletico and Lyon have been in very advanced negotiations regarding a deal that will see Dembele move to the Wanda Metropolitano on loan with an option to buy.
Atleti will reportedly be able to secure Dembele for a €35million fee should the former France Under-21 international impress on loan before the end of the season.
Dembele has scored just once in 16 Ligue 1 games for Lyon this season, having hit 24 in 46 across all competitions in 2019-20.
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Big, big win
— Atlético de Madrid (@atletienglish)
Simeone was asked about Dembele following Tuesday s 2-0 LaLiga victory over Sevilla in the Sp…