Gareth McAuley and Jonas Olsson have signed contract renewals with West Brom until June 2017.
Both defenders previous deals were due to expire at the end of this season, but they have inked new contracts that will tie them to the club for at least one additional year.
McAuley has been with West Brom since joining them from Ipswich in 2011 and he is delighted to have agreed the extension.
It s great for both Jonas and I. When you re settled somewhere and you enjoy it, and you enjoy the football and the people you work with, it s an easy decision to make, the 36-year-old commented.
The time Jonas has been here has been fantastic and I ve really enjoyed the time I ve had with him and with the club.
Speaking to the club and the plans they have mo…
Manchester City are set to be without Kevin De Bruyne for three months but the Belgium midfielder does not require surgery on a lateral knee ligament injury.
De Bruyne was named City s Player of the Season as he starred in their record-breaking run to the Premier League title last term but his injury lands a significant early blow against Pep Guardiola s bid for back-to-back titles in England s top flight.
The 27-year-old sustained the setback during a training session on Wednesday and, following a visit to specialist Dr Ramon Cugat in Barcelona on Thursday, City have confirmed his diagnosis.
Manchester City can confirm Kevin De Bruyne has suffered a lateral collateral ligament (LCL) lesion in his right knee, a club statement read, with De Bruyne having suffered…
Real Madrid star Cristiano Ronaldo has spoken about his future with the European champions, saying he wants to win more trophies with the club.
The four-time Ballon d Or winner was linked with a shock exit from the Santiago Bernabeu earlier in the close-season with Paris Saint-Germain believed to be interested.
Ronaldo led Madrid to four trophies last season, including the Champions League and a first LaLiga crown since 2012.
The 32-year-old – who is contracted until 2021 – wants more of the same, saying a repeat of that campaign would do just fine.
Winning major trophies with my club last year was great, just like the individual trophies, Ronaldo told Marca.
Doing it again would be fine.
He added: You have to work hard, year after …
Cristiano Ronaldo would have made Real Madrid favourites to overturn a first-leg deficit in their Champions League tie against Manchester City, according to Emmanuel Adebayor.
Los Blancos lost 2-1 at the Santiago Bernabeu in the first leg of the last-16 clash at the back end of February, with the return meeting postponed due to the coronavirus pandemic.
Madrid were outstanding when LaLiga resumed in June, though, winning 10 and drawing their final game en route to beating Barcelona to the title, their first since the 2016-17 season.
Former City and Madrid striker Adebayor says Zinedine Zidane s side still have the players capable of turning the tie around but the presence of Ronaldo – who won the Champions League four times with the Span…
Diego Maradona hit out at reports that suggested his health was on the wane after he received medical treatment at the World Cup, appearing on television to say: I am more alive than ever.
The 57-year-old great sparked concern when he was pictured being treated by paramedics following Argentina s 2-1 victory over Nigeria in St Petersburg on Tuesday, but he insisted he was not taken to hospital.
In an interview with Telesur, Maradona suggested that his condition was exaggerated by people who envied him.
I want to let the whole world know that I m more alive than ever, he said. Unfortunately I can t make mediocre people good.
There has been talk of stretchers, ambulances on the internet which triggered a cycle of meaningless lies.
I understand t…
Tottenham s 3-0 defeat at Brighton and Hove Albion on Saturday condemned Spurs to a second successive loss with 10 goals conceded this week, piling the pressure on manager Mauricio Pochettino.
Spurs were demolished 7-2 in their own stadium by Bayern Munich in the Champions League on Tuesday, prompting further questions of Pochettino, who continues to be linked with a departure.
Pochettino urged his team to produce a response at Brighton, telling his players to man up and put things right.
But a Brighton side inspired by 19-year-old Aaron Connolly piled on the misery at the end of a crushing week for Spurs, with Pochettino appearing increasingly defeated and deflated.
With the manager seemingly running out of ideas, we chart the highs and lows of h…
According to Sky Sports, Tottenham Hotspur have reached an agreement with Dele Alli over a new contract.
Although the deal currently binding the 22-year-old to the North-London club doesn t expire before 2022, he has indicated to his employers that he has no desire to play anywhere else and they have decided to reward him with fresh terms.
Their main star, striker Harry Kane, has already signed a new deal this year, as has manager Mauricio Pochettino.
Alli has returned to full training on Friday after a month out of action due to a hamstring injury, and he s set to be in contention to make the squad for their Monday night showdown with Premier League title holders Manchester City.
So far, the midfielder has made 152 appearances since joining Spurs from M…
Liverpool signed Adam Bogdan from Bolton in 2015, their last summer with Brendan Rodgers at the helm. It didn t take more half a year for his spell at Anfield to effectively come to an end, despite his contract still running.
As Jurgen Klopp took over from Rodgers, mistakes against Watford and Exeter City quickly got Bogdan out of the picture with Simon Mignolet once again coming out as undisputed first choice between the posts. In the summer of 2016 Klopp brought in Loris Karius from Mainz 05 and Bogdan s time with Liverpool was over.
He went on a season-long loan to Wigan Athletic in 2016/17 which ended with an ACL injury that kept him sidelined throughout last season. He is now on another loan, with Hibernian this time, and according to , he has admitted it would tak…
Barcelona have confirmed a deal is in place for the big-money signing of Philippe Coutinho from Liverpool, the Brazil international set to move for a reported fee of £142million.
Coutinho, who joined Liverpool from Inter in January 2013, was the subject of significant interest from Barca in the previous transfer window, but a switch to Camp Nou failed to materialise as Liverpool rejected multiple bids and the playmaker s transfer request.
The leaders of LaLiga will now get their man, with the enormous fee set to make him the most expensive player in the history of Spanish football. It will also be the highest amount ever received by an English club.
Coutinho has agreed a five-and-a-half-year deal and will add further attacking threat to a side already boasting…
Phil Foden admits Manchester City have a big hole to fill after influential midfielder Rodri picked up a three-game ban in Saturday’s win over Nottingham Forest.
The Spain international was sent off early in the second half of City’s 2-0 victory at the Etihad Stadium for raising his hands towards the neck of Forest’s Morgan Gibbs-White.
The treble winners now face being without Rodri for their midweek Carabao Cup trip to Newcastle, next Saturday’s game at Wolves and – most crucially – the encounter at Arsenal on October 8.
Foden said: “He is one of our most important players and he seems to play all the minutes. He is going to be a big miss, but we have players to step up now and we are going to need them.”
Rodri’s dismissal dramatically…