Tag: defender
Toti Gomes interview: Wolves defender on being mentally strong and taking his opportunity under Gary O’Neil | Football News
It was the clever footwork of Wolves defender Toti Gomes that brought their breakthrough goal against Fulham last time out in the Premier League. He controlled the ball with his left foot and passed the ball to Rayan Ait-Nouri with his right. Two perfect touches, but it was not even his best assist of the…
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Kyle Walker: Man City hopeful defender will return against Arsenal after picking up injury with England | Football News
Kyle Walker is expected to recover from injury in time for Man City’s huge match against title rivals Arsenal on Sunday – live on Sky Sports. The defender suffered a hamstring injury playing for England in Saturday’s 1-0 defeat to Brazil at Wembley and was forced off after 20 minutes clutching the back of his…
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Chris Nicholl: Former Aston Villa, Southampton and Northern Ireland defender dies aged 77 | Football News
Former Southampton and Northern Ireland defender Chris Nicholl, who captained Aston Villa to League Cup glory, has died at the age of 77. Nicholl, who also managed Southampton before taking charge of Walsall, had been living with dementia, specifically chronic traumatic encephalopathy, which he attributed to brain damage caused by repeatedly heading balls over his…
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Conor Bradley: Liverpool defender should keep Trent Alexander-Arnold out of team to face Arsenal, says Jamie Carragher | Football News
Conor Bradley’s performance against Chelsea should be enough to keep Trent Alexander-Arnold out of the Liverpool team to play Arsenal on Sunday, says Jamie Carragher. Bradley only made his Premier League debut against Bournemouth on January 21, but impressed enough to retain his spot ahead of Alexander-Arnold against Chelsea on Wednesday night – where he…
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Maria Thorisdottir exclusive: Brighton defender on journey from handball and eight years of injury to Seagulls importance | Football News
Maria Thorisdottir’s football journey has been far from conventional. “When I look back on my story, it’s quite weird really,” the Brighton defender admits in an exclusive interview with Sky Sports. The diversions and challenges are consistent throughout her career – a two-year break to pursue handball. A total of eight years spent on the…
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Transfer Talk Podcast: Manchester United keen on Barcelona defender Ronald Araujo | Transfer Centre News
Sky Sports News’ Pete Graves and Dharmesh Sheth discuss all the big stories in the January transfer window on The Transfer Talk Podcast. Listen and subscribe on: Man Utd keen on Araujo, Man City to sign wonderkid likened to Messi & EFL transfer special! Spreaker This content is provided by Spreaker, which may be using…
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Kieran Trippier: Newcastle United demanding around £11m-£12m for sale of defender to Bayern Munich – Sky in Germany | Football News
Newcastle United are demanding around £11m-£12m (€13-14m) for the sale of Bayern Munich target Kieran Trippier, according to Sky in Germany. Newcastle’s price is for a permanent deal this month or an obligatory fee following an initial loan move, but Bayern do not want to spend too much on the England international. Sky Sports News…
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Kieran Trippier: Bayern Munich interested in signing Newcastle and England defender | Football News
Bayern Munich are interested in signing Newcastle and England right-back Kieran Trippier, according to Sky in Germany. With Bayern facing difficulties in agreeing a loan deal with Paris Saint-Germain for Nordi Mukiele, the focus is now turning to Trippier. Bayern, managed by former Chelsea manager Thomas Tuchel, have discussed the 33-year-old intensively over the last…
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Radu Dragusin: Tottenham complete signing of Romania defender from Genoa in £26.7m deal | Transfer Centre News
Tottenham have signed defender Radu Dragusin in a £26.7m (€31m) deal from Genoa after the Romania international chose to join Spurs over Bayern Munich. Tottenham saw off late competition from the German champions to conclude a deal that will see them pay an initial £21.5m (€25m) plus £5.2m (€6m) in add-ons to Genoa. Napoli had…
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Eric Dier: Bayern Munich sign defender from Tottenham on initial loan with option to extend | Football News
Bayern Munich have signed defender Eric Dier from Tottenham on an initial loan until the end of the season, with the option for a further year. Dier, who will wear the No15 shirt said: “This move is a dream come true for me, because as a child you want to play for a club like…
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