London, United Kingdom | AFP | Gary Neville fears Premier League players’ lives will be put at risk if football is rushed back too soon after the coronavirus-enforced lockdown in Britain. Premier League chiefs are aiming for a return to action in June and several clubs opened their training grounds …
Read More »Premier League transfer embargo could follow wage cuts: Neville
London, United Kingdom | AFP | Former Manchester United captain Gary Neville believes the Premier League may force clubs who are looking to cut player wages during the coronavirus crisis to accept transfer embargoes. Clubs in England’s top-flight have requested players take up to a 30 percent pay hit in cuts …
Read More »Neville ‘doesn’t get’ voiding of English non-league season
London, United Kingdom | AFP | Former England defender Gary Neville said he “doesn’t get” the decision to have all English football season from the seventh-tier down brought to an end with results from the campaign voided in response to the coronavirus outbreak. Thursday saw England’s governing Football Association announce that no promotion or relegation …
Read More »Gary Neville expects Manchester City to win appeal against ‘hopeless’ UEFA
London, United Kingdom | AFP | Gary Neville has backed Manchester City to win an appeal against a two-season ban from European competition imposed by a “hopeless” UEFA. European football’s governing body announced on Friday that City has been banned from continental competition for two seasons for what UEFA said were …
Read More »Man Utd cut losses on ruinous Sanchez deal
London, United Kingdom | AFP | Manchester United cut their losses on Alexis Sanchez on Thursday as the Chilean joined Inter Milan on a 10-month loan deal with the English giants still on the hook for much of his reported £400,000 a week salary. The Red Devils believed they were closing …
Read More »Martial can reach Ronaldo’s level, says Man Utd boss Solskjaer
London, United Kingdom | AFP | Anthony Martial has the talent to reach Cristiano Ronaldo’s level if he puts his mind to it, according to Manchester United caretaker boss Ole Gunnar Solskjaer. Martial had looked set to leave the club in the summer after falling out with Jose Mourinho but battled …
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