The outgoing Arsenal boss believes Europe’s elite clubs will fight for the introduction of a continental, weekend league to challenge the success of the English top flight. Wenger, 68, will leave the Emirates Stadium after a reign lasting almost 22 years when the season ends away to Huddersfield on Sunday. But the Frenchman is predicting a huge overhaul of football in the near future, with Premier League fixtures relegated to midweek slots....
Arsenal led through Alexandre Lacazette’s header at Emirates Stadium on Thursday, the visitors having been reduced to 10 men in the 10th minute by Sime Vrsaljko’s second yellow card. Coach Diego Simeone was also sent to the stands but Atletico - whose goalkeeper Jan Oblak was in brilliant form - claimed a priceless away goal through Antoine Griezmann’s late strike. Danny Welbeck was hustled out of possession, Laurent Koscielny fell under pressure from Griezmann and Shkodran Mustafi compounded the error by slipping as he tried to stop the France forward converting after David Ospina blocked the initial shot....
The England international departed Emirates Stadium on deadline day, with the Gunners choosing to cash in on a player who would have been out of contract next summer. Arsenal 14/1 to win title They refused to do likewise with Alexis Sanchez, as Manchester City were prevented from completing a £60m deal, but Wenger concedes that his hand was forced in other discussions. The Frenchman believes that Oxlade-Chamberlain will have been contacted prior to his switch to Anfield, although he doubts that any talks were held during a Premier League visit to Merseyside a matter of days before a big-money transfer was pushed through....
Wenger: Man Utd’s still dangerous despite injuries The Germany international was heavily criticised again for his display in the Gunners’ defeat to Tottenham on Sunday, having faced the ire of media and fans several times this season. Ozil, 28, told Goal that he does not like to be centre of attention , adding, “Some people look at my body language and think I don’t care. But that’s me. I won’t change my body language or my style of play drastically anymore....
Wenger said on Tuesday that it felt like a luxury to have qualification for the knockout stages in the bag but he is determined that his side, currently on an unbeaten 17-match streak, now cash in on home advantage by winning group A. Who will lead their assault on PSG’s defence, though, remains uncertain as Wenger has not decided whether to give his in-form “Super sub” Olivier Giroud a start at the Emirates Stadium....
Wentz’s new deal will run through until the 2024 season, it was announced on Thursday. The 26-year-old’s deal is reportedly worth $128million, with at least $107m guaranteed. “Can’t even explain to you how excited I am right now to be a part of this city for this many more years. It means the world to me,” Wentz said in a video posted to Twitter. “From the moment I got drafted here, I knew this place was special....
Immensely talented composer Michael Giacchino, late of crafting the stellar score for The Batman, is set to direct a Halloween special for Marvel on Disney+. The one-hour story is set to star Gael Garcia Bernal as the lesser-known seventies horror icon Werewolf by Night. This will be the character’s first live-action appearance, but he’s got a long history on the comics page. RELATED: The Batman Composer Michael Giacchino Reportedly Directing Marvel TV Project...
While promoting his upcoming role in Eddie Murphy’s Coming 2 America with ET Online, Snipes was asked about his feelings on the MCU’s upcoming version of Blade. Snipes insisted that he was very supportive of the idea and when asked about appearing in the movie he said, “You never know. Under the right circumstances, I’m open to play with everybody.” Though he is receptive to the idea of a cameo, Snipes also confirmed that he has not yet been approached about any such involvement in the new Blade project....
In case you didn’t know… West Brom signed Chadli from Tottenham Hotspur for £13.5m in 2016. He was a fringe first-team player at Spurs and was unhappy at his lack of game time. He was given just what he wanted at the Baggies, making 31 Premier League appearances, scoring and assisting five respectively. However, in the 2017-18 Premier League campaign, Chadli was practically non-existent. He played a total of five games and scored once, missing the rest of the season due to injury....
The Hammers are 18th in the Premier League table following their 4-1 thrashing at the hands of Liverpool last weekend. Hammers 9/4 for the drop The Irons subsequently took the decision to sack Bilic, who was almost let go by the club at the end of last season after an 11th-placed finish. Moyes has not worked in football since resigning from Sunderland following their relegation to the Championship last season....
Lyon pull out of race for Giroud The Hammers are embarking on an aggressive summer of recruitment, and are concentrating their efforts on reinforcing their forward line as Slaven Bilic seeks more firepower. Goal reported over a week ago that West Ham had opened talks with Giroud’s representatives over a possible deal for the France international, whom they value at around £20 million. Giroud would then be offered a base wage of £100,000-per-week, over the course of a four-year contract....
Dortmund issue Aubameyang ultimatum No marquee forward has arrived, however, with Pablo Zabaleta the club’s only signing of the close-season thus far; a bid for Stoke City’s Marko Arnautovic has been rejected, but attempts to sign him will continue. The Hammers have time to procure a new signing before their first fixture of the summer, too, with their first game taking place on July 20. Perhaps unusually for a Premier League team, the current schedule sees West Ham foregoing a marquee match at the London Stadium, instead taking in every fixture in Austria....
The visitors looked dangerous from the get-go and reaped the benefit of their offensive mindset in the first-half with Son Heung-Min breaking the deadlock in the 36th minute following a brilliant through ball by Dele Alli. They doubled their lead within seven minutes, with Son and Alli yet again involved in the buildup as Lucas Moura finished off the brilliant move by connecting with Son’s perfectly-timed cross. Spurs started the second half even better, with striker Harry Kane heading home a cross from right-back Serge Aurier just four minutes into the half....
Davis also criticised the selectors after the team lost both Tests inside three days by an innings. Darren Sammy, who scored 25 runs over four innings and bowled 21 wicket-less overs in the series, on Monday was named as captain of an unchanged Windies squad to play three Tests against New Zealand next month. “If not now, when? I think it’s most certainly apt for a change at this time....
West Indies captain Jason Holder won the toss and decided to field first. It was a great start for the hosts as Sheldon Cottrell dismissed Jonny Bairstow while Jason Holder dismissed Joe Root. Alex Hales and England captain Eoin Morgan then steadied the innings with some good stroke play. At the end of 10 overs, the visitors were 55 for 2. Carlos Brathwaite got the important wicket of Hales for 23....
India will yet again look to try out a few new combinations and experiment with batting positions. The Men in Blue are the clear favourites in the ODIs as they are No.2 ranked team while West Indies are placed as low as No.9 in ODI cricket. Virat Kohli and co. will look to play the same brand of cricket that they played in the recently concluded World Cup and they will look to win this series in order to get the confidence back after their heartbreaking semifinal loss against New Zealand....
Steven Spielberg’s West Side Story has been nominated in seven categories at the upcoming Academy Awards, making it the third most-nominated film behind Dune and The Power Of The Dog. Among the nominations for the film are the illustrious Best Picture and Best Director acknowledgments, which could set the stage for a fantastic night for all involved. Zegler took the lead as the iconic Maria in the story and gained tremendous praise for performance, which earned her a Golden Globe victory....
The clip showed a snake poking its head out from a toilet bowl. In the short video, someone appears to use a golf club to coax it out of the toilet before the footage was cut off. Folks on Twitter were terrified by the nightmare fuel of a serpent slithering out of your toilet. “Nope,” one user wrote. “F***ing. Nightmare,” another commented. One person joked that amid everything else going on in the world, Toilet Snakes were ahead of the apocalyptic schedule....
Alex Abrines scored 21 points on seven 3-pointers, Paul George had 20 points and Dennis Schroder added 18. Oklahoma City shot 52.3 percent from the field, hitting a season-high 18 3-pointers. John Collins and Alex Len each scored 19 points for Atlanta, and Taurean Prince added 15. Hawks guard Trae Young had nine points and eight assists on 4-for-15 shooting in his return to his home state. Young was an All-American at Oklahoma last season, and he received a nice ovation during starting lineup introductions....
