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Barcelona left-back Jordi Alba has completed the terms of his pay cut at Camp Nou, after co-defender Gerard Pique. In order to register Memphis Depay, Eric Garcia and Rey Manaj in time for the new season, Pique agreed to a significant pay cut to give Barcelona the necessary financial leeway and the midfielder emphasized that other team leaders would follow suit. Pique was the first to agree / Soccrates Images / Getty Images Alba publicly insisted that he was more than happy to help agree to a pay cut, but noted that Pique…

Michail Antonio became West Ham's all-time top goalscorer in the Premier League as David Moyes' side crushed Leicester City on Monday. The 31-year-old scored twice in four minutes in the closing stages of the Hammers' 4-1 victory at London Stadium. Antonio had earlier teed up Said Benrahma to make it 2-0 after Pablo Fornals broke the deadlock prior to Ayoze Perez's red card. Youri Tielemans netted what proved to be a consolation for Leicester. Antonio now has 49 Premier League goals for West Ham, two more than…

Michail Antonio fully deserves to be West Ham's leader of all time in the Premier League after scoring his 48th and 49th for the club and surpassing Paolo Di Canio's old record.After already being an attacking driving force in the early stages against Leicester on Monday night and then creating his team's second goal of the match by catching a back-pass and battling Said Benrahma, Antonio showed genuine 'number nine' instincts to do two goals of their own.To get the record, he clearly had in mind before the match, as there…

Michail Antonio became West Ham United's record goal scorer in the Premier League on Monday night and made a late stay when Hammers beat Leicester City 4-1 at London Stadium. The striker scored two sensational goals to secure three points for West Ham. The first saw him blow the ball past Kasper Schmeichel after a nice turn and turn to avoid the Leicester defense, before hitting the ball over his head and tapping it past the Dane for his second a few minutes later.These goals take Antonio to 49 in the Premier League for…

West Ham made it two wins from two to start the new Premier League season and beat Leicester at London Stadium.The Foxes played more than half of the game with 10 players after Ayoze Perez was sent off correctly in the first half after a VAR attack.The Hammers were already on top and had taken the lead before that through a sweeping Pablo Fornals finish when the red card came, which meant that it would always be an uphill climb for Leicester to get everything out of the game.Just before half-time, Perez committed a ruthless…

AC Milan started their 2021/22 season with a tough battle at Sampdoria.Brahim Diaz scored the only goal of the match in a fierce meeting at the Stadio Luigi Ferraris.Portuguese forward Rafael Leao almost opened the scoring within ten minutes when he ran on Mike Maignan's long goal kick, but his effort was tipped off by Emil Audero.But Brahim gave Milan the lead not far behind. Davide Calabria won the ball high on the pitch and his cut was met by the Spaniard, whose shot spun under the Audero and into the Sampdoria net.Euro…

Gary Neville cannot understand why the Manchester United hierarchy are not doing everything to sign prolific striker Harry Kane in order to emerge again as genuine Premier League title contenders. United have spent in excess of £100million in recent weeks to recruit Jadon Sancho and Raphael Varane from Borussia Dortmund and Real Madrid respectively. But Neville believes his former club should not rest on their laurels and must now lure Kane north from Tottenham before the transfer window closes on August 31.…

Manchester United have strengthened two major positions this summer - the right wing and central defense - but Sunday's poor showing against Southampton provided more than enough evidence that the midfield still needs to be taken up.United have investigated buying Kieran Trippier to strengthen the right-back before the transfer window closes, but the figures show no sign of adding up, and the priority for the club hierarchy now in the last week before the deadline must continue in earnest after a new midfield…

The summer transition is an absolutely crucial time for WSL clubs, with the near season often marking significant changes for teams up and down the league.The recruitment is to make or break for the upcoming season, whether it is challenging for the title, to compete for European places, break into the top half or simply stay in the league. Everything is relatively dependent on the expectations of each club.Here's a look at how all 12 WSL clubs rank according to how good - or disappointing - their summer has been ...IN:…

Newcastle and West Ham are considering competing with Burnley for the signing of left-back Maxwel Cornet in Lyon.Sean Dyche's side has placed a club record bid of £ 15 million on Ivory Coast, who moved to Lyon from Metz in 2015.But 90 minutes understand that they can face late competition for his signature, with Premier League rivals Newcastle and West Ham interested in a deal for the 24-year-old. Bundesliga kit Hertha Berlin are also keen on him.Cornet previously avoided interest from Burnley, but they have since raised…