Manchester United forward Marcus Rashford has hit back following criticism concerning his commitment to the club.
The 26-year-old England international has faced questions this season for issues both on and off the field.
Last month Rashford was under the spotlight after reportedly being seen in a Belfast nightclub before missing the following day’s training due to illness and he subsequently missed United’s FA Cup tie against Newport.
However, in a piece for the Players’ Tribune website, Rashford has responded to his critics, asking them to show “a bit more humanity”.
“When I make a mistake, I’ll be the first one to put my hand up and say that I need to do better,” he wrote.
“But if you ever question my commitment to Man United,…
Turkish giants they are in talks with Boca Juniors over the signing of Argentine defender Guillermo Burdisso.
Cim Bom boss Roberto Mancini is desperate to add a central defender to the squad before tonight s transfer deadline, but he has failed in his attempts to sign Serie A stars Andrea Ranocchia and Davide Astori.
As a result, Galatasaray turned their attention to Boca Juniors stopper Guillermo Burdisso, revealing on their official website that negotiations with the player s employers were in progress.
The younger brother of Genoa defender Nicolas Burdisso joined La Xeneize from Arsenal de Sarandi in the summer of 2012 and has since made 29 league appearances for the club.
The 25-year-old has already spent some time in Europe, having enjoyed a season…
Roberto De Zerbi acknowledged Brighton’s 4-0 hammering at Roma was a reality check for his Europa League novices.
The Seagulls’ adventure in Europe turned into a nightmare at Stadio Olimpico after they conceded twice in each half to lose heavily in the club’s first ever European knockout tie.
First-half goals by Paulo Dybala and Chelsea loanee Romelu Lukaku put the visitors on the ropes, but worse was to follow with Gianluca Mancini and Bryan Cristante able to score in quick succession to essentially kill the last-16 tie ahead of next week’s second leg.
Defeat at Stadio Olimpico.
— Brighton Hove Albion (@OfficialBHAFC)
This defeat made it three in a row for injury-hit Brighton, who were without a number of key individuals, which has co…
Daley Bind is happy to play wherever Jose Mourinho needs him after featuring at centre-back again in Manchester United s 2-0 win over Burnley on Sunday.
The Netherlands international has been used in a number of positions ever since his arrival at Old Trafford from Ajax in 2014, ranging from holding midfielder to full-back and centre-back.
Blind got the nod at the heart of United s defence alongside Eric Bailly at the weekend and was pleased to get a chance to prove his worth again.
It was good. I think we have a good understanding in spite of the language [difference] but I think it went very well and we played particularly well, Blind told MUTV.
I feel very confident about the position [centre-back] myself. It was a very good performance from the tea…
Lionel Messi will not be joining Inter as the Serie A side s financial situation means they must sell before they can buy, according to sporting director Piero Ausilio.
Messi rocked Barcelona last week when he informed them of his desire to leave the club, with his contract containing a clause that would have allowed him to end his stay at the conclusion of the 2019-20 season.
While that clause is said to have expired at the end of May, Messi is adamant it is still valid because the season was extended due to the coronavirus pandemic.
Speculation has run wild about his next move ever since the news came to light and most agreed the likeliest destinations were Manchester City, Paris Saint-Germain and Inter, who had been tentatively linked with Messi in previous …
Alex Ferguson was left stunned when then-Manchester United boss Louis van Gaal sold Jonny Evans in 2015, according to Michael O Neill.
Evans joined West Brom at the age of 27 for a reported fee of £6million, having won three Premier League titles with United, where he came through the youth system.
Northern Ireland boss O Neill has now revealed that Ferguson made his disbelief at Van Gaal s decision clear, as he felt the defender would have seen out the majority of his career at Old Trafford.
In September after last year s Euros, there was a conference in France for the coaches and Sir Alex was there talking about it and he openly said to me that he could not believe Van Gaal had sold Jonny from United, O Neill told the Belfast Telegraph.
Having seen h…
Former Germany striker Oliver Neuville announced on Tuesday that he has decided to retire from football at the age of 37, after German second division side Arminia Bielefeld terminated his contract.
It s definitively over. I ve been thinking about it for a while already but that isn t how I hoped it would happen. I hoped to play for longer, Neuville told the website of German daily Bild.
Neuville, who scored 10 goals in 69 international games, joined Bielefeld last summer after a six-year stint at Borussia Moenchengladbach.
The Swiss-born striker, who played for Bayer Leverkusen between 1999 and 2004, had made nine appearances in the German second tier and scored two goals.
He represented Germany at the 2002 and 2006 World Cups and was a member of the s…
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Desperate to shore up their spot in the Champions League chase, Aston Villa will travel to the London Stadium on Sunday afternoon when they meet West Ham.
West Ham
Starting with the hosts, mounting what was a thrilling Europa League comeback earlier in the week as they secured a 5-0 romp against Freiburg, West Ham will be desperate to use that performance as a platform to build on. However, although the Hammers might have punched a quarter-final ticket on Thursday night, it is no secret that David Moyes has found increasing scrutiny on his position at the London Stadium. Last seen in Premier League having to settle for a 2-2 stalemate at home against relegation scrappers Burnley, West Ham have won just a trio of their previous 13 str…
Cardiff City have completed the signing of Anthony Pilkington from Championship rivals Norwich City,.
The 26 year old moved to Carrow Road in the summer of 2011, racking up over sixty-six league appearances for the club in that time – all of which coming in the Premier League.
He sat out of Neil Adams’ side’s 1-0 defeat to newly promoted Wolverhampton Wanderers on Sunday afternoon, with his first appearance of the season expected on Saturday as his new club take on managerless Huddersfield Town at the Cardiff City Stadium.
The Blackburn born midfielder spent two seasons with Huddersfield prior to his move to Norwich, while he has also played Stockport County and Atherton Collieries.
Internationally, he has been capped six times by the Republic…
Bordeaux play host to Bastia this weekend looking to maintain the only remaining 100 per cent winning record in Ligue 1.
Willy Sagnol s side made it three victories from three last Saturday with a 3-1 success at Nice that came courtesy of coming from behind for the second consecutive game.
After falling a goal down early on, Bordeaux bounced back thanks to Cheick Diabate s second of the new season before Nicolas Maurice-Belay and Gregory Sertic got their names on the scoresheet.
Early pacesetters Bordeaux next face a Bastia side that has won, drawn and lost in their three outings, but will be on a high after picking up their first league victory of 2014-15 last time out.
Like Bordeaux, Saint Etienne are also yet to taste defeat this term, conceding jus…