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A man synonymous with the famous ‘Busby Babes’ team of the ‘50s, Viollet was one of the greatest players to play for the Manchester United football team. Admired by players and colleagues alike, we take a look at some of the top quotes on Dennis Viollet. Born in the city of Manchester, Viollet had a prolific time at the team ...

Football is the world’s most popular sport, and, every week during a regular season, fans will go to matches in their millions the world over. Whilst it is normally a fun day out,  there  are times when a combination of factors means that spectators find themselves in danger. Local rivalries, stadiums filled beyond capacity, inadequate policing or outdated facilities all ...

Chelsea and Manchester United are set to go head-to-head in the race to sign Stoke City Emre Tegel, who has been dubbed the next Harry Kane. The striker has enjoyed a meteoric rise through the Stoke academy system, playing regularly for their under-18 side last season, despite being only 15 at the time. He is being compared to the England ...

Concluding the series looking at players whose careers were cut short by injury, or failed to fulfil their potential as a result. For Part One click here; Part Two click here; Part Three click here; Partt Four Click here; and Part Five click here. Ledley King Although he played for Tottenham, his boyhood club for 12 seasons the latter part ...

Tottenham Hotspur have recalled both Jack Clarke and Cameron Carter-Vickers from their loan spells in the Championship, 19 year old winger Clarke was signed by Spurs in the summer from Leeds United, for a fee in the region of £10 million. As part of the deal he immediately returned to Elland Road for the 2019 – 2020 season to continue ...

Stoke  will try and sell striker Saido Berahino after the 25-year old was arrested in the early hours of Monday morning on suspicion of drunk-driving by the police. Although the ex-England under-21 international pleaded in mitigation that he was trying to escape a gang who had already grabbed his watch and were trying to steal his car, that cut little ...

Former Barcelona forward Krjić could still leave his present club Stoke City before the end of the season. The 28-year old signed for Stoke in the summer of 2014, but has failed to live up to his reputation in the Potteries, scoring just 16 times in 78 senior appearances. He has also been sent on loan twice, first to Bundesliga ...

Sam Vokes is likely to leave for Stoke City, with veteran Peter Crouch heading the other way to Burnley. That is according to Sky Sports, with separate reports indicating that the deal is increasing likely to happen before the transfer deadline expires. Stoke, under new manager Nathan Jones, have been keen to add to their attacking options, and view Vokes ...

New Stoke manager Nathan Jones is looking for offload veterans Peter Crouch and Darren Fletcher from his squad before transfer deadline day. That is according to The Daily Mail who report that Jones wants to freshen-up his team, and does not see a long-term future for either player at the bet365 Stadium. Ex-Manchester United captain Fletcher, who is 34, has ...

Former Everton and Manchester United manager David Moyes is interested in the Stoke City job. Moyes has been out of work since leaving West Ham at the end of last season having guided the Hammers to Premier League safety, but could be ready for a return to the dug-out in the Potteries, according to The Daily Mirror, where current incumbent ...