Adeeb Ahsan

Hakim Ziyech scored his first Premier League goal for Chelsea as Frank Lampard’s side kept their fourth clean sheet in a row. Ziyech, who nearly joined Burnley as an FC Twente player in 2016, marked his first league start in England by wrongfooting Nick Pope at Turf Moor to fire dominant Chelsea ahead midway through the first half. Kurt Zouma and Timo Werner wrapped up the points after the interval to leave Chelsea fifth and Burnley stuck in the bottom three and looking for their first win of the season. Lampard…

Chelsea's Under-18s will contest the FA Youth Cup once again following a hard-fought victory over Manchester United, 1-0 at St George's Park on Friday. Forward Bryan Fiabema struck the winner four minutes after the break after United had recovered from a shaky opening 30 minutes to threaten the opener during the first half. Bryan Fiabema struck the winner for Chelsea Chelsea will face Manchester City in the final, which will be held at the same venue on November 2, after the Citizens breezed past Blackburn 4-0. …

Arsenal midfielder Mesut Ozil has strongly reacted to his omission from the Premier League squad of the North London club. The German took on to social media where he has 75 million followers to convey his message. Ozil's message in full This is a difficult message to write to the Arsenal fans that I’ve played for over the past few years. I’m really deeply disappointed by the fact that I have not been registered for the Premier League season for the time being. Upon signing my new contract in 2018, I pledged my…

Arsenal fans have taken to Twitter to discuss Mesut Özil’s omission from 25-man premier league squad announced yesterday. The 32-year-old has not featured for the Gunners since a Premier League game against West Ham on March 7 and was left out of their Europa League squad this month.   The decision means the club’s highest-paid player, who earns £350,000 ($453,000) a week, will not be able to play again for Arsenal until February at the earliest. The likelihood is that the German has now played his final…

Sergio Aguero risked getting a red card during Manchester City’s clash against Arsenal for grabbing lineswoman Sian Massey on the back of the neck. The Manchester City forward, 32, made a return to the City starting XI for the first time since last season following a long injury lay-off. However, some may believe he was fortunate to have not been dismissed after being spotted clearly grabbing the assistant on the back of the neck when protesting against a throw in given against his side. Any physical contact with a…

West Ham have signed highly rated Algeria winger Said Benrahma from Brentford in a deal that could rise to £30m. Benrahma, 25, joins on loan for £5m but the Hammers have an obligation to make the transfer permanent for £20m, with a further £5m possible in add-ons. He completed the first part of his medical on Thursday but an issue had arisen, which was resolved in time for the deal to go ahead on Friday. Benrahma said he had joined a "massive" and "historic" club in West Ham. He added: "I like this prospect . I…

In an apparent show of solidarity with Turkish stand, Mesut Ozil has sided with Azerbaijan in the ongoing military conflict with Armenia in the disputed Nagorny Karabakh regoin. The Arsenal midfielder released a statement on Twitter with a hashtag of "One nation, two states,” referring to the fraternity and strong ties between Turkey and Azerbaijan. "For me, it's important that everyone in the world should know the fact that the Nagorno-Karabakh region is legally and internationally recognized as part of Azerbaijan,…

Neymar has moved ahead of the legendary Ronaldo Nazario in Brazil's all-time leading goalscorer after a hat-trick against Peru. Following up an impressive showing in a 5-0 thrashing of Bolivia, the Paris Saint-Germain star scored two nonchalant penalties that he won himself and bagged in stoppage time as the Selecao ran out 4-2 winners in the World Cup qualifier. Though not a vintage hat-trick by any means, Neymar is now the second-highest scorer for his country after managing an…

Goal reports that Mesut Ozil has been left out of Arsenal’s Europa League squad along with Greek defender Sokratis. The 25-man squad may only contain 17 ‘non locally trained players’ and Gunners boss Mikel Arteta has opted to cut the club’s highest paid player, who is yet to play a single minute since football restarted in June. Given the German has not played a single minute since football’s restart in June following the coronavirus enforced suspension, it was widely anticipated to see him axed from the squad.…

Armenian national football team captain Henrikh Mkhitaryan has appealed to the Presidents of the OSCE Minsk Group co-chairing countries to use their powers to stop the ongoing conflict in the disputed Nagorno Karabakh region. In a letter addressed to Russian President Valdimir Putin, the AS Roma playmaker has urged the leaders to intervene in the war between his country and Azerbijan which is continuing for an 11th day. “While the war enters the second week of heavy combats, my native Armenia and Artsakh are defending…