James Graham
Articles by James Graham

CHELSEA legend Marcel Desailly has told the club exactly where they need to improve this summer. The World Cup winner, 57, picked out four transfers Liam Rosenior's side should be targeting. Chelsea's form has faltered recently, with the Blues losing three consecutive Premier League matches while failing to score in any of them - the...

BRAZILIAN star Neymar explosively lost his temper with a Santos fan following the team's draw against Recoleta. He called the fan a "fat b*****d" in an angry outburst as the match descended into chaos after the final whistle. The post-match chaos came after Neymar's boyhood club Santos, who he rejoined in 2025, drew 1-1 with...

FORMER Manchester United midfielder Ander Herrera has slammed influencers in football. TikTokers have been spotted wearing the kits of several different teams - with Herrera saying their behaviour is "not the essence of football." Football supporters, particularly in Europe are growing frustrated with influencers having tickets to matches in order to record videos and make...

OUTSPOKEN Napoli chief Aurelio De Laurentiis has proposed significantly shortening football matches and scrapping red and yellow cards in a radical shake-up of the beautiful game. De Laurentiis is adamant the game will lose the younger generation if it continues as it is. De Laurentiis spoke to The Athletic about what football needs to do...

LEGENDARY right-back Philipp Lahm made a low-key appearance at Bayern Munich's Champions League clash last night. The German giants faced 15-time European champions Real Madrid at the Bernabeu. Lahm, 42, appeared to be in amongst the home support as he was surrounded by Real Madrid fans. He watched his former club prevail in the first...

WEST HAM bowed out of the FA Cup in dramatic fashion on Sunday without the help of an experienced international star. Aaron Wan-Bissaka was absent from the Hammers' squad due to a celebratory parade in DR Congo. President of the country Felix Tshisekedi reportedly organised a celebration for the players after they won their World...

IN his prime Antonio Valencia was gracing the pitch in front of 75,000 fans at Old Trafford. Now he is returning to the game for the first time since his retirement in 2021... and he will be lucky if there are 750 hardy souls to watch him. Former Man Utd star Valencia has announced he...