Wayne Rooney told reporters they should ask Everton why the Premier League club decided to let him leave to join DC United.
Rooney returned to Goodison Park last July following a trophy-laden 13-year stint at Manchester United, and went on to net 11 goals for the Toffees, finishing 2017-18 as their top scorer.
The 32-year-old failed to find consistency in an often struggling side, though, and manager Marco Silva and director of football Marcel Brands confirmed in June that the former England captain was in talks with MLS club DC.
The forward finally completed the move on Thursday, signing a three-and-a-half-year contract, but suggested that the decision to leave Merseyside was not just down to him.
It s football. Everton is a club I grew up supportin…
Liverpool centre-back Nat Phillips has penned a new long-term contract with Jurgen Klopp s side.
Phillips came to the fore last term, appearing 20 times for the Reds in all competitions as they suffered a defensive crisis with Joe Gomez and Virgil van Dijk both long-term absentees.
The 24-year-old played an integral part in Liverpool s Champions League qualification, starting 15 top-flight games and keeping seven clean sheets to secure a third-place finish.
Indeed, the Liverpool defender impressed as a stand-in and only lost two Premier League games in which he started, boasting a remarkable 73.3 per cent win rate that dropped to 39.1 per cent without him.
Phillips, who now sees Klopp s defensive options return to take his starting place, recorded a leagu…
The United States will look to extend their winning run to four when they host Honduras in a FIFA World Cup qualifier on Tuesday.
Juergen Klinsmann s side have impressed over the course of June, following a 4-3 friendly triumph over Germany with crucial qualifying wins against Jamaica and Panama.
That means the US top the fourth round of CONCACAF qualifying with 10 points from their five matches and, at the halfway point of the final round of qualification, they lead Costa Rica and Mexico by two points.
Honduras are also well within striking distance, sitting fourth on seven points, and they know any result they can get at the Rio Tinto Stadium in Utah will be beneficial to their hopes of reaching the 2014 World Cup in Brazil.
Key to the impressive form of the US this month has…
Bastia goalkeeper Mickael Landreau has admitted his surprise at being on the brink of breaking the Ligue 1 appearance record.
The 34-year-old former France international, who is in his second season with Bastia, equalled Jean-Luc Ettori s mark of 602 games when featuring in a 2-0 win over Evian on Sunday.
Landreau is now set to go past Ettori, who kept goal for Monaco, by starting Wednesday s Corsican derby against Ajaccio.
Having made his first Ligue 1 appearance at Bastia s Stade Armand-Cesari, for Nantes in October 1996, Landreau was in the perfect place to reflect on his achievement.
He told UEFA’s official website: When I played my first game here, I would never have imagined I d still be here today. The game is so demanding, so hard, but here we are.
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Bournemouth and Leicester City are both interested in signing Brentford defender Chris Mepham, according to the Mail Online.
However, both sides have so far failed in their approaches for the twenty-year-old with the Foxes first failing with a £10m bid before the Cherries had an offer of £12m rejected.
Leicester have already signed Johnny Evans this summer, but ongoing speculation surrounds the future of England star Harry Maguire who has been consistently linked with a switch to Manchester United, while Bournemouth are looking to bolster their squad ahead of their fourth season in the Premier League.
Mepham made his Bees debut as a substitute in a 5-1 FA Cup victory over non-league Eastleigh during the 2016/17 campaign though that was his only appearance o…
James Milner insists Mohamed Salah is not a one-season wonder, with the Liverpool veteran confident his star team-mate can enjoy another record-breaking campaign.
Liverpool forward Salah took Anfield by storm last season, scoring 44 goals in all competitions and 32 in the Premier League following his arrival from Roma.
Salah – who suffered a shoulder injury in Liverpool s Champions League final defeat to Real Madrid – walked away with the Premier League s Golden Boot and Player of the Year among other individual honours.
After enjoying a goalscoring return in Liverpool s 2-1 victory over Manchester City at the International Champions Cup on Wednesday, Milner believes the Egyptian sensation can build on his 2017-18 exploits.
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Kylian Mbappe put speculation over his future to one side to fire Paris St Germain into the Coupe de France quarter-finals with a 3-1 win over Brest.
Talk over a potential move to Real Madrid this summer has again intensified in recent days, but Mbappe grabbed his sixth goal in this competition and took his overall tally for the season to 30 with a 34th-minute opener.
Danilo Pereira doubled PSG’s advantage soon after and while Steve Mounie reduced the deficit with 65 minutes played, Lilian Brassier received his marching moments later for Brest before substitute Goncalo Ramos sealed the hosts’ success in stoppage time.
Job done!
We re into the Coupe de France quarter-finals
3 -1 |
— Paris Saint-Germain (@PSG_English)
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(GSM) Harry Redknapp says he has always had faith with Huerelho Gomes, claiming that the Brazilian goalkeeper is among the best in the world. Gomes has been in fantastic form as of late and has managed to silence his critics and prove his true ability
Gomes had initially struggled to adapt to English football following his 2008 move from PSV Eindhoven. However, Gomes has managed to win himself some praise with a string of excellent performances for Spurs, a fact that delights Redknapp.
He s up there with the very best, said Redknapp.
When he came here Tony Adams, who had worked in Holland, said they d signed the best goalkeeper in the world.
I watch Dutch football on TV and it s a completely different game and it took him time to adjust.
He s…
Arsenal are eyeing a move for Swansea City midfielder Ki Sung-Yeung, .
The South Korea international moved to the Liberty Stadium in the summer of 2012, and has so far racked up seventy-five appearances in all competitions for the South Wales side, scoring eight goals.
He was part of the squad that won the 2013 League Cup, while he received a runners-up medal in the same competition the following year having spent the majority of the season with beaten finalists Sunderland, while he won the Scottish league and cup during a two-and-a-half year spell with Celtic.
Arsene Wenger is keen on strengthening his midfield this summer, with the Gunners’ boss also linked with moves for Southampton’s Morgan Schineiderlin and Arturo Vidal of Juventus.
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Daniel Sturridge is set for yet another injury-enforced absence after suffering a hamstring strain in Liverpool s defeat at Newcastle United on Sunday.
The England international came on as a replacement for Roberto Firmino after 62 minutes at St James Park as the Merseysiders slumped to a 2-0 loss.
Tests on Tuesday revealed the extent of the damage but Liverpool have not disclosed how long they expect the 26-year-old to be out of action.
Sturridge scored 28 times for Liverpool and England in 2013-14 but was restricted to just 18 appearances last season because of thigh, calf and hip injuries.
He returned in the home draw with Norwich City in September but was then sidelined again.
Liverpool boss Jurgen Klopp questioned Sturridge s psychologica…