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Jose Mourinho in interview with the English media during Chelsea’s pre-season tour chose Belgium global Eden Hazard over World Player of Year Cristiano Ronaldo based on last season’s performance.

Arsene Wenger has been presented by the club an excess of £200million as suggested by Arsenal director Lord Philip Harris.

“Mourinho has shown little respect for Wenger over the years, and…it is clear that he regards the Arsenal manager as a hypocrite”, says Hughes.

It leaves no space for speculation.

Reports breaking in Spain suggest that Manchester United are set to sign Barcelona’s Pedro after Ed Woodward agreed to pay a fee of £23m.

Arsenal’s net spend over the same period is £114.7m -including marquee signings Alexis Sanchez and Mesut Ozil – which is just £8.25m less than their London rivals. It leaves no space for speculation. “If you want to be honest, objective and pragmatic it is the...

Mourinho and Wenger have a long-standing feud, which peaked when the Chelsea boss called the Frenchman a “specialist in failure” last season.

As well as fixtures taking place in the US during the European pre-season, teams will also be heading off to countries such as China, Australia and Italy, as part of the worldwide competition that is seen in the US as both a lucrative opportunity for clubs to promote themselves...

Wenger’s snubbing of the winger, meanwhile, will not be due to a lack of funds, with Lord Harris also revealing that Arsenal have £200m (€280m) sitting in the bank and can afford any player on the planet. “On the list is a centre forward, but I’m not going to...

Januzaj also caught the eye as part of a young team that included seven players who have played for United’s youth sides and, having scored his first goal since 5 April 2014, during a 4-0 win over Newcastle at St James’ Park, the Belgium worldwide was clearly elated....

Wright-Phillips is expected to sign with the Red Bulls of Major League Soccer on a non-designated player contract, according to Brian Lewis of the New York Post.

Robin van Persie’s son has followed in his father’s footsteps and joined Fenerbahce’s academy.Shaqueel van Persie was on the books at Manchester City while his father played for Manchester United.

“I would prefer to stay closer to home”, said the Barcelona manager, who now takes his team to Washington DC to face Chelsea.

After moving to Liverpool from Manchester City on a free transfer earlier in the summer, midfielder James Milner is confident that he’ll be at his best in a central role, and that his new side have what it takes to get back into the Champions League places.

A lesser soul would have probably gone down in a big heap and cried about it. Terry, however, simply rubbed it off and got on with leading his side to a 1-1 draw and then to eventually win on penalties.