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Twitter burned Everton defender for ruthless challenge and kissing club logo [Video]

Vincent Van Genechten

On Wednesday, Liverpool beat Everton 4-0 with goals from Dvicok Origi, Mamadou Sakho, Daniel Sturridge and Philippe Coutinho. However, the Liverpool derby was overshadowed by Ramiro Funes Mori’s ruthless challenge on Origi, who had to be stretchered off with an ankle injury. Disgraceful challenge from Funes Mori, no place in the game, where def good wishes for class act @DivockOrigi. pic.twitter.com/GNwjUm475S — Andrew Jerell Jones (@sluggahjells) 20 april 2016 When walking off the pitch Funes Mori kissed his Everton logo, which made Twitter explode with anger: Jamie Carragher has laid into Everton’s Ramiro…

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Jose Mourinho badly hurt Chelsea’s bid for Romelu Lukaku

Vincent Van Genechten

Everton’s Romelu Lukaku has scored a total of 18 Premier League goals this season and has been linked with a big transfer next summer. The 22-year-old joined the Toffees from Chelsea for £28 million two years ago and has revealed he’s ready to take the next step in his career, having a desire to play Champions League football. The likes of Juventus, Manchester United, and Bayern Munich have been linked to Lukaku, but incoming Chelsea coach Antonio Conte has been said to be a fan of the Belgian, according to The…

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Liverpool vs Everton – Premier League preview and team news

Stephen Donovan

The latest in a sequence of big games for Liverpool sees them welcome bitter rivals Everton to Anfield for the Merseyside derby, where both sides will be determined to take the spoils in a fixture that has failed to produce a winner in the last three meetings. In the wake of such a special and dramatic victory in the Europa League against Borussia Dortmund, it was impressive stuff from Liverpool on Sunday as their much-changed team still had too much for Bournemouth. It was their greater intricacy in the final third…

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Jose Mourinho to sign three players at Manchester United

Vyom Chaudhary

Jose Mourinho has already drawn up his transfer plans if he gets formally appointed at Manchester United. According to the Sun, Mourinho has approved the transfer moves for John Stones, Renato Sanches and Zlatan Ibrahimovic. Last summer, when he was in charge of Chelsea, Mourinho attempted to sign Everton defender John Stones, but the Toffees rejected all advances for their player. Benfica youngster Sanches has been strongly linked with a move to United recently and the club have supposedly scouted the Portuguese star on multiple occasions. The 18-year-old is one of the…

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Everton vs Southampton – Premier League preview and team news

Stephen Donovan

Everton will be determined to find a solution to their home struggles as they look for a first win in six Premier League games against Southampton, who still retain realistic hopes of a European place for next season. It is now nearly a month since Everton’s most recent Goodison Park failure, and in the intervening period they have managed to take two points from three away matches, which has seen them limp to the 40-point mark. On Wednesday they were able to withstand great pressure from Crystal Palace in order…

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PFA announces nominees for Premier League’s Player of the Year award

Vincent Van Genechten

As the Premier League season has entered it’s final stage, the Professional Footballers’ Association (PFA) has announced the nominees for the Player of the Year award. Like always, there are six nominees. The first one is Leicester’s Riyad Mahrez. The Algerian joined the Foxes in the winter of 2014 from French side Le Havre and has rocketed his club to Premier League gold with 16 goals and 11 assists, making him the favourite to win the award. Riyad Mahrez has been directly involved in 27 Premier League goals, more than any other…

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Crystal Palace vs Everton – Premier League preview and team news

Stephen Donovan

Having finally ended their excruciatingly long wait to end their winless streak in the Premier League, Crystal Palace will be hoping to end any lingering doubts over their safety by seeing off Everton and reaching the 40-point mark. While good results have been achieved the FA Cup, a sequence of 14 league matches without a win was clearly having an effect on all of the Palace players, with confidence appearing increasingly thin on the ground as positive results continued to elude them and they nosedived down the table into a…

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Everton and Arsenal have the most loyal players, Liverpool and Manchester United have far bigger rotation

Vincent Van Genechten

Recently, we ranked the top five Premier League players that have flown from one club to another, with Marcus Bent taking the top spot, playing for eight different teams in just eight seasons in the English top flight. But there are also players who’ve been with the same Premier League team for a very long time. Therefore, we rank all current 20 clubs in the English top flight according to loyalty by their players, via Transfermarkt. 20. Watford The current Hornets squad has an average stay of just 539 days,…

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Manchester United asked to pay huge sum for striker, interested in Bundesliga defender

Vyom Chaudhary

Everton have slapped a huge price tag on their star striker Romelu Lukaku, according to latest reports. Clubs like Manchester United, Chelsea, Juventus, and Paris Saint-Germain, are reportedly interested in signing the Belgian striker in the summer transfer window. Belgian source Het Laatste Nieuws claims that the Toffees would demand at least £64.5 million for the 22-year-old forward in the upcoming transfer window. Lukaku has been one of the best strikers in Premier League this season. He has scored 25 goals and provided six assists in all competitions for the Merseysiders…

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Watford vs Everton – Premier League preview and team news

Stephen Donovan

Two FA Cup semi-finalists in disappointing league form meet as Watford take on Everton at Vicarage Road, where the sides – both led by Spanish managers – will be greeted by a rousing reception to the tune of Z-Cars. The important thing for Watford as they headed to Arsenal for their last match was not to concede an early goal, but that objective failed as they were behind within four minutes and were unable to compete with their third-placed opponents for the remainder of the game, with forays forward proving extremely few…

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Anthony Martial scored a landmark goal for Manchester United

Vincent Van Genechten

Manchester United beat Everton by a small 1-0 margin on Sunday. Anthony Martial scored the Red Devils’ only goal of the match, which proved to be a landmark one for his club. The young Frenchman netted United’s 1000th goal in the Premier League at Old Trafford. It was the club’s 458th Premier League home game (since the 1992/1993 season). No one comes really close to United’s record, as Arsenal have scored 916 home goals, Chelsea 896, Liverpool 868, and Tottenham 760. Here’s Martial’s landmark goal from last Sunday: Wayne Rooney is…

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Louis van Gaal admits interest in Premier League striker

Vyom Chaudhary

Everton forward Romelu Lukaku has attracted a lot of interest this season due to his superb goalscoring for the Merseyside club. The Belgian international was recently heavily linked with a move to Manchester United, and the Red Devils manager Louis van Gaal has confirmed that the club hold an interest in the striker. Manchester Evening News quoted the Dutchman ahead of the Premier League clash with Everton at Old Trafford: “He (Lukaku) is very interesting. When you score a lot of goals, you are always a potential candidate for clubs. Football…

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Man Utd vs Everton – Premier League preview and team news

Stephen Donovan

A fourth consecutive home Premier League victory will keep Manchester United in contention for a Champions League place, and their latest opponents are an Everton side which has only lost once on the road all season. If anybody believed that Marcus Rashford’s heroics in scoring four goals in his opening two games was little more than a flash in the pan and a case of another youngster receiving premature attention, he proved the wrong by winning the Manchester derby for United last time out. It capped a strong performance from the…

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Agent gives huge transfer update on Paul Pogba and four superstar strikers

Vincent Van Genechten

Football agent Mino Raiola has given a huge update on the transfer rumours surrounding a couple of his star clients. First up: Zlatan Ibrahimovic. The Swedish striker is out of contract with Paris Saint-Germain and is considering his options for next season. Raiola confirmed that the 34-year-old is courted by a number of major European clubs. However, one Premier League giant has not bid for Ibrahimovic. “Apart from Manchester City, who will be managed by Pep Guardiola, all the big clubs have knocked on the door,” he said in an interview…

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Chelsea admit huge transfer mistake

Vincent Van Genechten

It has been a disappointing season for Chelsea, who are currently sitting in tenth place in the Premier League table. The Blues are expected to appoint current Italy head coach Antonio Conte to be the long-term successor of Jose Mourinho, starting from next season, to rocket them back to Premier League success. Conte wants to bring Romelu Lukaku back to Stamford Bridge to lead his attack, as Roman Abramovich has agreed that Mourinho made a mistake in selling the Everton striker, according to The Sun. However, the Belgian recently revealed he…

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Manchester United linked with high-profile striker and Serie A defender

Vyom Chaudhary
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Everton striker Romelu Lukaku is once again in the news after his recent comments about his future. The Belgian striker has claimed that he wants to play in the Champions League next season. He told Sky Sports: “That is the next step for me. I’m 23 next summer, and I think it would be nice to play in the Champions League from next season.” Lukaku has been linked with a move to Manchester United after his father claimed that the Red Devils are one of the clubs interested in his son. His…

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Top five passing teams in the Premier League

Vyom Chaudhary

It’s always been an accepted norm that the best-performing teams always have a higher passing success rate. However, one look at this list will tell you that’s not the case in the current season of the Premier League. Here are top five passing teams in the English top flight. 5) Manchester United (82 per cent) With 82% passing rate, Louis Van Gaal’s men are the first entry on this list. Their position here is somewhat similar to their position on the league table, as they are currently placed six on the…

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Premier League club have Europe’s most deadly duo

Vincent Van Genechten

In today’s football world, we often talk about trio’s. Like Barcelona’s MSN (Lionel Messi, Luis Suarez, Neymar) or Real Madrid’s BBC (Gareth Bale, Karim Benzema, Cristiano Ronaldo). But football success is often build on two players who are able to find each other blindly on the offensive end. And this season, the most prolific duo has been Tottenham’s Harry Kane and Dele Alli, according to Goal. The Spurs’ young gun has found Kane on seven occasions, more than any other duo in the five biggest European competitions (England, Italy, Spain,…

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Arsenal score beautiful team goal against Everton [Video]

Vincent Van Genechten

Arsenal took home a solid 2-0 win a Goodison Park against Everton, with goals from Danny Welbeck and Alex Iwobi. Especially the first Gunners’ goal was a beauty to watch, as Alexis Sanchez and Mesut Ozil slashed through the Toffees’ defence, before setting up Welbeck to score.

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Arsenal star takes a seat in the stands during game [Video]

Vincent Van Genechten

Arsenal took home a solid 2-0 win a Goodison Park against Everton, with goals from Danny Welbeck and Alex Iwobi. In the latter part of the match, Alexis Sanchez chased a loose ball but had to jump into the stands. And what could the Chilean do better…than just take a seat?

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Three Everton starlets among best assist men in Europe

Vincent Van Genechten

Everton are ranked just 12th in the Premier League table, gaining only 38 points after 28 matches. However, the Toffees have scored 51 goals so far. Only Leicester City, Tottenham and Manchester City have hit the net more. The Toffees play fast-pace football and are helped by a trio of Under-23 starlets who have provided a total of 22 assists this season. The first one is Gerard Delofeu. The Spaniard has provided nine assists, six of them to Romelu Lukaku. The Belgian has scored 18 goals so far, with only Harry Kane…

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Everton vs Arsenal – Premier League preview and team news

Stephen Donovan

After a difficult period which has seen a slump in form that culminated with elimination from two knockout competitions, Arsenal will be desperate to stop the rot by winning a difficult game at Everton. The hosts should have renewed impetus after booking their place at Wembley for an FA Cup semi-final with Romelu Lukaku firing them to victory over Chelsea. In a largely scrappy and ill-tempered clash, the Belgian was a class apart as he scored a fine individual goal before netting the second just minutes later, and having taken…

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Manchester City to splash big on defensive starlets

Vincent Van Genechten

Manchester City are prepared to pay £80 million to sign Aymeric Laporte and John Stones to give new coach Pep Guardiola the long-term centre-back partnership he wants, according to the Daily Express. The Citizen’s squad is set to undergo a major revamp when the current Bayern coach arrives during the summer, with the Spaniard already confirmed as Manuel Pellegrini’s successor at the Emirates. Their season so far has shown that the area of most concern will be the heart of their defence, as captain Vincent Kompany has suffered a set of…

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Chelsea fans are not happy with FA’s latest decision [Tweets]

Vyom Chaudhary

FA have charged Chelsea striker Diego Costa with improper conduct following his misbehaviour in the FA Cup defeat to Everton. The Brazilian-born striker was sent off late in the game after receiving a second yellow for his clashing of heads with Gareth Barry. He appeared to bite Barry during the altercation and flashed a V sign to the Toffees fans while marching off the pitch. However, Barry has since then made it clear that Costa didn’t bite him on the neck, but the FA has decided to charge him with improper…

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Everton vs Chelsea – Match preview and team news

Stephen Donovan

It looks certain to be an entertaining encounter at Goodison Park on Saturday as Chelsea aim to find salvation in the FA Cup by reaching the semi-finals at the expense of Everton. This is a repeat of the 2009 final, in which current Chelsea interim boss Guus Hiddink ended his initial reign with a victory. This time around it is again his only chance of leaving the club having won some silverware, after he oversaw their elimination from the Champions League in midweek. They were clearly inferior to Paris St. Germain,…

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