Thiago Silva is set to rejoin his former club Fluminense on a two-year deal when his Chelsea contract expires at the end of the season. The 39-year-old will return to the outfit with whom he spent three seasons between 2006-08, making 143 appearances, and has been given permission to join up with his new side […]
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Bernardo Silva atones for midweek penalty miss as Man City reach FA Cup final
Bernardo Silva made amends for his midweek penalty miss as holders Manchester City returned to the FA Cup final with a hard-fought 1-0 victory over Chelsea. Silva badly fluffed his lines as City were agonisingly knocked out of the Champions League on penalties by Real Madrid on Wednesday but he was the match winner as […]
Bernardo Silva fires Man City into record sixth successive FA Cup semi-final
Two deflected strikes from Bernardo Silva saw Manchester City become the first team in the history of the FA Cup to reach the semi-finals six seasons running with a 2-0 win over Newcastle. Pep Guardiola may not want to talk about the prospect of a second treble, but his side are now unbeaten in their […]
Marco Silva says Fulham were worthy of their Old Trafford win
Fulham boss Marco Silva had no doubt his side got what they deserved after snatching a dramatic stoppage-time win at Manchester United on Saturday. Alex Iwobi struck in the 97th minute as the Cottagers responded to an 89th-minute equaliser from Harry Maguire to claim a stunning 2-1 Premier League success at Old Trafford. It was […]
Rangers sign Fabio Silva on loan from Wolves
Rangers have announced the loan signing of Portuguese forward Fabio Silva from Wolves until the end of the season. Silva is set to join Rangers from January 1, subject to international clearance, and will become the first new arrival under manager Philippe Clement. After joining Wolves from Porto in the summer of 2020 for what […]
Marco Silva says Bernd Leno ‘touched the ball boy, he didn’t push the ball boy’
Fulham boss Marco Silva insisted his goalkeeper Bernd Leno “touched” but “didn’t push” a ball boy during the Cottagers’ 3-0 defeat at Bournemouth. The second-half incident occurred when Leno went to collect the ball from the youngster’s outstretched hand before using his own hand to make deliberate contact with the shoulder of the ball boy, […]
Premier League weekend awards: is Bernardo Silva the best player in the league? | Sport
Despite the chilly, December air, drama in the Premier League kept us warm. Over the weekend, standout goals, shocking losses and VAR controversies headlined the action. Stat of the week Mo Salah has a new nickname: double centurion. During Saturday’s 2-1 win over Crystal Palace, the 31-year-old scored his 200th goal for Liverpool. At the […]