Leicester city football club has been relegated from the Premier League just seven years after a spectacular title triumph as Everton won to remain in the English top flight by beating Bournemouth 1-0 on Sunday night, May 28. Abdoulaye Doucoure was Everton’s hero as the French midfielder smashed home from the box edge on 57 minutes to spark wild celebrations around Goodison Park, prolonging Everton’s 69-year stay in the premier league. Leeds were beaten 4-1 by Tottenham, …
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Cristiano Ronaldo has taken to Instagram to apologise after he was filmed smashing an Everton fan’s phone in anger following Manchester United’s loss. In the video of the incident (see here), as Ronaldo made his way down the tunnel at Goodison Park after Everton defeated Manchester United, he is seen knocking a phone out of the hand of an Everton fan who was filming. This left the fan with a bruuse on his hand and a broken screen. …
Everton have confirmed the appointment of Duncan Ferguson as the club’s caretaker manager following the sacking of Rafa Benitez. Ferguson oversaw training on Tuesday morning, and will take temporary charge of Everton while the club continues to look for a long-term successor to Benitez. The Spanish manager was sacked on Sunday morning following the Toffees’ embarrasing 2-1 defeat to Norwich City on Saturday afternoon. The Toffees confirmed in a statement that Ferguson would be in charge ‘for the club’s upcoming games’, starting with …
Everton manager, Carlo Ancelotti has been indicted in Spain on suspicion of avoiding €1million (£903,000) in taxes. The charge relates to tax due for image rights earnings during his time as Real Madrid boss in 2014-15. In a statement, the Madrid Community Prosecutor’s office said the 61-year-old Italian manager concealed revenues “intending to avoid his tax duties towards the public treasury with no justification”. The Toffees boss is not the first big name in football to be indicted for similar …
New Inter striker, Romelu LUKAKU, has revealed how former Chelsea and Monaco sporting director, Micheal Emenalo, convinced him to joining Everton from West Brom on his return to Chelsea following the completion of his loan deal from the Baggies in 2013. The Belgian struggled to nail down a first team shirt at Stamford Bridge under Jose Mourinho and had to seek first team football elsewhere. And LUKAKU recounted to tribalfootball how the former Blues director over the phone influenced his decision …
Super Eagles forward, ALEX IWOBI, was left on the bench by Marco Silva on Saturday as Everton defeated Watford 1-0 at the Goodison Park. The winger was a deadline-day signing from Arsenal for £34m earlier this month, becoming Nigeria’s most expensive player, but was not included in the squad for last weekend’s goalless draw with Crystal Palace. Iwobi was again not deemed fit enough to make his first Premier League start on Saturday for the Toffees as the coach opted …