Diego Costa

Low to stay with Germany until 2020, Mourinho faces stadium ban over ref row and Jamie Redknapp drops a clanger

October 31, 2016

1. Germany coach Joachim Low has agreed a new contract to keep the 56-year-old in his role with the reigning World Cup holders until the end of Euro 2020. 2. Jose Mourinho [...]

Late Costa strike gives Conte a winning start at Chelsea, tributes paid to ex-Villa striker Atkinson following death and Manchester United favourites for Brazilian

August 16, 2016

1. Chelsea survived a fight back from West Ham to secure a 2-1 win in new coach Antonio Conte’s first game in charge. James Collins’ 85th minute strike cancelled out Eden [...]

Mata and Costa dropped from Spain’s Euro squad, Former FA chief leaves Villa after 2 months, and the world’s worst groundsmen found in Norway

May 17, 2016

1. Chelsea’s Diego Costa and Manchester United’s Juan Mata have been left out of Spain’s squad for Euro 2016. The omissions are a reflection on the below par displays [...]

Team of the Week: Kante impresses for Leicester, Willian continues his fine form and Coutinho assists in Liverpool’s thrashing of Aston Villa

February 15, 2016

The Offside Rule’s Ben Wills selects 11 players who performed out of their skins during a pivotal weekend of Premier League action. Goalkeeper: Ben Foster (West Bromwich [...]

Five Things We Learned: Manchester United are a shambles and Arsenal still bottling it against lowly Chelsea, but Spurs rising star Dele Alli is real deal

January 25, 2016

Jen Offord picks out five features of the Premier League weekend, including Liverpool’s over-the-top reaction to conceding four at Norwich, Arsenal’s mental block when it [...]

Team of the Week: Liverpool striker shines, Chelsea hit man frustrates Arsenal again and some magic from Tottenham’s diamond

January 25, 2016

Leicester and Spurs contribute to this week’s Team of the Week following convincing victories, while Liverpool, Chelsea and Swansea emerged victorious from tightly-fought [...]

Premier League Predictions – Stalemate between Arsenal and Chelsea, Spurs to continue their title challenge with a win at Palace, and Leicester held by Stoke

January 22, 2016

Mark Young also predicts Everton to bounce back from their disappointing draw at Chelsea, while Aston Villa can only manage a point from goal-fest at West Brom. Crystal [...]

The Offside Daily: Chelsea bust-up, an interesting song for an Arsenal favourite and more wisdom from an ex-Manchester United manager

January 8, 2016

Only the news you need – bringing you five mainstream and five off-the-wall news stories each day! 1. Michel Platini has announced he will not stand in the FIFA [...]

The Offside Daily: Argentinian manager rumoured to be interested in Swansea City, Mourinho savages his Chelsea players and English midfielder stars on MNF

December 15, 2015

Only the news you need – bringing you five mainstream and five off-the-wall news stories each day! 1. Swansea City chairman Huw Jenkins has set off on his travels overseas [...]

The Offside Daily: France suspend star striker indefinitely, Costa denies Mourinho rift and Naismith’s wonderful gestures

December 10, 2015

Only the news you need – bringing you five mainstream and five off-the-wall news stories each day! 1. Karim Benzema has been suspended from the French national team due to [...]