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Premier league stats and records

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Sportainment bring to you the statistics and records of the English Premier league ahead tomorrow's 2017/18 season opener between Arsenal and Leicester City. The following Stats and records are from 1992, when the English football league was renamed to the Premier league, till date. Most Title 1. Manchester United         13 2. Chelsea                                5 3. Arsenal                                3 Teams with the most passes completed 1. Arsenal                         185,881 2. Manchester United      177,722 3. Manchester City           172, 199 Most goals  1. Manchester United     1856 2. Arsenal                            1698 3. Chelsea                            1645 Teams with the most clean sheets  1. Manchester United     419 2. Chelsea                            388 3. Arsenal                            380 Teams with the most tackles  1. Liverpool                       9610 2. Spurs                                8843 3. Manche

Zidane becomes the fourth most successful coach in the history of Real Madrid

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Real Madrid head coach Zinedine Zidane has officially become the fourth most successful coach in the history of Los Blancos following his team latest achievement in the UEFA Super Cup. The former midfielder has won six trophies in less than two years into his coaching career, making him the fourth most successful gaffer in Real Madrid's history. The 45 year-old, who took over from Rafa Banitez in January 2015, has won two UEFA Champions League, two UEFA Super Cup, one La Liga title and a club World Cup. The Frenchman could match Vincente Del Bosque's record of seven titles if they can lift the club World Cup later this year. Zidane is just two trophies away from equalling Luis Molowny's achievements and he is further behind Miguel Munoz, who is the most successful coach in the history of Real Madrid with 14 trophies. He also becomes the second coach to win the European super cup in two consecutive seasons, equalling Arrigo Sacchi's feat with AC Milan in

'Mahrez want to play for one of the top six clubs in the premier league' - Craig Shakespeare

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Leicester city manager Craig Shakespeare has revealed that Riyad Mahrez want to play for a top six club in the premier league but says that the Foxes have not received any offer from the England's top sides. AS Roma are interested in signing the Algerian who helped Leicester to the premier League title in 2015. The Italian side has seen two bids rejected by the Foxes because the former PFA winner prefer to play for a top six sides in England. 'Mahrez wants to play for a top-six team, 'said Craig Shakespeare,who replaced the sacked Claudio Ranieri last season. 'If that offer comes in and it is enough, it is quite obvious at the moment, he has made up his mind but he is still Leicester player. '. 'I picked him of for an hour, he did well. Is it doing my head in?  It's part of the transfer window. My job is to make sure the players are focused on every training session and every game'.

List of previous Winners of the UEFA Super Cup

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Real Madrid and Manchester United Players are training hard in Macedonia ahead of tonight's UEFA Super Cup clash between the two European powerhouses in Skopje. The two European giants will hope to start the new season the way they ended the last, by lifting a trophy at the beginning of the new season. The super cup Is an annual football match organized by UEFA and contested by the reigning Champions League holder and the Europa league winner. Euro's elite clubs Such AC Milan, Barcelona, Bayern Munich, Real Madrid and Manchester United hare all won the UEFA Super Cup in the past. We bring to you the previous winners of the UEFA Super Cup. See the list of past winners below. Year       Winner               Country 2016   Real Madrid           Spain 2015    Barcelona              Spain 2014    Real Madrid.         Spain 2013   Bayern Munchen  Germany 2012   Atlético Madrid.    Spain 2011   Barcelona.              Spain 2010   Atlético Madrid    Spain

Transfer window: Read all the latest premier league transfers this summer

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The 2017/18 premier league season will get under way in few days time and some club has strengthen and still strengthening their squad ahead of the new season while some are still struggling to add more players to their squads. The top guns are still looking to sign the right players that Can help them challenge for the titles, the middle placed teams are also hoping to add more players to their rank and the relegation threaten teams will hope they can do more business before the transfer window shut. Sportainment brings to you major club-by-Club guide to the confirmed in and out deals in the premier league this summer transfer windows. ARSENAL INS Saed Kolasinac (Free transfer) Alexandre Lacazette (Lyon) OUTS Wojciech Szczesny (Juve, £10.4m) Sanogo (released) BOURNEMOUTH INS Nathan Ake (Chelsea, 20m pounds) Asmir Begovic (Chelsea, £10m) Connor Mahoney (Blackburn, undisclosed) OUTS Jake McCarthy (Free) Alexander Neale (Free) Callum Buckley (Free) BRIGHTON I

"Zidane is better at Understanding our dressing room than Mourinho " - Sergio Ramos said ahead of their Super cup clash with Manchester United

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Sergio Ramos suggested that jose Mourinho didn't grasped the way things works at Real Madrid  Real Madrid skipper Sergio Ramos told the press that his former manager Jose Mourinho failed at Real Madrid because of his inability to grasped how the team works. Jose Mourinho joined Los Blancos in 2010 after he won the UEFA Champions League with Internationale. Three years later he quit the club having won the one Laliga, One Spanish super cup and the copa Del Rey titles. Jose mourinho also led Real Madrid to three champions league semi-final defeats during his three years stay at the Spanish capital. Ahead of today's UEFA Super Cup clash in Skopje, Sergio Ramos said his current Real Madrid coach Zinedine Zidane is a better than Mourinho at understanding the dressing room. 'My view is that when a team has a new coach it changes a great deal, how to manage the dressing room... Zidane is good at understanding our dressing room. Mourinho had alot of experience.' h

UEFA ponders the use of water break during Real Madrid and Manchester United UEFA Super Cup clash because of Skopje's heat

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There will be a water break during Real Madrid and Manchester United UEFA Super Cup clash on Tuesday because of the heat in Skopje, Macedonia. The two European giants will face each other in the UEFA Super Cup as a result of their achievements in Europe last season. Real Madrid won the first tier UEFA competition, Champions League while their English counterparts won the second tier European trophy, Europa league. UEFA officers has confirmed that there will be water break every 30 minutes during the match if the heat in  Skopje, Macedonia capital exceed 32 degrees before the kick off.

Paul Pogba reveals his part in Lukaku's Manchester United move

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Manchester United midfielder Paul Pogba has revealed how he persuaded his friend and team-mate Romelu Lukaku to join him at the Old Trafford. Manchester United signed the Belgian striker from Everton for £75 million this July,  making him the most expensive striker in the premier league history. Pogba and Lukaku are best of friends and the Frenchman has revealed that he can die for his close buddy. The pair are represented by the same agent. "I have been preparing for this. It was long work,  I took him to dinner and I talked to him, ' Pogba disclosed to Copa 90's FIFA and Chill presenters Poet and Vuj.  "I had to work for it but the finale is that he's here, he's with us and he's banging in goals.' 'He's a player who knows the premier league and can help us a lot. ' Pogba also revealed he can go any length to help the Belgian striker succeed at Manchester United. 'When you're with those people that you're close

Barcelona president slams Neymar's Manner over his move to PSG

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Barcelona president Joseph Maria Bartomeu has hit out at Neymar over the manner of which he moved to Paris Saint-Germain and he also claimed that they have reported the move to the European football governing body (UEFA). Bartomeu said they tried to persuade Neymar not to leave but he has made up his mind to part with the Blaugrana. He also said that the Brazilian has now become a history at the Catalan club. "Neymar is now history and he wanted to go, he told some Barcelona fans at a meeting in the Catalan city. "He could have been clearer before and the way things were done was not right. "There are ways to do things, no one can be bigger than the club and we have reported the move to UEFA. The president said that the €222million they received from PSG for Neymar will be used to strengthen the side, he also said that the money will be used 'wisely, sensibly and strictly'. His words: 'Now we are looking for alternatives and whatever happened h

Former Real Madrid player now works as a tobacconist

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He was a former Real Madrid player,  he won numerous titles with the Spanish giant and shared the same dressing room with the world's best players such Zinedine Zidane, De Lima Ronaldo, Raul and Luis Figo but now he works as a tobacconist. Oscar Minambres was a product of Real Madrid's youth Academy, he made his first team debut against Las Plamas in 2002. He also made his Champions League debut against Porto that same year. The former midfielder cum defender retired from the beautiful game in 2007 at the age of 26 after he failed to fully recover from a knee injury that sent him out of Real Madrid.  He made a total of 37 appearances for the Los Blancos. 'There were times in which I didn't know what to do,  but I conquered the whole challenges, I had to focus on helping my family.' he explained to Spanish media outlet Panenka. 'I have spent six years working eight to eight, I don't like the tobacconist, I don't like my job, but i don't hav