William Gallas has hailed his former manager Claudio Ranieri and feels very proud of the Leicester City boss stunning Premier League title success.
Ranieri and Leicester confounded all expectations by winning the English top flight for the first time in their history in 2015-16.
Leicester only narrowly avoided relegation 12 months previously, but ended this season some 10 points clear of second-placed Arsenal.
Ranieri signed Gallas for Chelsea in 2001, before getting the sack at Stamford Bridge three years later when Roman Abramovich hired Jose Mourinho.
And the ex-France defender, who went on to play for Arsenal and Tottenham, told Omnisport of his affection for the man who brought him to England.
I was very happy for him because I knew him f…
Borussia Dortmund CEO Hans-Joachim Watzke has laughed off suggestions Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang is set to leave the club.
Gabon coach Jorge Costa was quoted as saying on Saturday that the 26-year-old had asked not to be selected for the friendly against Mauritania because he is close to a transfer, with clubs such as Real Madrid and Manchester United believed to be keeping a close eye on the prolific attacker s situation following his sublime performances in 2015-16.
However, Dortmund have made it clear there is no truth in suggestions Aubameyang is on his way out of the Signal Iduna Park.
Is Aubameyang set to leave? That s b******t, Watzke told Sport Bild when questioned about a potential transfer.
Aubameyang netted 39 goals in 49 appearances in all com…
Timothy Fosu-Mensah has stressed that Manchester United are his main priority after pulling out of the Netherlands squad back in May due to a groin injury.
The 18-year-old received a surprise call-up for the friendlies against Republic of Ireland, Poland and Austria, but told national team coach Danny Blind he was unavailable due to physical problems.
Fosu-Mensah is confident his time will come for Netherlands in the future, but is adamant success at club level must come first.
A groin problem was causing me too much problems, the versatile defender told Voetbal International.
I told the national team coach about it and also informed the doctor. I need to rest. If I do too much now, I will be sidelined during pre-season. We also have a trip to China com…
Arsene Wenger is hopeful Barcelona midfielder Cesc Fabregas will return to Arsenal at some point in his career.
The Spain international made 303 appearances in an eight-year spell with Arsenal before moving back to boyhood club Barca in 2011.
According to Wenger, Fabregas watches every Arsenal game and predicted he will make the switch back to the Emirates Stadium before he retires.
The Frenchman told reporters: Fabregas was an exception, a world-class player.
I m not convinced that he will not one day come back here, because he is a real Arsenal man.
He loves Arsenal, he watches every Arsenal game. But of course, Barcelona was his home town and you had to accept that that would come into it, especially with their club having the best team in t…