Romelu Lukaku has told ESPN that Manchester United striker Marcus Rashford deserves "massive respect" for his work in providing vulnerable children with free meals during the holidays. Lukaku played alongside Rashford during his two-season spell at Old Trafford and the pair will likely meet on Sunday when Belgium welcome England to Leuven in their key Nations League clash. "What he did is a beautiful thing -- it's something he deserves massive respect from the whole population, throughout England because what he did was challenge the government to help them with free school meals in the holidays because he comes from that environment and when you come from that environment you are marked for life," Lukaku told ESPN.china nike nfl jerseys cheap "I speak from my own experiences and it's stuff…

Paul Pogba has said that his time away from Manchester United when he is playing with France is a "breath of fresh air." In an interview on Sunday the midfielder admitted he was going through the toughest period of his career at the moment at United and that joining the French national team is a welcome respite. After being dropped in five of United's last seven games in all competitions and after being heavily criticised in England, Pogba gave a stellar response on Saturday evening with a very good performance in France's 1-0 win against Portugal.nfl jerseys nike cheap Talking about his difficult time in Manchester, the midfielder told French radio RTL: "It is a period that I had never experienced in my career before, where I usually always play…

Manchester City manager Pep Guardiola has reiterated his defence of Sergio Aguero while the striker continues to receive widespread condemnation for putting his hands on female official Sian Massey-Ellis. Cameras caught Aguero placing his hands on assistant referee Massey-Ellis' shoulder during City's 1-0 win over Arsenal. The 32-year-old escaped punishment from the FA but Aguero has continued to receive criticism from pundits and former players for his actions. "All the people looking from outside judge. I know the intention from Sergio," Guardiola told a news conference on Friday ahead of the trip to West Ham. "Sergio put his hands in a normal way like he does many times to me, on or off the pitch or when I hug him, when there is a substitution or when sometimes he touches…

As Patrick Bamford curled in a stunning left-foot shot to seal a 19-minute hat-trick and put Leeds United 3-0 up against Aston Villa, the craziest season in Premier League history took another remarkable twist. The super clubs such as Liverpool and Manchester United wanted to carve up the Premier League landscape with their audacious, and failed, Project Big Picture plan, but Leeds are another of those famous old clubs who are biting back and showing that they are ready to fight every inch of the way to ensure that England's top-flight never becomes a closed shop to all but the biggest, richest and most powerful. If it continues like this, we are on course for the most open Premier League season for a quarter of a century, and Leeds are…

As widely anticipated, Manchester City ended up signing centre-backs during the past transfer period. Nathan Ake was an addition to help with defensive depth; long after his arrival, most people still expected more in order to mitigate Pep Guardiola's well-documented defensive headaches. Yet in came 23-year-old Ruben Dias. Can the 68 million euro signing from Benfica successfully galvanise Manchester City's back four? Guardiola wasted no time in giving the Portuguese international his Premier League debut; just half a week after officially joining the club, Dias played the full 90 minutes in the 1-1 away draw at Leeds United. He also played the full 90 on Saturday as Man City worked their way to a comfortable 1-0 win at home to Arsenal.nfl cheap nike jerseys Even with barely a dozen hours…

It has been a while since Marcus Rashford was making headlines for his day job, but the Manchester United forward likes nothing more than a late goal in Paris to remind people of what made him famous in the first place: his ability on a football pitch. It was deja vu all over again on Tuesday as his side claimed a 2-1 win against Paris Saint-Germain on matchday 1 of this season's Champions League group stage. For the second time in three seasons, Rashford secured victory in the French capital by netting a late winner in the Parc des Princes. In March 2019, a stoppage-time penalty sealed a 3-1 round-of-16 win for Ole Gunnar Solskjaer's team; on Tuesday, at the same end of the same stadium, the 22-year-old struck a…

Everton are top of the Premier League. Two weeks ago, they were top of the UK iTunes chart, knocking Miley Cyrus into second position, thanks to downloads of "Spirit of the Blues," a song that usually reverberates around Goodison Park just before kick-off on matchday, by supporters determined to enjoy every moment of the club's resurgence. It's been a while since things have been this good for Everton, Liverpool's neighbours and rivals, but when Jurgen Klopp's Premier League champions visit Goodison for the Merseyside derby on Saturday, it will be the blues looking down on the reds for once. And there is a growing belief that it may not be a flash in the pan. Right now, under manager Carlo Ancelotti, Everton sit atop the Premier League, with four wins…