Once hailed as Chelsea’s undisputed star striker, Diego Costa had been enjoying a stellar season, netting 14 Premier League goals so far and sharing the top scorer spot with Alexis Sanchez and Zlatan Ibrahimovic. In the first half of the season, Costa seemed to transform from villain to hero, winning back fans with his sharp finishing and relentless work rate. But as the saying goes, old habits die hard. Trouble found its way back, and the fiery forward couldn’t stay out of the headlines for long. Tensions boiled over when…

South American footballers often share a deep-rooted longing to return home, a sentiment seen in legends like Zico, Romário, Maradona, Ronaldo, Ronaldinho, and Riquelme. Carlos Tevez is no exception. For him, home has always been on his mind and on his lips. Before the season even began, his homesickness drove him to push for a transfer from Manchester City back to Argentina. That decision quickly changed his status at the club. Stripped of the captain’s armband and frozen out by coach Roberto Mancini, Tevez found himself on the margins. While…

After José Mourinho’s reported attempt to lure Mesut Özil to Old Trafford next summer, Arsène Wenger has seemingly prepared a countermeasure. While he has not offered Özil a pay rise, the Arsenal manager is now eyeing a surprise target from Manchester United—winger Jesse Lingard—as a potential response to United’s interest in his playmaker. In recent months, Arsenal’s two key stars, Özil and Alexis Sánchez, have been locked in a contract standoff, both seeking higher wages. Wenger, however, has been reluctant to break the club’s wage structure. Lingard’s contract with Manchester…