West Ham United s Andy Carroll scores wonderful bicycle kick
The Premier League is now over for another year and Antonio Conte delivered the title in his first season in charge of Chelsea.
The Italian was well deserving of the crown which saw the Blues accumulate a total of 90 points – the third highest since the modern top flight was created.
But, Chelsea’s success was just a small chapter in another wonderful and captivating season of Premier League football.
We take a look at some of the best moments from, arguably, the most entertaining league in the world.
Game of the season
One of the greatest games in Premier League history happened when Bournemouth entertained Arsenal at the Vitality Stadium.
The Cherries raced into a …
Ahead of the last January transfer window, Barcelona were starting a search for a backup striker, a player that would occasionally fill in for Luis Suarez, mostly in the Copa del Rey, possibly in a few La Liga matches too. They were tracking Erling Haaland, at Molde at the time, according to . In the end, however, they decided against going for the tall Norwegian youngster, considering him a diamond not polished enough to make instant impact in a league significantly stronger than the one he was playing in.
Instead, they opted for the experience of Kevin-Prince Boateng, whom they signed on loan for the second half of 2018/19 and paid a €1 million loan fee to his employers Sassuolo.
Looking at it a year later, the Catalan club definitely seem to have made a huge mistak…
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Four-time Ligue 1 champions have been handed a tough draw in an attempt to reach the Champions League group stage for the first time as they face Dutch giants Ajax in the third qualifying round. Both sides are still in their pre-season, so it will be interesting to see who will be in better shape on Wednesday evening.
Many of you are probably unaware that OGC Nice are one of France’s oldest clubs having been established in 1904, while they also have four Ligue 1 trophies to their name. The problem is that the last of those was won back in 1959, and the club haven’t enjoyed a great deal of success since, apart from lifting the Coupe de France trophy in 1997. Les Aiglons did start showing signs of improvement i…