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Southampton F.C. is a professional football club based in Southampton, Hampshire, England. The club as founded in 1885 and initially played at The Dell before moving to the St. Mary’s stadium in 2001.
Their nickname is “The Saints” and they current ply their trade in the Premier League, England’s top tier. Southampton is known for their reputed scouting team over the last few years.
Their current highest shareholder is Gao Jisheng who holds 80% of the shares with the other 20% held by Katharina Liebherr. Southampton’s Chairman is the esteemed Ralph Krueger.
The Saints have won one FA Cup once, in 1976, and their highest ever league finish was second in the First Division in 1983-84. The Saints were relegated from the Premier League in 2005, ending a run of 27 successive seasons in the top tier. But they soon returned after a seven-year absence.
Southampton’s all time leading goal scorer is Mick Channon with 228 goals. Terry Paine holds the record for the most number of appearances which stands at 815.
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According to reports, Championship outfit Aston Villa have slapped a £30million price tag on midfielder Jack Grealish. Villa face a difficult task of retaining Grealish’s services after failing to achieve promotion to the Premier League. However, due to the club’s mounting financial problems, they could be forced to sell one of their prized assets. Grealish … Read more
Newcastle United have a big task on their hands to keep hold of Ayoze Perez this summer, with reports linking the attacker with a move to Real Betis. Perez scored 10 goals in all competitions last season to help Newcastle secure a 10th-place finish in the league table. The Spanish forward burst into life towards … Read more
It has been reported that Crystal Palace are looking to offload striker Christian Benteke in the summer. Palace forked out £27m to sign Benteke from Liverpool in the summer of 2016. After bagging 15 goals in his debut campaign at Selhurst Park, the Belgian struggled with form and injuries last season, managing a paltry return of … Read more
According to reports, Southampton are interested in signing Stoke City winger Xherdan Shaqiri. Shaqiri, 26, has admitted he intends to leave Stoke City this summer, following their relegation to the Championship. Despite Stoke’s wretched season, the Swiss attacker managed to score 8 goals and set up 7 more in 36 league games in the 2017/18 … Read more
According to a report by Leicester Mercury, Leicester City are gunning for a summer swoop for Lazio star Felipe Anderson. The report further claims that he is also a West Ham United target and it will be interesting to see if the Foxes are able to trump the Hammers in acquiring his signature. West Ham have … Read more
According to reports, Lazio ace Felipe Anderson has attracted interest from Southampton, West Ham and Leicester City. Anderson, 25, played very little this past season for Lazio after returning from a long injury layoff in December. However, he still managed to score 4 goals and supply a further 7 assists in 21 Serie A appearances. … Read more
He announced his arrival on the big stage with a 35-yard volley against Tottenham’s biggest rivals, Arsenal, on his debut. Since then, Danny Rose’s career has seen a lot of ebbs and highs. However, he has been consistently good for Spurs over the past two seasons and his performances have attracted the interest of Manchester … Read more
Southampton are the proud owners of one of the best youth academies in England. The club is also known for picking out some of the best prospects across Europe because of their top-class youth recruitment policy. As a result, Southampton have developed some of the best talents in the English Premier League in recent years. … Read more
The Premier League’s 26th season is over. The awards have been handed out and the teams of the season have also been announced. While the likes of Mohamed Salah, Kevin De Buryne and David De Gea stole the show in those, some of the other players from the lesser sides had great seasons too. So, … Read more
It has been a very disappointing season for Joe Hart. He has only played 19 times for West Ham in the Premier League and made a massive four errors that led directly to goals. As a consequence of this poor form, the £125,000-a-week star has also lost his place in the England squad, which will wound him … Read more