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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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Why signing Matt Targett will be a right move for Fulham Fulham are interested in signing Southampton left-back Matt Targett on a permanent deal to bolster their defensive line-up. The Cottagers placed a bid of £5m, which was rejected by the Saints, and a follow-up hasn’t been done by them. Southampton are probably keen to … Read more
2 ideal Premier League destinations for Danny Welbeck As per reports, Arsenal forward Danny Welbeck faces an uncertain future following new manager Unai Emery’s summer spending. The Gunners have spent a lot of money on new faces under Emery, with Lucas Torreira and Matteo Guendouzi joining Stephan Lichtsteiner, Sokratis Papastathopoulos and Bernd Leno at the … Read more
Why Southampton should certainly sign Liverpool flop Danny Ings this summer Southampton must bounce back from a disastrous campaign last time out, which saw the club narrowly miss the drop after occupying the final safe spot in the table. The club have faced a lot of criticism in recent years for being unable to hold … Read more
Transfer Live Updates: City not after Kovacic, Chelsea to get Milinkovic-Savic & more Manchester City are unwilling to meet the £80m valuation of Croatia and Real Madrid midfielder Mateo Kovacic. The Citizens are still in the market for a defensive midfielder. (Source: Sky Sports) Liverpool are willing to bid for Barcelona goalkeeper Jasper Cillissen after Loris Karius’ horrendous form continues in the pre-season. The Reds are … Read more
Who is Southampton target Andrea Petagna? How far can the 23-year-old go? Southampton are reportedly making a firm bid for Atalanta striker Andrea Petagna, who is also a target for Wolverhampton Wanderers and Lazio. With interests from the other clubs, the 23-year-old has a price tag of €10m. He scored 6 goals and provided 7 … Read more
Southampton XI fitting in Jannik Vestergaard and Angus Gunn Southampton are already aiming to make a strong comeback this season after the club narrowly missed out on retaining their place in the Premier League. Manager Mark Hughes will be tasked with the job of lifting the club back to the top half of the table … Read more
Why Iago Falque could be an ideal partner for Gabbiadini at Southampton Southampton are reportedly interested in Torino forward Iago Falque to enhance their options in the front-line. The Spaniard has previously played one game for the Saints when he arrived on loan from Tottenham in the 2011/2012 season. However, he failed to impress back … Read more
Transfer Live Updates – Tottenham to sign Maguire, Real to bid for Hazard and more Real Madrid are preparing a bid of £150m for Chelsea playmaker Eden Hazard, as they seek to replace Cristiano Ronaldo. (Source: Mail) Juventus are trying to offload Marko Pjaca this season and they reportedly offered the Croatian international to Liverpool. (Source: The Kop Times) Manchester United target Gareth Bale will hold face-to-face talks with Real … Read more
Three Premier League destinations for Ben Woodburn Ben Woodburn is one of Liverpool’s brightest young stars. He became Liverpool’s third-youngest player in history upon making his senior debut in November 2016. After his second appearance, he became the club’s youngest-ever goalscorer. He is also Wales’ second-youngest-ever goalscorer, having netted on his senior debut at the … Read more
Three Premier League Destinations for West Ham star Michail Antonio Michail Antonio joined West Ham from Nottingham Forest nearly three years ago for a fee of around £7million. He has gone on to make a total of 76 appearances for the Hammers since then, scoring 20 goals and providing 7 assists. Antonio is a versatile … Read more