Manchester City might have the most productive academy in football right now, but as Pep Guardiola’s side lurches from one defeat to another during an unprecedented slump, it is their “lost team” of Cole Palmer, Michael Olise, Morgan Rogers and so many more that is compounding the misery at the Etihad. Just as the club makes plans to raid the transfer market in January for expensive solutions to their growing…
Hansi Flick said Barcelona need a break after Atlético Madrid inflicted a third straight home league defeat on them to replace them at the top of LaLiga on Saturday. Alexander Sørloth scored a 96th-minute winner at the Olympic Stadium to seal a 2-1 win for the visitors after Rodrigo De Paul had cancelled out Pedri’s opener as Atlético came from behind to make it 12 consecutive wins in all competitions.…
Bayern Munich coach Vincent Kompany and RB Leipzig counterpart Marco Rose struggled to discuss Bayern’s 5-1 victory on Friday and a planned Christmas ceremony at the Allianz Arena was cut short after a vehicle was driven into crowds at a market in the northeastern German city of Magdeburg. Authorities described the incident as a deliberate attack. It occurred approximately one hour before the start of the Bundesliga match, leaving at…
Three Saudi clubs have expressed their interest in signing Marcus Rashford from Manchester United, while Juventus are keen to try and steal a march on several rivals to land midfielder Dani Ceballos. Join us for the latest transfer news, rumours and gossip from around the globe. Transfers homepage | Done deals | Men’s grades | Women’s grades – Arsenal ‘worried’ after Saka injury vs. Palace – Alli confirms Everton exit…
Dele Alli has confirmed his future lies away from Everton despite having continued training at the club since his contract expired in the summer. Alli joined Everton from Tottenham in January 2022 but went on to make just one Premier League start for the Merseyside club, plus 12 substitute appearances. He hasn’t played football competitively since February 2023, when he was on loan at Turkish side Besiktas, and last year…
FIFA president Gianni Infantino has offered “heartfelt gratitude” to Iranian authorities for allowing tens of thousands of women and girls to attend a top-flight soccer match between Sepahan and Persepolis on Monday. After calls for Iran to be banned from the 2022 World Cup because of the continued exclusion of women from football matches in the Islamic republic, Infantino adopted a policy of personal engagement with the country’s leadership. Monday’s…
The January transfer window is just around the corner, but how much do we know about the people behind the scenes who are responsible for making things happen? Be it a sporting director, managing director or even club president, Europe’s top clubs all have someone pulling the strings … well almost all, as Arsenal are currently without one after sporting director Edu Gaspar’s November exit to head up the multi-club…
On my Bundesliga travels these past few weeks while jostling at railway station newsagents with Weihnachtsmarktbesucher (Christmas market visitors), I kept catching sight of a particular Sonderheft, a special edition of the highly regarded football magazine, Kicker. This one is entitled “50 Jahre 2. Bundesliga,” 50 years of the German second division, and the subheadline made me smile: “The name, the sliding tackles. This league has always had something about…
Enzo Maresca has said that Chelsea believe Mykhailo Mudryk is innocent following his positive drugs test and will continue to “support” the player. Mudryk and Chelsea released statements on Tuesday confirming that the FA had been in contact over the Ukraine winger supplying an adverse urine sample, with both player and club expressing their surprise. Head coach Maresca faced the media for the first time since that news on Wednesday…
The January transfer window for the Women’s Super League (WSL) opens on Jan. 1 and closes on Jan. 30. While money is tight, as ever, in the women’s game, there are some possible deals in the offing. We assess what could happen at each of the 12 WSL clubs this summer. ARSENAL Arsenal will adopt a one-in, one-out approach to transfers, considering the current shape of their squad. Midfielder Katherine…