The manager might arguably be the most important person at any soccer club, but only a handful of them can be considered household names. However, if you take a look at the dugouts around the Champions League, Premier League, LaLiga, Bundesliga, Serie A, Ligue 1 and Primeira Liga, you’ll see a whole crop of coaches who could one day be the next world-famous figureheads of elite teams. Some have already…
Manchester City goalkeeper Ederson has dubbed the decision to leave teammate Rodri off the Premier League Player of the Season shortlist as “unacceptable” but added that he will be rooting for Phil Foden to win the award. Foden’s 13 goals and eight assists this season have put him on a shortlist that also includes Erling Haaland, Alexander Isak, Martin Ødegaard, Cole Palmer, Declan Rice, Virgil van Dijk and Ollie Watkins.…
Tottenham Hotspur have a title decider. The only problem for Spurs is that it isn’t their title on the line, but that of Arsenal — their most bitter rivals and a team none of their supporters would ever want to help in any way whatsoever. Arsenal forward Kai Havertz joked on Sunday, after the Gunners reclaimed top spot in the Premier League with a 1-0 win at Manchester United, that…
We’re down to the final days and weeks of the 2023-24 European season, and this weekend still brought plenty to discuss. Arsenal wrapped up a somewhat boring 1-0 win at Man United to ensure that the Premier League title race goes down to the last games next week, while Bayer Leverkusen continue to rack up impressive numbers as they extended their unbeaten run to 50 games this season. Whether they…
LONDON — There is only one player you want on your side heading into a winner-take-all game that will define your season, and that is Ella Toone. Once the Manchester United forward had broken the deadlock in Sunday’s FA Cup final on the stroke of half-time with a stunning strike, the floodgates opened and there was nothing Tottenham Hotspur could do as United landed the first piece of major silverware…
DESENZANO DEL GARDA, Italy — FC United of Manchester, the breakaway club founded in opposition to the Glazer family’s takeover of Premier League giants Manchester United, won European silverware on Sunday with victory in the final of the Fenix Trophy. First-half strikes from Curtis Jones and Aaron Bennett, the tournament’s top scorer with six goals, plus two more after the break from Dontai Gabidon and substitute Lewis Gilboy sealed a…
The summer transfer window won’t reopen in Europe for a while yet, but there are plenty of moves in the works and gossip is swirling around. Transfer Talk brings you all the latest buzz on rumours, comings, goings and, of course, done deals!
Paris Saint-Germain coach Luis Enrique said he was proud to have had Kylian Mbappé in his team and understood the club’s all-time leading scorer’s decision to end his seven-year stay. Mbappé, whose contract expires this season, announced his departure in a video on Friday after months of speculation about his future. The announcement brings Real Madrid closer to ending their yearslong pursuit of the France international, who is widely regarded…
Mauricio Pochettino has raised the possibility of walking away from Chelsea at the end of the season and said “it is not going to be the end of the world” if he leaves the club. Sources have told ESPN that the Chelsea hierarchy are waiting for the Premier League campaign to finish before deciding whether Pochettino should see out the final year of his contract at Stamford Bridge. – Stream…
Brazil’s sports minister Andre Fufuca has called for the country’s football confederation (CBF) to temporarily suspend all football activities following the unprecedented natural disaster in Rio Grande do Sul. At least 85 people died, 372 were injured, 131 are still missing and more than 159,000 have been displaced from their homes following the heavy rains that led to widespread flooding in the southern state last week, according to local government…