Michail Antonio says there is a possibility he could leave West Ham in the January transfer window. Antonio, 32, who joined the Hammers from Nottingham Forest for £7m in 2015, confirmed he had been in contact with other clubs. Speaking on The Footballer’s Football Podcast, the forward said: “Honestly, I’ve not ruled anything out. That’s all I can say. “Nothing has been ruled out. There are talks, so whatever happens,…
A long-awaited football white paper, which will include “strong action” for club owners and directors, is set to be released by the government in February. Culture Secretary Michelle Donelan said on Thursday that the paper would be published in “two weeks time”. This follows calls from multiple clubs for an independent football regulator. The white paper will propose a series of reforms to shake up football, including ensuring financial security…
FA Cup fourth round live on the BBCDates: 27-30 January Coverage: Accrington Stanley-Leeds (12:30 GMT) live on BBC One, BBC iPlayer, BBC Sport website and app on Saturday; Walsall-Leicester (12:30) live on Red Button on Saturday; Preston-Tottenham (18:00) live on BBC One, BBC iPlayer, BBC Sport website and app on Saturday; Wrexham v Sheffield United (16:30) live on BBC One, BBC iPlayer, BBC Sport website and app on Sunday. The…
Italian football has never known neutral ground. It hovers between the extremes, maybe nowhere more so than Juventus. Not even the most catastrophizing among us would have imagined we would be back here, deciphering why and how they have found themselves embroiled, yet again, in another scandal that could threaten their sporting future. On 20, January the Italian Football Association’s sporting tribunal handed Juventus a 15-point deduction on account of…
Bournemouth have agreed to sign goalkeeper Darren Randolph on a permanent deal from West Ham and Roma defender Matias Vina on loan for the rest of the season. Randolph joined West Ham from Middlesbrough in January 2020 but has made only 10 first-team appearances, the last of which was in May 2021. The 35-year-old still has 18 months left on his Hammers contract. However, he had little chance of senior…
Arsenal manager Jonas Eidevall says “emotional” decisions about investment in women’s football should be avoided amid growing calls for clubs to have undersoil pitch heating. Chelsea’s game with Liverpool in the Women’s Super League was abandoned after six minutes on Sunday due to a frozen pitch at Kingsmeadow. Despite an earlier inspection, the pitch appeared unsafe after kick-off. “The easy thing is to try and fix the topic of the…
Bournemouth have agreed to sign goalkeeper Darren Randolph on a permanent deal from West Ham and Roma defender Matias Vina on loan for the rest of the season. Randolph joined West Ham from Middlesbrough in January 2020 but has made only 10 first-team appearances, the last of which was in May 2021. The 35-year-old still has 18 months left on his Hammers contract. However, he had little chance of senior…
Arsenal manager Jonas Eidevall says “emotional” decisions about investment in women’s football should be avoided amid growing calls for clubs to have undersoil pitch heating. Chelsea’s game with Liverpool in the Women’s Super League was abandoned after six minutes on Sunday due to a frozen pitch at Kingsmeadow. Despite an earlier inspection, the pitch appeared unsafe after kick-off. “The easy thing is to try and fix the topic of the…
Everton are not for sale despite supporter protests against his running of the club, says owner Farhad Moshiri. Disgruntled fans have called for Moshiri and the board of directors to resign in recent weeks with the club 19th in the Premier League. The Merseysiders have won just one of their last 14 matches and sacked manager Frank Lampard on Monday. Moshiri says he “feels the pain” of the fans and…
Major League Soccer club Atlanta United have opened talks to sign Giorgos Giakoumakis from Celtic and could gazump Urawa Red Diamonds, who had looked favourites to take the 28-year-old striker to the J-League. (Football Scotland)external-link Celtic striker Giorgos Giakoumakis has agreed a move to Atlanta United, but the transfer has yet to be rubber stamped by the Scottish champions. (SDNA)external-link Centre-half Moritz Jenz is poised to end his loan spell…