Brazilian forward Endrick will get his time to shine at Real Madrid, according to his coach José Mourinho. Endrick, 20, has remained at the Bernabeu this summer despite being in demand in the recent transfer window following a successful loan spell at Lyon in the second half of last season. Asked why he didn’t allow Endrick to leave Madrid this summer, Mourinho told TNT Brazil on Monday: “Because of the…
Paris Saint-Germain forward Ousmane Dembélé has cited Harry Kane as a Ballon d’Or candidate after a “very, very good season” — but says the award will likely remain in the French capital. Dembélé is the current holder of the award, which he won in 2025 after winning a historic European treble and scoring 33 goals in all competitions at the Parc des Princes. Asked to name his top three candidates…
Sporting director Ross Wilson believes success for Newcastle rests on them being a trading club going forwards after a summer of fluctuating fortunes in the transfer window. Wilson insisted there was no internal panic on Tyneside despite Anthony Gordon and Sandro Tonali being moved on, although the Scot admitted he was more reluctant to see Bruno Guimarães leave for Arsenal. Kieran Trippier, another senior player, also departed but Newcastle signed…
Graeme Souness has doubled down on his criticism of Declan Rice, reiterating the Arsenal midfielder is more of a defender and claiming he wouldn’t start for any of his club’s top European rivals. In July, Souness said Rice “might be a centre-half” as he said the highly-rated England international was “limited.” And despite Rice’s impressive start to the Premier League season — following a below-par World Cup amid injury concerns…
Erling Haaland has revealed chopping wood and sitting by the fire has become his favourite way to switch off from football as the Manchester City striker admitted he fears a lack of a summer break could catch up with him this season. The Norwegian has made a strong start to the new campaign with three goals in Manchester City’s first three matches but did not feature in preseason after spearheading…
Ezri Konsa was delighted with his tackle on former Aston Villa teammate Morgan Rogers that brought a roar of approval from Arsenal fans during Sunday’s 2-1 win over Chelsea. The champions were defending a one-goal lead late in the match when Rogers threatened to go clean through on goal until he was stopped in his tracks by a perfectly-timed challenge from Konsa on his home debut. The Emirates Stadium crowd…
Harry Kane has said he is happy to be in contention for the Ballon d’Or and that he is “extremely proud” of his stunning goalscoring campaign last season. The 33-year-old is the bookmakers’ favourite to land the award in October after scoring 73 goals for club and country last term, a record only bettered by Lionel Messi’s 82 in 2011-12. If Kane wins the award, he would become only the…
Benjamin Šeško has said Manchester United must try to take positives from the “painful” last-gasp draw at Everton and reset ahead of their long-awaited Champions League return. The Red Devils have made a topsy-turvy start to Michael Carrick’s first full campaign as head coach, with a shock 2-0 loss at Championship playoff winners Hull rocking them on their heels on the opening weekend. United bounced back with a 5-2 Old…
Bayern Munich CEO Jan-Christian Dreesen has said the club did not receive any offers for Michael Olise over the summer transfer window, but stopped short of guaranteeing the Frenchman’s long-term future. Olise has become one of the best wingers in the world at Bayern and has been the subject of numerous rumours linking him away from the Bundesliga side. In June, amid talk of a potential bid for the 24-year-old,…
