Coventry boss Frank Lampard said his side need to be ready for “tougher times” this season ahead of their Premier League curtain-raiser against champions Arsenal on Friday. Lampard previously had two spells in charge of Chelsea either side of his stint as Everton boss which saw him guide the club to Premier League safety in 2022. The Sky Blues earned promotion to the top flight last season as champions where…
Manchester City are in talks over a deal for Palmeiras winger Allan Elias, sources have told ESPN. City are hopeful of reaching an agreement for the 22-year-old forward amid ongoing talks with Tottenham Hotspur around a deal for Savinho, with Spurs also hoping to wrap up a move for Omar Marmoush. Tottenham failed in a move for Savinho last summer, but the Brazil international is now likely to seal a…
Mikel Arteta has said he is relishing the prospect of going from the hunter to “the hunted” as Arsenal aim to defend their Premier League crown. The Gunners ended a 22-year wait to become champions last season and begin the task of retaining the trophy against newly-promoted Coventry City at Emirates Stadium on Friday. Arteta’s side finished second for three consecutive years prior to May’s triumph and with nine new…
Chelsea‘s list of squad numbers for the 2026-27 campaign has been released and Liam Delap has lost the No. 9 shirt to João Pedro. Delap will now wear the No. 12 shirt. João Pedro scored 20 goals in all competitions for the Blues last season, while Delap managed just one goal in the Premier League and one in the Champions League. Delap joined Chelsea from Ipswich last June on a…
Inter Milan have agreed a deal to sign Liverpool midfielder Curtis Jones, sources have told ESPN. The Serie A club will pay an initial €30m for the 25-year-old, with the potential for a further €5m in performance-related add-ons. The deal was agreed late on Wednesday night and the player has now been given permission to travel for a medical. Inter had attempted to sign Jones in January and had seen…
BARCELONA, Spain — Barcelona rounded off preseason with a 2-1 victory over Al Ahly in the Joan Gamper Trophy on Wednesday as Anthony Gordon missed a penalty on his Spotify Camp Nou debut. Egypt striker Hamza Abdelkarim, still only 18, opened the scoring for Barça in the first half to take his goal tally in preseason to four, this time netting against his former club. – Source: Barça end Álvarez…
Marcus Rashford expressed his desire to focus on playing football without his “name being mentioned every day” in response to Gary Neville attempting to start a discussion about the Manchester United forward. The 28-year-old replied to a teaser clip for an upcoming episode of the Stick to Football podcast in which Jamie Carragher expressed his frustration when co-host and former Man United star Neville asks for thoughts on Rashford. Rashford…
Harry Kane said he no longer has the same “itch” to return to the Premier League as he did when he first left Tottenham Hotspur for Bayern Munich three years ago. England captain Kane has enjoyed huge success with the Bavarian giants, helping them win the last two Bundesliga titles to end his wait for major silverware. And on Wednesday he received the European Golden Shoe for the second time…
United States forward Haji Wright has been ruled out for up to 12 weeks with a quad injury in a major blow to Coventry City for their return to the Premier League. Coventry will play their first Premier League game in 25 years as they open the season at the home of champions Arsenal on Friday. But manager Frank Lampard has confirmed that Wright won’t be involved after missing recent…