Aston Villa have completed a third signing on deadline day, bringing in Chelsea defender Axel Disasi on loan until the end of the season, the Premier League club announced on Monday. ESPN reported earlier on Monday that talks between Chelsea and Spurs for the player’s services had ended and that Unai Emery’s team had become the frontrunners for his signature, and a deal has now been completed. There is no…
Another weekend of women’s football is in the books and there were a few surprises, a few surprises that nearly came off, and a belter or two. The big news came from Spain’s Liga F where, after a season and a half, Barcelona finally lost a league game as they ended up on the wrong side of a 2-1 scoreline against strugglers Levante. The Women’s Super League (WSL) started with…
MANCHESTER — It was the football equivalent of a cry for help by Manchester United manager Ruben Amorim. By selecting defensive midfielder Kobbie Mainoo as a center-forward in what resulted in a 2-0 home defeat against Crystal Palace, Amorim was making a desperate plea for somebody, somewhere, to end his team’s goal-scoring nightmare. United have now lost five of their last six Premier League home games, scoring just four goals…
Signed by Lecce for a modest €200,000 in July 2022, Patrick Dorgu moved to Italy without even having played a senior game for Danish Superliga club FC Nordsjælland. Acquired as a prospect for the future, he started off in Lecce’s under-19 ranks before being drafted into the first team the following summer — making his full debut in the opening league fixture of the 2023-24 season (a 2-1 home win…
Arsenal and Manchester City’s fiery rivalry is a natural byproduct of both teams’ desire to be the best, the north London club’s captain Martin Ødegaard said ahead of their Premier League clash at the Emirates Stadium on Sunday. Arsenal finished runners-up to City in 2022-23 and took the Premier League title race to the final day last season before once again finishing second behind Pep Guardiola’s side. Tempers flared during…
Neymar’s move to Santos is the biggest return to Brazilian football since Romário left Barcelona to join Flamengo exactly 30 years ago. The great Ronaldo did come back home to join Corinthians in 2009, but at that stage it was already understood that his best days were behind him, and that any star-studded displays would be an added bonus. This is not the case with Neymar — although he is…
Former Royal Spanish Football Federation (RFEF) chief Luis Rubiales will stand trial beginning on Monday for his unsolicited kiss of national team player Jenni Hermoso. Rubiales faces one count of sexual assault and one of coercion for his alleged actions in the aftermath of the kiss. The offences carry prison terms of one year and 18 months, respectively. Rubiales, 47, has denied the charges. Rubiales grabbed Hermoso and kissed her…
João Félix and Marco Asensio are candidates to strengthen Aston Villa’s attack in this transfer window, according to Monchi, the club’s president of football operations. Monchi also confirmed that Jhon Durán’s move to Al Nassr is expected to be completed on Friday, with the transfer set to reach almost €85 million ($88m). At Saudi Pro League side Al Nassr, the Colombia forward is set to earn five times his wages…
Chivas Guadalajara coach Óscar García Junyent has apologized after being caught on camera kicking León’s recent signing James Rodríguez in Tuesday’s Liga MX game. The Disciplinary Commission of the Mexican Football Federation issued a 3-match ban to the coach on Thursday and the 51-year-old will miss the matches against Querétaro (Feb. 1), Tijuana (Feb. 9) and Toluca (Feb. 15). The Spanish manager was shown a red card in the 27th…
A record $15.6 million was spent on international women’s football transfers in 2024 according to the latest FIFA report, more than doubling the previous mark set in 2023. The research shared FIFA on Thursday showed that last year saw fees in the women’s game grow by more than 2.5 times, with 2023’s annual outlay summing to $6.1m. A total of 695 women’s clubs engaged in 2,284 international deals in 2024,…