HULL, England — Manchester United head coach Michael Carrick insisted it was not the time to panic despite watching his team fall to a humbling 2-0 defeat to newly-promoted Hull City on Saturday. United conceded twice from set-pieces in the first half as Hull recorded their first league win over United since 1974. Carrick said afterwards that the opening day result “hurt” — but said it wasn’t the time to…
Prime Minister Andy Burnham took an afternoon off from running the country to watch his beloved Everton play Crystal Palace at Hill Dickinson Stadium. However, due to his recently-elevated status, the Toffees season ticket-holder was not able to sit in his usual seat — as he had previously stated he intended to do — in the South Stand and was instead moved to the directors’ box with his wife Marie-France…
Ian Wright said Arsenal’s handling of Gabriel Martinelli’s potential exit from the club has left him feeling “uncomfortable” and claimed the forward deserves “more respect.” Martinelli, who has played nearly 300 times across seven seasons for the Gunners, was left out of Arsenal’s squad for their opening-night win over Coventry at the Emirates Stadium. Arsenal are exploring selling Martinelli, who has one year remaining on his contract, but Wright believes…
The record for being the tallest player to play a Premier League game was broken on the first matchday of 2026-27. Ipswich Town goalkeeper Kjell Scherpen, who is 6’9” (2.06m), has claimed the lofty landmark. After making his Premier League debut for Ipswich against Sunderland in their first game of the new season, Scherpen is also the tallest of any player to be registered to a Premier League club including…
Hull fans had a message for Joe Cole as they got their Premier League campaign underway at home with a 2-0 victory over Manchester United. The club returned to the top flight on Saturday for the first time since 2017 but found themselves on the receiving end of disparaging remarks from Cole on The Dressing Room podcast, where he said he had turned down an offer to work as a…
Manchester United fell in a shocking 2-0 loss to newly promoted Hull City in their first match of the 2026-27 Premier League on Saturday. It took just 17 minutes for United to fall behind when Semi Ajayi smashed home from a corner. Nobel Mendy doubled Hull’s surprise advantage after 38 minutes with a powerful header. On both occasions, United were beaten by set pieces swung into their box. United toiled…
Barcelona have registered new signings Rodri, Anthony Gordon, Karim Adeyemi and João Cancelo ahead of Sunday’s LaLiga opener against Elche. Rodri, Gordon and Adeyemi were all inscribed with the Spanish league on Friday, with Cancelo’s registration completed on Saturday. All four players will therefore be available as the Spanish champions kick off their title defence at the Estadio Manuel Martínez Valero this weekend, although Rodri is unlikely to feature as…
Barcelona coach Hansi Flick insists he’s “not worried” about the Julián Álvarez situation as the club’s search for a new striker drags on with just over a week to run in the transfer window. Álvarez is Barça’s top target to fill the gap left by Robert Lewandowski, but ESPN reported this week that the Spanish champions have parked attempts to sign the Argentina international due to Atlético Madrid‘s reluctance to…
Liverpool head coach Andoni Iraola knows Alexander Isak will score goals but is working on the striker’s ability to create chances for team-mates. The Sweden international has a pivotal role to play as the only available centre-forward with Hugo Ekitike still recovering from surgery on an Achilles tendon and Mohamed Salah having departed. It is vital he remains fit as his own debut campaign at Anfield was marred by injury…
Atlético Madrid chief executive Miguel Ángel Gil Marín claimed on Friday that star forward Julián Álvarez has been poorly advised in seeking to push through a move to Barcelona this summer. The future of Argentina international Álvarez, 26, has been one of this window’s most high-profile transfer sagas after the player spoke publicly about his desire to leave Atlético during the World Cup, telling ESPN that he wanted to “fulfil…