Ruben Amorim has told Kobbie Mainoo and Joshua Zirkzee that he will put the club first when it comes time to decide if they can leave Manchester United in January. Both Mainoo and Zirkzee have struggled for game time so far this season and are keen to explore moves away from Old Trafford ahead of next summer’s World Cup. But while the pair haven’t started often, they are regularly part…
Ruben Amorim is not taking anything for granted at improved Manchester United given their surprise setbacks and less shocking struggles during his first year in the job. Monday’s Old Trafford encounter against Everton comes on the first anniversary of his maiden game in the hotseat away to Ipswich. Amorim oversaw a 1-1 draw at Portman Road and went on to experience more downs than ups during his first campaign, but…
Bayern Munich are tracking young Vasco da Gama forward Rayan, while Barcelona want Harry Kane or Julián Álvarez to replace 37-year-old striker Robert Lewandowski. Join us for the latest transfer news and rumors from around the globe. Transfers home page | Men’s grades | Women’s grades – Tottenham women agree deal for young star Gaupset – Premier League clubs vote in new ‘squad cost ratio’ rules – Mané: I chose…
Marcus Rashford is a doubt for Barcelona’s return to Spotify Camp Nou this weekend after missing training with flu on Thursday and Friday. Barça coach Hansi Flick says he will make a late call on the availability of Rashford, who has started the last 10 matches in all competitions for his club, ahead of Saturday’s visit from Athletic Club. “Marcus has fever, so he was out [of training] yesterday and…
OSLO, Norway — When Karina Saevik steered home the opening goal for Norwegian minnows Vålerenga in their 2-2 draw at home to St. Pölten in the UEFA Women’s Champions League (UWCL) on Wednesday night, Agnes Viljugrein wasn’t even watching. Instead, Viljugrein (who, by day, is a member of Norwegian parliament) was busy fulfilling her duties as Vålerenga’s ‘capo’; the leader of the “Østblokka” — the dedicated section of fans who…
In March 2025, we delivered the fourth installment of our Premier League MVP rankings, aimed at tackling a mighty question: Which players rank as the most important at the division’s top clubs? We used a simple combination of ability and tactical factors to assess how crucial the players were to their teams and ranked the top 15 accordingly. Naturally, the best, most consistent and most present players filtered toward the…
BOREHAMWOOD, England — If Arsenal’s 2-1 win over Real Madrid in the Women’s Champions League taught us anything, it is that England striker Alessia Russo needs to be playing as the No. 9 if a side experiencing its worst start to a season since 2014 hopes to turn its campaign around. It was a must-win game for manager Renee Slegers and Arsenal, who, before the victory at Meadow Park, were…
And then there were 64 — or 42, or 22, depending on how you want to look at it. In addition to the three hosts, 39 other teams have officially qualified for next summer’s World Cup in the United States, Mexico, and Canada. That leaves 22 teams to fight for the remaining six places: 16 UEFA sides for the four final spots from Europe, then two teams from CONCACAF, and…
With the final deadline for FIFA World Cup qualification edging ever closer, the November international break delivered more than its fair share of thrills and spills as more national teams either officially secured their place at the 2026 finals, kept their dreams alive by reaching the playoffs or saw them go down in flames. With so much at stake on the road to next year’s tournament in Canada, Mexico and…
Scotland captain Andrew Robertson said he spent the pre-match build-up to his team’s victorious World Cup qualifier against Denmark “in bits” thinking about former Liverpool teammate Diogo Jota due to the pair’s shared dream of playing in the tournament. A 4-2 win against the Danes in Glasgow confirmed Scotland’s place in the 2026 World Cup — the country’s first appearance since 1998 — with goals from Scott McTominay, Lawrence Shankland,…