The Premier League’s summer of strikers is threatening to turn into a winter of woe. English clubs spent big on some of the most exciting forwards in Europe ahead of the 2025-26 season, yet most have struggled to live up to the hype so far. Liverpool broke the British transfer record to sign Alexander Isak from Newcastle United for £125 million, about as much as the combined fees paid by…
England will play their first match of Euro 2028 at Manchester’s Etihad Stadium if they qualify directly, with fellow co-hosts the Republic of Ireland, Scotland and Wales set to play all their group games at home. The tournament was officially launched at an event in central London on Wednesday, which included an unveiling of the match schedule. A small but noisy pro-Palestine protest took place directly outside the event, with…
Two Portsmouth fans who posed as stewards to watch the South Coast derby against Southampton in September have been banned from football matches for three years, Hampshire Police have confirmed. The two brothers Kane Green, 29, and Dale Green, 31, carried “high-vis vests and radio equipment” to complete the steward look and were able to access “restricted areas” for the sold-out derby. They both pleaded guilty to fraud by false…
Barcelona manager Hansi Flick didn’t come out for his postmatch news conference at Celta Vigo on Sunday sword in hand, dressed in the gladiator Maximus Decimus Meridius’ leather tunic, roaring, “Are you not entertained?” But he should have. Chin jutted out, hostile stare, arms akimbo, challenging everyone present with Russell Crowe’s “Gladiator” follow-up line: “Is this not why you are here?” Flick’s LaLiga champions had just completed their fourth match…
More than 1,000 players were suspended by the Turkish Football Federation in a widening betting scandal, including national team defender Eren Elmali, who has been a Champions League regular for Galatasaray this season. Elmali published a statement late Monday to explain his involvement in the case after he was pulled from the Turkey squad preparing to play World Cup qualifying games against Spain and Bulgaria. The 25-year-old Elmali posted on…
Brighton & Hove Albion winger Yankuba Minteh could replace Mohamed Salah at Liverpool, while Dominik Szoboszlai’s Liverpool contract situation is being monitored by Manchester City and Real Madrid. Join us for the latest transfer news and rumors from around the globe. Transfers home page | Men’s grades | Women’s grades – Messi hints at Barça return? ‘I hope one day’ – Angry Neymar storms off, Santos near relegation – Atlético…
We’re heading into the final international break of 2025, in which several more nations will punch their tickets to the 2026 World Cup, but before we get there, Europe’s top leagues gave us plenty to talk about. In the big game of the weekend, Manchester City deepened Liverpool’s seasonlong malaise with a comprehensive 3-0 win at the Etihad that showed the best of Jérémy Doku and capped Pep Guardiola’s 1000th…
England’s assistant head coach Anthony Barry has likened Thomas Tuchel to a “UFO” with the “stardust” to bring World Cup glory. Barry is a loyal disciple of the German after first working under him at Chelsea, following him to Bayern Munich before jumping at the chance of being part of Tuchel’s backroom staff with England — where the mission is to win next summer’s World Cup. Barry, aged 39, who…
DUBLIN — Ireland’s soccer federation voted Saturday to submit a motion to UEFA to ban Israel from competitions organised by the European governing body. The motion — proposed by Irish club Bohemians — required support from 50% of the federation’s delegates and it passed with a clear majority, according to a Football Association of Ireland statement. It cited two alleged violations of UEFA statutes by the Israel Football Association. The…
Hertha Berlin teenager Kennet Eichhorn has been dubbed the “next Toni Kroos” and is on the radar of Manchester United and Arsenal, while Real Madrid striker Endrick is keen to join Lyon on loan. Join us for the latest transfer news and rumors from around the globe. Transfers home page | Men’s grades | Women’s grades – Christian Pulisic fit to return from injury for AC Milan – Man United’s…