England captain Leah Williamson has been ruled out of the Women’s World Cup qualifying matches against Spain and Ukraine. The Arsenal defender, 29, will be absent with a hamstring injury, despite having followed a rehabilitation programme that she hoped would enable her to play. Sarina Wiegman’s side can qualify for next year’s World Cup in […]
Goalkeepers: Mohammed Al Owais (Al Ula), Nawaf Al Aqidi (Al Nassr), Ahmed Al Kassar (Al Qadsiah). Defenders: Abdulelah Al Amri (Al Nassr), Hassan Tambakti (Al Hilal), Jehad Thikri (Al Qadsiah), Ali Lajami (Al Hilal), Hassan Kadesh (Al Ittihad), Saud Abdulhamid (Lens, on loan from Roma), Mohammed Abu Al Shamat (Al Qadsiah), Ali Majrashi (Al Ahli), […]
Milner made his Leeds debut at 16 in November 2002 and at the time was the second-youngest player to play in the Premier League. The following month he became the youngest player to score in the Premier League and is now third on that list, behind Max Dowman and James Vaughan. Milner missed most of […]
Sage took over as Lens manager in June last year and led the club to a second-place finish in Ligue 1. In addition, Lens beat Nice to win the Coupe de France for the first time in their 120-year history. It is understood Palace are keeping an open mind to their managerial search and want […]
Hearts hope to complete the signing of 28-year-old Falkirk winger Calvin Miller this week. (Scottish Sun), external Celtic, Feyenoord, Bodo-Glimt and Jens Berthel Askou’s Toulouse are showing an interest in Sandefjord centre-back Zinedin Smajlovic, for whom the Norwegian club would want a record fee of at least £2.6m. (TV2 – in Norwegian), external Celtic and […]
Carlo Ancelotti was entering unknown territory. Despite having previously worked with 43 Brazilian players throughout his coaching career, the Italian manager had been in the South American country just once before – back in the early 2000s on a scouting mission as Juventus boss. So when, after much back and forth, he reached an agreement […]
Goalkeepers: Sergio Rochet (Internacional), Fernando Muslera (Galatasaray), Santiago Mele (Junior FC) Defenders: Guillermo Varela (Flamengo), Ronald Araujo (Barcelona), Jose Maria Gimenez (Atletico Madrid), Santiago Bueno (Wolves), Sebastian Caceres (Club América), Mathias Olivera (Napoli), Joaquin Piquerez (Palmeiras), Matias Vina (Flamengo) Midfielders: Manuel Ugarte (Manchester United), Emiliano Martínez (Palmeiras), Rodrigo Bentancur (Tottenham), Federico Valverde (Real Madrid), Agustin […]
Algeria have handed Luca Zidane – son of France legend Zinedine Zidane – a call-up to his first World Cup. Former Manchester City and Leicester forward Riyad Mahrez, now 35 and playing for Saudi Arabian side Al-Ahli, will also be making the trip. Zidane, 28, was Algeria’s first-choice goalkeeper at the Africa Cup of Nations […]
Chelsea are set to sign Republic of Ireland captain Katie McCabe following her exit from Arsenal. The 30-year-old left Arsenal after her contract expired, having made 305 appearances during an 11-year spell. She was one of the club’s greatest players in the Women’s Super League era and helped them win the title in 2019. The […]
France defender Ibrahima Konate is “deeply saddened” he was unable to say goodbye to Liverpool supporters after confirmation he will leave the club this summer. Konate, 27, joined Liverpool from RB Leipzig in 2021 for £35m on a five-year contract and had previously been in talks to extend his stay at Anfield. However, those discussions […]