‘Bring it on’ – Newcastle’s message to Chelsea and Barcelona

Newcastle are certainly enjoying life back at Europe’s top table. Howe’s side are the top scorers in the Champions League with 26 goals, and have won six games in a single campaign in the competition for the first time. It has been quite a turnaround in the last two-and-a-half weeks. Howe was the first to […]

Italian clubs on brink of historic Champions League embarrassment

Inter signed Ronaldo and Vieri for world-record fees in the late 1990s, when Serie A was the envy of world football, blessed with the game’s most talented stars. AC Milan then beat Juventus to win the Champions League in 2003, losing to Liverpool on penalties in the final two years later, before defeating the Reds […]

Bodo/Glimt: ‘Historical moment’ as Norwegian side reach last 16 against all odds

This fairytale run to the knockouts will have felt unlikely for Bodo after they lost their first six games of the league phase, meaning they were left needing results against Manchester City and Atletico Madrid to qualify for the play-offs. And, against the odds, they provided them. A 3-1 victory over Pep Guardiola’s men brought […]

Football gossip: Nmecha, Diomande, Cambiaso, Rashford, McTominay, Rogers

Borussia Dortmund’s Felix Nmecha, RB Leipzig’s Yan Diomande and Juventus’ Andrea Cambiaso are targets for top Premier League clubs, while Manchester United and Barcelona have opened discussions over Marcus Rashford’s future. Borussia Dortmund will demand a fee of around 70m euros (£61m) for 25-year-old Germany midfielder Felix Nmecha, who is wanted by Manchester United and […]

Afcon 2025: Senegal decry imprisonment of fans after clashes at final

Senegal’s prime minister says it is “regrettable” that 18 people from the country have been handed prison sentences after being convicted of hooliganism offences related to disturbances at the 2025 Africa Cup of Nations final. The Teranga Lions followers were detained after being accused of violence against security forces and of causing damage during the […]

Leah Williamson ‘wouldn’t rule out’ strike action over scheduling

England captain Leah Williamson says she would “never rule out” strike action to get players’ messaging across to governing bodies about schedule concerns. Williamson, 28, missed five months with injury following England’s victory at Euro 2025 as she recovered from knee surgery. She returned to action at the start of December, helping Arsenal win the […]

Tottenham relegation fight: Are north London club too big to go down?

There has been a number of media reports, external outlining the calamitous cost that relegation would bring to Spurs. And the club would undoubtedly face a significant financial hit if it was to start 2026-27 in the second tier. Broadcast, matchday and commercial incomes would all be squeezed, while the most recent wage bill sat […]

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