Football gossip: Rodri, Stones, Silva, Cucurella, Casemiro, Alisson, Rashford, Toure

Real Madrid are confident of signing Rodri from Manchester City amid Pep Guardiola’s departure, Bayern Munich plan a shock move for John Stones, while Atletico Madrid want Marc Cucurella. Pep Guardiola’s impending exit from Manchester City opens the door for 29-year-old Spain midfielder Rodri to join Real Madrid this summer. (Marca – in Spanish), external […]

World Cup 2030 qualifying: Uefa to split major and minor nations

For the 2026 World Cup, some countries played six qualifiers but some played eight. Now all will play six. Every team in the 12-team group will play six home-or-away matches against six different opponents – two per pot. It moves qualifying away from the regular format where teams would play all opponents in their group […]

Partick Thistle v St Mirren: Your guide to Premiership play-off

St Mirren have had one of the most succesful seasons in their history after beating Celtic in December’s Premier Sports Cup final. It was the club’s second League Cup triumph and the summit of their four-year era under Stephen Robinson which also included three top-six finishes. But the Premiership has been a struggle for them […]

Arsenal: Premier League title win gives fans bragging rights

Arsenal have one of the loudest supporter fanbases on social media, which can lead to intense scrutiny from rival fans when things do not go their way. A Manchester City supporter recently went viral as he celebrated a victory with an Arsenal water bottle, a nod to Arteta’s side ‘bottling’ the title after three successive […]

Hearts criticise ‘irresponsible’ pitch invasion remarks

Hearts have hit out at “highly irresponsible” comments with “dangerous implications” about the Celtic Park pitch invasion, after Celtic boss Martin O’Neill dismissed claims the incident embarrassed Scottish football as “nonsense”. Police Scotland are investigating after fans spilled on to the pitch to celebrate Callum Osmand’s 98th-minute goal, as Celtic beat Hearts 3-1 to win […]

Southampton hit out at ‘manifestly disproportionate’ punishment

Southampton say they have appealed their removal from the Championship play-offs as it is “manifestly disproportionate to every previous sanction in the history of the English game”. An EFL independent disciplinary commission on Tuesday evening expelled Southampton from the play-offs and reinstated Middlesbrough, who are now set to face Hull City in the final on […]

Steve McClaren: Rotherham United appoint ex-England boss as head of football

Rotherham United have appointed former England manager Steve McClaren as their head of football. The 65-year-old joins the club six months after he resigned as Jamaica coach in November following their failure to secure automatic qualification to this summer’s World Cup. McClaren will be tasked with “providing strategic leadership” to Rotherham chairman Tony Stewart and […]

Referee Michael Salisbury not selected for final Premier League matchday

The referee for Manchester United‘s win over Nottingham Forest last Sunday has not been selected for any match in the final round of Premier League fixtures. Michael Salisbury allowed Matheus Cunha’s goal for United to stand, despite Bryan Mbeumo handling the ball in the build-up. Salisbury rejected a video assistant referee (VAR) review to rule […]

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