Football gossip: Fernandez, Ugarte, Rodri, Wharton, Tonali, Ake, Torres, Livramento

Chelsea midfielder Enzo Fernandez is on Real Madrid’s shortlist, Juventus are eyeing Manchester United‘s Manuel Ugarte, while Newcastle receive a boost in their bid to keep hold of Sandro Tonali. Real Madrid will look to sign Chelsea‘s 25-year-old Argentina midfielder Enzo Fernandez or Crystal Palace‘s 22-year-old England midfielder Adam Wharton if they fail to acquire […]

World Cup 2026 risks becoming a ‘stage for repression’ – Amnesty report

In its 36-page report titled ‘Humanity Must Win: Defending rights, tackling repression at the 2026 FIFA World Cup’,, external Amnesty calls on the host countries’ governments to “meet their obligations under international human rights law, while Fifa, national FAs and sponsors all have clear responsibilities to respect human rights…” “The US government has deported more […]

Football Daily – MNC – Will De Zerbi save Spurs and is Tuchel’s mind made up already?

Available for 29 days Chris Sutton, Steph Houghton and Ashley Williams join Mark Chapman to discuss Spurs’ potential appointment of former Brighton and Marseilles boss Roberto De Zerbi as their new manager on a long-term contract. The panel are joined by BBC Sport’s Senior Football Correspondent Sami Mokbel for details of the negotiations, ESPN’s Julien […]

Roy Hodgson: Bristol City caretaker boss says role ‘hard to turn down’

Roy Hodgson said there was much he missed about football after coming out of retirement to return to the dugout as caretaker manager of Bristol City. The 78-year-old accepted the role at the Championship club until the end of the season following the sacking of Gerhard Struber on Friday. The former England manager has not […]

Can Craig McLeish keep St Mirren up and keep his position?

His first match in charge was a narrow 1-0 home defeat by title-chasing Rangers, before a hugely impressive 2-1 come-from-behind victory at Falkirk. It was their first win in six league matches and kept them above rejuvenated Kilmarnock on goal difference. “I know how it goes,” said McLeish. “If you lose those two games, I’m […]

John McGinn on 10 years of Scotland service & brief World Cup worry

It was back on 29 March 2016 when then Scotland boss Gordon Strachan gave McGinn his full international debut in a 1-0 win over Denmark. “It was a friendly against a team who had qualified, but we had nothing to play for,” he recalls. “It does seem like a long time ago, but the way […]

Five Euro 2028 tickets ‘cost same as World Cup parking space’

But that is only the tip of the iceberg in terms of prices at the World Cup. The Athletic has reported that the average charge for a parking space at a World Cup match in the United States is now $175 (£133). Spaces for group-stage games at MetLife Stadium near New York cost $225 (£171). […]

Sky Sports TV picks: How they work & why they are headache for fans

Sky Sports has a position of dominance, with four of the five available TV packages. It can combine its packs and make the system work as it sees fit. Selections can be made in one package, but the time and day swapped with another. This is how it can work. Every team should be picked […]

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