Liam Rosenior is facing criticism early in his tenure as Chelsea manager – but is it fair, and are his players on board before the climax to the season? Saturday’s 3-0 defeat at Everton meant Chelsea suffered a fourth loss in a row for the first time since 2023. They sit sixth in the Premier […]
Ethan Ampadu says Harry Wilson’s outstanding club form comes as no surprise to those inside the Wales camp, insisting the forward has been delivering at a high level for years. Ampadu believes Wilson’s growing influence at Fulham now mirrors the importance he has long held for Wales, particularly since Gareth Bale’s retirement. “It’s no surprise. […]
Brondby’s Welsh boss Steve Cooper has been accused of dropping Bosnia-Herzegovina midfielder Benjamin Tahirovic as Wales are facing them on Thursday in a World Cup play-off semi-final. Bosnia-Herzegovina manager Sergej Barbarez made the claim, which has been denied by the Danish club. Wales and Bosnia-Herzegovina meet at the Cardiff City Stadium on Thursday with a […]
Former Liverpool manager Jurgen Klopp says speculation that he will return to management with Real Madrid this summer is “nonsense”. The 58-year-old has been linked, external with a move to replace Alvaro Arbeloa at the end of the season. Klopp left Anfield at the end of the 2023-24 season and has not coached since – […]
LGBTQ+ Liz Ward, Consultant PLAYERS Naomi Bedeau, Oxford United women and Grenada Jess Carter, Gotham FC and England Alex Iwobi, Fulham and Nigeria Shakira Waithe, Enfield Town Eberechi Eze, Arsenal and England COACHING AND MANAGEMENT Carly Williams, Brentford women Kolo Toure, Manchester City Justin Cochrane, England men’s team Nicole Farley, West Ham United Simon Mesfin, […]
Available for 29 days Former Manchester City goalkeeper Shay Given joins Mark Chapman, Chris Sutton and Rory Smith to review the weekend’s key talking points, starting with City’s Wembley win over Arsenal. How much will it impact the Premier League title race? Did Pep Guardiola’s celebrations suggest he’ll be leaving at the end of the […]
England winger Jadon Sancho might return to Borussia Dortmund, Zinedine Zidane agrees to take over as France manager and Roberto de Zerbi lines up the Tottenham job. Manchester United and England winger Jadon Sancho, currently on loan at Aston Villa, has held talks with Borussia Dortmund about a return to the Bundesliga club on a […]
McGregor added: “The top five teams are really competitive, so there’s points to play for there.” However, when it was put to McGregor that Celtic might have to win all seven of their remaining matches, he replied: “We’ll see if we need to win them all or not, but I think we have to go […]
Newcastle may be in favour of the new rules, but they will still be well behind on spending power. Analysis by Swiss Ramble, external shows that, based on the 2023-24 accounts, the Magpies’ SCR budget ranked ninth (£243m) in the Premier League. Compare that with the big six: Manchester United (£597m), Manchester City (£580m), Arsenal […]
Corinthians striker Memphis Depay has explained why he was using a mobile phone while on the substitutes’ bench during a Brazilian top-flight match. The Netherlands forward was pictured by television cameras using a phone in the second half of Sunday’s 1-1 draw with Flamengo. Depay, 32, had been taken off in the 22nd minute of […]