Tottenham are hopeful of signing Savinho from Manchester City, Real Madrid cool their interest in Rodri, while AC Milan are keeping tabs on Phil Foden. Tottenham remain confident of signing Manchester City‘s 22-year-old Brazil winger Savinho this summer. (Fabrizio Romano), external Real Madrid have no intention of signing Manchester City‘s 30-year-old Spanish midfielder Rodri this […]

However, the Northern Irishman did not want to give any firm promises, citing the example of Iheanacho. Celtic wanted to retain the Nigerian striker at the end of his one-year contract, but instead he signed earlier this week for Bursaspor, who have only just been promoted to Turkey’s second tier. “We thought we had a […]

Motherwell have sold midfielder Elliot Watt to Turkish SuperLig club Samsunspor for an undisclosed fee after “12 months that have changed my career and life”. The 26-year-old Scot has signed a four-year contract with the side who finished seventh of the 18-club top flight. Preston-born Watt joined Motherwell last summer after leaving Burton Albion, and […]

Chelsea have agreed a club record £117m deal to sign England midfielder Morgan Rogers from Aston Villa. The 23-year-old will sign a six-year deal at Stamford Bridge, with an option for a further year. Rogers will have a medical on Monday after returning from international duty with England at the 2026 World Cup. The deal […]

St Mirren were comfortable winners over League 1 hosts Cove. Jalmaro Calvin and Luke Douglas scored their first goals for the Buddies as Craig McLeish’s side maintained their 100% record in the group. Fellow summer signing Samuel Ramos converted Killian Phillips’ cross for the visitors’ second before half-time and 17-year-old Douglas added St Mirren’s third […]

At the Kirkby training base, the players spent the first couple of days undergoing the usual individual tests before getting on the pitch with the ball on Thursday and Friday. Iraola is heavily involved in these sessions and often says “bravo” when he sees something he likes. The intensity is evident to see, particularly in […]

The fitness of Declan Rice and Bukayo Saka has been widely debated throughout this World Cup. The pair are as important for their country as they are for their club and both have put their bodies on the line. Rice has been dealing with a hamstring issue and had an injection at the back end […]

Paul Lambert believes former club Celtic are “nowhere near good enough” without further recruitment – but has guarded against “panic”. Striker Camilo Duran is the sole summer arrival so far for the Scottish champions, while midfielder Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain has signed a new contract after a short-term deal last term. But forward Kelechi Iheanacho and former […]

De la Fuente grew up in Haro, in the wine region of La Rioja, home of the Batalla del Vino, the annual wine battle where thousands dress in white and drench each other in red wine. After retiring as a player in 1994, he spent 15 years in different roles with a succession of different […]

Ask locals and they will confirm that the stadium has long had a poor reputation. “For lack of a better word, the technical term for MetLife Stadium is ‘blah’,” says long-time New Jersey sports columnist Steve Politi. One of his readers once compared its appearance to a giant prison toilet, another to a big air […]