A succession of injuries damaged City’s challenge on all fronts last season and there is a similar feeling this time round. Guardiola had to make the trip to Norway without eight injured players, as well as new signing Antoine Semenyo, who is ineligible to play in the group phase of the Champions League, and suspended […]
Pep Guardiola responds to his team’s second defeat in four days as Manchester City lose at Bodo/Glimt in the Champions League. Source link
Arne Slot has suggested Mohamed Salah will return to the Liverpool starting line-up against Marseille in Wednesday’s Champions League tie, insisting his relationship with the forward is “as normal as it’s always been”. Salah last started for Liverpool in the 4-1 home defeat by PSV Eindhoven in November, but scored four goals at the Africa […]
The general trend since 2018 has been towards a drop in goalless draws. But after hitting a Premier League low of 11 two seasons ago, they are on the up again. Former England number one Hart, who kept 127 clean sheets in 340 top-flight games, has noticed a tactical shift that may explain that. Hart […]
The Canadian Premier League is set to trial Arsene Wenger’s “daylight” offside rule. It was presented to the International Football Association Board (Ifab) at its annual business meeting on Tuesday. It will now go forward to the annual general meeting in Cardiff on 28 February. If approved the trial will begin when the 2026 season […]
Premier League referees’ boss Howard Webb has rejected claims that his officials made a mistake by not sending off Diogo Dalot in Saturday’s Manchester derby. Dalot was booked in the 11th minute of Manchester United‘s 2-0 win over Manchester City for a high challenge on Jeremy Doku. The Portugal international had closed down Doku and […]
Middlesbrough boss Kim Hellberg has said he believes Hayden Hackney wants to stay with the Championship club. Manchester United are reportedly interested in the 23-year-old midfielder. A move there would reunite him with former Boro boss Michael Carrick, who is in interim charge at Old Trafford. Tottenham and Everton have also been linked with Hackney, […]
City face Bodo/Glimt in the Champions League group phase on Tuesday and when asked about Bobb’s injury, Guardiola replied: “He says he is not fit, so he is not fit.” Semenyo’s signing adds competition on the right wing, where Brazilian Savinho also plays, meaning Bobb may well be allowed to leave this month either on […]
France forward Delphine Cascarino has joined London City Lionesses on a three-and-a-half-year deal after leaving San Diego Wave. Cascarino agreed to terminate her contract with the Wave on Sunday – the National Women’s Soccer League club saying that she wanted to be closer to home. The 28-year-old had signed for the Wave in 2024, having […]
Hearts are facing up to two months without captain Lawrence Shankland as the Scotland striker recovers from a hamstring strain, while the Scottish Premiership leaders have agreed a deal to speed up the signature of Rogers Mato. The Uganda international, 22, had agreed to join under freedom of contract in the summer, but now a […]