Spain sack Women’s World Cup-winning coach Jorge Vilda September 5, 2023 Women’s World Cup-winning Spain coach Jorge Vilda has been sacked as the recriminations following last month’s tainted victory continue. Luis Rubiales, the president of the Spanish football federation (RFEF), remains suspended for publicly and forcibly kissing star player Jenni Hermoso on the lips after the final. And having lost one of his key supporters in [...]
Manchester United share price tanks 20 per cent on reports that Glazers aren’t selling September 5, 2023 Manchester United’s share price tanked by more than 20 per cent on Tuesday following reports that the Glazer family have shelved plans to sell the Premier League club. United’s share price was down from $23.66 at close on Friday to $19.19 when the New York Stock Exchange reopened following Labor Day. It dipped as low [...]
Jordan Henderson defends move to Saudi Pro League after LGBTQ+ criticism September 5, 2023 Jordan Henderson has apologised for any hurt he has caused to the LGBTQ+ community and insists his move to Saudi Arabia can help the gay rights movement. The England midfielder was a high-profile and vocal supporter of LGBTQ+ rights as Liverpool captain but has been heavily criticised after agreeing to a lucrative switch to Saudi [...]
The Premier League £2.36bn club: £228m worth of signings score at weekend September 4, 2023 Summer signings with a value of £228m scored goals at the weekend as the Premier League returned for the first round of games since the transfer window closed on 1 September. Declan Rice (£105m), Dominik Szoboszlai (£60m) and James Maddison (£40m) were among the five goal scorers who had changed clubs this summer. The 20 [...]
Premier League: Home wins for Palace, Liverpool and Arsenal September 3, 2023 Sunday’s Premier League action saw two late goals for a victorious Arsenal, a dominant display from Liverpool and a win for Crystal Palace. Here’s what happened. Arsenal 3-1 Manchester United Marcus Rashford put the visitors ahead in the 27th minute of their Premier League tie after being released by Christian Eriksen after Kai Havertz lost [...]
Revealed: The biggest overpayments and best deals of the football transfer window September 1, 2023 Chelsea overpaid by £34m when they made Moises Caicedo the most expensive transfer in Premier League football history, according to independent research. The Blues agreed to pay an initial £100m, rising to a possible £115m, for Caicedo after winning a bidding war with Liverpool for the Brighton midfielder this summer. But Football Benchmark, an industry [...]
Gareth Southgate picks Henderson and two uncapped names in England squad August 31, 2023 Gareth Southgate has named Jordan Henderson and the uncapped Eddie Nketiah and Levi Colwill in his England squad for next month’s matches against Ukraine and Scotland. Harry Maguire and Kalvin Phillips are also in the 26-man party despite not having played this season, but Raheem Sterling’s return to form has not been enough to earn [...]
Champions League referees told to reject Premier League approach to stoppage time August 31, 2023 The Champions League will not adopt the same stoppage time policy as the Premier League and Fifa World Cups, says European governing body Uefa. Premier League games now routinely exceed 100 minutes after it followed the same guidelines implemented by global chiefs Fifa at the last men’s and women’s World Cups. But Uefa says it [...]
Matheus Nunes transfer set to take Manchester City summer spending to £200m August 30, 2023 Manchester City are close to making Matheus Nunes their fourth summer signing after agreeing a transfer fee of £47m with Wolves for the Portugal midfielder. A deal for the 25-year-old, who refused to train this week in an apparent bid to force through the move, would take City’s spending in the current window to £200m. [...]
Champions League draw: Best and worst case scenarios for Man City, Man Utd, Arsenal and Newcastle August 30, 2023 On the face of it, Thursday’s Champions League draw will be just like any other: a gathering of club suits for a glossy and unnecessarily long ceremony peppered with former stars of European football and stilted banter. But there will be something unique about this year’s draw: it will be the last to follow the [...]