Why the summer transfer window has been so quiet – and that may be about to change August 7, 2024 Give Fabrizio Romano a week off, tell the social media teams to stop thinking of ingenious ways to reveal new signings and cue up tiny violins for the agents: this is an unusually quiet summer transfer window for those working in club football. With a little over three weeks until the transfer deadline, Premier League [...]
Ahead of the Game: Treasury cost-cutting to hit Manchester United £2bn stadium plans August 7, 2024 Rachel Reeves could scupper Sir Jim Ratcliffe's more ambitious stadium hopes.
Chelsea manager: Premier League PSR rules must change to ‘protect’ academy players August 6, 2024 The Blues have been criticised for selling off homegrown talent in order to balance the books.
Atletico Madrid agree £82m fee to sign Manchester City star August 6, 2024 Atletico have agreed to pay £64.5m up front plus an additional £17m in additional fees.
England midfielder heading for Madrid after Chelsea accept cut-price deal August 5, 2024 Conor Gallagher has agreed to sign for Atletico Madrid after Chelsea accepted a cut-price £34m deal for the England midfielder. Gallagher spent the weekend mulling over a move to the Spanish club after rejecting Chelsea’s offer of a contract extension. It will bring to an end the boyhood Blues fan’s 16-year association with the south-west [...]
West Ham close in on double swoop as club back new boss Lopetegui August 4, 2024 Both players were due to fly to England at the weekend to undergo medical tests and sign their contracts.
Lloyds Bank urges Premier League football fans to avoid ticket scams August 3, 2024 Football fans are being warned by Lloyds Bank to watch out for ticket scams, after it recorded a jump in cases.
Ed Warner: Is the ‘Wrexham Effect’ actually hurting lower league finances? August 1, 2024 One week until the football league kicks off and Wrexham AFC will hog the League One spotlight.
Ahead of the Game: Six Nations facing compensation fight over £800m deal snub July 31, 2024 In his first weekly sports news column, Matt Hughes reports on the row between the Six Nations and southern hemisphere chiefs over the Nations Championship, the value of Team GB’s new deal with Adidas, Everton’s tensions with the Premier League, and England cricket chiefs’s latest hire. The Six Nations are facing potential demands for tens [...]
‘Absolutely no contact whatsoever’: England manager candidate in dark over job July 30, 2024 Howe was quickly installed as one of the favourites and appeared to leave the door open for a switch when he publicly demanded assurances over his Newcastle future.