The Premier League will always lead in Europe when it comes to transfers, but Real Madrid boss Carlo Ancelotti vows his side will not surrender easily. Clubs in the English top flight spent over a record-breaking £800million during the January window, led by a slew of big-money moves from Chelsea, who broke the competition’s transfer […]
football can feel like a Formula One race at times, with things moving so rapidly that if you blink for a second, you could miss something. For example, few would have been able to predict six months ago that in January 2023, a player called Enzo Fernandez would be joining Chelsea for a British-record transfer […]
Arsenal have reached an agreement with Chelsea over the proposed transfer of Jorginho, according to multiple sources. The fee the two clubs have settled on is believed to be set between £10m and 12m. Arsenal and Chelsea were both very interested in Brighton’s Moises Caicedo, but the message from the Seagulls to both clubs, as […]
The Club World Cup begins on Wednesday as seven teams compete to become world champions. Representatives from each confederation will take part over 11 days in Morocco, with Real Madrid favourites to end up lifting the trophy. That is not to disrespect any of the other participants, but Europe’s stranglehold on the competition simply cannot […]
Leicester City have completed a short-term deal for Brazilian winger Tete. The 22-year-old left Shakhtar Donetsk following the Russian invasion of Ukraine last year, joining Lyon in March after players in the country were given permission by FIFA to suspend their contracts. After eight goals and nine assists in 30 appearances for the French side, […]
Lionel Messi has changed his mind about signing a new deal with PSG, say reports, casting fresh doubt over the future of the Argentina star. Messi inspired his country to their first World Cup title since 1986 last month, winning the Golden Ball after a string of decisive performances. After the tournament, reports suggested (opens […]
Manchester United have reportedly been offered the chance to sign Dusan Vlahovic from Juventus. The Serbia striker only joined Juve (opens in new tab) from Fiorentina this time last year, but the Italian giants have just been slapped with a 15-point deduction after investigation into their past transfer business – and that looks likely to […]
Referees will explain to crowds and TV audiences the reasoning behind VAR decisions during a 12-month trial across FIFA tournaments, starting with February’s Club World Cup. The Morocco-hosted event will see officials communicate their decisions to audiences for the first time in football. While conversations with the VAR officials will not be heard by the […]
Sara Bjork Gunnarsdottir has won her claim against Lyon after she was not paid her full salary during her pregnancy. Gunnarsdottir, who captained Iceland at the Women’s Euro in 2022, became pregnant in 2021 and gave birth in November of that year. However, she was paid only two months of her full salary by Lyon. […]
Richarlison felt Brazil’s World Cup quarter-final defeat to Croatia was “worse than losing a family member”. Pre-tournament favourites the Selecao won Group G and thrashed South Korea 4-1 in the round of 16 to raise hopes they could be crowned champions for the first time since 2002. But their campaign came to a halt at […]