Hearts manager Robbie Neilson accepts Socceroos forward Garang Kuol is not the “finished article” but is thrilled to land the 18-year-old on loan from Newcastle United. The Edinburgh club confirmed the temporary signing – subject to international clearance – of Kuol from the Premier League side on Thursday, reportedly beating several Championship clubs to him. […]
Chelsea, Real Madrid and Manchester City are reportedly the three leading candidates to land prized RB Leipzig centre-back Josko Gvardiol after his excellent World Cup for Croatia. Gvardiol, 20, has emerged as one of the top young centre-backs in the world after breaking into Leipzig’s starting XI last season, and with 19 senior caps for […]
John Stones says he has never seen a young player as talented as Phil Foden, as Gareth Southgate weighs up whether to stick with the Manchester City man for England’s World Cup last-16 clash with Senegal. Foden was left out of England’s line-up for their first two games in Qatar – a 6-2 thrashing of […]
Kalvin Phillips has hailed Jude Bellingham as an “amazing talent”, and says England’s strength in depth can only help them across the rest of the World Cup. The Manchester City man made his tournament debut off the bench in the Three Lions’ final Group B match, notching an assist as Gareth Southgate’s side ran out […]
France coach Didier Deschamps has hailed the rarely spoken about leadership skills he sees in star forward Kylian Mbappe, whose two goals on Saturday night powered Les Bleus to World Cup victory over Denmark and a guaranteed place in the knockout stages. Mbappe, still only 23 despite this being his second World Cup, had already […]