Toby or not Toby? That is the question… Although the 5pm deadline for completing transfers is drawing perilously close, Manchester United are still believed to be trying to finalise a deal for Toby Alderweireld. United are thought to have held on-off talks with Tottenham about a move for the Belgian international over the course of […]

8 years ago

Wolverhampton Wanderers appear to be on the brink of completing another summer signing Leander Dendoncker, the Anderlecht midfielder, is expected to complete a medical with Wolves ahead of the 5pm transfer deadline on Thursday. The 23-year-old has been linked with several of the continent’s top teams in the last 18 months and was thought to […]

8 years ago

Liverpool played their final game of preseason on Tuesday night, beating Torino 3-1 at Anfield Although new goalkeeper Alisson started the game in goal, he was replaced by Loris Karius in the closing stages. This was the German’s first appearance at Anfield since he was responsible for two costly errors in the Champions League final […]

8 years ago

Jack Grealish is going nowhere The Aston Villa midfielder’s future has been the subject of plenty of speculation this summer, with Tottenham believed to be one of several teams trying to sign him from his boyhood club. After Spurs finally decided to make an opening offer for Grealish on Tuesday, it now seems the 22-year-old […]

8 years ago

Manchester United want a new defender. This much we do know. Of the many, many reported candidates to strengthen their backline, it still seems – just about – that Toby Alderweireld is most likely to arrive at Old Trafford before the close of the transfer window. Out of favour at Tottenham for most of last season, […]

8 years ago

Take a bow, Gareth. Take. A. Bow. Yes, it may only have taken place in an ultimately meaningless pre-season friendly, but Gareth Bale managed to produce one of the most satisfying-to-watch passes of all time on Tuesday night. Are we exaggerating? Possibly, but it’s still really, really lovely. Inside the first couple of minutes of […]

8 years ago

It’s been a long time coming Tottenham, after months of speculation, have finally tabled a bid for Jack Grealish. The midfielder has been repeatedly linked with a move to Spurs (and other clubs) since Aston Villa missed out on promotion back to the Premier League at the end of last season. Now, with under 48 […]

8 years ago

Paul Pogba could, but almost certainly won’t, be leaving Manchester United in the coming days Plenty of reports have suggested the French midfielder was the subject of a derisory bid from Barcelona earlier in the week, a move he is said to be ‘desperate’ to make having sent a text to United’s executive vice-chairman Ed […]

8 years ago

Here we go again Another day, another round of stories linking Paul Pogba with a move to Barcelona. Several reports now claim the World Cup winner wants out of Manchester United after becoming increasingly disillusioned with life at Old Trafford following his falling out with Jose Mourinho last season. It was claimed earlier in the […]

8 years ago

This isn’t going away, is it? Sure, it might seem unlikely at this late stage in the transfer window, but does that mean we won’t be hearing more about Paul Pogba potentially leaving Manchester United in the near future? No, absolutely not. The World Cup-winning midfielder was, reportedly at least, the subject of a cash-plus-players […]

8 years ago

Cristiano Ronaldo, you night have heard, has a new club After a nine years, four Ballon d’Ors and God-knows-how-many shirtless goal celebrations, the 33-year-old finally called time on his spell at Real Madrid, sealing an £88m switch to Juventus last month. The Portugal captain is set to make his bow for the Italian champions on […]

8 years ago

2018 certainly is shaping up to be quite a significant year for Arsenal Football Club With the club already preparing up for their first campaign without Arsene Wenger as manager in nearly a quarter of a century, it’s now emerged that majority shareholder Stan Kroenke has made a £600m offer to buy the whole of […]

8 years ago

Hmm, this is a strange one Manchester United, with just days remaining of the transfer window, are reportedly looking at splurging £138m on a new midfielder. It’s almost as if there’s rumours doing the rounds that they’re on the brink of losing one of their current midfielders… Yes, not for the first time, speculation is […]

8 years ago

Well, well, well. Would you believe it? The close of the transfer window is just days away and Manchester United still have business to do. Yes, of course you’d believe it. Jose Mourinho, as has been widely reported all summer long, wants a new defender in time for the new season. Despite being linked with […]

8 years ago

“If a club wants me, my management and Bayer 04 will take care of it” Given that the transfer window closes this week, it seems a stretch to imagine that Leon Bailey will be sealing a switch to the Premier League this summer. This isn’t to say, however, that a move to England isn’t on […]

8 years ago

Forget what you’ve been hearing all summer Willian, despite being a permanent fixture in the transfer gossip columns all summer, is set to stay put at Chelsea. The Brazilian has been linked with moves to Manchester United, Barcelona and Real Madrid in recent weeks after his creative use of emoji made it clear he wasn’t on […]

8 years ago

Captain, leader, free agent John Terry remains club-less following his departure from Aston Villa at the end of last season. The former Chelsea captain had looked set to extend his stay at Villa Park prior to their defeat in the Championship play-off final  last May. Having left the club days after their loss to Fulham, […]

8 years ago

Jose Mourinho, bless him, has not had the best of summers From a lack of transfer activity to being deprived of several senior members of his squad for their preseason tour of the United States, the Manchester United boss has spent a good chunk of the last few weeks telling anyone who’ll listen that he’s […]

8 years ago

Ah, here we go again… There we were, naively thinking we’d heard the last of all that talk of Nabil Fekir moving to Liverpool this summer. We were wrong. Very wrong. The French international – not that any of us need reminding – seemed on the cusp of completing a move to Anfield from Lyon prior […]

8 years ago

It seems Cristiano Ronaldo may not be the only high-profile player to leave Real Madrid for Italy this summer Luka Modric could also be set to depart the Bernabeu, with reports in Italy claiming the Croatian midfielder, the winner of the Golden Ball at this summer’s World Cup, could move to Inter Milan. Sky Sport Italia […]

8 years ago

Be warned If you’ve a tendency to spend too much of your hard-earned money on football shirts, steer clear of Paris Saint-Germain for the foreseeable future. In recent days, we’ve had plenty of nice things to say about their recently released all-white away offering. The shirt itself is lovely, as is the detail that’s been […]

8 years ago

Perhaps with good reason, Liverpool fans are quite excited about their team having a new goalkeeper… Alisson Becker became the most expensive ‘keeper in football history when he finalised his move from Roma earlier this summer – a move which Jurgen Klopp insists had absolutely nothing to do with Loris Karius’ Champions League final showing. […]

8 years ago

Talk about landing on your feet Simon Mignolet could be closing in on a move to Barcelona. The Belgian started last season as Liverpool’s first choice goalkeeper, only to eventually be replaced by Loris Karius. While the arrival of Alisson Becker is said to have disappointed Karius, the 25-year-old will remain on Merseyside, seemingly forcing […]

8 years ago

Being honest, we didn’t exactly see this one coming Not so much the Luke Shaw-being-linked-with-a-move-away-from-Manchester-United bit – those kind of stories have been pretty common these past couple of years; more the club reportedly interested in signing him. According to the Daily Mail, that club is Bundesliga side, Wolfsburg, who are keen on bringing him […]

8 years ago

Does this mean someone at AS Roma actually sees the funny side to all this now? Yes, we think it does… All seemed set for Brazilian winger Malcom to complete his move from Bordeaux to Roma last week. A fee was agreed between the two cubs, who both went as far as tweeting that the […]

8 years ago

Any fivers in your wallet? Before spending, you might want to closely examine them. If you happen to see Harry Kane’s face staring back at you, your £5 note could actually be worth 50 grand. Micro-engraver Graham Short has etched 5mm portraits of the England captain – along with the words ‘World Cup Golden Boot […]

8 years ago

This could clear the way for Toby Alderweireld or Harry Maguire to move to Old Trafford Everton have made contact with Manchester United about the possibility of signing Marcos Rojo, according to reports. The Argentina defender featured for his country at the World Cup in the summer but, despite Jorge Sampaoli’s men being beaten in […]

8 years ago

Love Island, you may have noticed, had been going on for a very, very long time… So long, in fact, that it was even up and running a good couple of weeks before the start of the 2018 FIFA World Cup, which already feels like it happened in about 1993. But as of Monday night, […]

8 years ago

Out with the Nou Barcelona are reportedly looking to agree a deal worth around €300m (£270m) for the naming rights of their stadium. The Nou Camp is set to be revamped in the coming years. Its capacity will grow from just shy of 100,000 to 105,000 over the course of the redevelopment, which is expected […]

8 years ago

But first, three questions… Is Danny Rose Portuguese? Does his name sound even slightly Portuguese? Is Jorge Mendes his agent? The answer to all of those questions is, of course, ‘no’. Yet despite all this, talk of the Tottenham left-back agreeing a move to Wolverhampton Wanderers has been doing the rounds on Twitter on Monday. […]

8 years ago

Nice try, whoever went to the trouble of making this. A very nice try indeed. Toby Alderweireld and Willian are not on their way to Manchester United. Or maybe they are? Either way though, those pictures you’ve probably seen of the pair of them wearing United shirts – as if posing for official unveiling pictures […]

8 years ago

Fury versus Wilder could be a goer… Tyson Fury has claimed he has entered discussions over  a fight with Deontay Wilder later this year. Fury is currently preparing to take on Francesco Pianeta at Windsor Park on August 18. Should he win that fight, a world title showdown with the WBC heavyweight champion could soon follow. Wilder […]

8 years ago

They’re a clever bunch, Paris Saint-Germain A few weeks ago, rumours were rife that Neymar and Kylian Mbappe, PSG’s two main stars, might be prone to having their heads turned by Real Madrid, who were eager to fill a gaping Cristiano Ronaldo-sized hole in their squad. Not to worry though. PSG had a plan to […]

8 years ago

Former Manchester United player Anderson has a new club And not just any new club, either: a new club willing to announce his signing with a fancy, no expense spared unveiling video. Using pictures of the Brazilian midfielder, a few explosions and some extremely dramatic music, Turkish second division club Adana Demirspor have confirmed Anderson […]

8 years ago

Xherdan Shaqiri is up and running in a Liverpool shirt Shaqiri completed his move to Anfield from Stoke City after the World Cup and marked his first appearance for his new team with a spectacular overhead kick. Liverpool won their International Champions Cup game against Manchester United 4-1 in Michigan, with the Swiss international scoring […]

8 years ago

The team behind Qatar’s winning bid to host the 2022 World Cup allegedly broke FIFA rules by running a secret ‘black ops’ campaign The Sunday Times says it was passed emails by a whistleblower who had worked within the Qatar bid team. According to the documents obtained by the newspaper, former CIA agents and a PR […]

8 years ago

#PogbackII? Paul Pogba could be set to leave Manchester United for Juventus. Again. The World Cup-winning midfielder allegedly fell out with Jose Mourinho during last season and has been linked with various moves abroad ever since. Over the last week, several reports have hinted that Pogba is being lined up for a return to Juve, […]

8 years ago

Rooney also got himself his first MLS goal

8 years ago

Back in the goals

8 years ago

Jose Mourinho isn’t a happy man In fact, we’re struggling to recall a time when Jose Mourinho was ever a happy man. So far this summer, the Manchester United boss hasn’t passed up any opportunities to complain about his team’s preparations for the new season. Already deprived of a number of his squad due to […]

8 years ago

Jose Mourinho, you may have noticed, is particularly miserable this summer The Manchester United manager has made it known on at least a couple of occasions that his team’s preparations for the new season have been far from ideal. With several of United’s senior players reaching the last four of the World Cup, the club […]

8 years ago

Marco Silva is nearing his second major signing of the summer So far, the newly appointed Everton manager has only managed to bring Richarlison to Goodison Park. The Brazilian signed for the Toffees last week, having played under Silva at Watford during the early stages of last season. Now though, it seems Everton are close […]

8 years ago

At first, it might have seemed like an obvious transfer rumour for somebody to make up Harry Maguire, fresh from a strong showing for England at the World Cup, to Manchester United, a team many felt were light of a decent centre-half or two. Now though, with the transfer window set to close to English […]

8 years ago

“What a guy to do that. These two boys haven’t stopped talking about it since.”

8 years ago

Yeah, yeah. It’s only a meaningless preseason game on the other side of the Atlantic… But of all the meaningless preseason friendlies there are this summer, perhaps Liverpool versus Manchester United means the most. England’s two biggest and most successful clubs will meet in the International Champions Cup in Michigan on Saturday night for a […]

8 years ago

It’s the dawn of a new era at Arsenal Football Club In a matter of days, a different Arsenal – Unai Emery‘s Arsenal – will take to the field for a competitive game. It will be the first time in nearly a quarter of a century that the club will have a new manager at […]

8 years ago

Tell us what you really think, Jürgen…

8 years ago

Two more signings, apparently That, according to Dave King, is the only transfer business Steven Gerrard has left to conclude at Rangers this summer. King was speaking ahead of the first leg of the club’s Europa League second round qualifier against Osijek on Thursday. Having returned from Croatia with a 1-0 victory, it’s now emerged that Kyle […]

8 years ago

Won’t someone think of poor, old Rob Green, for heaven’s sake? Thibaut Courtois might be about to leave Chelsea for Real Madrid. By now, we’re sure you’re probably well aware of this point. With the Belgian international reportedly agreeing terms with the European champions earlier this week, there’s been plenty of talk about who might […]

8 years ago

Need we remind you that we’re very much in the thick of transfer silly season? No. We needn’t. Make no mistake about it, that special time of the year is here. You can smell it in the air. Football fans are downloading special apps to track chartered private jets across continents. They’re convincing themselves that […]

8 years ago