nazakatblogger@gmail.com Uefa, the Asian Football Confederation and Concacaf will push for Gianni Infantino to resign after writing an open letter calling for “leadership that serves football, not seeks to command it”. In a dramatic escalation of the war that has threatened to tear football apart since details emerged of the Fifa president’s failed Football Forward Enterprise … Read more
Arsenal have begun talks to sign a €100 million left-winger to complete their XI. That’s according to a fresh report from Italy, which claims that long-term target Kenan Yildiz is being lined up by manager Mikel Arteta to fill the void on the left wing. Arsenal’s botched attempt to bring Vinicius Jr to North London … Read more
Fifa and its president Gianni Infantino have been accused of breaking trust “through deception” in an open letter issued by Uefa, Concacaf and the Asian Football Confederation. The letter, signed by the presidents and general secretaries, said recent controversy over the Fifa Forward Enterprise (FFE) proposal was fundamentally about “the integrity of the game, and … Read more
You could hear the groans rising over both sides of the Pennines when the Carabao Cup first round draw paired Preston North End with Huddersfield Town. Despite being in different divisions for the past two years, both sides were given more than ample opportunity to grow sick of the sight of one another after they … Read more
A sense of excitement is what Aston Villa need at the moment after selling off key players. What better way to create it than signing a prodigal talent from Real Madrid? The Villans have made an enquiry about Brazilian Endrick, who impressed on loan at Lyon last season, and would make a similar temporary move … Read more
Many of Iraola’s attacking principles resemble those of one of his long-time managerial inspirations, the former Leeds United boss Marcelo Bielsa. The Argentine coached Iraola at Athletic Club between 2011 and 2013 and, speaking to Sky Sports in 2023, the Liverpool boss acknowledged this influence. “I use a lot of exercises from Marcelo that I … Read more
Can you answer 10 football trivia questions in an average of just nine seconds? Let’s find out in another FourFourTwo Quickfire Quiz! FourFourTwo has many more football quizzes, all courtesy of Kwizly. Let’s begin by asking you to name all 95 clubs to have won any one of the top four tiers of English football. … Read more
José Mourinho has revealed he signed a contract to succeed Sir Alex Ferguson as Manchester United manager in 2013 only to tearfully renege on the deal and return to Chelsea. The football world was rocked when the Scottish great announced he was retiring having overseen a 13th Premier League title triumph during a spell of … Read more
Guardian writers’ predicted position: 1st (NB: this is not necessarily Ed Aarons’ prediction but the average of our writers’ tips) Last season’s position: 1st Prospects Even losing on penalties in the Champions League final could not take any of the gloss off last season as Arsenal ended their 22-year wait to be crowned Premier League … Read more
After years of speculation, Jose Mourinho has confirmed that he agreed to replace Sir Alex Ferguson at Manchester United in 2013, before changing his mind and re-joining Chelsea instead. “When I left Real Madrid, I signed to go to Manchester United after Sir Alex,” the 63-year-old coach – now back at Real for a second … Read more