Having occupied a front-row seat for the final two seasons of Pep Guardiola’s gilded Manchester City tenure, the subject of Amazon’s A Beautiful Obsession, the surprise to me is how unfiltered the four-part series is. Particularly, the telling of the torrid 2024-25 campaign when the wheels came clattering off in the bleakest of mid-winter plunges … Read more
One of Gianni Infantino’s closest allies has said he would “take a bullet” for the Fifa president and is confident that he still has the overwhelming support of its all-powerful congress despite mounting pressure. But Véron Mosengo-Omba, who served as Fifa’s chief member associations officer until 2021 and is now president of the Congolese Football … Read more
Celtic manager Martin O’Neill does not anticipate any new arrivals before Wednesday’s Champions League play-off first leg at home to LASK and insists he would be happy for midfielder Reo Hatate to stay. Summer signings Camilo Duran and Kasper Hogh have made bright starts, with Mika Baur and Haissem Hassan also recently arrived. Asked about … Read more
Arsenal manager Mikel Arteta is playing his “last card” to land Julian Alvarez. Despite winning the Community Shield at the weekend, the Gunners are still hoping to land another forward to help them defend the Premier League title, with new signing Christos Tzolis so far the first choice on the left wing. With the likes … Read more
Liverpool are edging closer to selling a first-team regular, after terms were agreed for his next move. After spending well over £400 million last season, the Reds have enjoyed a quieter summer this time around, adding the likes of Jeremy Jacquet and Victor Munoz to supplement the stars that new boss Andoni Iraola has to … Read more
The Gunners are seeking to add to their recruitment apparatus with the acquisition of one of European football’s top scouts. According to a report from Sky Germany journalist Patrick Berger, Arsenal are set to go head-to-head with two of their Premier League rivals for Borussia Dortmund man, Sebastian Krug. Newcastle United, now under the stewardship … Read more
The Champions League is set to get under way on Tuesday, September 8 – but first UEFA must take care of the pretty important matter of the draw for the league phase. 36 teams will take part in the first proper round of the competition, with the teams that have made it through the qualifying … Read more
Baller League, first launched in Germany, brings together ex-pros, creators and rising players in 30-minute games with twists on traditional football rules. Starck previously told BBC Sport the format was more popular with 16 to 28-year-olds than the Premier League, although it’s difficult to double-check the claim. The chief executive has also pointed to the … Read more
Guardian writers’ predicted position: 4th (NB: this is not necessarily Andy Hunter’s prediction but the average of our writers’ tips) Last season’s position: 5th Prospects Andoni Iraola did not have to be sold on Liverpool when they came calling for a coach courted also by Milan, Bayer Leverkusen and Crystal Palace after his sterling work … Read more
The pieces are beginning to fall into place for Newcastle to land one of their long-term summer transfer targets before the September 1 deadline. Earlier in the window, highly-rated Swedish international Bergvall emerged as one of Newcastle’s midfield targets after having slipped down the pecking order in North London. Despite holding an interest throughout the … Read more