Gonzalez had a close relationship with Rodri and long humbly recognised that only a select number of players can start in his position at clubs bidding to challenge for the biggest honours. Rodri was that man at Manchester City under Guardiola and, following the midfielder’s move to Barcelona, new manager Enzo Maresca has signed Ayyoub … Read more
Kylian Mbappé scored a hat-trick as Real Madrid beat Real Sociedad 4-1 at the Bernabéu on Wednesday in their first home match since the return of José Mourinho as head coach. Mbappé put Madrid ahead in the 40th minute before Luka Sucic levelled four minutes later, but the France forward restored the hosts’ lead on … Read more
Al-Hilal close in on a £50m deal for Ollie Watkins, Chelsea line up Bournemouth‘s Alex Scott, and Sunderland make an offer for Manchester City‘s Jack Grealish. Al-Hilal have agreed a deal of about £50m with Aston Villa to sign England forward Ollie Watkins, 30. (Fabrizio Romano), external Chelsea have lined up Bournemouth‘s English midfielder Alex … Read more
Uefa will press on with its attempt to remove Gianni Infantino as Fifa president despite withdrawing the threat to boycott competitions. The 55 member associations, plus Europe’s members on the Fifa Council, will on Thursday be presented with a letter which guarantees the Fifa Forward Enterprise (FFE) plan will not be revived. The official removal … Read more
A new season at the snazziest modern stadium in England and something extremely welcome for Tottenham. A home win over domestic opposition. There were only four of them last time out; three in the Premier League with the final one – over Everton on the last day – helping them to avoid relegation. Had they … Read more
Key events 14m ago Wednesday’s Carabao Cup results 16m ago Full-time: Preston 0-4 Everton 18m ago Bradford beat Burnley 4-2 on pens 23m ago Full-time: Tottenham 5-1 Charlton 26m ago Full-time: Newcastle 3-2 West Brom 29m ago Goal! Tottenham 5-1 Charlton (Lloyd-Jones, 88) 32m ago Goal! Tottenham 5-0 Charlton (Davies, 85) 34m ago Goal! Tottenham … Read more
Manchester City signed highly rated teenage midfielder Ayyoub Bouaddi from Lille in a deal worth $117 million on Wednesday, securing a rising star seen as the Premier League giant’s long-term replacement for Rodri. The 18-year-old Morocco international signed a five-year contract, City said, for a fee of 95 million euros ($110 million) plus 5 million … Read more
Aston Villa are close to an agreement to sign striker Nicolas Jackson from Chelsea in a deal worth up to £65m. There is a broad agreement between the clubs over the terms of a move for the 25-year-old, with Chelsea set to achieve their asking price with an initial sum of £47.5m with £17.5m in … Read more
Club América and Columbus Crew close Wednesday’s 2026 Leagues Cup quarterfinal doubleheader. The match kicks off at 10:45 p.m. ET from Dignity Health Sports Park in Carson, California. What Is at Stake for Club América and Columbus Crew? This is a single-elimination quarterfinal, with the winner advancing to the Leagues Cup semifinals. Club América enters … Read more
Arsenal could be about to sign another defender before the transfer window closes. The Gunners are clear in their intention to upgrade an attack that stuttered at times during their Premier League-winning campaign – but are yet to sign a big-money forward, with just left-winger Christos Tzolis added for a modest fee. Yet the temptation … Read more