Bill Shankly famously declared that a football club is made up of a holy trinity. Players, the manager and supporters sat at the heart of the Liverpool godfather’s ethos while ‘directors don’t come into it – they are only there to sign the cheques’. Fenway Sports Group are routinely confronted with that sentiment by the … Read more
When Maduka Okoye visited Paris fashion week for the Jean Paul Gaultier show, taking his seat in the front row alongside rapper Cardi B, the online reaction was swift. Within hours, footage of the Udinese and Nigeria goalkeeper was all over TikTok and Instagram – where his audience now stretches near to two million followers … Read more
Michail Antonio must have thought that international football was just never going to happen for him before he finally got his first cap for Jamaica at the age of 31. The forward had the opportunity to represent the Caribbean nation nearly a decade earlier, but let it slip through his grasp. By the time they … Read more
There has been little time to waste following a period of dramatic change at the club. Former head coach Eddie Howe has moved on and key players Alexander Isak, Bruno Guimaraes, Sandro Tonali and Anthony Gordon have all left in the last year. Gallows humour gripped some supporters who made the trip after they adapted … Read more
Fifa has issued a new statement alleging there is a “concerted and ongoing effort by some to undermine Fifa and its president” as pressure increases on Gianni Infantino. The governing body issued the statement in response to Uefa confirming on Saturday that a “departure payment” was made to a female employee who is alleged to … Read more
Fifa has strongly criticised what it calls a “concerted and ongoing effort” to “undermine” the organisation and its president Gianni Infantino. The statement follows a Daily Telegraph report, external which claimed Infantino’s alleged lover was given a severance payment by Uefa after he had an affair while he was its general secretary. A Fifa spokesperson … Read more
Lukas Hornicek: Comfortable in possession and made a couple of decent saves. But needs to be more assertive with his communication to his centre-backs and command his area. 7 Leo Shahar: Positive in his play and constantly looked to play balls in behind down the right. A valuable experience for the 19-year-old. 7 Malick Thiaw: … Read more
Getting back to basics seems key, according to manager Craig McLeish, for last seasons’ League Cup winners. That and using the negative feeling that play-off last term brought as motivation. “I’m still using that as fuel,” he told BBC Scotland. “I don’t want to be involved in that. “We’ve got a massive journey ahead of … Read more
Manchester United managed a creditable 1-1 draw with European champions Paris Saint-Germain in a Gothenburg friendly on Saturday but the result was overshadowed by an injury to Mason Mount. The England midfielder, who joined United from Chelsea in 2023, has been hampered by injury problems since arriving at Old Trafford and he lasted fewer than … Read more
Nine of the 20 Premier League clubs will begin the 2026-27 season with a different man in the dugout than the one who ended the last campaign. Opta recently revealed that the only other seasons which started with so many men making their managerial debut for top flight clubs were 1888-89 and 1946-47; the inaugural … Read more