Football gossip: Fernandez, Esposito, Barcola, Alvarez, Ndiaye, Hall

Manchester City explore Enzo Fernandez move, Arsenal could battle Manchester United for Pio Esposito and Liverpool yet to agree Bradley Barcola fee. Manchester City are exploring a move for Chelsea‘s Argentina midfielder Enzo Fernandez, 25, with Spain midfielder Rodri, 30, expected to join Barcelona. (Independent, external) Arsenal could battle Manchester United for 21-year-old Italy striker … Read more

Middlesbrough v Wrexham: Carabao Cup first round – live | Carabao Cup

Key events 39 min: Big save from Brynn! Broadhead drives across the penalty area, times a reverse pass to Smith to perfection but Brynn is out quickly to stop the shot with his legs. Share 36 min: Hyam chucks himself at Berhalter’s cross and heads clear for Wrexham. The ball comes back in and Hyam … Read more

Infantino’s World Cup sell-off debacle has rocked football but Fifa’s crisis has deep and rotten roots | Fifa

There are decades in which nothing happens, and weeks in which decades happen, and those weeks tend to result in leaders being toppled. Not even a fortnight ago, Gianni Infantino was taking his victory lap on Instagram, attacking “those behind their pens and papers, behind their screens spreading hate and false rumours” who had dared … Read more

Jay-Z’s Roc Nation Sports making waves in European football transfer market | Transfer window

In the end there was a clear winner. And Jay-Z’s latest victory came only 24 hours after the first record featuring him actually rapping for four years had been released by his wife, Beyoncé, on an extended remix pack of Morning Dew (Donk). These days, the man who remains one of the most influential artists … Read more

Gianni Infantino: Politicians, private jets and power – the life of a Fifa president

A cavalcade of blacked out Mercedes, flanked by police cars, rolled into the Fifa headquarters in Rabat, Morocco, earlier this week. Infantino had summoned a select few members of the Fifa management board to discuss his plan to sell off 21% of the commercial and ticketing business to a private equity firm. This is how … Read more

Scottish Premiership: Euro navel gazing & early troubles for title hopefuls

Sunday navel gazing after a bruising midweek in Europe is becoming all too familiar for Scottish football, but this time Motherwell and Hibernian can look forward to second legs with some real hopes of progress, albeit in the third-tier Conference League qualifiers. The Lanarkshire side will hope to finish off the job after a 1-1 … Read more

Manchester City have already found their Rodri replacement as £60m transfer beckons

Reports indicate that last season’s Premier League runners-up have identified Lille youngster Ayyoub Bouaddi as the Spaniard’s long-term successor at the Etihad Stadium. With Rodri nearing a return to LaLiga with Barcelona, Manchester City’s recruitment team have moved swiftly to ensure their engine room suffers no lasting void. According to reports from The Athletic and … Read more

How to watch Middlesbrough vs Wrexham for FREE: Live stream details

Watch Middlesbrough vs Wrexham for free as the Red Dragons travel to the Riverside in the first round of the Carabao Cup, with FourFourTwo bringing you all the details on live streams and TV channels, wherever you are in the world. Middlesbrough vs Wrexham: key information Both teams’ sole aim for the season will be … Read more

Uefa boycott: France set to compete at U20 Women’s World Cup

England defender Lucy Bronze says a Uefa boycott of Fifa competitions would be the “right thing” for the future of the game, despite the impact it could have on women’s football. “I think the players who play in those competitions, the European players, we stand by our beliefs and what the right thing is for … Read more

Bruno Guimaraes has wanted Arsenal move since January as Newcastle United exit strategy revealed

Bruno Guimaraes is closing in on a £75 million move to Arsenal, ending a transfer saga that has punctuated the summer window. However, the Brazilian midfielder’s departure from Tyneside was set in motion long before formal negotiations between the two clubs took place. FourFourTwo understand Guimaraes informed Newcastle as early as January that he would … Read more