Barcelona are on the brink of pulling off one of the most daring transfer hijacks of the summer window. Ahead of arch-rivals Real Madrid, Los Cules are reportedly now in pole position to secure the signature of Manchester City midfielder Rodri. According to a report from The Athletic, the Catalan giants have swooped in, capitalising … Read more
Aston Villa struggling to hold on to their World Cup stars has become something of a theme of this transfer window and off we go again with Arsenal stepping up their interest in Ezri Konsa. The Daily Mail reports that the Premier League champions, having had a bid for the England defender rebuffed last month, … Read more
Arms hooked over the bar at the front of the bus, sunglasses on, a drink in one hand and the other pointed towards the fans as she vibed along to the music and joined in with the singing and chanting, Alessia Russo was having a blast. “I had the time of my life that day,” … Read more
Since announcing he would be leaving Liverpool a year before his two-year contract extension ended, the football world has been wondering where he would next be playing. After a successful World Cup campaign where Egypt reached the round of 16 for the first time before narrowly losing to Argentina, Salah was reported to be close … Read more
The National Women’s Soccer League will kick off its season earlier than ever before next year to work around the Women’s World Cup in Brazil. NWSL Commissioner Jessica Berman gave a wide-ranging midseason State of the League address Wednesday during which she discussed next season’s schedule, the impact of the men’s World Cup and other … Read more
Fifa on Wednesday night confirmed that Gianni Infantino will remain as president after a meeting of its senior executives in Rabat. In a statement which also revealed that Infantino has sent written apologies to the Fifa council and the 211 member associations for failing to consult them over the World Cup sell-off, the world governing … Read more
Xabi Alonso hailed Mykhailo Mudryk’s “emotional” return from a doping ban as the winger played for Chelsea for the first time in nearly two years in a 1-0 friendly defeat by Juventus in Hong Kong on Wednesday. Mudryk came on as a substitute for Nicolas Jackson in the 82nd minute, drawing applause from his teammates … Read more
Gianni Infantino will remain as Fifa president after he received the backing of senior executives in a meeting in Morocco, despite world football’s governing body admitting “mistakes” have been made. Infantino summoned members of the management board to Fifa’s Africa office in Rabat on Wednesday following mounting criticism of his aborted attempt to sell off … Read more
Everton have signed midfielder Christian Norgaard from Arsenal on a two-year contract for an undisclosed fee. The 32-year-old Denmark international has reportedly joined the Toffees for £7m., external Norgaard, who signed for Arsenal last year in a £15m deal from Brentford, was left out of the Gunners squad for a friendly against Real Betis on … Read more
The NWSL on Wednesday revealed the schedule footprint for its 2027 season, which will feature a seven-week summer break for the Women’s World Cup and a February start, the earliest in the league’s history. The regular season will begin on 11 February with a match hosted by Angel City in Los Angeles, three days before … Read more