All five Scottish teams in European competitions have opted to postpone their Premiership matches scheduled for Saturday, 22 August. The qualifying play-offs for the Champions League, Europa League and Conference League will take place across two legs, either side of the weekend affected. Celtic and Rangers are both guaranteed to reach that stage in Europe, … Read more
Enzo Maresca said following Pep Guardiola as Manchester City manager is a “privilege” but admitted he is aware how the successors to Sir Alex Ferguson and Arsène Wenger struggled at Manchester United and Arsenal. Maresca took over at City last month and, at his first press conference in the role, said he understands the challenge … Read more
Paris Saint-Germain forward Ousmane Dembele is in talks to leave the club. One of the biggest success stories of Luis Enrique’s PSG revolution, Dembele won the Ballon d’Or last year after helping to capture the French club’s first-ever Champions League title, before following it up with another European crown this season. With the forward now … Read more
Belgium have appointed former Netherlands captain Mark van Bommel as their new head coach on a contract running through Euro 2028. The 49-year-old succeeds Rudi Garcia, whose departure was confirmed after Belgium’s quarter-final exit to eventual world champions Spain at the 2026 World Cup. Van Bommel will officially take up the role on 15 August. … Read more
Liverpool owners Fenway Sports Group have held talks with potential new investors to join the Reds’ board. Intriguingly, Amazon mogul Jeff Bezos has even been approached as a potential new investor at Anfield, with the Albuquerque-born businessman said to be worth over $250 billion. In late 2022, FSG explored a partial sale of Liverpool, even … Read more
Andoni Iraola has outlined the roles his backroom staff will play in trying to improve Liverpool’s set-piece record next season and admitted he was “very lucky” to inherit a talented coaching team at Bournemouth. Iraola has brought several members of his Bournemouth backroom team with him to Liverpool since succeeding Arne Slot last month. Tommy … Read more
Pep Guardiola has turned down the chance to coach the Italian national side. Earlier this week, Italian Football Federation (FIGC) president Giovanni Malago said talks had been held with Guardiola, who left Manchester City this summer after 10 years, and that “exceptions” could be made for his salary. On Thursday, FIGC technical director Paolo Maldini … Read more
Manchester United star Marcus Rashford’s future is still in doubt – despite two years remaining on his current contract. The England star fell out of favour at Old Trafford under Ruben Amorim – despite scoring the first goal of the Portuguese’s ill-fated tenure – and has since spent the last 18 months on loan. But … Read more
Rangers striker Danilo has arrived in Brazil and is set to undergo a medical on Friday to complete the 27-year-old’s loan move to Botafogo. (Daily Record, external) AC Milan have almost reached an agreement with Troyes to sign 20-year-old central defender Sankhoun Diawara, for whom Rangers and Basel have expressed an interest. (Foot Mercato, external) … Read more
Socceroos forward Cristian Volpato has allegedly tested positive for cocaine after being stopped while driving at almost 50km/h over the speed limit in Sydney. Volpato was one of Australia’s breakout stars of the 2026 World Cup but is now back in the spotlight after allegedly driving a BMW Coupe at 109km/h in a 60km/h zone … Read more