There are many things for which Newcastle United supporters have Kevin Keegan to thank: escaping relegation to the third tier in 1992 and then promotion to the Premier League; Andy Cole; Albert’s chip; Faustino Asprilla; Champions League football; a 12-point lead over Manchester United; and a defiant blast against the dark arts of Alex Ferguson. … Read more
Harry Kane says “the itch isn’t there as much anymore” to one day return to England from Germany and try and break the all-time scoring record in the Premier League. The striker left Tottenham to join Bayern Munich in 2023 having scored 213 goals in the English top flight, 47 goals short of Alan Shearer’s … Read more
New Zealand have broken rank with Oceania’s football governing body to become the latest nation to withdraw support for Fifa president Gianni Infantino. Infantino has lost support from three regional confederations – Europe’s Uefa, the Asian Football Confederation (AFC) and Concacaf (North and Central America and the Caribbean) – over his aborted plans to sell … 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
Coventry City have had to wait to get their man but goalkeeper Carl Rushworth is finally on his way back to the Coventry Building Society Arena for a reported club record fee of £22.5 million. Rushworth was ever-present for Coventry as they won the Championship last season, helping them to secure a return to the … Read more
Long before Tony Cascarino was a Republic of Ireland international playing in successive World Cups, he was a promising youngster balancing life on the training ground with that on building sites and hairdressing salons. Cascarino’s career would see him take in stints at Chelsea and Marseille, but at the age of 18 he was drifting … Read more
Harry Kane currently sits in second place on the list of England men’s all-time caps list. The striker made his 121st appearance for his country in the Three Lions’ World Cup semi-final defeat to Argentina before sitting out the third-place play-off against France a few days later. That leaves Kane just four appearances shy of … 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
Tottenham have signed the France defender Alice Sombath from Lyonnes for a club record fee. The price paid for the 22-year-old has not been disclosed but the previous club record, paid for Signe Gaupset in January, was reportedly more than £375,000. “The league is very competitive, every game is a tough game and that’s what … Read more
Starting off the week, Pewter Report talks about a handful of Bucs players that they think are ready to have a breakout year this upcoming season. We’ll see who’s most likely to pull it off. The Pewter Report Podcast is presented by PrizePicks. Sign up for PrizePicks with code: HMA and get $50 in lineups instantly when … Read more