More than £80m has now been spent on Trafford in initial transfer fees. As part of the deal taking him to Leeds, BBC Sport understands City will retain a 20% sell-on clause and have matching rights – meaning if they match a future offer for Trafford they will get first refusal on him. Leeds boss … Read more
Manchester United are to pivot, with another lower-price central midfielder in mind for Michael Carrick’s rebuild. The Red Devils have been priced out of several big moves this summer, with the likes of Youri Tielemans preferred to Matheus Fernandes, as Carrick looked to strengthen ahead of the club’s return to the Premier League. With more … Read more
Matthias Jaissle has described Newcastle “as an incredibly compelling place to be” after finally formalising his managerial move from Saudi Arabia’s Al-Ahli. The 38-year-old German has been with his new players at their training camp in La Manga, southern Spain, since last Saturday but, despite also falling under the ownership of Saudi Arabia’s Public Investment … Read more
For over a decade, Manchester United treated the transfer window like a global billboard, spending over a billion pounds on individual fame, while the actual football team fell apart. They bought the clout instead of the profiles, paid the ‘United tax’ without question, and trapped themselves in a toxic cycle of bloated wages and broken … Read more
“You fear for them, you really do”. A well-worn cliché that pundits will use to express their worries for at least one club at the beginning of every Premier League season, often before a ball has even been kicked in earnest. This year, it looks like my beloved Newcastle United are chief among the sides … Read more
The Manchester United captain, Maya Le Tissier, said her team will “stick together” and be ready for the new Women’s Super League season, despite their head coach Marc Skinner departing. Le Tissier and the rest of the playing squad were informed by Skinner that he would be leaving, in a meeting on Monday morning shortly … Read more
“If we want to compete at this later stage, we’ve seen what we’ve got to do, as a club. It’s our choice now, isn’t it? We have to look at what we seriously want to achieve … It takes, sometimes, a punch in the face to wake up.” Those were the words of the Manchester … Read more
Manchester United manager Marc Skinner has stepped down from his position before the start of the Women’s Super League season. The 43-year-old has been in charge of United for five years and led them to their first major trophy with victory in the Women’s FA Cup final in 2024. He helped them reach the Women’s … Read more
Watch Leeds United vs Liverpool today as the Premier League duo breeze into the ‘Windy City’ of Chicago for the third and final game of their respective US tours, with FourFourTwo bringing you all the details on live streams and TV channels, wherever you are in the world. Leeds United vs Liverpool: key information Andoni … Read more
Over the course of more than a decade, Tim Krul became one of the most popular players at Newcastle United, as he rose through the ranks at St James’ Park. The Dutch goalkeeper turned out more than 180 times for the Magpies, producing countless memorable moments for the club, before his spell at Tyneside came … Read more