“In football, the worst things are excuses,” Pep Guardiola once said. “Excuses mean you cannot grow or move forward.” Mikel Arteta learned many lessons from his former mentor but seems to have disregarded that particular pearl of wisdom. Arsenal’s increasingly beleaguered boss blamed the “tricky” ball used in the Carabao Cup after his side’s wayward…
Eighteen months ago, Trent Bridge, the 2023 Women’s Ashes Test, England unleashed a raw, pace-bowling gem on Australia. It just wasn’t who we expected it to be. Issy Wong had burst onto the scene at 20 years old when making her England debut across all three formats the year prior, and only three months earlier…
L’Observatoire du football CIES a établi son classement des joueurs ayant la plus forte valeur marchande. Kylian Mbappé se classe cinquième. Quel footballeur est, en ce début d’année 2025, le plus cher au monde ? Dans sa lettre hebdomadaire, publiée mercredi, l’Observatoire du football CIES établit son classement des joueurs les plus « bankables ». Et selon…
Arsenal have shortlisted a new potential transfer target who’s even capable of slotting into Mikel Arteta’s starting eleven in place of Bukayo Saka, and Gunners transfer chiefs are under the belief he could be destined for a big future. Bukayo Saka out until March as Arsenal eye new winger Saka’s lengthy absence is starting to…
Amad Diallo has signed a new deal at Manchester United that will keep him at the club until summer 2030. Sky Sports News reported in September that United were eager to tie the 22-year-old down to fresh terms, rather than triggering the 12-month option included in his previous deal. Amad has emerged as a star…
Alpine have signed Franco Colapinto from Williams on a multi-year deal that will see the Argentine start as the team’s reserve driver in 2025. Colapinto drove in the final nine rounds of the 2024 Formula 1 season for Williams after replacing Logan Sargeant, but the team had already signed Carlos Sainz to partner Alex Albon…
Chelsea could allow as many as six players to leave in the remaining three weeks of the January transfer window, at least in part motivated by raising funds for a potential Marc Guehi pursuit. Guehi links have emerged in the wake of injuries to Benoit Badiashile and Wesley Fofana, highlighting a need for further defensive…
Omar Marmoush has emerged as Egypt’s other superstar forward. No player in the Bundesliga, not even Harry Kane, has been involved in more goals than the Eintracht Frankfurt man. Now, Manchester City appear keen to bring him to the Premier League. At almost 26, it has been a spectacular rise. As recently as 2022, Marmoush…
Everton have sacked manager Sean Dyche after less than two years in charge following a five-game winless run that has left the Toffees a point above the Premier League relegation zone. Backroom staff Ian Woan, Steve Stone, Mark Howard and Billy Mercer have departed with Dyche in the first major decision made by the Friedkin…
Everton have sacked manager Sean Dyche after a run of just one win from their last 11 games, leaving them a point above the Premier League relegation zone. Leighton Baines and Seamus Coleman are set to take charge of the FA Cup clash against Peterborough on Thursday evening. The Toffees sit 16th in the Premier…
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Nottingham Forest manager Nuno Espirito Santo has said talks over new deals with three of the club’s most important players are “going well”. Full-back Ola Aina has been linked with Manchester City and is out of contract at the end of the season, when 12-goal top scorer Chris Wood’s terms also expire. “I hope that…
Chelsea have started the season strong under new manager, Enzo Maresca, leading them back into the top four in the Premier League alongside a faultless UEFA Conference League campaign so far with six wins from six in the groups. The Blues are averaging 58.3% possession per game (2nd highest in the division), taking 15.8 shots…
Il y a eu un sacré couac sur le dossier Pau Lopez. Actuellement prêté par l’Olympique de Marseille au club espagnol de Gérone, le gardien de but semblait avoir trouvé un accord avec le Racing Club de Lens pour le rejoindre. Les Sang et Or ont alors publié une annonce sur les réseaux sociaux, mais…
Ils ont passé deux saisons ensemble, à l’US Postal en 2004, puis chez Discovery Channel en 2005. José Azevedo a vécu de l’intérieur les deux derniers sacres de Lance Armstrong sur le Tour de France (qui lui ont ensuite été retirés), et le Portugais, quatrième du Tour 2004 et aujourd’hui âgé de 51 ans, s’est…
Rob Edwards has left Luton by mutual consent after four straight defeats left them in danger of relegation from the Championship. Edwards leaves the Hatters after just over two years at Kenilworth Road, during which he led them to the Premier League for the first time via the play-offs in 2022-23. The Bedfordshire club finished…
Eintracht Frankfurt are reportedly demanding €80m (£67m) for their prolific forward Omar Marmoush, who has emerged as a key transfer target for Manchester City. The Egypt international was initially on the radar of Liverpool after racking up 13 goals and eight assists across 15 Bundesliga appearances before the winter break. However, Pep Guardiola’s out-of-sorts City…
Newcastle United have now made a move to beat a host of Europe’s elite clubs to an elite young talent as they look to back Eddie Howe in the transfer market this winter, it has been reported. Newcastle want reinforcements Though their recent run of form and 2-0 Carabao Cup win over Arsenal underlined the…
Jessica Camara believes she can upset WBC lightweight world champion Caroline Dubois when they fight on Saturday, live on Sky Sports. Camara is no stranger to springing surprises. She handed a first defeat to former world champion Hyun Mi Choi on points over 10 rounds in Korea last year. “I like taking big fights and…
Liverpool are still chasing the quadruple, although Wednesday night’s 1-0 defeat at Tottenham in the first leg of their EFL Cup semi-final, makes life more difficult. Arne Slot’s men face two away games after Accrington, at Nottingham Forest and Brentford, and the Dutchman will likely have one eye on that when he names his squad….
