Liverpool are said to be ‘accelerating’ a move for Real Madrid star Rodrygo to replace Luis Diaz amid widely reported interest from Arsenal, less widely reported interest from Manchester City and presumed interest from Chelsea, because it’s Chelsea and they want all the forwards. But they should perhaps pump the brakes after casting an eye…
A week-long football mega-event set to kick off on Thursday will bring four of the world’s most renowned clubs – Liverpool, AC Milan, Arsenal and Tottenham Hotspur – to Hong Kong’s Kai Tak Stadium. Besides the highly anticipated matches, fans will be allowed to attend open training sessions and engage in various related activities during…
Former Arsenal captain Granit Xhaka is closing in on a sensational return to the Premier League, according to the report. The midfielder left England’s top flight in 2023 when he departed the Gunners after making 297 appearances for the London club, having joined in 2016 aged 23. In the summer transfer window two years ago,…
Arsenal’s new signing Martin Zubimendi might have been a surfer or a top chess player, but instead he became one of the most sought after holding midfielders in European football. The 26-year-old’s list of admirers and suitors as he emerged and progressed at Real Sociedad is impressive. Former Barcelona playmaker Xavi wanted him in 2023…
Published 18:05 20 Jul 2025 GMT+1 The Home Office released statistics for arrests made at football grounds with a new leader among Premier League clubs. Behaviour from supporters at football grounds in England is steadily improving, new statistics show, but a new Premier League club has claimed the unwanted title of having the worst-behaved fans….
Ex-Arsenal star Granit Xhaka is reportedly set to snub a Premier League return with Sunderland despite mounting speculation about his future at Bayer Leverkusen. The 32-year-old moved to the Bundesliga in 2023 after a lengthy seven-year stint in North London, where he developed into a combative leader for the Gunners. Since then he has played…
Bringing together four of Europe’s most high-profile clubs – Liverpool, AC Milan, Arsenal and Tottenham Hotspur – it’s the city’s latest stab at a large-scale sporting event, following the now infamous Messi-less exhibition match played between Inter Miami CF and Hong Kong League XI in February 2024. Arsenal’s Bukayo Saka. Four of the biggest football…
The summer can be a strange time for football fans. Showing my age here but, except in a major tournament year, summers used to be largely football-free from late May until the second half of August. You would pick up a newspaper in the UK and struggle to find much football coverage as sports such…
EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. — The winners walked onstage past a trophy designed to represent “the pinnacle of global club football.” They shook hands with the most powerful man in sports, then the most powerful man in the world. They partied beneath fireworks and flames, amid golden sparks and blue smoke. They, Chelsea, were “winners of…
The first videos and photos have dropped on social media. Bleep tests are being sweatily run. Pre-season has begun at most clubs across the Premier League. But the group of players taking part in testing on day one of pre-season at each of the division’s 20 teams are not always the same ones that pull…