Four of the world’s biggest football clubs are taking over Hong Kong this and next week. The English Premier League trio of Liverpool, Arsenal and Tottenham Hotspur will be joined by Italian giants AC Milan for the Hong Kong Football Festival. Saturday sees a repeat of the epic 2005 Champions League final when Liverpool and…
Arsenal forward Noni Madueke has been reclassified as a ‘homegrown’ player, the Premier League has confirmed to The Athletic. The 23-year-old, who joined Arsenal from Chelsea last week, had previously been listed in the west London club’s squad list as recently as February as a non-homegrown player. But the Premier League has since updated Madueke’s…
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…
One Premier League club is reportedly ready to smash the British transfer record to tempt Cole Palmer away from Chelsea. After coming through the ranks at Manchester City, Palmer, 23, left the Etihad Stadium for Chelsea in the summer of 2023. The Englishman signed for the Stamford Bridge club in a deal worth a reported…
Joey Jones, the Welsh soccer hero who won two European Cups with Liverpool and was dubbed “Mr Wrexham”, has died. He was 70. Jones’ death was confirmed by the Football Association of Wales and Wrexham on Tuesday. The English second-tier team said he had died in the early hours of the morning after a “battle…
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….
By ABDI RASHID Published: 20:13 BST, 17 July 2025 | Updated: 20:13 BST, 17 July 2025 Serie A and Italy legend Christian Vieri has tipped Chelsea to win the Premier League title next season. The Blues finished fourth last season, sealing a return to the Champions League after two years away from Europe’s top competition….
La Repubblica reports that Lazio coach Maurizio Sarri was taken ill and was hospitalised at a private clinic in Rome this morning. Lazio coach Sarri was admitted to the private clinic Villa Mafalda in Rome on Wednesday, according to a report from La Repubblica. Advertisement Lazio coach Sarri admitted to hospital ROME, ITALY – FEBRUARY…
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…
The FIFA Club World Cup 2025, hosted in the United States, wrapped up in July after a thrilling and successful debut of the expanded format. While fans continue to reflect on the drama and excitement, FIFA is already laying the groundwork for the next edition. Surprisingly, despite their recent triumph, Chelsea are not among the…