In the words of Jon Bon Jovi, we’re halfway there. Woah! As we enter a new year, the Premier League reaches the halfway mark, a perfect time to assess how each team has performed in their first 19 games of the season. We asked The Athletic’s writers to send in their report cards. Here, they…
The top stories and transfer rumours from Friday’s newspapers… European football Roma want to re-sign Mohamed Salah from Liverpool but are unlikely to make a move until the summer – La Repubblica. Real Madrid are set to re-enter contract negotiations with Vinicius Jr with the player keen to stay at the Bernabeu Stadium – AS….
‘We could not convert chances’published at 22:23 GMT 22:23 GMT FT: Sunderland 0-0 Man City Manchester City Manchester City boss Pep Guardiola speaking to BBC MOTD: “Tough place to come. The amount of chances we missed in the six-yard box, not difficult ones, we could not convert. We didn’t do what we talked about in…
Khvicha Kvaratskhelia holds up his PSG shirt after signing from Serie A side Napoli (@PSG_Inside) The January transfer window is almost upon us, and so here is a reminder of the most expensive sales by Serie A sides in the history of the division. Fiorentina’s sale of Dusan Vlahovic to Juventus in the winter…
WOLVERHAMPTON, ENGLAND – AUGUST 16: Tijjani Reijnders of Manchester City celebrates scoring his sides second goal during the Premier League match between Wolverhampton Wanderers and Manchester City at Molineux on August 16, 2025 in Wolverhampton, England. (Photo by Alex Pantling/Getty Images) The summer transfer window saw 25 players move between Serie A and the…
Sky Sports deserve credit for surfacing the key detail here, Manchester United are “one of the clubs monitoring RB Leipzig winger Yan Diomande”, even if the report also underlines that United are “not certain to pursue another winger after appearing to miss out on Antoine Semenyo to Manchester City”. That caveat matters. In January, monitoring…
The ball of Italian Serie A is pictured before the Italian Serie A football match between Juventus and Atalanta at the Allianz Stadium in Turin on March 10, 2024. (Photo by MARCO BERTORELLO / AFP) (Photo by MARCO BERTORELLO/AFP via Getty Images) Test your memory with the Football Italia quiz of 2025! Covering all…
Some of the biggest deals completed this month could be contract renewals for a number of big-name players. England’s Georgia Stanway, 26, has attracted lots of attention, with Arsenal among those to have held talks with the midfielder. Her deal at Bayern Munich ends in the summer, and while she has an offer to extend,…
Kylian Mbappé has firmly established himself as Real Madrid’s undisputed leader, spearheading the team’s offense and making a decisive impact. However, the squad still grapples with significant defensive issues, as Éder Militão deals with a serious injury and Dean Huijsen has yet to shine. Consequently, the Spanish side is targeting reinforcements for the defense, prioritizing…
Real Madrid and Atlético Madrid are well in the fight to dethrone Barcelona, but the defending La Liga champions are holding tight to their crown. The first half of the 2025–26 season is done and dusted, with all 20 clubs in the Spanish top-flight enjoying a brief holiday reprieve before returning to action at the…