Aston Villa Football Club entered the 2025-26 Premier League season projected to finish just outside the top six. Fast forward four weeks, and they failed to score in their first four games — leaving them the lowest-scoring team across the top ten divisions of English football. Emma Clement So how are they now third place…
The top stories and transfer rumours from Thursday’s newspapers… FOOTBALL Cristian Romero is back on Atletico Madrid’s radar in the wake of his outburst against the Tottenham hierarchy – The Sun Please use Chrome browser for a more accessible video player Sky Sports reporter Michael Bridge discusses Spurs captain Cristian Romero’s comments on Instagram where…
Lorenzo Lucca has been on English soil for just over a week, but has already earned a new nickname following his transfer from Napoli to Nottingham Forest: ‘Pizza Crouch’. Nottingham Forest fans give Lucca a new nickname Lucca left Napoli after just six months during the January transfer window in order to join Nottingham Forest…
1 Following a firecracker hitting Cremonese goalkeeper Emil Audero, Inter have been fined €50,000, and their fans have received a three-match away ban. Audero, although unharmed by the incident, was visibly shaken up and left floor-bound, holding his right ear as the projectile exploded next to him in his 18-yard box. He was able to…
4 Paris FC were one of Ligue 1’s biggest movers in the winter transfer window. Three of the Parisians’ new signings are Italian and, according to Foot Mercato, this is not a coincidence but a part of co-owner Red Bull’s football policy. Despite being one of the big spenders last summer, Paris FC struggled in…
Image source, Getty Images ByJess Anderson BBC Sport journalist in Cortina Around 2,900 athletes from more than 90 countries will compete on the ice and snow at Milan-Cortina 2026. The world’s biggest winter sports stars will descend on northern Italy from Friday 6 February and there’s certain to be thrills, drama and breakout performances. BBC…
Monday’s convincing victory over Burnley has virtually guaranteed Sunderland’s Premier League status for next season, with more than a third of fixtures still to play. It was also the sixth occasion where the squad has responded to a defeat with a win — that speaks to the mentality of the group of players who have…
Transfer Deadline Day brings with it a flurry of action from Premier League clubs trying to get deals over the line, but many are not successfully completed. Any number of reasons can get in the way; clubs changing their minds at the last minute, players getting cold feet, a failure to get in a replacement…
With more than half the season already gone, Barcelona are one of the few teams in Spain still competing on all three fronts: La Liga, UEFA Champions League, and Copa del Rey. The latter is reaching its decisive stages, and this Tuesday the Blaugranas will aim for a spot in the semifinals when they take…
Jon Driscoll can be found on social media here, and if you’re hungry for more, tune into his weekly La Liga podcast with Terry Gibson. You can also read more from Driscoll in his two books Get It Kicked and The Fifty. The final matchday delivered as promised. The newish Champions League format has its shortcomings, but it is set…