1 Köln striker Steffen Tigges’ sale to Paderborn has been officially confirmed. The former Dortmund academy man heads back to the 2. Bundesliga on a €400,000 transfer. Tigges signed a two-year-contract with the East Westphalians on Wednesday. The 27-year-old will not receive a chance to represent die Geißböcke in the German top flight despite the…
By TOM COLLOMOSSE, FOOTBALL REPORTER Published: 11:59 BST, 6 August 2025 | Updated: 12:17 BST, 6 August 2025 Douglas Luiz is a target for Nottingham Forest and Everton but Juventus are reluctant to let the former Aston Villa midfielder leave the club on loan. The out-of-favour midfielder is expected to be playing his football elsewhere this…
Guardian writers’ predicted position: 20th (NB: this is not necessarily Andy Hunter’s prediction but the average of our writers’ tips) Last season’s position: 2nd in the Championship Prospects Burnley kit No club encapsulates the widening gulf between the top two tiers of English football quite like Burnley. Their record over the past four seasons reads:…
FC Daegu star Bruno Lamas has revealed which member of Hansi Flick’s Barcelona squad impressed him most during the recent meeting between the sides. Barcelona of course brought to a close their pre-season tour of Asia earlier this week. After making the trip to South Korea, the Blaugrana locked horns with the aforementioned FC Daegu,…
Man City 13th ©TM/IMAGO Now that the dust has settled, we can look back on what was a slightly strange, albeit entertaining, Premier League season last term. Liverpool romped to the title in Arne Slot’s first season in charge, whilst Manchester United finished 15th and Tottenham ended up 17th. All three promoted teams were relegated…
Anyone who watched Premier League football between 2008 and 2012 will remember Rory Delap’s long throws for Stoke City. The potency of the ‘Delap special’ – when he hurled the ball into the penalty area from the sidelines – filled opposing defences with dread. However, bar that brief spell when Delap defined an era for…
Fortuna Düsseldorf, competing in the German Bundesliga 2, have cancelled the confirmed transfer of Israel striker, Shon Weissman, amid intense opposition from fans. He had already passed his medical and was about to agree on personal terms with the club. Meanwhile, fans started protesting over his prior social media activity. Thus leading the club to…
The relationship between Real Madrid and La Liga has reached a breaking point once again, with no sign of peace on the horizon. In fact, according to MARCA, the tension between both parties has become even more intense following a heated exchange between Real Madrid’s official media channel and La Liga president Javier Tebas. What…
The first-team squad at La Liga giants Barcelona have been left bemused with the club, owing to their travel arrangements for the journey home from Asia. That’s according to Blaugrana insider Javier Miguel, who has on Tuesday provided an insight back into the situation. Hansi Flick’s squad are of course fresh off seeing out the…
The Premier League summer transfer window remains hot as teams get closer to the start of the domestic campaign as the total money spent has reached a staggering total already. Premier League transfer spending has reached £1.80 billion ($2.40 billion) as of writing. Major moves include the likes of Matheus Cunha, Bryan Mbeumo, Florian Wirtz,…