Another weekend in Europe’s top soccer leagues brought plenty for us to talk about. (When doesn’t it?) Sunday’s Manchester derby promised a lot but delivered little, while Real Madrid lost ground in LaLiga’s title race with a stunning home defeat to Valencia — Los Che‘s first away win of the 2024-25 season. (Don’t stress too…
Pep Guardiola wants Matheus Nunes to develop into a right-back for Manchester City after saying he is “not clever enough” to play the midfield role he has performed throughout his career. The 26-year-old, who signed for City from Wolves in August 2023 in a £53 million ($70m) deal as a replacement for Ilkay Gündogan, has…
A move for VinÃcius Júnior to the Saudi Pro League is now increasingly unlikely, sources have told ESPN, with no fresh contact between the forward and the Saudi Pro League, and talks having begun with Real Madrid over a new deal. The player’s representatives were first contacted by the Saudis last year, with VinÃcius postponing…
Southampton have sacked manager Ivan Jurić after the club’s relegation from the Premier League, the club confirmed on Monday. A 3-1 defeat at Tottenham Hotspur on Sunday confirmed their relegation with a record seven matches to spare and the club have since announced they will part ways with boss Jurić. Southampton are also on course…
Bukayo Saka has hinted his long-term future lies at Arsenal by insisting he wants “to win wearing this badge” and also revealed his “dream” to one day win the Ballon d’Or. The England winger has two years left on his current contract — worth up to £300,000-a-week — with the Gunners preparing to open talks…
Liverpool captain Virgil van Dijk has revealed there has been “progress” made in his contract negotiations amid continued speculation over his future at the club. Van Dijk’s deal is set to expire at the end of the season, with teammates Mohamed Salah and Trent Alexander-Arnold also coming to the end of their contracts in June….
Alex Kirkland Rodrigo Faez Apr 7, 2025, 05:26 AM ET Kylian Mbappé has said he “can’t imagine Real Madrid” without his strike partner VinÃcius Júnior, despite speculation that the two players would find it difficult to fit into the same forward line. Mbappé’s arrival in Madrid from Paris Saint-Germain last summer sparked suggestions that VinÃcius…
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Manchester United used to set the benchmark for great strikers. Wayne Rooney, Ruud van Nistelrooy, Eric Cantona, Andy Cole, Dwight Yorke, Robin van Persie — it’s a long list of formidable goal scorers, but one that is now a fading memory obscured by a succession of expensive misfits who have tried and failed to join…
Neymar and Memphis Depay are among the stars to criticise the Brazilian Football Confederation’s (CBF) new rule to punish players that stand on the ball with both feet. The CBF notified all clubs of the domestic league that from now on, players who do so will be shown a yellow card while the opposing team…