Man City fork out $139m to sign Aston Villa’s Grealish, set English football record
Jack Grealish has completed his British record £100 million ($139 million) transfer from Aston Villa to Manchester City. His signing was set to be confirmed on Wednesday afternoon, the two clubs announced on Wednesday morning. However, the expected move from Tottenham Hotspur talisman Harry Kane to Man City received a...
Doping ban: How and why Russian are competing under ROC at Tokyo Olympics
If you’re an eagle-eyed viewer of this year’s Olympics and find yourself wondering what country ROC could possibly be, it represents a collection of athletes from Russia. At the Tokyo 2020 Olympics there are 335 athletes from Russia who re competing under the Olympic flag rather than representing Russia as...
You can come for Martin Odegaard but accept buyback clause, Madrid tell Arsenal
Real Madrid will demand a buyback clause in any permanent deal with Arsenal for Martin Odegaard, according to reports in Spain. The Gunners have been alerted to Overgaard’s availability and have reignited their efforts to sign the Norway international for a second spell at the club. Mikel Arteta made it...
Manager Arteta sought winger Saka’s opinion on Ben White as he tries to seal Arsenal’s leaky defence
Bukayo Saka played pivotal role in Ben White’s £50 million ($69 million) Arsenal transfer by giving manager Mikel Arteta ‘overwhelmingly’ positive feedback on the defender Arsenal wonderkid Bukayo Saka proved pivotal in the club signing Brighton centre-back Ben White for £50 million ($69 million). Prior to the transfer, plenty of...
Unplayed Kenyan derby in 100 years turns searchlight on deep-seated rot in country’s football
The graft-infested Federation Kenya Football has worked itself into an intractable strait after its president Nick Mwendwa slapped hefty punishments on the East African nation’s most successful clubs – AFC Leopards and Gor Mahia – for boycotting a league match to protest non-settlement or delayed payment of prize money. Hours...
Olympics: Spain pump three past Ivory Coast in extra time to reach soccer semis
Spain ended a 21-year wait to reach the men’s Olympic soccer semi-finals as substitute Rafa Mir scored a hat-trick to secure a 5-2 victory over Ivory Coast in extra time on Saturday. Winger Max Gradel appeared to have secured Ivory Coast’s place in the final four when he made it...
Lautaro Martinez inches closer to Arsenal as Inter Milan seeks to balance books
Lautaro Martinez is open to leaving Inter Milan for Arsenal this summer as the Gunners weigh up a move for the Argentina international. Martinez, 23, is available for transfer this summer as Inter attempt to balance their books. The Gunners, who were in contact with the Serie A side over...
Martin Odegaard wants return to Asernal but Madrid is demanding $59 million to let him go
Martin Odegaard is claimed to be keen on making a return to Arsenal this summer, with Real Madrid’s asking price revealed. According to ESPN, while the Galacticos remain keen on keeping the Norwegian going into the new season, it is known that he favours a return to North London. Odegaard...
Arsenal told Onana among top five keepers in Europe, no need to waste money on Sheffield’s Ramsdale
Comments by ex-Arsenal favourite and current Ajax chief Marc Overmars have given the Gunners encouragement to reverse their transfer course. Arsenal were the subject of intense speculation linking them with Sheffield United goalkeeper Aaron Ramsdale recently. The England international has suffered back-to-back relegations, though that has reportedly not deterred the...
Bold Arsenal make preliminary inquiries about availability of Inter top marksman
Arsenal on Wednesday made an opening transfer enquiry over the availability of Inter Milan striker Lautaro Martinez. The Gunners have enjoyed a strong transfer window to date, but want more signings. Indeed, left-sided player Nuno Tavares and midfielder Albert Sambi Lokonga have arrived to bolster Mikel Arteta’s ranks. However, amid...
