FA replays: Premier League chiefs grapple with overseas TV deals as match replays set to remain a fixture
Premier League Euro giants will be offered the chance to play one-off early FA Cup ties to avoid a New Year fixtures pile-up. Wembley chiefs are ready to agree to scrap some FA Cup third and fourth round replays to ease this season’s match congestion. But while the vast majority...
To play a like lion and live a like a king, Lionel Messi made huge demands Barcelona couldn’t offer
Lionel Messi’s Barcelona contract demands from 2020 have reportedly been leaked. And among the alleged wishes from his failed deal are a private jet – plus VIP boxes for his and Luis Suarez’s families. Messi, 35, sensationally left Barca after 21 years in the summer of 2021 when his contract...
Europa League: 12 Man United players and staff suffer food poisoning in Maldova after playing Sherrif
Manchester United players and staff have suffered food poisoning with up to 12 feeling unwell, according to reports. The news follows United’s 2-0 Europa League victory at Moldovan side FC Sheriff on Thursday and has seen a handful of players miss training as a result. Erik ten Hag’s side are...
Fiery Gunners: Reasons to assume Arsenal will soon revert to ‘Arsenalness’ are getting thinner and thinner
If you’re a fan of both Arsenal and symbolism, then your Sunday lunchtime was a particularly funtime. Arsenal are back top of the league after swatting Brentford aside at their own ground with something approaching dismissive, arrogant ease. Being top of the league. That’s quite a good symbol, isn’t it?...
Juventus midfielder Paul Pogba’s brother, gang of four extortionists charged in French court
The elder brother of Paul Pogba and four others are “likely to be charged” in an extortion case targeting the French football star, judicial sources said, IgbereTV reports. Mathias and his gang of four extortionists were charged on Saturday. They are due to appear before a judge later in the...
Chelsea set eyes on Dortmund’s exciting midfielder Jude Belligham, also wanted by Man United
Chelsea are set to rival Liverpool and Manchester United for Jude Bellingham next summer. The Borussia Dortmund midfielder is a target for a number of top clubs in Europe. The Germans were insistent that, with Erling Haaland having joined Manchester City, Bellingham would not be sold during the most recent...
Man United’s first 11 now predictable in which Ronaldo will be a rarity, Casemiro a benchwarmer
The Red Devils breezed past Sheriff Tiraspol 2-0 in the Europa League on Thursday night. With their Premier League clash against Leeds postponed, this was United’s final match before the international break. And Ten Hag chose to revert back to the side which beat Arsenal, albeit with Cristiano Ronaldo in...
Man United lines up $80 million for January transfers, which could rise to 115 million if Ronaldo leaves
Erik Ten Hag will be given at least a £70 million ($80.6 million) transfer war-chest to spend in January – but it could be even more if Cristiano Ronaldo goes. The Manchester United boss forked out more than £215 million ($248 million) over the summer, bringing in Brazilian star Antony...
Lionel Messi pulls away from Ronaldo after scoring against 39 different clubs in Champions League
Lionel Messi has overtaken Cristiano Ronaldo by scoring against a 39th different club in the Champions League. The French champions were stunned by an early goal on Wednesday night as Maccabi Haifa went in front through Tjaronn Chery in the 24th minute. But Christophe Galtier’s side were swiftly level eight...
Draw at home against Salzburg means drab Chelsea still not out of the woods despite manager swap
Thomas Tuchel started with a disappointing draw and was crowned European champion four months later. Graham Potter fancies a Chelsea repeat. “I won’t give too much away to keep people guessing,” said Graham Potter when asked to explain the shape he envisioned Chelsea taking in his first game as manager...
