Manchester City are considering Roma midfielder Manu Koné as they look to provide Enzo Maresca with more options in the middle of the pitch. City have already completed the £116m acquisition of Elliot Anderson and are nearing an £85m deal for Lille youngster Ayyoub Bouaddi. However, Maresca is also interested in Koné because of his […]
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Marcus Rashford said he wants to focus on playing football without seeing his name discussed “every day”, following Gary Neville’s attempt to bring up the Manchester United attacker during a podcast. Rashford responded to a clip from the Stick to Football podcast in which Jamie Carragher showed his irritation after former United defender Neville asked […]
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Gianni Infantino has been abandoned by another Fifa vice-president after Hungarian Football Federation leader Sandor Csanyi questioned the president’s “professional judgment, ethical standards and leadership”. In a strongly worded letter delivered to Infantino on Tuesday and initially acquired by the AFP news agency, Csanyi says he has “lost the confidence I previously placed in you”. […]
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Harry Kane says he is no longer feeling the same strong desire to return to England from Germany and pursue the Premier League’s all-time goalscoring record. The forward left Tottenham for Bayern Munich in 2023 after scoring 213 goals in England’s top division, leaving him 47 behind Alan Shearer’s record of 260. Since moving to […]
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Sheffield United may be handed a 12-point penalty after the company that acquired the club was ordered into liquidation by the High Court on Wednesday. COH Sports Bidco Limited (CSBL) reached an agreement to buy the Championship side for slightly more than £100m in December 2024, although approximately £35m of the purchase price remained unpaid. […]
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Patrick Vieira is set to become Senegal’s new head coach during a turbulent period for the national side, although ongoing complications mean the former France captain may never formally take control of the Teranga Lions. The 50-year-old has been named as the team’s next manager even though no agreement has yet been signed, while no […]
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Derek McInnes believes Lawrence Shankland is far too talented to go without scoring consistently and expects the Rangers captain to make a major contribution, whether he starts or comes off the bench. Shankland has found the net once in five appearances since joining Rangers. He began Sunday’s match against St Mirren among the substitutes as […]
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José Mourinho has revealed that Real Madrid submitted an offer for Rodri and that he personally discussed a possible move with the midfielder. However, he said the Spain World Cup winner’s hesitation left him uncertain about completing the signing. Mourinho made the comments on the day Rodri was officially unveiled by Barcelona following his €75m […]
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Promoted Coventry City have completed the signing of teenage striker Sidiki Cherif from Turkish club Fenerbahce. The 19-year-old was born in Guinea and relocated to France at the age of five. He has moved to the Sky Blues on a long-term contract after scoring twice in 12 Turkish Super Lig matches for Fenerbahce last season. […]
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Aston Villa are expecting Al Hilal to return with an improved offer for Ollie Watkins after turning down a proposal worth close to £40m for the forward. The Saudi Arabian club want to sign Villa’s leading Premier League scorer, who has recorded at least 10 league goals in each of his six seasons since arriving […]
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