Rangers were eliminated from the Europa Cup after last season’s runners-up Hammarby earned a 3-0 win at Broadwood Stadium, completing a 5-0 aggregate triumph. The team occupying second place in Sweden’s 2026 top division needed just 13 minutes to increase their advantage from the opening leg. Defender Mathilde Janzen delivered an excellent pass behind the […]
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The hacker whose leaked files prompted the Premier League inquiry into Manchester City believes Gianni Infantino should not be involved in football’s future. City were found to have violated Premier League financial regulations across nine years. The club continues to reject any wrongdoing and has until 2 October to lodge an appeal. The Premier League […]
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England manager Thomas Tuchel believes replacing Harry Kane like-for-like will be impossible as the prolific captain continues to set new records. Kane extended his national-team scoring record to 87 goals after finding the net against the Czech Republic on Tuesday. He is also only two matches short of Peter Shilton’s total of 125 England appearances, […]
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Heart of Midlothian were eliminated from the Women’s Europa Cup after suffering a comprehensive 4-0 defeat to Real Sociedad in the second leg of their second-round qualifying tie. Following a goalless first leg in Edinburgh, the Scottish champions struggled to create scoring opportunities in San Sebastian. The home side dominated from the outset and made […]
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Manager Stale Solbakken tried to steer attention away from the subject, briefly describing Haaland as “very good” and someone who is “scoring goals”, although he acknowledged that the striker failed to convert an opportunity against Portugal that he would usually put away. When questioned about whether he needed to speak with the forward amid the […]
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Manchester City head coach Andree Jeglertz declined to say whether he had been assured that the women’s side would remain unaffected after the club was ruled to have violated Premier League financial regulations. Jeglertz, who arrived at City last summer, described the situation as “business as usual”. Asked about possible consequences for the women’s team, […]
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Sparta Prague attacker Kess Elmore has earned an unexpected maiden Northern Ireland call-up for the 2027 Women’s World Cup play-off against Portugal. The 27-year-old former England youth international is among five newcomers selected by Michael McArdle. Galway United full-back Lucy-Jayne Grant receives her first call-up alongside Irish Premiership players Naomi McLaughlin, Jane McMaster and Charlotte […]
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Uefa says 611 clubs are expected to receive funding during the current payment cycle. That figure could exceed 900 once the entire Euro 2028 tournament is taken into account, matching the level recorded for the 2024 competition. Clubs receive a fixed payment of £3,285 for every player included in a matchday squad for a Nations […]
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Kelly Somers is joined by football finance specialist Kieran Maguire and football affairs correspondent Dale Johnson to respond to listeners’ questions after the Premier League announced that Manchester City had been found responsible for all alleged violations of the competition’s financial regulations between the 2009-10 and 2017-18 seasons. TIMECODES: 3’05 – Might Manchester City be […]
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Falkirk goalkeeper Scott Bain has taken the place of the retired Gordon in the squad for this Nations League campaign, although Scotland’s current goalkeeping options appear less convincing than those available in previous years. That raises the question of whether Pocognoli will consider selecting a different goalkeeper for Saturday’s game against North Macedonia and Tuesday’s […]
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