After finishing 11 points ahead of Ipswich Town to claim the Championship title, Coventry have invested approximately £130m and broken their transfer record four times this summer. Their new recruits include midfielder Frank Onyeka, central defender Aurele Amenda, winger Loum Tchaouna and goalkeeper Carl Rushworth. Ghanaian midfielder Caleb Yirenkyi became the club’s most expensive addition […]
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“The young man could hardly process what had happened, and none of us would have been able to either after doing something like that,” said Álvaro Mantilla, Racing Santander’s captain on the day the club had dreamed about for years. That was why the 19-year-old, a local player who had spent half his life at […]
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Once the season reaches its busiest stage, few people at Old Trafford are likely to look back on this occasion. Yet its importance could grow depending on what happens before the transfer window shuts on 1 September. After an hour, Carrick brought Marcus Rashford on as one of six replacements. It marked his first outing […]
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Will Lankshear struck twice after the interval on his debut as Middlesbrough recovered from behind to begin their Championship campaign with a battling 2-1 win, bringing newly promoted Lincoln’s extraordinary nine-month unbeaten sequence to an end. The Imps, appearing in the second tier for the first time in 65 years, began brightly and went ahead […]
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Each of the 12 Scottish Premiership clubs will field a team of former stars in a legends edition of the popular indoor Tennent’s Soccer Sixes tournament later this year. Supported by the SPFL, the returning competition will be staged at Braehead Arena on 3 and 4 October, with Premier Sports providing live coverage. Saturday will […]
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Burnley defender Kyle Walker has urged his team-mates to quickly put relegation behind them as they aim to secure an immediate return to the Premier League. The Clarets ended last season in 19th place in the top division. They will open their Championship campaign at home against West Ham on Sunday, with both clubs having […]
Continue ReadingEuropean football’s governing body is ready to prevent Russian teams from rejoining international competition, despite the recent decision by the International Olympic Committee (IOC) to conditionally end the nation’s exclusion from global sports. The global football authority has suggested it will reassess its stance after enforcing a prohibition on Russian sides following the comprehensive invasion […]
Continue ReadingThomas Tuchel, the head coach of England, is confident Reece James will be fit to face Norway in Saturday’s World Cup quarter-final (22:00 BST). Tuchel’s options at right-back took another hit after Jarell Quansah was sent off in Sunday’s 3-2 victory over Mexico, meaning the Bayer Leverkusen defender must sit out England’s next knockout contest […]
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