A few week after Newcastle United signed Anthony Gordon last January, The Athletic revealed that Athletic Bilbao winger Nico Williams was under serious consideration alongside the former Everton man. A year on, the 21-year-old Spaniard has had another eye-catching season in La Liga and has been linked with a summer move to the Premier League. Fabrizio Romano reports that Chelsea …

March 8 – FIFA did not prosecute a single doping case from more than 2,600 samples taken from players at its tournaments in 2023. The annual report of FIFA’s anti-doping programme showed one positive test at the Women’s World Cup later explained by a player’s medical exemption, and two potential men’s cases that were later closed. FIFA said it collected samples …

March 8 – English Championship leaders Leicester City could become the next club to suffer a points deduction if they are promoted back to the Premier League. Leicester are at serious risk of breaking the English Football League’s profit and sustainability regulations, according to multiple reports, after it emerged there is an outstanding financial charge against them. Figures due to be …

Barcelona’s search for a new manager is slowly but surely consolidating, as we approach the final part of the campaign. The club are closely studying each option and are soon expected to come out with a decision. In the meantime, though, Barça appear to have cooled interest in two particular candidates. No more Flick or De Flick According to SPORT, …

There’s no doubt that Sir Jim Ratcliffe has got an awful lot in his in tray at Man United. Having recently been ratified as part-owner of the club but with full responsibility for football matters, the businessman has wasted no time telling everyone what he’s going to do but without actually seeming to do it. Whether it’s a blanket PR …

March 8 – With their manager under pressure to do better given the club’s staggering £1 billion spend, mid-table Chelsea have now announced pre-tax losses of £90.1 million in the first year under the US ownership of Todd Boehly and Clearlake Capital. Chelsea’s parent company BlueCo 22 suffered net losses of £653 million after tax for the March 2022 to …

Former Arsenal superstar Paul Merson has backed Liverpool to claim a slender 2-1 victory over Manchester City and extend their lead at the top of the Premier League table. Merson also claimed that the outcome of the match was heavily hinged on Mohamed Salah’s availability. Paul Merson Backs Liverpool To Beat Manchester City At Anfield Premier League leaders Liverpool will …

It’s scarcely believable that Donald Trump, the disgraced ex-President of the United States of America, could be influential in terms of the future of European football, but that’s the precise scenario being painted by Premier League co-creator, John Smith. Were he to be elected again at the expense of Joe Biden, there is a very real possibility that the football …

March 8 – Without offering any proof, Botafogo owner John Textor has said referees in the Brazilian top flight have been corrupted.  The American businessman said there was corruption in the league and revealed that he had recordings of referees complaining about not having received agreed bribes. Prone to controversial remarks, Textor spoke to journalists after Botafogo’s 2-1 victory against …

The winners of the Championship Play-Off final, dubbed ‘the world’s richest game,’ are often sent tumbling straight back to the English second-tier after a season in the Premier League. Even the two teams that go up automatically are beginning to religiously suffer the same fate. No need to change Premier League status quo says former agent Take this season’s Premier …