Inside Spain is a weekly instalment brought to you by Football España, providing an insight into all of the major stories coming out of the rich and intense climes of La Liga and beyond. It was largely regarded as a good week for Spanish football, even if Villarreal didn’t quite pull off a brilliant four-goal comeback against Olympique Marseille, Spain …

After getting called up to the England squad by Gareth Southgate, Aston Villa’s Ollie Watkins promptly celebrated by scoring the first goal in his side’s 4-0 romp over Dutch giants, Ajax, in the Europa Conference League. Unfortunately, Watkins had to leave the pitch just after the half hour mark because of an injury. He was replaced by Jhon Duran who …

It’s going to be an interesting summer for West Ham United, particularly if rumours persist that sporting director, Tim Steidten, is pressing ahead with finding a replacement for David Moyes. The Scot guided the Hammers to their third European quarter-final in a row on Thursday thanks to an epic 5-0 win over Freiburg (5-1 on agg), and if he were …

It would appear that Mikel Arteta and Edu are already planning for next season regardless whether Arsenal manage to secure a long-awaited Premier League title in 2023/24. The North Londoners have certainly showed their mettle this season and at the time of writing are at the summit of the English top-flight. Arsenal want Patrick Schulte to replace Aaron Ramsdale With …

This article was originally published on the Daily Briefing, a subscription service. If you would like to receive Jonathan Johnson’s exclusive transfer articles via email ahead of publication on caughtoffside.com, please sign-up for the service here: thedailybriefing.io Although we’ve heard a lot about names like Xabi Alonso and Roberto De Zerbi, Lens manager Franck Haise has also been linked as one potential outsider …

Liverpool were comfortable 6-1 winners against Sparta Praha in the Europa League on Thursday night and the match saw Mohamed Salah make history for the Merseyside club.  The Egypt star added the third goal on the night for Jurgen Klopp’s men and that strike saw the player hit a very impressive landmark. Salah has become the first player in the Premier …

Xabi Alonso has seemingly instilled a winning mentality in his Bayer Leverkusen side, because just when it looked like the German outfit would lose their first match of the season in the Europa League Round of 16 against Qarabag, up popped Patrik Schick with an injury-time double. The visitors had actually taken a two-goal lead in the match, before Jeremie …

Christian Pulisic is hitting form at the right time, which is crucial not only for AC Milan but also for the U.S. men’s national team. Pulisic extended his current goalscoring run to three matches on Thursday as AC Milan advanced into the UEFA Europa League quarterfinals. The USMNT star scored once and assisted once as the Rossoneri defeated Slavia Prague …

Juventus is gearing up to extend a new contract offer to Daniele Rugani, acknowledging his commendable attitude and contributions despite often being overlooked for selection. The defender has seen more playing time this season than initially anticipated, consistently delivering solid performances for the black and white side. Max Allegri is pleased with Rugani’s presence in the squad, and Juventus is …

Megan Rapinoe will go down as one of the best NWSL and U.S. women’s national team players of all-time and the former standout winger is set to receive the highest honor at club level. The Seattle Reign announced Thursday that Rapinoe’s No. 15 jersey will be retired on August 25. Rapinoe becomes the first player in Reign history to have …