Former Arsenal player Emmanuel Petit has urged the club to accept a bid of £15m from Newcastle for Aaron Ramsdale. Ramsdale had been Arsenal’s number one for two seasons following his surprise arrival from Sheffield United in the summer of 2021. However, the England international lost his place in the side following David Raya’s arrival on loan from Brentford last …
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Atalanta 3-0 Bayer Leverkusen – Ademola Lookman reflects on historic Europa League win
Ademola Lookman was proud to have made history after his hat-trick inspired Atalanta to Europa League glory against Bayer Leverkusen. The 26-year-old Wandsworth-born forward – who was plucked from Sunday League football into Charlton Athletic’s youth set-up – scored three superb goals as La Dea won their first silverware since 1963. In the process he became the first player since …
Read More »Kyren Williams will miss OTA’s for the Rams with a ‘foot issue’
Last season, the Los Angeles Rams had to fight for a playoff spot. At 10-7, they were the 7th seed in the NFC playoffs. The Rams had to play the Lions in Detroit, where they lost a close game. Head coach Sean McVay is looking for his team to have another winning season in 2024. This week, the Rams started …
Read More »Darwin Nunez opens up on why he deleted his Liverpool photos from Instagram
Liverpool striker Darwin Nunez has revealed he deleted all his Liverpool photos from social media after being affected by “negative” comments. Nunez arrived at Anfield from Portuguese giants Benfica in a club record deal worth £85m in the summer of 2022. The 24-year-old endured a largely uninspiring first season with the Reds scoring nine goals in 29 Premier League appearances, …
Read More »Atalanta wins Europa League, ends Leverkusen’s unbeaten run
For the first time this season, Bayer Leverkusen lost a game. Atalanta collected its first international trophy by defeating the German side in the Europa League Final on Wednesday. Leverkusen, which already secured the Bundesliga and can still win the DFB-Pokal Final, will not be the second German side to win a treble. Instead, it is Atalanta to earn a …
Read More »Crazy scenes as Atalanta lift trophy in Dublin
It was a remarkable night for Atalanta and Ademola Lookman, the Italian side winning the Europa League thanks to their striker’s incredible hat-trick. The win sparked crazy scenes at the trophy lift, and the celebrations were understandable given that it was the Serie A’s first trophy in 61 years. More Stories / Latest News All of …
Read More »Arne Slot: What can Liverpool fans expect from Jurgen Klopp’s successor?
If you’re a Liverpool fan, it probably still feels strange, the fact that Jurgen Klopp isn’t your team’s manager anymore. You were probably very emotional after the game on Sunday at Anfield, when the Reds beat Wolverhampton Wanderers in the final round of the Premier League season and Klopp bid everyone in the stadium a warm and fond farewell, taking …
Read More »Xabi Alonso shows his class
Despite just having lost the Europa League Final, Xabi Alonso still oozed class as he warmly embraced his opposite number Gian Piero Gasperini. The Italian had delivered a tactical masterclass that ensured that Bayer Leverkusen’s magical unbeaten run ended in Dublin. More Stories / Latest News That will likely mean that the history books will show …
Read More »Europa League Final player ratings: Lookman a perfect 10
It was one of the great European performances, with Ademola Lookman at the heart of it. Xabi Alonso’s Bayer Leverkusen side were hopeful of ending the season unbeaten, but Lookman’s two first-half goals appear to have put paid to that. His hat-trick goal was sensational and put the gloss on an incredible team performance from the Serie A side. Bayer …
Read More »Arsenal transfer news: Arteta, Ramsdale, Kadioglu, Hato
This article was originally published on the Daily Briefing, a subscription service. If you would like to receive Charles Watts’ exclusive articles via email ahead of publication on caughtoffside.com, please sign-up for the service at thedailybriefing.io Obviously Sunday didn’t pan out the way everyone at Arsenal wanted it to, but that shouldn’t take away from what was a remarkable season for the …
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