May 3 – Newcastle United midfielder Sandro Tonali has been fined £20,000 and handed a suspended two-month ban for breaching the English Football Association’s (FA) betting rules. Italian international Tonali, 23, is also currently serving a separate 10-month suspension imposed by the Italian Football Federation for similar offences and will miss this summer’s Euros. He was fined by the FA …

May 3 – The French Football Federation (FFF) has now announced that Nike will be its official equipment supplier for the period of the 2026/2027 to 2033/34 seasons as part of a mammoth contract extension, growing the partnership to 23 years in total with the possibility of extending further in the future. Nike will continue to equip all French senior …

May 3 – Clinching a bronze medal at the U23 Asian Cup with a 2-1 extra-time victory against Indonesia, Iraq claimed Asia’s third and final ticket for the Olympic Games.  The Iraqis will join Japan and Uzbekistan in Paris at the men’s football tournament after defeating the Indonesians, who had dreamed of returning to the Olympic Games for the first …

May 3 – Dutch Eredivisie outfit Vitesse has started a crowdfunding campaign in a bid to retain the club’s professional status. Vitesse is in deep financial difficulty and has a deadline of two weeks to address the situation. The club is yet to obtain a professional license to enable it compete in next season’s league. “Let your yellow-black heart speak, …

May 5 – The UEFA Executive Committee has rubberstamped a recommendation from its national competitions committee to increase squad sizes from an original quota of 23 players to 26. UEFA said that although the squad size has been increased, competing nations aren’t obliged to fill the full 26 slots now available. The deadline for naming squads is June 7 with …

With all eyes from across Italy falling on the Stadio Olimpico on Sunday night, Roma and Juventus played out a 1-1 stalemate. Rightfully billed as a season-defining affair for both of the Italian giants, the Wolves got off to a flying start here as Belgium international Romelu Lukaku tapped home from close range and recorded a 12th Serie A strike …

Arsenal is set to make a second attempt to sign Dusan Vlahovic. The Gunners had wanted to acquire the Serbian striker when he played for Fiorentina, but he opted to move to Juventus instead, where he has remained a key player. While Juventus is pleased to have him on their squad and would prefer to keep him, every player has …

Former Aston Villa player Alan Hutton believes that Cameron Archer’s future lies in his own hands as he prepares to return to Aston Villa from his loan spell at Sheffield United. Archer joined Sheffield United from Aston Villa last summer, with the deal reportedly including a buy-back clause contingent on Sheffield United avoiding relegation. However, with the Blades officially relegated, …

Ian Wright was left impressed by Jacob Murphy’s performance against Burnley during Newcastle’s big win against the Clarets on Saturday.  The Magpies put on a dominant performance against Vincent Kompany’s side, scoring three goals in the first half. Burnley made a strong start but Callum Wilson scored against the run of play to open the scoring for the away side. …

Juventus played to a 1-1 draw against AS Roma this evening, keeping their hopes alive for qualification to next season’s Champions League. Federico Chiesa signalled early on that it would be a challenging day for AS Roma with a long-range shot after just three minutes, although it flew wide. After six minutes, Dusan Vlahovic was the next to try his …