Leeds United had a fantastic season in the Championship but fell short, missing out on direct promotion as they finished 3rd. In the play-offs they faced Southampton, who beat them to win promotion. This has resulted in a significant financial problem for the Whites as they now have to raise substantial amount in order to avoid breaching the Financial Fair …

June 17 – India have dismissed their Croatian manager Igor Stimac after the Blue Tigers failed to reach the third round of World Cup qualifying.  Following a meeting of the top executives of the All India Football Federation (AIFF), the governing body issued a statement saying: “Noting the disappointing outcome of the Senior Men’s National Team’s FIFA World Cup 2026 …

Fabrizio Romano has provided an update on Federico Chiesa’s future as a Juventus player. The attacker is fully focused on enjoying the Euros with the Italian national team and is expected to play a key role in the competition. Italy, winners of Euro 2020, are aiming to defend their title this year, and Chiesa’s top form will be crucial to …

Former England captain Terry Butcher heaped praise on Jude Bellingham but warned his team-mates must step up to help ease the burden on the Real Madrid star. Bellingham produced a man of the match performance in England’s win against Serbia as he headed home the only goal of the game to give Gareth Southgate’s side a winning start to Euro …

According to Mundo Deportivo, Liverpool have had an offer of €50 million for Leny Yoro rejected by LOSC Lille. The Merseysiders need a new centre-back to replace Joel Matip, who will officially leave the club at the end of the month as a free agent. They appear to have identified Yoro as a prime candidate for the role, but their …

Manchester City star Erling Haaland experienced an unexpected disturbance during his summer break in Marbella, Spain. As reported by The Sun, the prolific Norwegian forward was at the popular Playa Padre beach club when he found himself in the midst of a police raid. During ‘Operation Marbella’, Spanish police have been conducting surprise checks on beach clubs to fight organised …

At 39-43, the Bulls finished 9th in the Eastern Conference last season. They were in the play-in tournament but failed to secure one of the final two spots in the postseason. This offseason, the Bulls have reportedly received calls about one of their top players. Other teams have an interest in acquiring Alex Caruso.  Beat writer Will Gottlieb reported that …

There is no bigger star at Euro 2024 than Kylian Mbappe and the superstar proved very popular with the matchday mascots in the tunnel ahead of France’s Euro 2024 opener with Austria.  The winger is regarded by many as the best player on the planet and it is fair to say that the 25-year-old is a fan of international tournaments. …

Welcome to another Arsecast Extra, the Arsenal podcast, with myself and James from @gunnerblog. In this episode we talk a lot about the goings-on at Euro 2024, in particular the opening game in England’s campaign, which featured Bukayo Saka and Declan Rice. There’s some Benjamin Sesko watch after Slovenia’s draw with Denmark, some questions about the transfer market and what …

June 17 – The most unwanted label in football has to be the ‘Golden Generation’ – just ask England circa 2002-06. At Frankfurt’s Deutsche Bank Park, Belgium’s ‘GG’ were keen to prove that the label, which has hung heavily around their necks since 2014, still had some luster left.  It took their opponents, Slovenia, all of six minutes to take …