Newcastle United fans and manager Eddie Howe are still waiting for their first major summer signing. The Magpies have lost two key players in Elliot Anderson and Yankuba Minteh while their arrivals include defender Lloyd Kelly and two backup goalkeepers in John Ruddy and Odysseas Vlachodimos. They need to strengthen their squad this summer after it was pretty clear last …

In his exclusive column for CaughtOffside, former Aston Villa attacker Stan Collymore discusses some of football’s biggest talking points, including why Kevin De Bruyne’s Saudi Arabian u-turn is a real fillip for Man City, why Liverpool fans need to be careful what they wish for, why Kylian Mbappe needs to be humble, why Mikel Arteta could still be at Arsenal …

July 25 – The men’s Olympic football tournament got off to a violent and chaotic start Wednesday as Morocco stunned two-time gold medalist Argentina with a 2-1 win. The result tells only part of the story after a dramatic end to the match in Saint-Etienne, which had to be suspended for nearly two hours when Morocco fans ran on to the …

Although Paul Mitchell has suggested we will only make one or two high-profile signings this window, with a new right winger and centre-back being the presumed main targets, I can’t feel there is still a gap that needs to be filled in our midfield for the upcoming season. After an injury-hit campaign saw us routinely start 17-year-old Lewis Miley – …

Aston Villa have made additions to their squad this summer as manager Unai Emery prepares his squad to fight in the Champions League next season. The Midlands club finished in the Premier League top four against all the odds and qualified for the Champions League. They have added players in the midfield, particularly in the defensive midfield position as well …

With the return of all of Europe’s elite fast approaching on the horizon, we have plenty of action from across the globe this weekend. As the likes of Belgium’s Pro League open up the 2024/25 campaign on Saturday, there are also a host of eye-catching affairs from across Brazil. For those of you looking to stick on a Saturday flutter, …

Football agent Giulio Tedeschi has suggested there is now a stronger possibility of Sofyan Amrabat returning to Manchester United in this summer’s transfer window. The Morocco international spent last season on loan at Man Utd and had a mixed spell, starting slowly at Old Trafford before showing some signs of improvement towards the end of the campaign. The Red Devils …

Argentina have filed a complaint with FIFA over the controversy in Wednesday’s Olympic football opener against Morocco. The Copa America winners lost 2-1 to Morocco in a match that was marred by crowd trouble, with a late equaliser ruled out by VAR after play had been suspended for two hours. In the celebrations of what they thought was Cristian Medina’s …

The 1998-99 English Premier League title was won by Manchester United, thanks to a 2-1 victory over Tottenham Hotspur on the final day of the season, denying Arsenal in the process. The two rivals had been exchanging blows for much of the second half of the season, but when Arsenal lost to Leeds with just one game remaining it handed …

West Ham United have reportedly reached an agreement to sign a striker they were desperately looking for. The Hammers have made new signings under Julen Lopetegui and strengthened their squad with three new additions. Attacking midfielder Max Guilherme, goalkeeper Wes Foderingham and defender Max Kilman have all joined the club as part of Lopetegui’s new era at the London Stadium. …