The Dutch defender will no doubt be breathing a sigh of relief after his misplaced pass was snuffed out by Liverpool teammate Jarell Quansah. Liverpool travel to newly promoted Ipswich Town for their opening game of the Premier League season as they look to challenge Manchester City and Arsenal for the league title. Although the heavy favourites heading into the …

In under eight hours, FC Barcelona will play their first official game under new manager Hansi Flick as they lock horns with Valencia in Matchweek 1 of La Liga away at Mestalla. Coming into the game on the back of a disappointing loss to AS Monaco in the pre-season Joan Gamper Trophy match, the Blaugrana will be intent on producing …

Paul Merson believes Arsenal missed a trick when they did not sign Pedro Neto earlier this summer. The Portugal international recently completed a lucrative move from Wolves to the Gunners’ fierce London rivals Chelsea, who have embarked on yet another summer of heavy spending. Neto — whose fee is understood to be in the region of £54m (per BBC Sport) …

Juventus and Federico Chiesa are at odds after the club took a tough stance on his departure. Juve has made it clear that he needs to leave, and as he struggles to find a new club, they have now forced him out of first-team training. The Old Lady is reconsidering its decision to offload some players and has decided to …

Manchester City defender Joao Cancelo is one of Barcelona’s main targets heading into the final stages of the transfer window. The Blaugrana, with the help of superagent Jorge Mendes, are working on his signing and everything indicates that there could be an agreement with the Premier League champions for a loan with a non-mandatory option to buy. Manchester City do …

Ben Chilwell could miss out on his side’s titanic opening clash against Manchester City on Sunday afternoon after missing training. After a long summer break, the Premier League season has finally kicked off this weekend with Manchester United’s Friday night win against Fulham the opening contest of the new campaign. With the mouth-watering return of club football, fans will not …

Things have gone pear-shaped for Vitor Roque during the short time that he has been at FC Barcelona. Arriving in January amid much fanfare, the 19-year-old striker was heralded as the next best thing coming out from Brazil. But Barcelona fans never really got to see what made him so special as Xavi hardly counted on him. Things have not …

Manchester United are prepared to cash in on Hannibal Mejbri this summer.  The 21-year-old midfield prodigy has been linked with an exit from Old Trafford and the Red Devils are open to letting him leave. He is unlikely to play often this season and it makes sense for the club to move him on. Mejbri should look to move on …

With the new 2024/25 Premier League campaign finally upon us, let’s take a look at three things to look out for as Newcastle host newly-promoted Southampton in Saturday’s 3pm kick-off at St James’ Park.  1. Who starts at right back? It remains to be seen whether the on-pitch captain, Kieran Trippier, has the required fitness to start the Magpies’ home …

Alan Shearer would be gutted if Newcastle United sold Anthony Gordon. The Magpies winger, who joined from Everton 18 months ago, has become a St. James’ Park fan favourite. The 23-year-old has continued his fine form and remains one of England’s most exciting left-sided attackers. Anthony Gordon has been linked with leaving Newcastle. Consequently, speculation the Merseyside-born winger could leave …