September 27 – Bulgaria’s Spartak Varna owner Pavlin Nikolov has followed through on his promise and withdrawn from financing of the club after nearly 50 Spartak fans disrupted the team’s training session on Thursday and attacked head coach Kyriakos Georgiou. According to various sources, Spartak’s head coach was punched in the face during the fan invasion. The training was immediately …

Manchester United have had a disappointing start to the new season. The Red Devils are currently 11th in the league after five matches and they could not win against FC Twente at Old Trafford in their first Europa League match of the season. It feels like nothing has changed much at Man United this season despite the club spending heavily …

So far this season, Barcelona forward Lamine Yamal has been a constant presence on the field, appearing in every match and accumulating 706 minutes.  His goals and assists have made headlines, but there is an underlying concern about his growing workload and with a series of games stacking up, it might be time for the coaching staff to think about …

Arne Slot still wants Martin Zubimendi (Photos by Julian Finney, Rafa Babot/Getty Images) Liverpool still like Real Sociedad midfielder Martin Zubimendi but are wary of entering into a potential bidding war for him when clubs look again at his situation next summer, CaughtOffside understands. Although the Reds are still open to re-exploring a move for the Spain international after he …

Photo by Julian Finney/Getty Images, Carl Recine/Getty Images and Michael Regan/Getty Images In his exclusive column for CaughtOffside, former Aston Villa attacker Stan Collymore discusses some of football’s biggest talking points, including what Rodri’s absence means for Man City, why Michael Oliver got it wrong at the weekend plus much more. — Pep will issue a clarion call despite Rodri’s …

Everton manager Sean Dyche has given a positive update on defenders Jarrad Branthwaite and Vitalii Mykolenko for his side’s Premier League match at home to fellow strugglers Crystal Palace on Saturday (3pm BST). Centre-back Branthwaite, who has had groin surgery, made his first appearance of the season for Everton Under-21s against Sunderland on Sunday, while Ukraine left-back Mykolenko has been …

September 27 – The much-hyped introduction of semi-automated offside technology (SAOT) to the English Premier League will be delayed until at least the new year. Howard Webb, the chief refereeing officer from the Professional Game Match Officials Limited (PGMOL) had hoped to introduce the system before the October international break, however, Premier League officials were informed that would not be …

Milan is looking to bolster their midfield, and one of the names on their radar is USMNT international Johnny Cardoso. The Rossoneri faces a shortage of midfield options. Ismael Bennacer picked up an injury. Therefore, the Rossoneri is once again considering Cardoso despite competition from Tottenham. The Italian giants are on the hunt for midfield reinforcements in the absence of …

Nottingham Forest manager Nuno Espirito Santo has said he has no new injury absentees and will be on the touchline when Fulham visit the City Ground on Saturday despite his dismissal during his side’s 2-2 draw at Brighton & Hove Albion. Forest have requested an extension until Wednesday to respond to a charge against Santo of acting in an improper …

September 27 – The fantasy sports platform, Sorare, and official partner of the Premier League has been charged by the UK Gambling Commission. On October 4 the company founded by Nicholas Julia and Adrien Montfort will appear before Birmingham magistrates to answer the charges of allegedly “providing unlicensed gambling facilities to consumers in Britain.” Back in 2023 the Premier League …