Photo by Richard Heathcote/Getty Images. Manchester United have endured another miserable start to the season. Winning just two of their first six Premier League games, the Red Devils sit 12th in the table, eight points off leaders and bitter-rivals Liverpool. United’s latest showing on Sunday saw the side put in one of their worst performances under Erik Ten Hag as …

Following Saturday’s much-improved performance and deserved point at home to Man City, we’re back at St James’ tomorrow night and can expect to see a few changes as we prepare to face Wimbledon in the Carabao Cup. The winner will host Chelsea in the fourth round and, with this weekend’s trip to Everton in mind, we could see a few …

Barcelona will lock horns with Young Boys in their second match of the 2024/25 UEFA Champions League tomorrow night at Estadi Olimpic Lluis Companys. Coming into the game on the back of a 4-2 defeat against Osasuna, the Blaugrana will be hoping to bounce back strongly and pick up their first win in Europe, having lost to AS Monaco earlier …

Martin Zubimendi in action for Real Sociedad (Photo by Octavio Passos/Getty Images) Arsenal, Liverpool and Tottenham could reportedly all face missing out on the transfer of Real Sociedad midfielder Martin Zubimendi, who is said to have chosen Real Madrid as his next club. There is still interest from Arsenal, Liverpool, Spurs and Manchester City in Zubimendi, but it seems his …

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Juventus reportedly have an agreement in principle with Jorge Mendes to sign Francisco Conceicao on a permanent basis at the end of the season. The Bianconceri signed the 21-year-old from Porto towards the end of the summer transfer session. The Portugal international completed a loan move that doesn’t include an option or an obligation to buy. And yet, Conceicao’s future …

Chelsea winger Jadon Sancho, who joined the Blues from Manchester United in the summer transfer window, seem to have enjoyed his former club’s defeat against Tottenham. The Red Devils suffered a humiliating defeat against Spurs at Old Trafford on Sunday, when Ange Postecoglou’s men beat Erik ten Hag’s team 3-0. It was another poor performance by Man United at home …

Mikel Arteta feels tomorrow night’s Champions League clash with Paris Saint-Germain will provide another indicator as to the progress of his team. Arsenal returned to the top tier of European football last season after a seven-year absence and performed well, reaching the quarter-finals before losing to Bayern Munich. PSG went one further, getting to the last four before a surprise …

The 2025 Club World Cup venues are officially set. FIFA announced the 12 venues that will host the annual competition, which will run from June 15 to July 13. MetLife Stadium in New Jersey will host the tournament final while 11 additional stadiums will host matches throughout the competition. Mercedes-Benz Stadium (Atlanta), Bank of America Stadium (Charlotte, North Carolina), TQL …

Arsenal midfielder Declan Rice has hit back at the criticism that has come the club’s way after the work Mikel Arteta has done to toughen his players up and improve their approach to set pieces. For so many years, Arsenal were ridiculed for being a team without a Plan B, and for being too much of a soft touch against …