As revealed by Sky Sports, Newcastle United had a bid of around £50m for Anthony Elanga rejected by Nottingham Forest on deadline day. They report that we upped our offer by £15m after our opening bid of £35m was rejected by Forest on Friday, showing how desperate the club were to end the window on a high and bring in …

There’s no escaping the fact that yesterday was another really bad afternoon for Casemiro in a Manchester United shirt, but it seems his wife isn’t quite ready to accept that narrative. The veteran Brazilian midfielder has undoubtedly had a great career, better than many of the best footballers can dream of, but he now looks a shadow of his old …

Five Liverpool players made it in to the latest Premier League team of the week as selected by pundit Troy Deeney. The Reds were in superb form yesterday as they won 3-0 away to Manchester United, with the goals coming from Luis Diaz and Mohamed Salah, both of whom made Deeney’s line up in his BBC Sport column. As well …

Following last week’s drab 1-1 draw at Las Palmas, Real Madrid returned to La Liga action with a clash against Real Betis at the Santiago Bernabeu Stadium on Sunday night, September 1. Having seen arch-rivals Barcelona claim an emphatic 7-0 win over Real Valladolid on Saturday, Los Blancos needed to deliver a sure-footed performance in front of their fans. It …

Heidenheim rolled to three points on Sunday against fellow Bundesliga side Augsburg, but the huge result came at a cost. Midfielder Lennard Maloney left the 4-0 victory before halftime due to an apparent back injury. Maloney collided with Augsburg’s Fredrik Jensen on a corner kick, receiving a knee to the back that led him to be replaced in the 41st …

The September U.S. men’s national team roster features many of the expected faces, but there will also be two players fighting to make their senior international debuts. Defender Marlon Fossey and goalkeeper Diego Kochen have been included in interim head coach Mikey Varas’ 24-player roster for upcoming home friendlies vs. Canada and New Zealand. Both players might have different experience …

PSG managed to go three for three beating Lille on Sunday, September 1st in the 2024/2025 season of Ligue 1. With goals from Randal Kolo Muani, Vitinha and Barcola, Paris were able to move past Lille 3-1 with relative ease. Player Ratings Lille Despite losing the game, Edon Zhegrova was able to have a phenomenal individual performance, earning a 9.5 …

Juventus and Roma went to a 0-0 draw at the Allianz Stadium on Sunday, September 1st in the opening weeks of the 2024/2025 Serie A season. Player Ratings Juventus Despite a goalless afternoon, Juve were quite strong defensively, with Federico Gatti (7.8) and Bremer (7.2) being the standouts from the game. With the lack of goals, the striking force of …

Jamie Carragher believes Erik ten Hag is walking a similar path at Man Utd to that which Brendan Rodgers did at Liverpool. ‘Mixed’ would be an understated way to describe Ten Hag’s reign at Old Trafford so far. The Dutchman guided United to an EFL Cup title and third place in the Premier League during his first season in charge. …

Juventus played out a goalless draw against Roma at the Allianz Stadium this evening, a result that left the Bianconeri reflecting on missed opportunities. Under the management of Thiago Motta, Juventus entered the match with high hopes after two convincing 3-0 victories to start the season. However, the team struggled to find their rhythm against a resolute Roma defence. The …