European top leagues, including the Premier League, are edging closer to a major overhaul of the summer transfer window. These leagues want the window to close before the start of the season. The move is intended to create a more stable environment for clubs and players. It can reduce the chaos that often surrounds the final weeks of the window. …

Barcelona coach Hansi Flick has played down concerns about overworking 17-year-old wonderkid Lamine Yamal. Yamal has been a standout performer for Barca this season, featuring in all seven of the team’s matches across all competitions after an impressive summer with Spain, helping win Euro 2024. The young winger has already tallied four goals and five assists this term, earning praise …

Barcelona goalkeeper Marc-Andre ter Stegen has suffered a serious knee injury which is expected to keep him out of action for the remainder of the season. Obviously not happy with the prospect of Inaki Pena standing between the posts for so long, according to Fabrizio Romano, they’ve made contact with the representatives of Wojciech Szczesny, who retired at the end …

Juventus are reportedly keen to sign Pierre Kalulu on a permanent basis, but Milan won’t give them any favors. The 24-year-old joined the Bianconeri on loan with an option to buy at the end of the season. The Frenchman wasn’t exactly the first name on Cristiano Giuntoli’s shortlist. The Turin-based giants first pursued Riccardo Calafiori and then Jean-Clair Tobido, but …

Tim Steidten picked all of West Ham United’s summer signings apart from Crysencio Summerville, according to reports.  The Hammers embarked on a lavish spending spree to back new manager Julen Lopetegui, bringing in the likes of Niclas Fullkrug, Max Kilman, Guido Rodriguez and Aaron Wan-Bissaka. Summerville was also signed from Leeds at the start of August for a reported £25m …

American billionaire Marc Lasry is reportedly set to purchase a majority stake in the North Carolina Courage. The National Women’s Soccer League (NWSL) side is currently controlled by Welsh-American businessman Steve Malik. The club was founded in 2017 after Malik purchased the rights to the Western New York Flash. Malik then subsequently moved the team down to North Carolina. Details …

Conor McGregor has leaked his own drug test results and demanded another fight in the UFC, after the ‘Notorious’ was snubbed by Michael Chandler. Conor McGregor Reveals Drug Test Results  There was plenty of talk about Conor McGregor following Anthony Joshua’s loss to Daniel Dubois last weekend, with the Irishman all over the cameras throughout the heavyweight bout at Wembley. …

Manchester City have confirmed their starting line-up for their Carabao Cuop third round clash with Watford. City are hunting for their eight EFL Cup triumph and their fifth under Pep Guardiola as they host the Championship side, managed by former Manchester United midfielder Tom Cleverley. The hosts come into the game fresh off their dramatic 2-2 draw with title rivals …

As we battled arguably the worst injury crisis in Premier League history last season, it became very clear that our kryptonite was our lack of squad depth. Bar a few positions, our starting 11 when all players were fit and available was up there with the big boys, however the talent others held in reserve set them apart from us …

Liverpool’s recruitment team are pushing Arne Slot to add Crystal Palace’s Marc Guehi to his squad for the 2025/26 campaign as they believe the England international can be the successor to Virgil van Dijk at the Merseyside club.  The Netherlands international is out of contract at Anfield in 2025 and there has been no sign of a new deal being …