Saturday was just an awful night for Arsenal. There haven’t been many of them in recent times, but that was certainly one of them. It was one of those games when everyone was just a bit off. There were so many sloppy errors and that’s something you just don’t really get from Arsenal any more, so it was strange to …

Discontent has rumbled on within the support for a number of weeks now. Eddie Howe wasn’t given the England job, which has helped avoid some of the noise, but the weekend defeat to Brighton has led to even more criticism of the head coach. The current league position of 8th after eight matches is far from a disaster, but the …

October 22 – Cristiano Ronaldo and Al-Nassr’s AFC Champions League Elite match has been controversially moved from Iran to Dubai by the Asian Football Confederation due to security concerns. Al-Nassr were scheduled to face Esteghlal Tehran but the game has been relocated much to the annoyance of Indian side Mohun Bagan, who were forced to forfeit their own AFC Champions …

The big game is finally here and Barcelona could not ask for a better moment to step into the hyped clash. Barcelona and Bayern Munich, over the years, have met innumerable times in the UEFA Champions League. Every subsequent year, the Catalans dish out a slightly improved showing but ultimately fall short and take home a battering. This year once …

Paul Pogba’s future with Juventus appears to be nearing its end, even though his four-year doping ban was recently reduced, allowing him to train in January and return to action by March. Despite this positive development, the Bianconeri remain intent on parting ways with the French midfielder. When Thiago Motta took over as manager, he built his team without considering …

Arsenal expert Charles Watts has said Raheem Sterling, who moved to North London on loan from Chelsea, is unlikely to join the club permanently in the summer transfer window. Watts suggested the Englishman had not yet done anything to convince Mikel Arteta and Co. to give him a permanent deal. In his Daily Briefing column for CaughtOffside, Watts said Arsenal …

Former FA chief Palios, who bought the club in 2014, would not confirm whether the rapper, 36, was involved in the takeover during an interview with Sky Sports. But when asked what timeframe he would like to wrap up a deal for Tranmere’s new owners, he said with a smile on his face: “ASAP.” He also said: “It’s been no …

Pedro Porro celebrates a goal with Son Heung-min (Photo by Shaun Botterill/Getty Images) Tottenham have placed an £80m price tag on star defender Pedro Porro as the North London club try to fend off interest from Man City and Real Madrid in the Spanish star.  The right-back has been a big hit at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium since joining Spurs …

October 22 – Pressure is building on FIFA and the US Soccer Federation from LaLiga to sanction a regular season game in the United States.  Until now, regular season games played outside domestic markets have been outlawed by football’s governing bodies, including in the US courts with a decision that was partially overruled on appeal. In April, FIFA withdrew from …

Barcelona are set to face off against Bayern Munich on Wednesday, with all eyes on Hansi Flick as he takes on his former employers. Flick ‘inflic(k)ted’ relentless pain upon Barcelona when he guided Bayern to a famous 8-2 victory over Barça, not more than four years ago. The same Flick has now taken upon himself to usher in a new …