Match report – Player Ratings – Arteta reaction – Video Arsenal returned to winning ways last night with a 1-0 victory of Shaktar Donetsk, but it’s fair to say it wasn’t the most convincing victory we’ve ever had. Mikel Arteta played a strong side, with only two changes from the side that lost to Bournemouth on Saturday. Mikel Merino and …

Mykhailo Mudryk at Arsenal’s game against Shakhtar Donetsk (Photo by Justin Setterfield/Getty Images) Chelsea star Mykhailo Mudryk was spotted at the Arsenal game against Shakhtar Donetsk at the Emirates Stadium last night, and his presence has caused quite a stir online. Mudryk notably came close to joining Arsenal before ending up at Stamford Bridge instead as Chelsea hijacked the deal …

October 23 – The Romanian Football Federation has terminated its sponsorship contract with Nordis Group. The real estate company was the main sponsor of the FRF Referees Committee, and its logo was on the shirts of the Romanian referees. The contract was terminated following the real estate scandal that has merged in Bucharest, which Nordis has been in the centre of. …

Newcastle look set to prioritise the signing of a new right winger over the arrival of a central defender in January, according to reports. Courtesy of Mark Douglas at the i, it’s believed the welcome form of Dan Burn, who has expertly deputised in the place of the injured Sven Botman, and continued struggles of Jacob Murphy and Miguel Almiron …

Borussia Dortmund are reportedly showing an interest in the potential transfer of Chelsea left-back Ben Chilwell, while they also have Bournemouth’s Milos Kerkez on their list in that position. Dortmund could probably do with signing a new left-back after they had Ian Maatsen on loan from Chelsea last season, though the Dutchman didn’t end up staying with the club this …

October 23 – In 2006 a French documentary film, Zidane, A 21st Century Portrait trained 17 synchronized cameras on the French legend during a match between Real Madrid and Villarreal. On October 25 MLS, in collaboration with Apple TV, and TikTok will revisit the groundbreaking piece by putting their entire focus on Argentine, and Inter Miami captain, Lionel Messi. The feature entitled …

Trent Alexander-Arnold and Carlo Ancelotti (Photos by Carl Recine, Florencia Tan Jun/Getty Images) Real Madrid are planning to offer Liverpool right-back Trent Alexander-Arnold a contract in the range of £14-15million per year extending until the 2029-2030 season, CaughtOffside understands. Sources close to the situation have informed CaughtOffside that, the La Liga giants have been in discussions with Alexander-Arnold’s close circle, …

Ange Postecoglou clearly doesn’t fancy Archie Gray for Tottenham. Photo by Richard Heathcote/Getty Images Ange Postecoglou has arguably won the trust of Tottenham fans with his style of football and his no nonsense attitude, but only playing world class teenager, Archie Gray, for 33 minutes in the Premier League so far (transfermarkt) is an odd decision to say the least. …

Manchester United have reportedly held talks with former Barcelona manager Xavi, with intermediaries twice contacting the Spanish tactician over potentially replacing Erik ten Hag as Red Devils boss. Man Utd chiefs have been in Barcelona recently for what they claim have been other business matters, but it seems there’s also been contact with Xavi about taking over at Old Trafford …

October 22 – A year after rupturing his left ACL, Neymar returned to action with a second-half cameo in the Asian Champions League tie between Al Hilal and holders Al-Ain.  The Brazilian was almost on target in a dramatic 5-4 win for his Saudi club in a match that featured hattricks for both Salem Al-Dawsari and Soufiane Rahini. Neymar replaced …