Ligue 1

West Ham were beaten by Freiburg in their Europa League round of 16 tie on Thursday night and Hammers boss David Moyes was not happy with one specific action in the game.  The Scottish coach would have felt that he should have got something from the game but late on, Michael Gregoritsch would secure the advantage for the German side heading into the second …

Liverpool look set to get a huge boost ahead of next season as former sporting director Michael Edwards is close to agreeing a senior role with Fenway Sports Group. This role includes the 44-year-old taking oversight of the club’s football operations from next season onwards as Edwards will be tasked with spearheading the post-Jurgen Klopp era at Anfield. FSG wanted the Englishman …

Gary Neville and Jamie Carragher were fuming after learning Aston Villa could offload Jacob Ramsey in summer to comply with FFP rules. There were reports last week that Aston Villa risks FFP breaches after confirming £119m financial losses. “That’s not right is it? That’s not right. It’s an academy player!,” Carragher commented.” “That’s what City have been doing for years. …

Trent Alexander-Arnold has caused a bit of a stir in the build-up to Liverpool’s massive match with Man City on Sunday with his recent words about the Manchester club but Pep Guardiola has refused to comment on them.  The Reds defender suggested in an interview with FourFourTwo that City’s greater financial resources means their silverware does not mean as much …

Paul Merson believes referee made a big mistake not awarding a penalty to Sunderland against Leicester City. Sunderland were denied a penalty late in the game when Hamza Choudhoury tugged back Daniel Ballard who was 1 vs 1 with Foxes goalkeeper. “If you are Ipswich and Leeds, then you would be fuming,” said Merson. “For me, it’s a stonewall, gets …

Manchester United should opt against hiring Gareth Southgate and instead focus their attention on Brighton and Hove Albion boss Roberto De Zerbi. That is the view of former Liverpool and Aston Villa attacker Stan Collymore, who believes the Red Devils, following the recent investment of Sir Jim Ratcliffe, will sack Erik Ten Hag in the summer, regardless of what happens …

This summer will see Oliver Glasner given the chance to add to his Crystal Palace squad for the first time and the Austrian coach has his eye on Rapid Vienna talents Leopold Querfeld and Matthias Seidl. Querfeld is a product of the Rapid youth ranks and made his debut for the Austrian club in 2021, racking up more than 60 …

There is still a chance that Matt Ritchie and Paul Dummett remain at Newcastle beyond this summer despite the duo receiving very few minutes this season. Both players have been at the Tyneside club for many years and are good lads to have in Eddie Howe’s dressing room. Ritchie has been at the Magpies since 2016, while Dummett made his debut for …

This summer is a huge one for Tottenham as Ange Postecoglou will look to take his squad up another level to compete with the Premier League’s top three next season.  There will be several incomings at the North London club but that will have to be funded with the help of outgoings. Spurs have several players facing uncertain futures ahead of …

There’s no doubt that Sir Jim Ratcliffe has got an awful lot in his in tray at Man United. Having recently been ratified as part-owner of the club but with full responsibility for football matters, the businessman has wasted no time telling everyone what he’s going to do but without actually seeming to do it. Whether it’s a blanket PR …