Ligue 1

Everton haven’t enjoyed the best start to the 2024/25 Premier League season, with four defeats from four games placing them rock bottom of the English top-flight. In two of those matches they’ve only themselves to blame, given that they were 2-0 up against both Bournemouth and Aston Villa yet ended up losing both by a scoreline of 3-2. A 4-0 …

Football is a brutal game at the best of times, and that’s never better evidenced than by Roma’s decision to sack Daniele De Rossi after just four games of the Serie A season. The 41-year-old took over the first-team manager’s job from Jose Mourinho in January of this year, and it was clearly felt by club hierarchy that one of …

Eddie Howe should be rightly pleased with the way in which his Newcastle United have begun their 2024/25 Premier League campaign. The Magpies are yet to be at full strength owing to injuries to five players including Alexander Isak, per Premier Injuries. Despite this evident handicap, Howe has still managed to steer his side into third position behind Arsenal and …

Former Juventus midfielder Adrien Rabiot has finally found a new club, completing a move to Marseille on a free transfer after summer interest from Manchester United and numerous other links that failed to materialise. CaughtOffside were told about Man Utd enquiring about Rabiot, as per Matteo Moretto, while French football expert Jonathan Johnson also told us about the Red Devils …

Newcastle United’s English head coach Eddie Howe applauds supporters on the pitch after the English Premier League football match between Newcastle United and Tottenham Hotspur at St James’ Park in Newcastle-upon-Tyne, north east England on September 1, 2024. Newcastle won the game 2-1. (Photo by ANDY BUCHANAN / AFP) / RESTRICTED TO EDITORIAL USE. No use with unauthorized audio, video, …

Compared to their Premier League and European contemporaries, Liverpool were very quiet in the recent summer transfer window. In the end, only Federico Chiesa arrived late on, with a deal for Giorgi Mamardashvili also concluded but one which will see the keeper arrive in 12 months time. Before then there is the small matter of the January window, and regardless …

LIVERPOOL, ENGLAND – SEPTEMBER 14: Liverpool’s Trent Alexander-Arnold during the Premier League match between Liverpool FC and Nottingham Forest FC at Anfield on September 14, 2024 in Liverpool, England. (Photo by Carl Recine/Getty Images) Liverpool defender Trent Alexander-Arnold has entered the final year of his contract at Anfield and questions have been raised about his future. The right-back has been …

Chelsea left-back Ben Chilwell now seems to be back in Enzo Maresca’s first-team and can compete for his place in the side, though a January transfer window move away still seems likely for the England international, according to Fabrizio Romano. Speaking exclusively to CaughtOffside for his latest Daily Briefing column, Romano explained that he still sees it being difficult for …

After a 7-0 demolition of Barnsley in the Carabao Cup, the powers that be at Man United could be forgiven for believing that, finally, Erik ten Hag’s squad are on the way back. It’s been a long time since the Red Devils were considered as the best team in the country, and it will be a while yet before they …

A limp corner flag displaying the Manchester United crest is seen ahead of the English Premier League football match between Manchester United and Burnley at Old Trafford in Manchester, north west England, on April 27, 2024. (Photo by Oli SCARFF / AFP) / RESTRICTED TO EDITORIAL USE. No use with unauthorized audio, video, data, fixture lists, club/league logos or ‘live’ …