Ligue 1

Colombia and Uruguay finished top of their respective groups during this 2024 Copa America. James Rodríguez has been one of the stars for the Colombians, but La Celeste manager Marcelo Bielsa’s attention is focused on Liverpool standout Luis Diaz. Rodríguez is stealing the headlines having one goal and five assists in four matches. However, Uruguay’s defensive game plan concentrates on …

Manchester City could still make a move for Newcastle midfielder Bruno Guimaraes even though his £100m release clause has expired, according to journalist Ben Jacobs.  City have been quiet in the window so far but are set to sign Brazilian winger Savio from La Liga outfit Girona for a reported fee in the region of €30m. Pep Guardiola’s side will …

Manchester United are “pushing” to complete a deal with Paris Saint Germain to sign midfielder Manuel Ugarte according to journalist Christopher Michel. Having sorted out Erik ten Hag’s future, United are now pressing ahead with strengthening a squad, which despite winning the FA Cup finished a lowly eighth in the Premier League and got knocked out of the Champions League in …

Kylian Mbappe has labelled his Euro 2024 campaign with France a ‘failure’ after crashing out of the semi-finals on Tuesday night. Les Bleus let a one-goal lead slip to lose 2-1 to Spain in Munich, ending their hopes of reaching a fourth final in their last five major tournament appearances. In reality — and despite entering as one of the …

Leeds United blocked Plymouth Argyle’s attempts to sign Darko Gyabi on a permanent transfer before sanctioning a second loan this summer, according to Neil Dewsnip. The 20-year-old central midfielder only has five senior appearances under his belt for the Whites to date — including one in the Premier League — but played 10 games after joining Plymouth on loan for …

Leicester City are plotting a bid to sign Matt O’Riley from Celtic to replace outgoing midfielder Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall, according to reports. The Foxes recently said goodbye to Dewsbury-Hall, with the midfielder reuniting with manager Enzo Maresca at Chelsea after the pair helped win promotion from the Championship with Leicester last season. With 12 goals and 14 assists to his name …

Rio Ferdinand has praised Barcelona and Spain wonderkid Lamine Yamal’s composure and decision-making following Tuesday’s Euro 2024 semi-final. La Roja booked their place in Sunday’s final with a 2-1 comeback win over France in Munich, with Yamal netting a wonderful equaliser to become the youngest goalscorer in European Championships history. Not turning 17 until Saturday — a day before the …

Vasco da Gama are waiting for Aston Villa to send them a document before they can announce Philippe Coutinho’s move to the club according to reports. Coutinho, who is under contract at Villa until 2026 is expected to join Vasco da Gama on an initial loan deal. The Brazilian has made 43 appearances for Villa, scoring six goals and providing three assists …

Spain beat France 2-1 in Munich on Tuesday to book their place in this weekend’s Euro 2024 final.  It was a game full of drama, with La Roja having to come from behind to win, but they now await the winner of Netherlands vs England in what will be their third final in the last five editions of the European …

France are out of Euro 2024 after being defeated 2-1 by Spain in the semi-finals but their captain Kylian Mbappe had a golden chance to save his country and keep them in the tournament.  Didier Deschamps’ team took the lead in the match after just eight minutes through Randal Kolo Muani and would have been confident of keeping hold of …