Cristiano Ronaldo will miss Al Nassr's friendly with long-term rival Lionel Messi's Inter Miami on Thursday with a calf injury, the Saudi club's coach announced Wednesday. "Cristiano is in the final part of his recovery to join the group," Luís Castro said in a Wednesday news conference. "We expect that he can begin to work with the team in the next few days. He will be an element that ...Full Story »

Karim Benzema will finish the season at Al Ittihad despite the 2022 Ballon d'Or winner wanting to leave Saudi Arabia this month, sources have confirmed to ESPN. As ESPN reported earlier in January, Benzema had been exploring his options in the transfer window after an underwhelming first six months in Jeddah. The former France international knew it was unlikely Al Ittihad would let him leave...Full Story »

Those with shorter memories will remember Hansi Flick as the first Germany coach to be sacked in the role's history. Links, then, to Barcelona, one of Europe's most prestigious clubs, may seem far-fetched to some. Christian Falk, however, has exclusively informed CaughtOffside that the Blaugrana's sporting director, Deco, has already contacted the 58-year-old on behalf of club president Joan...Full Story »

Jose Mourinho is reportedly open to a return to Manchester United for a second spell as coach as he feels he has "unfinished business" at the club. WHAT HAPPENED?The Portuguese manager has made it his mission to have another shot at guiding the Old Trafford club to glory, The Daily Mail reports. He hopes to work with United's new co-owners Sir Jim Ratcliffe and INEOS, who are taking charge of...Full Story »

The latest on Klopp, Van Dijk and Edwards at Liverpool… Jurgen Klopp announcing his departure from Liverpool will obviously impact the futures of some key players such as Virgil van Dijk and Mohamed Salah – it's normal, because there will be a new manager and new directors. It's obvious that there will be a new project and so they will take some time to discuss with the club befor...Full Story »

Liverpool manager Jurgen Klopp says it is a credit to their academy players that his side have emerged unscathed from a difficult January to lead the Premier League by five points.The 4-1 victory over Chelsea was the Reds’ sixth win in seven matches in the month, with the other a draw in the second leg of the Carabao Cup semi-final at Fulham having gone into the game with a lead from the h...Full Story »

Pep Guardiola admits he faces a selection headache now that all of his Manchester City stars are back fit as the Premier League title race heats up.Wednesday’s 3-1 win over Burnley saw Kevin De Bruyne make his first start since the opening day of the season following a hamstring injury, while Erling Haaland returned from a foot problem as a second-half substitute.But it was again Julian Al...Full Story »

Ange Postecoglou was pleased Tottenham regained their composure to storm back to earn a crucial 3-2 home win over Brentford but told both sets of players to enter the UFC ring if they want to focus on grappling over goals.Spurs were sluggish in the first half and trailed to Neal Maupay’s 15th-minute opener, which saw him mock James Maddison’s darts celebration and appeared to be the ...Full Story »

Sheffield Wednesday boss Danny Rohl vowed his team “will fight for everything” to stay in the Championship after their winless run reached three matches with a 0-0 home draw with Watford.Rohl felt his team deserved to win a game which saw both teams hit the woodwork in the first period and Di’Shon Bernard denied a second-half opener by the impressive Watford goalkeeper Ben Hame...Full Story »

Sheffield Wednesday’s winless run extended to three matches as they recorded a 0-0 draw at home to Watford in the Championship.The Owls sit five points from safety after failing to take a number of chances at Hillsborough, while the visitors’ fourth draw in five league games left them three points off the play-off places.Both sides looked eager to return to winning ways in an enterta...Full Story »