FIFA president Gianni Infantino believes he has majority backing for his biennial World Cup plan, after national football leaders were told the switch would create an extra $4.4 billion in revenues for the world body. FIFA held a "global summit" of leaders of national football federations to discuss its proposal to increase the frequency of the World Cup from every four years to two. The fin...Full Story »

The Brazilian, who rejoined Corinthians in the summer, has described his spell at Emirates Stadium as "the most difficult time" Willian has admitted he wanted to leave Arsenal after just three months because he "wasn't happy" in north London. Arsenal signed Willian on a free transfer following his departure from Chelsea in the summer of 2020, tying him down to a three-year contract. However...Full Story »

Newcastle eye Dzeko Newcastle are eyeing Edin Dzeko as an alternative to top target Anthony Martial, writes the Sun. Dzeko, 35, has an even 50 Premier League goals to his name from his time at Manchester City - though he's far removed from that era. Still, his output has remained impressive, as he's netted eight times in 17 Serie A appearances this term. Man Utd in Alvarez hunt Manchester U...Full Story »

Chelsea star Hakim Ziyech has emerged as a surprise transfer alternative for Barcelona as they pursue new attacking options. But the Moroccan international would only leave for the Nou Camp if the Spanish giants fail to pull off the signing of Ferran Torres. Ziyech has recently made his way into Thomas Tuchel’s injury and Covid-hit Blues side. But he has not replicated the form that ma...Full Story »

There are just a few days left until the busy festive football fixtures take precedence, and shortly after comes the FA Cup Third Round. It’s always a great time of year for football supporters, perhaps less so for players and managers, with little turnaround time between games and the distinct prospect of injuries. This year, however, perhaps the powers that be need to take a step bac...Full Story »

Tottenham Hotspur are out of the Europa Conference League after UEFA decided the club "forfeited" their final Group G match against Stade Rennais after the Premier League side cancelled the match following a COVID-19 outbreak within their squad. Spurs were due to play the Ligue 1 side on Dec. 9 but the game was postponed hours before kick-off -- with their opponents already in London -- after...Full Story »

Paul Heckingbottom saluted the spirit of Sheffield United which re-emerged at Craven Cottage in their 1-0 victory over Sky Bet Championship leaders Fulham.It was one of the players Heckingbottom had under his wing in the Under-23s side at Bramall Lane, Iliman Ndiaye, who scored the goal which lifted United to within three points of the play-off places.It also meant that Heckingbottom has won all...Full Story »

Sheffield United extended new manager Paul Heckingbottom’s perfect record with a surprise 1-0 victory over Sky Bet Championship leaders Fulham at Craven Cottage.An early Iliman Ndiaye goal inflicted only Fulham’s second home defeat of the season and meant that the table is now tightening up for its customary springtime promotion scrap.When the Championship fixtures were released in t...Full Story »

SERGIO AGUERO jetted home to Argentina to spend Christmas with his family three days after announcing his retirement. The 33-year-old touched down in Buenos Aires on Saturday morning and headed straight for a BBQ with his loved ones, including teenage son Benji. Sergio Aguero jetted back home to see his family in Argentina The Manchester City legend was forced to call time on his career early...Full Story »

Legendary Chelsea defender John Terry has revealed who he named as his three "favourite babes" back in 1998, including Denise Van Outen. The former England captain has become one of the most entertaining ex-players on social media in recent months. Terry shared a player profile on his Instagram story which included a range of favourites, with band, TV show, commentator and team-mate amongst th...Full Story »

MARCUS RASHFORD has posted a brilliant throwback picture showing his life as a Manchester United youngster. The photo is at least ten years old with Rashford, 24, wearing United's kit from the 2010-11 campaign, placing his age at around 13 or 14-years-old. Marcus shared the throwback photo on Twitter Rashford captioned the Twitter post: "When it was all just a dream." Remarkably, the team ph...Full Story »

CHELSEA are on red alert amid reports Matthijs de Ligt is ready for a ‘new step’ away from Juventus. The 22-year-old is being tracked as a solution to the Blues’ defensive headache. Matthijs de Ligt joined Juventus from Ajax in 2019 And superagent Mino Raiola has told Dutch newspaper NRC his client is ready to look beyond Serie A. He said: “(De Ligt) is ready for a ne...Full Story »

A lack of striking options has hampered Barcelona's push to win LaLiga Santander this season and new coach Xavi hasn't been able to turn things round. With 17 games played, Barcelona lie down in seventh in the league below the likes of Rayo Vallecano, Real Betis and Real Sociedad, all teams they would expect to beat. And they have had their eye on Manchester City attacker Ferran Torres to co...Full Story »

Atletico to allow Trippier to join Newcastle Atletico Madrid will allow Kieran Trippier to join Newcastle, if they can find a replacement. The Daily Mail claims that Atleti are looking for £15 million (€18m/$20m) for the England right-back, who has impressed in Spain since joining from Tottenham in 2019. Madrid eye Dumfries move Real Madrid are considering a move for Denzel Dumfri...Full Story »

Manchester United striker Edinson Cavani looks like he could be on the move to Barcelona as soon as January. Following Sergio Aguero’s premature enforced retirement, Barcelona have some wage space free to use and look set to bring Cavani in to fill that void. According to Marca, Cavani is keen on the move, turning down a return to South America in favour of engineering a move to the N...Full Story »

Inter Milan GM Beppe Marotta has opened the door to re-signing Mauro Icardi from PSG, The striker could return to Inter on-loan next month. “At the moment, Serie A is not the Eldorado that it was in the 1990s, so it's more of a transitional league where we often see quality players move on," Marotta told RAI Sport programme 90 Minuto. “With that in mind, it's normal that we woul...Full Story »

Premier League clubs will meet on Monday (December 20) with managers pushing for a shutdown to avoid the rising wave of Omicron infections causing further chaos in football.  But there are enough clubs who want to carry on through the current phase of the pandemic that moves to force a break are expected to be overruled. A majority 14-6 vote is needed to apply an emergency brake and bring ...Full Story »

Liverpool manager Jurgen Klopp believes his side’s 2-2 draw at Tottenham could have turned out differently if VAR calls had gone their way.The Reds, who reported four cases of coronavirus before the game, were on course for three points in north London after goals from Diogo Jota and Andy Robertson helped them overturn Harry Kane’s early opener.But Son Heung-min took advantage of Ali...Full Story »

Celtic manager Ange Postecoglou admitted there was no way he could have kept Kyogo Furuhashi off the Hampden pitch after the Japan forward brushed off an injury to win the Premier Sports Cup.Furuhashi struck twice as Celtic came from behind to beat Hibernian 2-1.The Japan international had missed the previous two matches with a hamstring injury and Postecoglou had admitted the player and his med...Full Story »

Alisson Becker’s howler allowed Tottenham to earn a share of the spoils with 10-man Liverpool in a pulsating game full of VAR drama that ended 2-2 in north London.Spurs were playing their first game in a fortnight following a coronavirus outbreak, while the Reds were without four of their players, but both sides put on a festive treat.Liverpool were 2-1 up after Diogo Jota and Andy Roberts...Full Story »