Liverpool have appointed Virgil van Dijk as the club's new skipper, with fellow defender Trent Alexander-Arnold taking on the vice-captain's role, the Premier League club announced on Monday. Van Dijk, who also captains the Netherlands national team, will replace Jordan Henderson after the England midfielder joined Saudi Pro League club Al-Ettifaq last week, ending a 12-year stay at Anfield. ...Full Story »

Van Dijk admits that he would love to become the new Liverpool captain following Henderson's move to Saudi Arabia side Al-Ettifaq. WHAT HAPPENED? Liverpool centre-back Virgil van Dijk is the frontrunner to become the first-choice captain of the team following Jordan Henderson's departure as the former captain joined Saudi Arabia outfit Al-Ettifaq, while ex-vice-captain James Milner will play ...Full Story »

An update on the plans of the powers that be at Premier League giants Manchester United to rejig the club's midfield setup has come to the fore on Friday evening. First comes some potentially significant news surrounding the departure of an out-of-favour member of Erik ten Hag's engine room ranks. As first reported by Noticias de Gipuzkoa, and since confirmed by transfer expert Fabrizio Roma...Full Story »

Manchester United boss Erik ten Hag wants Jonny Evans to extend his stay. The former Leicester City captain signed a short-term deal with United to allow him to join their preseason tour of the US. It's now emerging Evans will be offered a new contract to run into the new season. Tribalfootball.com has been reporting Evans will be staying with United to the end of the transfer window - at t...Full Story »

The Croatian beauty posted an Instagram posing with the 7ft1 former LA Laker in Mykonos alongside the caption: "@shaq doesn't fit in the photo." Ivana Knoll is a regular at high-profile sporting events and attended the Champions League final in June Credit: Getty Knoll was wearing an eye-catching black outfit that left very little to the imagination as she posed with the former centre. In a s...Full Story »

Al-Hilal closing in on Marco Verratti According to Fabrizio Romano, Al-Hilal of the Saudi Pro League is close to reaching a deal with PSG to sign Italian international Marco Verratti. The 30-year-old has been given a three-year contract, and negotiations have advanced. Renato Sanches nearing AS Roma loan deal According to a report from L'Equipe, PSG midfielder Renato Sanches is close to sig...Full Story »

Tottenham are ready to sell Giovani Lo Celso. The Argentina midfielder spent last season on-loan with Villarreal. He is now a target for Real Betis and is keen on a return to the LaLiga. The London Evening Standard says Real Betis are keen on bringing the 27-year-old back to the club. However, they require Spurs to keep down their asking price.Full Story »

AWED observers claim Erling Haaland showed why he's "the top scorer" as the goal machine posed with the "World Cup's sexiest" fan in Ibiza. Many reckon the Manchester City hitman has bettered a 52-goal season of Treble joy by relaxing on holiday with Croatia super-supporter Ivana Knoll. Haaland wore a smile that was dangerously close to smug in a sunny snap Ivana shared with her 3.3million I...Full Story »

The ‘World Cup’s sexiest fan’ temporarily changed her colours as she donned a skimpy bikini with the Spain flag on – leading to fans claiming she ‘cheated on Croatia’ Ivana Knoll stuns in Spanish-themed bikini (Image: INSTAGRAM@https://www.instagram.com/knolldoll/) Admirers of ‘The World Cup’s sexiest fan’ have claimed she ‘cheated on...Full Story »

Bayern in advanced talks for Man City's Walker Bayern Munich are in advanced talks to bring Kyle Walker from Manchester City to the Bundesliga next season, according to Sky Sport Germany. The England international helped Pep Guardiola's side to the treble this term, and is a mainstay of Gareth Southgate's Three Lions squad, but now looks poised for a surprise switch to join Thomas Tuchel's s...Full Story »

Manchester City are in advanced talks with RB Leipzig for Josko Gvardiol. The Croatia international has a £98m release clause in his contract, which expires in 2027, says The Sun. City are now in talks with Leipzig about a realistic fee for Gvardiol. The defender has been linked with several Premier League clubs over the past 18 months and came close to joining to Chelsea last year. H...Full Story »

MANCHESTER City fans were caught smashing up a cop van and clashing with riot police after their win in the Champions League, completing a historic treble. Thousands of fans went berserk at the match in Turkey and rocked pubs, bars and fan zones across the UK as City sent Inter Milan packing with an extraordinary 1-0 win in Istanbul. Fans with bloodied eyes were taken away by policeCity songs ...Full Story »

Marco Asensio will leave Real Madrid when his contract expires at the end of the season, it has been reported. WHAT HAPPENED? The Spain international will reject the club's offer to renew his contract, according to Relevo. Asensio's agent, Jorge Mendes, has been in talks with Madrid since December and the club have put an offer to extend his current deal on the table, but he has reportedly de...Full Story »

Andrew Shinnie scored a late equaliser as 10-man Livingston fought back at home against Motherwell to secure a 1-1 draw in the cinch Premiership.Shinnie’s 84th-minute strike, after being set up by skipper Nicky Devlin, capped off a resilient second-half display for the hosts.Kevin van Veen scored the game’s opening goal just two minutes into the contest from close range, equalling th...Full Story »

Motherwell striker Kevin van Veen continued his incredible goalscoring streak but had to wait until the ninth minute of stoppage time to net a penalty winner which left Ross County in the cinch Premiership danger zone.Van Veen struck in his ninth consecutive match to earn Motherwell a 1-0 victory as 10-man County fell foul of two VAR decisions.The visitors had a penalty award rescinded just afte...Full Story »

Journalist Ben Jacobs thinks that Tottenham have a bit more of a chance at signing James Maddison over Newcastle this summer.With Leicester in serious danger of relegation this season, plenty of teams will be taking a look at some of their players this season, in particular Maddison. The 26-year old has ten goals and nine assists in all competitions this season for the Foxes and according to ...Full Story »

Callum Smith scored against his former club Hamilton to give Airdrie a 1-0 win in the first leg of their cinch Championship play-off final at the Excelsior Stadium.Smith, who joined Airdrie from Hamilton in 2021, struck early in the second half to help his side into a slender advantage before Saturday’s second leg at the ZLX Stadium.Hamilton, relegated from the Scottish Premiership two sea...Full Story »

Jamie Walker gave Bradford the first-leg advantage over Carlisle following a 1-0 win in their Sky Bet League Two play-off semi-final.The Scottish midfielder scored the only goal in a close encounter at Valley Parade – a game watched by the largest crowd at this stage in the fourth tier.The 20,575 attendance saw Carlisle pile on the pressure in the second half but Mark Hughes’ Bradfor...Full Story »

Salford claimed the advantage over local rivals Stockport with a 1-0 win in the first leg of their League Two play-off semi-final at the Peninsula Stadium.The hosts were much the better side on the night – and the shot statistics bore that out – but all they could muster was the single first-half goal from experienced striker Matt Smith.Neil Wood’s side could well go on to rue ...Full Story »

Motherwell manager Stuart Kettlewell hailed Kevin van Veen’s commitment after the striker played through injury to net in his eighth consecutive game.The Dutchman overcame a foot knock which he had suffered last weekend to score a re-taken penalty in confident style as Well beat St Johnstone 2-0 to confirm their cinch Premiership status for another year.Van Veen saw his initial effort save...Full Story »