Manchester United's signing of Raphael Varane for 50 million euros reinforces the trend that has been set at the top level of European football in recent years, with teams prioritising the construction of a rock-solid defence. Nowhere has this trend been more evident than in Manchester, as both Manchester United and Manchester City have spent 765m euros on defenders since 2016. 2020/21 The ...Full Story »

Scott Tiffoney clinched a 3-2 victory for Partick Thistle over Queen of the South at Firhill in an entertaining first match of the season.Willie Gibson gave the visitors the lead after 10 minutes with a shot from the edge of the box, but Brian Graham’s swift double turned the cinch Championship match on its head.His first came after he met a Zak Rudden cross with a powerful header before h...Full Story »

Hamilton hit back from 4-0 down to draw a cinch Championship thriller at Raith Rovers 4-4.The visitors, who finished bottom of the Premiership last season, produced a stunning comeback in the final 25 minutes at Stark’s Park.Rovers took the lead in the 13th minute when referee Nick Walsh spotted a handball and Lewis Vaughan beat goalkeeper Ryan Fulton from the spot.It was 2-0 in the 25th m...Full Story »

While the professional football dreams of Danny Mountain were crushed by a serious injury during his time at Southampton as a teen - he found fame and fortune as a millionaire porn star While Danny Mountain's dreams of becoming a top professional footballer were shattered by an injury he suffered as a teenager while playing for Southampton - he found fame and fortune elsewhere. Having joined t...Full Story »

West Ham and Chelsea are just £8million apart in their valuation of Kurt Zouma - with the defender keen to join David Moyes' side. Moyes is targeting an ambitious double swoop to boost his defence after signing Paris Saint-Germain goalkeeper Alphonse Areola on loan for next season. Chelsea are willing to sell Zouma, but want £28m for the France international - while the Hammers are h...Full Story »

But they face having to go head-to-head with Barcelona who reportedly submitted a first bid on Wednesday. Tottenham are preparing to submit a new and improved £47m bid for Juventus star Cristian Romero Credit: Getty The 23-year-old is currently a Juventus player, but spent last season on loan at fellow Serie A side Atalanta. He featured 42 times for the club last season, scoring three ...Full Story »

Arsenal and West Ham United will be on high alert as Chelsea prepare to slash their asking price for striker Tammy Abraham. Both clubs have been linked with a move for the 23-year-old this summer but are put-off by the substantial £40million price-tag Chelsea have placed on their academy graduate. The two London clubs are interested in the 6-foot-three forward but are unable to pay the he...Full Story »

Ole Gunnar Solskjaer believes proven winner Raphael Varane and exciting winger Jadon Sancho will make a “huge difference” for Manchester United moving forwards.Having finished runners-up in last season’s Premier League and Europa League, the Old Trafford giants have made waves in the transfer market in a bid to bring silverware back to the club.Sancho last week completed his &p...Full Story »

Celtic’s slow start to their summer transition came back to bite them as they were knocked out of the Champions League qualifiers by Midtjylland.Ange Postecoglou saw his side give up a lead again as they slumped to a 2-1 defeat after extra-time in Denmark to lose 3-2 on aggregate and miss out on the group stages for a fourth consecutive year.Callum McGregor gave Celtic the lead with a stun...Full Story »

Bruno Fernandes believes improving Manchester United will be even better this season as the playmaker looks to bring silverware to a club making impressive moves in the transfer market. Ole Gunnar Solskjaer's side finished as Premier League runners-up last term and fell to an agonising penalty shoot-out defeat to Villarreal in the Europa League final in Poland. United are preparing for a new...Full Story »

Manchester United have announced their signing of Raphael Varane, pending a medical, bringing the centre-back to the Premier League for around 50 million euros. The centre-back only had one year remaining on his Real Madrid contract and is embarking on a new challenge in England. The player didn't train with Real Madrid on Tuesday evening, before his transfer was confirmed by both clubs short...Full Story »

It seems like such a long time ago now, but there were times after Sir Alex Ferguson left when David de Gea was single-handedly keeping Man United in matches with some unreal performances. He was seen by many as the best keeper in the world and his departure could've been a total disaster for them, but times have changed and his reputation has taken a knock in recent years. The abject perfor...Full Story »

Ayunga joins Morecambe Happy to have joined @ShrimpsOfficial. Looking forward to the start of the season 🦐 pic.twitter.com/D75Jb7Ildo— Jonah Ayunga (@JonahAyunga) July 26, 2021 Neymar & Barcelona end legal dispute Barcelona and Neymar have ended their long-running legal dispute in "amicable fashion", the Spanish outfit have revealed, with four years of battling in court...Full Story »

There are some players who just thrive when teams are built around them and they are allowed to do what they do best, but they tend to disappear once they get a big move once they become little more than a squad member. Ross Barkley may be a fine example of a player who could look fantastic if he’s allowed to be the talisman for a mid-table Premier League side, and a report from The Ath...Full Story »

Witnesses said grinning Becks, 46, had spent 45 minutes on his yacht chatting to officers — who even asked him for a selfie. David Beckham fist-bumps an Italian cop after being quizzed about his kids jet-skiing on holiday Credit: BackGrid The cops spent 45 minutes chatting to Becks about his son Cruz, pictured, and daughter Harper jet-skiing Credit: BackGrid The ex-England captain was m...Full Story »

Pierluigi Gollini, previously part of the Manchester United youth system, has Champions League experience with Atalanta and the 26-year-old Italy international is expected to challenge Hugo Lloris as Spurs No 1 in the upcoming season Pierluigi Gollini becomes Spurs' first signing of the summer Tottenham have signed Atalanta goalkeeper Pierluigi Gollini on a season-long loan, with the option to...Full Story »

The Wales international has joined the Championship club having struggled to break into Jurgen Klopp's first-team squad at Anfield Fulham made their £12 million ($16.5m) signing of Harry Wilson from Liverpool official, and Goal can confirm there will be a 15 per cent sell-on clause. The Wales international has signed a four-year contract with the option of a fifth. Wilson was omitted f...Full Story »

Chelsea and Dortmund target Berardi has €40m price tag (Gazzetta)Italy star wants to leave Sassuolo this summer Sassuolo are demanding €40 million for Domenico Berardi this summer, says La Gazzetta dello Sport. The Italy international wants to leave the Serie A side this summer and Chelsea and Borussia Dortmund are both interested in him, while AC Milan have backed out of a deal....Full Story »

SON HEUNG-MIN has signed a bumper new contract at Tottenham in a huge boost for the club with Harry Kane set to leave. Spurs are preparing to lose Kane, 27, this summer with Manchester City believed to be preparing a £160million deal. Son Heung-min has signed a new contract at Tottenham running until 2025 But Nuno Espirito Santo and Co have been buoyed by the news Son has extended his co...Full Story »

Newcastle United are being linked with a move for an out of favour Chelsea star this summer. Steve Bruce is looking to strengthen his side ahead of the new season having secured Premier League football for another season. But they will once again be working on a budget, and it seems a move for Arsenal star Joe Willock, who was excellent on loan last season, is getting more and more unlikely ...Full Story »