France head coach Corinne Diacre played down the significance of their 5-1 thumping of Italy in their Euro 2022 Group D opener, describing it as only “the first of six steps”.France blew Italy away in a one-sided first half, opening the scoring in the ninth minute though Grace Geyoro’s close-range finish before Marie-Antoinette Katoto doubled the lead a matter of minutes l...Full Story »

Jim Goodwin praised his Aberdeen players’ “attitude and application” after Christian Ramirez’s second-half double gave the Dons a 2-0 win in their opening Premier Sports Cup Group A game against Peterhead.The League One outfit made life tough for the visitors before Ramirez converted a penalty in the 63rd minute after Matt Kennedy was knocked to the ground insid...Full Story »

Christian Ramirez’s second-half double gave Aberdeen a 2-0 win in their opening Premier Sports Cup Group A game against Peterhead.The Dons striker converted a penalty in the 63rd minute after Matt Kennedy was pulled down by Blue Toon defender Jack Brown and then headed in a Marley Watkins cross 10 minutes later to clinch the points.The cinch Premiership visitors were without Lewis Fer...Full Story »

Manchester United remain convinced Christian Eriksen will move to Old Trafford despite suggestions from Brentford that he could still choose them, sources have told ESPN. Eriksen has verbally agreed a three-year contract with United but was not part of the squad which left for their tour of Thailand and Australia on Friday. Brentford manager Thomas Frank also suggested he has not given up hope...Full Story »

Henderson joined Nottingham Forest on a season-long loan after struggling for game time at Old Trafford as David de Gea's No2. Strakosha is a free agent after leaving Lazio Credit: Getty And according to talkSPORT, United are already closing in on Henderson's replacement for the upcoming campaign. Erik ten Hag's side have spoken with former Lazio shot-stopper Strakosha’s representatives...Full Story »

Sporting eye Pjanic bidBarcelona coach Xavi is considering leaving Miralem Pjanic out of the team’s pre-season preparations, says AS. Barca are eager to sell the midfielder this summer and could find the solution with Sporting CP willing to pay €10 million (£8m/$10m) for 50% of the player’s rights. No PSG contact with Inaki PenaParis Saint-Germain are yet to make conta...Full Story »

Defending champions the Netherlands overcame a nightmare first half to draw 1-1 with Sweden in their Euro 2022 opener.Jonna Andersson gave Sweden a half-time lead, with Dutch goalkeeper Sari van Veenendaal and defender Aniek Nouwen forced off injured, but Jill Roord responded early in the second period and wasted a glorious chance for a winner in the closing stages.The result – in front of...Full Story »

MICHAEL BALLACK is on holiday in Ibiza with a 21-year-old model friend of his late son Emilio despite denying they are in a relationship. The Chelsea legend suffered the tragic loss of his 18-year-old son in a quad-biking accident last year. Michael Ballack is on holiday with a 21-year-old model friend of his late son The German has become close to model Sophia Schneiderhan Ex-Chelsea star B...Full Story »

Chelsea are pursuing a deal to re-sign Nathan Ake as head coach Thomas Tuchel looks to reshape his defence, sources have told ESPN. Chelsea are in the market for at least two centre-backs having lost Andreas Christensen and Antonio Rudiger on free transfers to Barcelona and Real Madrid respectively. The Stamford Bridge club hold an interest in Juventus defender Matthijs de Ligt and Sevilla's...Full Story »

ABRIEL JESUS lit up his Arsenal debut with a stunning double as excited Gunners fans were given a tantalising glimpse into the future. And though it was only a pre-season friendly against opposition from the German second division, the £45million striker’s immediate impact already suggests he could be one of the signings of the summer. It took just 90 seconds for Gabriel Jesus to sc...Full Story »

Sassuolo reject PSG's Scamacca approach ULTIM'ORA MERCATOBLITZ DEL PSG: INCONTRATO SASSUOLO PER SCAMACCAOFFERTA DA 30 MLN + 5 DI BONUS, NO DEI NEROVERDI#SkySport #SkyCalciomercato #Scamacca #Sassuolo #PSG— skysport (@SkySport) July 8, 2022 Barca close on Dembele & Rapinha double signing (Fabrizio Romano) Ousmane Dembélé. Barcelona and player’s camp ar...Full Story »

As reports that Kounde has agreed to join Barcelona, but only if Chelsea do not strike a deal with Sevilla soon. Chelsea are making a final push for Kounde and are willing to meet Sevilla's asking price of more than 60 million euros for the player, who is also a target for Barcelona. Chelsea are understood to have reached an agreement with Kounde before, but the club's pursuit of him, Matthij...Full Story »

Let's start our 7M Daily Laugh today. Chelsea are interested in signing F de JongRonaldo to miss Man United tour to Thailand and Australia     Haaland after spending a month with Pep Guardiola     If Cristiano Ronaldo wasn't separated from Real Madrid, BBC would have Won Their 5th UCL Trophy in 2022....   TAG a Manchester United & Chelsea Fan And SAY.... &...Full Story »

Suspicious scorelines featuring 187 goals over 180 minutes in two matches in Sierra Leone with promotion to the First Division at stake. Playing at the same time were Gulf FC vs Koquima Lebanon and Kahunla Rangers vs Lumbebu United, with Gulf and Kahunla tied on points and needing to rely on 'goal average' to decide whether they would be promoted to their Premier League from the Super10 Easte...Full Story »

Word stemming from the European media late on Thursday points towards Premier League giants Chelsea as being all but out of the race to sign Juventus defender Matthijs de Ligt. Thomas Tuchel's Blues are of course known to be on the lookout for reinforcements at the heart of the club's backline this summer, on the back of the free agent departures of both Antonio Rudiger and Andreas Christense...Full Story »

Liverpool are firmly established as one of the smoothest operators in the market at this point and on Thursday evening, they announced another deal that will make a lot of sense to onlookers. Despite losing Sadio Mane to Bayern Munich this summer, Liverpool have managed to tie Mohamed Salah into a new contract and following that, the club have now announced that Joe Gomez would also be renewin...Full Story »

Chelsea challenge Man Utd with bid for De Jong (Sport) Red Devils could lose out on top target Chelsea have made an offer for Barcelona midfielder Frenkie de Jong, Sport reports. The Catalan club are willing to include Cesar Azpilicueta and Marcos Alonso plus around €60 million in exchange for the Netherlands international, who is wanted by Manchester United. Di Maria lands in Torino...Full Story »

According to La Gazzetta dello Sport, Bayern Munich are ready to offer 80 million euros for Matthijs de Ligt. The report pointed out that Juventus are preparing to sell the Dutchman this summer, and Bayern are preparing to offer 75 million euros + 5 million euros for the player. Considering that Juventus hope to get a transfer fee of around 100 million euros, the final transfer f...Full Story »

Frenkie de Jong's Manchester United move is being held up over an issue of wage deferrals, which sees De Jong owed £17m by the Catalan club should he depart this summer. Despite Barcelona President Joan Laporta revealing on Wednesday that "Frenkie de Jong is Barcelona player – we don't want to sell him unless we have no other choice", it is thought that Manchester United have nonet...Full Story »

AC Milan have meet with the agent of Tottenham defender Japhet Tanganga. The Englishman, who struggled with knee problems last season, wants to try a new challenge where he can play regular football. Milan, Napoli and Inter Milan have been linked with the Spurs academy graduate. According to transfer expert Gianluca Di Marzio, the 23-year-old's agent has been in touch with Milan. Di Marzio...Full Story »