The Spain international was expected to leave San Mames after helping La Roja win the Euros last year. Arsenal and Barca both tabled offers to Williams, but he rejected all proposals and instead signed a new contract with Athletic. Speaking with L'Equipe, he said: "This relationship we have at the heart of the club is incredible. "Everyone respects everyone else, which is incredible. "This...Full Story »

Spurs' move for Dean Huijsen receives blow Tottenham's pursuit of Dean Huijsen just appears to have got a lot harder as a fresh report shed light on what Real Madrid are thinking about a potential move for the Bournemouth man in the summer. According to talkSPORT, the Bournemouth man has now emerged as a 'major target' for Los Blancos, who are looking to bolster their backline at the end of t...Full Story »

Frustrated Arsenal boss Mikel Arteta refused to concede the Premier League title despite Sunday’s 1-1 draw at Manchester United leaving his side 15 points behind leaders Liverpool.The Gunners dropped points for the third straight match as the 1-0 home loss to West Ham and 0-0 draw at Nottingham Forest were compounded on a day of protest at Old Trafford.Arsenal dominated the first half but ...Full Story »

Celtic manager Brendan Rodgers vowed his team would be ready to atone for their new year defeat by Rangers after securing a comfortable win over a Hibernian team who beat them two weeks earlier.Goals towards the end of each half by Daizen Maeda and Adam Idah earned a 2-0 win which sent Celtic into the Scottish Gas Scottish Cup semi-finals.Kasper Schmeichel pulled off a good save from Kieron Bowi...Full Story »

Arsenal’s faint hopes of winning the Premier League took another blow on Sunday despite Declan Rice securing Mikel Arteta’s men a 1-1 draw on a day of protest at Manchester United.The Gunners could ill afford any slip-up given their title hopes hung by a thread, but their failure to match Liverpool’s result the previous day leaves them needing a miracle with 10 games left.Arsen...Full Story »

Chelsea head coach Enzo Maresca defended his team’s display in their narrow 1-0 win over struggling Leicester, reminding critics that Premier League football is ‘not PlayStation’.Stamford Bridge witnessed another unconvincing performance as the league’s second-bottom side held out comfortably until the hour mark when the unlikely figure of Marc Cucurella blasted in from 3...Full Story »

Ange Postecoglou was pleased with Tottenham’s fight in a “chaotic” 2-2 Premier League home draw with Bournemouth, but acknowledged they must improve for Thursday’s crucial Europa League tie with AZ Alkmaar.Spurs entered this fixture following a lacklustre display in a midweek 1-0 defeat in the Netherlands and looked set for another loss when Marcus Tavernier gave the Cher...Full Story »

Daizen Maeda continued his goalscoring spree to send Celtic on their way to Hampden with the opening goal in Sunday’s Scottish Gas Scottish Cup quarter-final victory over Hibernian.Japan attacker Maeda pounced on a rebound to net from close range in the 39th minute for his 14th goal in 13 matches and 28th for the season.Substitute Adam Idah sealed a 2-0 victory in second-half stoppage-time...Full Story »

Daniel Farke admitted his Leeds side had “missed unbelievable chances” en route to a 1-0 defeat at Portsmouth, which ended a 17-man unbeaten run.Joel Piroe missed two excellent chances, Junior Firpo squandered a one-on-one chance and hit the bar as Pompey keeper Nicolas Schmid produced a man-of-the-match performance.Colby Bishop grabbied the only goal of the game in clinical fashion ...Full Story »

Chelsea needed a long-range thunderbolt from Marc Cucurella to earn a far from convincing 1-0 win over the Premier League’s second-bottom side Leicester at Stamford Bridge.Cucurella cracked in a fine strike in the 60th minute after advancing from left-back to break Leicester’s resistance, but this was a result far more valuable to Enzo Maresca than was the nature of a turgid, pondero...Full Story »