Barcelona and Xavi have suffered a major blow as it has emerged that Ronald Araujo may not play this year after he required surgery on an injury picked up while on international duty. Araujo was injured after just five minutes against Iran, and was initially thought to be set to miss 2-3 weeks. A Barcelona statement revealed that "he has an avulsion fracture of the adductor longus tendon in h...Full Story »

Manchester United star Marcus Rashford is set to be offered a new five-year deal at Old Trafford. Rashford is set to be out of contract at the end of the season. Manchester United do have an option in his contract to extend his deal by an extra 12 months, but according to the Express, they are looking to tie Rashford down to a new five-year contract. The England international has had an exce...Full Story »

Tottenham see Leeds goalkeeper Illan Meslier as a potential replacement for captain Hugo Lloris. Lloris has been at Tottenham for over a decade but is out of contract in the summer of 2024. Speaking on his podcast, Phil Hay from The Athletic said: "It's quite interesting of all the clubs that are looking at Meslier, I think it's fair to say that he now has replaced Raphinha and Phillips as p...Full Story »

Juventus are moving for Chelsea attacker Christian Pulisic. Calciomercato.com says Pulisic has 'begun talks with Italian giants Juventus over a £31 million move away from Chelsea'. The USA winger is believed to have had a bad relationship with Thomas Tuchel before the manager left, and is apparently still keen on a move away despite Graham Potter's appointment. Pulisic has impressed at...Full Story »

Chris Wilder favourite for Bournemouth job Middlesbrough boss Chris Wilder has emerged as one of the favourites to become the next Bournemouth manager, according to the Daily Mail. The Cherries are still without a manager after sacking Scott Parker in the wake of the team's 9-0 hammering by Liverpool. Man Utd have Dalot option Manchester United have the option to extend Diogo Dalot's contr...Full Story »

Gareth Southgate was encouraged by the way England’s players took responsibility and handled the pressure as a challenging camp ended with a morale-boosting 3-3 draw against Germany ahead of the World Cup.Just over a year after leading the Three Lions to within a penalty shoot-out of European Championship glory, the former defender has come under intense scrutiny due to the drop in results...Full Story »

England head to the World Cup buoyed by a rousing comeback against Germany but a late error by Nick Pope meant under-fire Gareth Southgate’s side had to make do with a 3-3 draw at the end of a frenetic second half.Among the favourites to triumph in Qatar having reached the semi-finals four years ago and finished runners-up at last summer’s Euros, hope and optimism has seeped away in ...Full Story »

Grimsby manager Paul Hurst could make changes ahead of their clash with Carlisle.The Mariners remained unchanged against Swindon at the weekend, but Hurst could bring Otis Khan into the fold as the midfielder continues to build up minutes after returning from injury.Kieran Green could push to feature and was named on the bench against the Robins following a spell on the sidelines with a groin in...Full Story »

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The 2002 World Cup in South Korea and Japan was the last to be won by a non-European team. It went to Brazil, which featured Ronaldo, Rivaldo, Ronaldinho, but since then, it's been all Europe: Italy (2006), Spain (2010), Germany (2014) and France (2018). Now, 20 years later, it seems the Old Continent may finally lose their grip on football's greatest trophy. If there is one thing Brazil and ...Full Story »

AC Milan director Paolo Maldini has, on Sunday, provided a fresh insight into the future of a key member of the club’s frontline. The player in question? Rafael Leao. Wide-man Leao, of course, saw his name take its place centre stage in the media headlines late in the summer transfer window. This came as the Portuguese international was identified as a key target on the part of the powe...Full Story »

Juventus are exploring the prospect of signing Antoine Griezmann in January. La Gazzetta dello Sport says the French forward is spending his second year on loan at Atletico Madrid, who will have to pay Barcelona 40 million euros if they want to buy him. Juventus are alert to the situation and if Atletico don't play him enough to activate the obligatory buy clause then they may pounce. The I...Full Story »

ARSENAL defender Takehiro Tomiyasu has withdrawn from Japan's squad due to "club circumstances". The Gunners right-back, 23, produced an impressive display in his side's 2-0 win over USA on Friday night. Tomiyasu has been withdrawn from the Japan squad for their second friendly match But he is now set to return to England before Japan's second friendly match of the international break against...Full Story »

Juventus coach Massimiliano Allegri is under pressure after a disappointing start to the season. Juventus lost a record €254 million ($246m) in the financial year ending June 30, as revenue fell and costs rose during the Italian club's first trophyless campaign in a decade. In a statement late on Friday, Juventus said it would also finish the 2022-23 financial year in the red, as it con...Full Story »

Giovinco wants Toronto return Sebastian Giovinco has expressed a desire to return to Toronto FC. The attacker hit back at rumours claiming he is set to retire by writing on Instagram that he is eager to get back to Canada to play in the MLS side. Arsenal not interested in Vlahovic Arsenal are not plotting a move for Juventus striker Dusan Vlahovic, journalist Fabrizio Romano says. The attac...Full Story »

GEORGINA RODRIGUEZ will tell fans her loving family brought her back from the brink of despair after the death of one of her twins in the second series of her hit reality show. Cristiano Ronaldo's girlfriend reportedly signed a big-money deal at the start of the year to star in a follow-up. Georgina Rodriguez and Cristiano Ronaldo's baby son died at birth in April And after Netflix confirmed ...Full Story »

Chelsea have joined Liverpool in the race to sign AC Milan midfielder Ismael Bennacer. Bennacer had been linked with a move to Liverpool in recent weeks, with Jurgen Klopp looking to solve his ageing midfield issue, according to Sports Mediaset (via 90min). The Algerian midfielder has already spent a short amount of time in England with Arsenal, but he failed to make a league appearance for th...Full Story »

Zinedine Zidane somehow manages to look elegant when falling off a horse. The France and Real Madrid legend is one undoubtedly one of the most gifted footballers ever to play the game, boasting a dreamy first touch and a supreme dribbling ability. In his playing days, everything Zidane did looked so slick and that's also the case when riding a horse. Zidane might be too tall to be a jockey ...Full Story »

Manchester United and Liverpool can reportedly save £47million on Jude Bellingham if they pay Borussia Dortmund the full transfer fee up front. The England midfielder is one of the brightest prospects in European football and has been tipped to move to the Premier League after joining Borussia Dortmund from Birmingham in 2020. Bellingham was a first-team regular for Birmingham in the Champ...Full Story »

Ronaldo was recently charged by the FA (Image: Photo by David S. Bustamante/Soccrates/Getty Images) A mother believes Manchester United ace Cristiano Ronaldo keeps "getting away with it" after the Portuguese ace smashed her son's phone out of his hand in April. The United striker has been charged with improper contact by the FA for the incident which saw him slap the phone out of the hands of ...Full Story »