Arsenal and Chelsea clash in the Florida Cup on Sunday, July 24, 2022, in the biggest pre-season face-off of the summer for both clubs. Ben White returned for the Gunners' victory over Orlando City. Fabio Vieira is on training ground ahead of his debut in a Gunners shirt while problems remain for Bernd Leno, Alex Runarsson, Kieran Tierney, Takehiro Tomiyasu and Emile Smith Rowe. Kalidou Koul...Full Story »

ENGLAND legend Gary Lineker celebrates his latest spectacular goal — cooking for 300 people. The Match of the Day host, 61, gave the thumbs-up as he prepared the starters in a tent at Latitude Festival. Chef Gary Lineker gives the thumbs-up at Latitude Festival Gary prepared the starters in a tent at the festival in Suffolk He pulled on an apron to create a three-course Catalan Feast, ...Full Story »

Thomas Tuchel admits he is reluctant to grant Chelsea captain Cesar Azpilicueta's desire to depart for Barcelona, with the Blues boss stating that he has to prioritise the aims of his squad rather than individual players. The veteran defender has been outspoken in his desire to switch to Camp Nou this summer, following Andreas Christensen out of the door in making a move to the Blaugrana. Th...Full Story »

JACK GREALISH has certainly put his summer break to good use. Manchester City's record signing enhanced his 'Jack the Lad' reputation - posting pictures of himself partying in Ibiza and Las Vegas with his mates. Grealish has been enjoying himself on holiday this summerCredit: Jack Grealish Instagram But the England ace also spent time preparing for what is a huge second season for him at the ...Full Story »

ROMELU LUKAKU stood on a chair and sung for his Inter Milan team-mates as he continued to enjoy life back in Italy. The 29-year-old Belgian returned to the Serie A giants on loan earlier this summer after a miserable year at Chelsea. Lukaku stood on his chair to sing during his initiationCredit: Instagram / @lucas.donmario Just 12 months ago, Lukaku left Inter for the Premier League side in a...Full Story »

Clubs are queuing for released Real Madrid captain Marcelo. Marca says in recent days, several teams have been interested in the wing-back, and the first to do so was Pablo Longoria's Marseille. In the last few hours, Serie A side Lazio have also jumped on the bandwagon. The Roman club have taken the first step to find out the player's intentions when it comes to competing at a high level. ...Full Story »

There will always be attempts from clubs to turn fans against players if they refuse to leave, but there’s nothing you can really do once a multi-year contract has been given out. Barcelona have made some big moves this summer, but it will have a knock-on effect in terms of players needing to leave to bring the squad size down, but also when it comes to bringing in some funds to allow f...Full Story »

Man City offered Benfica left-back GrimaldoManchester City have been offered the chance to sign Benfica left-back Alejandro Grimaldo - according to iNews. The Premier League champions could make an offer for the 26-year-old if they fail to land first-choice defensive target Marc Cucurella. Grimaldo, who has also been linked with a return to Barcelona, recorded five goals and five assists in ...Full Story »

Graham Alexander dismissed suggestions his side lacked sharpness after opening their season with a 1-0 European defeat by Sligo Rovers at Fir Park.Former Hearts and Falkirk striker Aidan Keena pounced on a short-headed passback from Bevis Mugabi to lob Liam Kelly in the 27th minute of the first leg of the Europa Conference League second qualifying round.Motherwell’s best efforts in respons...Full Story »

Former Hearts and Falkirk striker Aidan Keena continued his impressive goalscoring streak to earn Sligo Rovers a Europa Conference League victory over Motherwell.Keena capitalised on a major blunder from Bevis Mugabi to net the only goal of the first leg of the second qualifying round at Fir Park.The 23-year-old has now scored 13 goals in 12 games since returning to Ireland in January from Falki...Full Story »

Frenkie de Jong's future is still up in the air with Man Utd interested in a transfer and Barcelona looking to free up wages while his fiancee is eager to stay put in Catalonia Frenkie de Jong's girlfriend doesn't fancy a Man Utd move (Image: INSTAGRAM@mikkykiemeney) Manchester United have suffered another blow with Frenkie de Jong’s fiancee reportedly unwilling to leave Barcelona. Unit...Full Story »

The brilliant Sun columnist believes that his old pal Cristiano has "mentally moved on" from Old Trafford and could end up somewhere "surprising". Piers reckons his pal Cristiano Ronaldo is done at Manchester United Credit: Getty Images - Getty Ronaldo, 37, hasn't attended Man United's pre-season tour of Thailand and Australia for "family reasons" and is seeking a move away from the Theatre of...Full Story »

Chelsea have tabled a 65m euro bid for Sevilla defender Jules Kounde amid increasing optimism that a deal can be struck for the Frenchman this summer, 12 months on from when the same proposed transfer fell through. Barcelona are also thought to be monitoring the Frenchman, though at present sources seem to indicate that it is the Blues who have the upper hand in negotiations, with Barca havin...Full Story »

Barcelona president Joan Laporta says the club fast rebuilding itself thanks to a successful summer market. Laporta was speaking in Miami where he presented Robert Lewandowski as their latest addition. He said: "We are trying to make a team that's increasingly competitive, we are progressing very well. "I want to thank the sports department for the work they've done, led by Mateu Alemany an...Full Story »

Franco, who was the main midfielder at the start of the season, left Charlotte FC, while the club bring in three players: goalkeeper Sanderha, left-back Santos and central midfielder Mcneil. The club sacked coach Ramirez in May and appointed interim manager Lattanzio, who led the team to three wins, one draw and three defeats in seven games. Left guard Amor has a meniscus injury and center M...Full Story »

Manchester City and Chelsea have been offered the chance to sign Spanish star Pau Torres. Torres, a left-footed central defender, has become a regular in the Villarreal side, helping them reach the Champions League semi-finals last season. The Spanish defender is now attracting interest from abroad, and according to journalist Florian Plettenberg in the tweet below, he has been offered to Ma...Full Story »

Juventus defender Matthijs de Ligt has completed a permanent transfer to Bayern Munich. The Dutchman brings the curtain down on his three-year stint in Italy to join Julian Nagelsmann's ranks at Allianz Arena, and will now integrate with the squad ahead of their 2022-23 season opener next month. Bayern have brought in one of the most highly-rated centre-backs in Europe after finalising a deal...Full Story »

Arsenal are bidding around 47 million euros for Gabriel. Matthijs de Ligt is close to leaving Juventus and the Bianconeri are eyeing Arsenal defender Gabriel as a replacement. It is said that Gabriel is one of Arteta's most trusted players and the Gunners have put a price tag of around 47 million euros on the 24-year-old Brazilian centre-back, who will not be sold on the cheap as his current...Full Story »

Tiemoue Bakayoko, who helped AC Milan win the Serie A while on loan from Chelsea, was faced with a distressing situation when police officers decided to frisk the midfielder at gun point in what was ultimately a case of mistaken identity. The incident was captured by Sport Italia journalist, Tancredi Palmeri, with the video capturing a policeman pushing the footballer up against a police car ...Full Story »

Manchester United manager Erik ten Hag has addressed the club's interest in Barcelona midfielder Frenkie de Jong. The Red Devils are struggling to convince Netherlands international De Jong to swap Camp Nou for Old Trafford this summer. And De Jong has confirmed the club will not make a signing if they do not have an adequate alternative, instead choosing to promote from within. "What I can...Full Story »