Category: Football

The top stories and transfer rumours from Tuesday’s newspapers… THE GUARDIAN Brighton are pushing to complete a deal to appoint Kieran McKenna as Roberto De Zerbi’s replacement, but they still face competition from Chelsea and Manchester United for the Ipswich manager. Gareth Southgate will give his defensive injury doubts the opportunity to prove their fitness...

This area of the pitch is probably where England have the most depth. At one point you could have predicted that Southgate’s front three would be Bukayo Saka, Harry Kane and Marcus Rashford. However, with Rashford’s form and fitness with Manchester United being up and down, the left side of England’s attack is up for...

Breaking Down UK’s Latest Football Offers – UGASports PGRpdiBjbGFzcz0ncmEtY29udGFpbmVyIGRpc3Ryb19hZCc+CjxkaXYgY2xh c3M9J3ZpZGVvLWFkLXdyYXBwZXInPgo8c2NyaXB0IGFzeW5jIHNyYz0nLy9j LmpzcmRuLmNvbS9zL2NzLmpzP3A9MjI1NDYnIHR5cGU9J3RleHQvamF2YXNj cmlwdCc+PC9zY3JpcHQ+CjxkaXYgY2xhc3M9J3ZpZGVvLWNvbnRhaW5lcicg aWQ9J2RzX2RlZmF1bHRfYW5jaG9yJz48L2Rpdj4KPC9kaXY+CjwvZGl2PgoK Justin Rowland has been CatsIllustrated.com’s publisher since 2015. He covered college football recruiting at programs nationwide for 15 years prior to that. Summer camp season is right around the corner, but lately Kentucky’s coaches have been sending out offers to some younger...

West Ham are set to appoint Julen Lopetegui as their new manager later this week. The former Spain and Real Madrid coach was identified as the Hammers’ first choice to replace outgoing boss David Moyes and, earlier this month, agreed to take up the role. Now the Premier League season is over, Lopetegui’s contract will...

Manchester City manager Pep Guardiola has raised the prospect he will leave the club when his contract expires at the end of next season. Guardiola has created English football history by steering his City side to four successive league titles. It takes his personal tally to six, equal with Liverpool’s Bob Paisley and George Ramsay...

Manchester United are in a stronger position than they were 12 months ago, says manager Erik ten Hag – even though they could be swapping a third-place finish for eighth. Unless United can better Newcastle’s result at Brentford when they head to Brighton for their final Premier League game of the season on Sunday, they...

Brighton enjoyed Europa League wins over Ajax, Marseille and AEK Athens this season to top their group before being knocked out in the last 16 by Roma. They are 10th in the Premier League before their final game on Sunday and can finish no higher in the table. “I am sure our fans will give...

Manchester City’s Phil Foden has been named the Premier League’s Player of the Season. Earlier this month the England midfielder, 23, was voted the Football Writers’ Association Footballer of the Year. Foden has claimed a career-best 17 goals and eight assists in the Premier League this season, before City’s final game on Sunday. “To win...

The napkin on which Barcelona committed to sign a 13-year-old Lionel Messi has been sold in an auction for £762,400. The starting price was £300,000 for the ‘standard Spanish waxy napkin’ which is 16.5 x 16.5cm and was laminated and framed. The napkin, signed in blue ink in December 2000, carries a pledge from then...

The Football Association is to introduce a new rule to phase out deliberate heading in grassroots youth matches across England. It will cover all leagues, clubs and any affiliated school matches, and will phase heading out for all games at under-11 level and below over the next three seasons. The introduction of the rule follows...

‘World class’ Alexander-Arnold will benefit from ‘new influences’published at 15:20 24 April 15:20 24 April Everton v Liverpool (20:00 BST) Image source, Getty Images Liverpool manager Jurgen Klopp says Trent Alexander-Arnold is “world class” and will be a player “people talk about in 40 years”. Klopp, who will leave the Reds at the end of...

Walker return to boost Man City?published at 14:48 17 April 14:48 17 April Man City v Real Madrid (3-3 agg, 20:00 BST) Image source, Getty Images Manchester City will be boosted by the return of defender Kyle Walker, who has been sidelined since sustaining a hamstring injury on England duty last month. “He [Walker] has...