Category: Football

Manchester City duo Phil Foden and Khadija Shaw have been named footballers of the year by the Football Writers’ Association. Foden, 23, has scored 24 goals and provided 10 assists in 50 appearances in all competitions for City this term. The England midfielder received 42% of the vote for the men’s award, beating Declan Rice...

As Spurs suffered, it was a positive night for Chelsea boss Mauricio Pochettino, taking charge of his 400th game in English football. The 52-year-old Argentine, who managed Tottenham from 2014 to 2019 and took them to a Champions League final, has led Chelsea to a double over Spurs after Thursday’s victory followed a 4-1 win...

Everton’s prospective buyers have held discussions with a private equity firm specialising in ‘distressed debt’ as they aim to complete a protracted takeover of the club. 777 Partners agreed to buy current owner Farhad Moshiri’s 94% stake in September but have struggled to seal the deal as it is yet to be ratified by the...

In comparison, Transfermarkt’s ‘market valuation’ is much more modest, and their UK content lead Stefan Bienkowski says it considers factors such as form, age, contract status and its own members’ evaluations. Transfermarkt says three of the top five biggest downgrades in market value, external in the Premier League this season are United’s Antony, Marcus Rashford...

Conor Gallagher, 24, Chelsea midfielder Contract situation: One year left at the end of the season Estimated market value: £68m Linked with: Tottenham BBC Sport football news reporter Alex Howell: Before Cole Palmer took centre stage, it could have been argued that Conor Gallagher was Chelsea’s player of the season. Gallagher has taken on the...

Former Chelsea, Arsenal and Portsmouth midfielder Diarra claims a move to Belgian club Charleroi collapsed because they were worried about having to pay compensation to Lokomotiv under Fifa’s rules. Diarra said football’s world governing body’s rules that a new club would be held jointly liable with him for paying compensation to Lokomotiv hampered his efforts...

Fulham have been fined £75,000 by the Premier League and given a suspended six-month ban “from registering any academy players currently or previously registered with another club”. The punishment, external relates to a payment made by the Cottagers to Balham Blazers FC following Fabio Carvalho’s move to Liverpool. Attacking midfielder Carvalho joined Fulham’s academy from...

Manchester United are willing to let former France defender Raphael Varane, 31, leave for free when his contract expires this summer. (Mirror) external-link Barcelona are looking to strengthen their attacking options with Liverpool and Colombia striker Luis Diaz, 27, being one of their targets, while the Reds are “losing patience” with his performances. (Mundo Deportivo...

Dan Ashworth is set to take Newcastle to arbitration in an effort to resolve the impasse over his intended move to Manchester United. Ashworth has been on gardening leave since 19 February after informing Newcastle he wanted to join the revamped set-up under Ineos at Old Trafford. The Red Devils’ intention is for the 53-year-old...

Time for Hodgson to hang up the tracksuit?published at 16:51 19 February 16:51 19 February Phil McNultyBBC Sport chief football writer Roy Hodgson’s nomadic 48-year career in management took him around the world but has surely ended at the place he called home – Crystal Palace. The drug of football that has been Hodgson’s lifelong...

What precedent has the FA set over possible punishments?published at 16:06 28 March 16:06 28 March Image source, Getty Images So what further punishment could Sandro Tonali expect, if charges for breaching the Football Association betting rules are proven? The FA’s punishment of England striker Ivan Toney could provide a yardstick. Toney, 28, returned in...

Liverpool captain Virgil van Dijk questioned his side’s desire to win the Premier League after a damaging defeat against Merseyside rivals Everton. With four games left, Liverpool are now hoping for slip-ups from leaders Arsenal, who lie three points clear, and champions Manchester City. Defeat at Goodison Park was their second in three games as...