Category: Football

Argentina’s World Cup-winning coach Cesar Luis Menotti has died aged 85. Menotti led his country to victory on home soil in the 1978 tournament, beating the Netherlands 3-1 after extra time thanks to two goals from player of the tournament Mario Kempes. “The Argentine Football Association regrets to report with great sadness the death of...

We are nearing the end game now. As Manchester City boss Pep Guardiola rather succinctly put it: “One week left, three games left. Nine points and we will be champions. Seven, six or three points, Arsenal will win the Premier League.” Guardiola is not placing much faith in Manchester United then, given he expects Arsenal...

Burnley’s spirits were high following a run of one defeat in their last eight games, dragging back a deficit of 11 points as recent as March to just two before kick-off on Saturday. At 0-0, news filtered through from Bramall Lane that Forest had fallen 1-0 behind at already-relegated Sheffield United, but it was the...

Chelsea manager Mauricio Pochettino says “stupid rumours” about his future need to end but admits he does not know if he and his staff will be at the club next season. Pochettino, 52, signed a two-year contract with the option of a further year when he was appointed last May. However, Chelsea have had an...

If there is one thing Jurgen Klopp will not miss about English football, it is the Premier League’s early kick-off on a Saturday. The Liverpool boss has made no secret of his dislike for the 12.30pm kick-off time, and referred to it in 2018 as the “breakfast” slot, external. Klopp took aim at the Premier...

The Gunners started the game extremely quickly and had Bournemouth under pressure for the majority of the first half. Mikel Arteta’s side had 11 shots in the opening 20 minutes of the match – the joint-most by a Premier League side this season – but for a while it looked as though it might not...

Scrolling back through Haaland’s incredible scoring feats since his arrival at Manchester City, it was almost a surprise to learn he has never scored four in a Premier League game until this one. He has scored five twice, at Luton in the FA Cup in February and against RB Leipzig in the Champions League in...

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...