Ezri Konsa was driving on the M1 with rain pelting off the windshield while thinking of Dubai and sunshine when the phone rang. The Aston Villa defender was heading home after his side’s win over Fulham on Sunday and plotting a holiday with his partner, Ronni, as the wipers whizzed. But then he answered the […]
Sign up to Miguel Delaney’s Reading the Game newsletter sent straight to your inbox for free Sign up to Miguel’s Delaney’s free weekly newsletter Thanks for signing up to the Football email Cole Palmer believes his impatience is paying off having flourished for Chelsea and earned a first England call-up since leaving all-conquering Manchester City […]
Sign up to Miguel Delaney’s Reading the Game newsletter sent straight to your inbox for free Sign up to Miguel’s Delaney’s free weekly newsletter Thanks for signing up to the Football email Manchester City have acknowledged the Premier League charges facing them risk having a “material impact” on the club, as they posted a league-record […]
Gallagher is a contender to partner Rice and Bellingham in England’s midfield But if confusion has seemed to envelop Chelsea for much of the subsequent year, for now Gallagher is a beneficiary of the chaos. As a homegrown player, he assumed a particular value to Todd Boehly: he would count as pure profit in the […]
Manchester United boss Erik ten Hag is under pressure with a £150million summer spree struggling to elevate the Red Devils back among the contenders for the Premier League title. A dismal start to the campaign has prompted scrutiny of United’s business with Ten Hag at the helm. Express Sport rates each of the 53-year-old’s 15 […]
Tottenham are in desperate need of midfield reinforcements in January and are reportedly hoping to strike up a deal with former Spurs manager Jose Mourinho, now of AS Roma, for one of his midfielders. Ange Postecoglou’s side is set to be without Pape Matar Sarr and Yves Bissouma for a month as they fly out […]
There’s set to be some downbeat Liverpool, Manchester United, Arsenal, Tottenham and Chelsea players when they return to their clubs next week with a host of players at risk of missing out on qualifying for Euro 2024. A few nations have already secured their spots at next year’s major tournament, including England and Scotland. They’re […]
Manchester City chairman Khaldoon Al-Mubarak insists his club will never lose the desire to keep winning trophies. Pep Guardiola's men won their third straight Premier League title last season en-route to landing an historic Treble. Since taking charge at the Etihad in 2016, Guardiola has won 15 major trophies. But Al-Mubarak reckons the club will […]
Tottenham have five players who could speak with European clubs in January to negotiate a pre-agreement for the summer transfer window. Ange Postecoglou has breathed a new lease of life into Spurs and the ex-Celtic boss could be content with parting ways with several fringe stars in order to create room for new arrivals. Express […]
EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW: Now managing in Georgia, Steve Kean says Scotland’s resurgence has improved the reputation of Scottish coaches across the world Scotland have secured early qualification to Euro 2024 following a strong run Kean is positive about the future of Georgian football ahead of teams’ meeting ‘Don’t be so patronising!’ Chris hits back at Ian […]