There have been yet more twists in the controversy that surrounds Spanish football federation president Luis Rubiales, with fresh footage from the Women’s World Cup final disapproving claims Jenni Hermoso lifted him up. At a heated assembly meeting on Friday, the 46-year-old football chief repeatedly refused to resign over his forced kiss on Hermoso and […]
Inside Man United’s desperate left back search: Club ONLY want a loanee to step in for Luke Shaw – and have a restricted budget – with Chelsea’s Marc Cucurella most likely among top three targets Manchester United need cover at left-back after injuries to Shaw and Malacia Chelsea are open to let Marc Cucurella go […]
You can take Luis Suarez out of the big leagues, but you can't take the big league out of Luis Suarez. While his days on football's grandest stages may be over, the Uruguayan continues to treat every match with equal importance after reminding the world of his peerless s***housery. And that means sinking to depths […]
Football Digest: Arsenal stutter against Fulham Arsenal have passed up on the opportunity to sign Victor Nelsson from Galatasaray. The Danish defender had been touted as a possible replacement for Jurrien Timber, who is set to spend the majority of his first Gunners season sidelined by injury. Mikel Arteta will have been encouraged by Timber’s […]
Melbourne City goalkeeper Tom Glover was left with a bloodied face after a pitch invasion during an A-League match last year 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 The Melbourne […]
THINGS WE LEARNED from Serie A this weekend as Liverpool flop Arthur Melo is reborn at Fiorentina, Olivier Giroud’s immortality makes him a diamond in attack for Milan – but its one disaster after another for Maurizio Sarri’s Lazio Roma’s top four ambitions look a far-fetched dream after just two matches Meanwhile, Olivier Giroud and […]
Alan Pardew has proposed a new ‘sin bin’ rule in football to combat cheap yellow cards – and remarkably it has pundits and fans alike in agreement. The former Premier League manager’s radical idea comes after a rise in bookings for time wasting and dissent offences, as per the new rules introduced at the beginning […]
‘This is unacceptable’ – Alexia Putellas after Luis Rubiales refuses to resign The BBC have issued a brief statement after mistakenly confusing suspended Spanish FA chief Luis Rubiales for Manchester City legend Pablo Zabaleta. Footage of Zabaleta was used during a news broadcast on Monday night, which addressed the fallout from Rubiales’ actions following Spain’s […]
Bookmark For the latest from the pitch sign up for our football newsletter Thank you for subscribing! For the latest from the pitch sign up for our football newsletter We have more newsletters A gang of men allegedly threatened to 'shoot' Newcastle captain Jamaal Lascelles during a city centre brawl. According to the Daily Mail, […]
Football’s governing bodies have long-standing rules barring national governments from interfering with the running of the domestic soccer federations. However, Uefa will not comply with the Spanish federation’s request for a sanction, a source said. The person spoke on condition of anonymity because the decision-making process was confidential. Protesters gather in Madrid calling for Spanish […]