Gareth Southgate believes Bukayo Saka will add depth to England’s left side after the Arsenal winger was handed his first senior England call-up. The 19-year-old has rejected the chance to represent Nigeria and has made England’s squad ahead of their upcoming fixtures against Wales, Belgium and Denmark. Saka has impressed on Arsenal’s left flank under […]
Andy Robertson beats Bernd Leno to atone for the mistake that allowed Arsenal to take the lead. Welcome back, then, English football; or at least something that looked quite a bit like it. For long periods this was another strange Premier League game, in the way all the games are strange right now. For the […]
Manchester City believe they have found a replacement for Vincent Kompany in £65m new-boy Ruben Dias. City will confirm Dias’ arrival from Benfica in the next 24 hours, with Nicolas Otamendi going the other way for £13.7m. The 23-year-old Portugal international completes Pep Guardiola’s long search for a right-sided central defender. City were beaten 5-2 […]
Lionel Messi has accused Barcelona of disrespecting the legacy of Luis Suarez in an emotional tribute to his departed teammate. Tasked with shaking up a bloated and underperforming squad, new Barça manager Ronald Koeman informed Suarez earlier this summer that the striker did not feature in his plans for the coming season. Suarez, who is […]
Barcelona have agreed to let striker Luis Suarez join La Liga rivals Atletico Madrid. Suarez is not wanted at Barca and the Catalans were happy to release him for free, providing he did not join certain other top clubs. The Uruguayan agreed terms on a reduced salary with Atletico after a move to Juventus fell […]
Chelsea defender Thiago Silva says he is not worried by the speed of the Premier League – despite turning 36 the day before his debut for the club. The Brazil centre-back joined Frank Lampard’s Blues on a free transfer last month, after winning seven league titles with Paris St-Germain. Silva will play in Wednesday’s Carabao Cup […]
If ever an occasion was crying out for Gareth Bale‘s star quality, it was this one. Tottenham scraped through the Europa League second qualifying round with a chaotic 2-1 win over nine-man Lokomotiv Plovdiv in Bulgaria. It was a quintessential early-season Europa League tie, played on a heavy pitch against a dogged opponent and eventually descending into chaos, as the […]
Gareth Bale is closer to leaving Real Madrid now than at any time during his seven years at the Spanish club, according to his agent. Jonathan Barnett told BBC Wales Sport talks over a move back to Tottenham are “slowly progressing”. Spurs boss Jose Mourinho refused to speculate on the talks on Wednesday. Bale, 31, left Spurs […]
The 31-year-old’s deal had been due to expire at the end of the season, but he has now ended speculation by extending his stay at the Emirates. The Arsenal captain scored in their opening-day 3-0 win over Fulham on Saturday, with first-team manager Mikel Arteta hinting after the match a new contract was close. “Signing […]
Match of the Day presenter Gary Lineker has signed a new contract that will keep him at the BBC until 2025. The former England striker’s new deal includes a 23% pay cut and will see him continue to host Match of the Day. He will also front the BBC’s FA Cup coverage, major football tournaments […]