Brighton have agreed a deal worth £10m to sign Sunderland winger Tom Watson this summer. The 18-year-old has scored two goals in 17 appearances for the Black Cats since making his senior debut in April 2023. Watson has agreed a four-year deal with the Premier League side, starting from when the summer transfer window opens...
Meslier initially joined Leeds on loan from Lorient in his home country in 2019, aged 19. Since getting his chance in February the following year he has spent the past five years as their first-choice goalkeeper. He was a big part of Marcelo Bielsa’s side who finished a highly creditable ninth in the Premier League...
Two Queens Park Rangers academy players accused of voyeurism are no longer under investigation, police have confirmed. In a statement issued to BBC Sport, a spokesman for the Championship club said the players “maintained their innocence throughout” and were looking forward to “continuing to focus on their careers”. The footballers, both in their late teens,...
“I’ve seen them for many, many years and I believe they don’t know as much about us as we do about them – and that can be our superpower on Friday. “You always go in wanting to win, why do we play football otherwise? We’re fully aware a lot has to go right for us...
Reuters Mark Daly BBC Scotland Disclosure More than 20 legal claims of historical abuse at Celtic Boys Club have been settled for a seven-figure sum. About 30 former players had launched a class action against Celtic for damages. Thompsons Solicitors said that 70% of those cases had now been settled and that further settlements are...
In the early years of the competition Uruguay were the leading force, and then came decades of Argentine dominance. But the recent years have belonged exclusively to Brazil. The past six editions have been won by Brazilian clubs, with the country providing both of the finalists in four of those years. This level of domination...
Bournemouth reveal Milos Kerkez price, Manchester City interested in Arsenal defender William Saliba and Cristiano Ronaldo’s reported move to Inter Milan is not serious. Bournemouth want £45m for Serbia full-back Milos Kerkez, 21, amid interest from Liverpool. (The Times – subscription required), external Manchester City will try to sign Arsenal and France defender William Saliba...
Sheffield Wednesday have failed to pay their players’ wages for March due to cashflow problems suffered by owner Dejphon Chansiri. The club said it was a “temporary issue” due to debts owed to the 56-year-old Thai businessman, whose family control the Thai Union Group, the world’s largest producer of canned tuna. Wednesday are 12th in...
Dundee have reported a £2.8m loss for the year to May 2024, which the club say was “expected”. The latest accounts relate to the Dens Park club’s first season back in the Scottish Premiership following promotion. Under Tony Docherty, Dundee finished sixth. The Dark Blues had reported a loss of more than £892,000 in the...
Nat Johnson has been called up to the Northern Ireland women’s squad for the Nations League double-header against Romania. The Nottingham Forest full-back replaces injured Rangers defender Laura Rafferty in Tanya Oxtoby’s 23-player squad. Johnson has won three caps for NI after making her debut in a 1-0 win against Croatia in the Euro play-off...
With all the dramas ongoing at Reading, don’t be surprised if, in years to come, a doorstep salesman knocks on your door offering you a series of quality bound books detailing the full story which you can pay for in monthly instalments. But, whatever the outcome of the Royals’ ownership tale, neither management nor players...
Brian Graham and Mark Wilson will remain in charge of Partick Thistle for the rest of the season, the Scottish Championship club have announced. Men’s team striker and women’s team manager Graham, 37, and under-18s coach Wilson, 40, were placed in interim charge following Kris Doolan’s departure in mid-February. Thistle occupy fourth place in the...
Caroline Weir says Scotland must build on the “definite progress” in the Nations League amid a “transitional period” for the managerless national side. Scotland face a double header against Germany, ranked third in the world, after a 1-0 defeat in Austria and a 2-1 home loss to the Netherlands in their opening games. Those were...
Worthington was appointed interim boss until the end of the season after Michael Duff was sacked by Town earlier in March. He led the team to a 5-1 win over Crawley in his first game before Saturday’s heavy loss at fourth-placed Charlton, who opened the scoring in the first minute. With eight games to play,...
Vitor Pereira has dismissed short-term fears over Matheus Cunha’s commitment to Wolves after the striker expressed a desire to leave. Brazil international Cunha said in an interview with the Observer that he has told the club he needs to “take the next step” and fight for titles in his career. The former Atletico Madrid player...
