A court case against England goalkeeper Khiara Keating has been dropped nearly a year after she pleaded not guilty to possessing canisters of nitrous oxide. The 20-year-old Manchester City goalkeeper was charged with possession of a Class C drug on 18 June last year after an investigation by Greater Manchester Police. In July, Keating appeared...
Like all young players thrust into the limelight, White admitted Hampton was a “little immature” when they first played together at Birmingham. “Her emotions would take hold of her a lot, which they would do for any 16-year-old, and it was about dealing with the ups and downs. “You won’t save a goal every time....
Torquay United goalkeeper James Hamon has signed a new one-year deal with the National League South club. The 29-year-old from Guernsey joined the Gulls last summer after leaving Truro City. The former Exeter City player was an ever-present in the side that finished second in the league before being knocked out of the play-offs at...
Chelsea have completed the signing of Switzerland goalkeeper Livia Peng from Werder Bremen on a four-year contract. Peng has seven Switzerland caps and won the league and cup Double with FC Zurich in 2019 and 2022. The 23-year-old cemented herself as Werder Bremen’s number one last season and started all but one of the German...
Scotland have called up free agent Ross Doohan and Bournemouth’s 18-year-old Callan McKenna for Monday’s friendly in Liechtenstein in an attempt to address their goalkeeping crisis. Angus Gunn and Robby McCrorie have left the squad following Friday’s defeat by Iceland. Cieran Slicker suffered a torrid debut at Hampden after replacing the injured Gunn, McCrorie having...
Norwich City have signed goalkeeper Dan Grimshaw from Plymouth Argyle for an undisclosed fee. The 27-year-old made 21 Championship appearances for the Devon side last season after joining from Blackpool in August. Grimshaw, who has signed a three-year deal, becomes new Norwich boss Liam Manning’s first signing and has played under him previously during a...
Chelsea are in talks with AC Milan over signing France goalkeeper Mike Maignan. The Italian club value Maignan at about £25m but the Blues do not want to meet that price and are in talks about a lower fee. The 29-year-old has been a regular for Milan since joining on a five-year contract from Lille...
Hibernian have signed goalkeeper Raphael Sallinger from Austrian Bundesliga side TSV Hartberg. The 29-year-old kept 12 clean sheets in 38 appearances last season as his side reached the Austrian cup final, and Hibs confirmed they have paid an undisclosed fee his services. Sallinger, who has agreed a three-year deal, had a spell in Germany with...
Goalkeeper Nick Suman is to join Aberdeen as free agent in June when his contract with Cove Rangers expires. The 25-year-old Australian has spent two seasons at Balmoral, making 59 appearances for the League One side. With Ross Doohan and Tom Ritchie moving on, number one choice Dimitar Mitov had been the only goalkeeper remaining...
Becoming a footballer – and certainly a goalkeeper – was not always the plan for the player who hails from Wrexham and is known around the Wales camp as simply Saf. After a very early dabble with street dancing or any other sport on offer in the local village, Middleton-Patel was eventually “thrown” into football....
Teenage Lisburn Rangers goalkeeper Kate Smith has been called into the Northern Ireland squad for the forthcoming Women’s Nations League matches against Poland and Bosnia-Herzegovina. It is a first senior international call-up for Smith, 18, who replaces Crusaders stopper Maddy Harvey-Clifford, who has withdrawn through injury. Northern Ireland will host unbeaten group leaders Poland at...
Northern Ireland manager Tanya Oxtoby says she is “really excited” by the inclusion of 16-year-old goalkeeper Abbie Smith in her squad for the forthcoming Nations League games against Poland and Bosnia-Herzegovina. Smith has been named in the senior squad for the first time after joining Manchester City on a two-year scholarship from Crusaders Strikers in...
Smith will train with the club’s Elite Development Squad (under-21s) as she completes her A-Levels, something that was very important to the Victoria College student. “My school has been very supportive and they have always made sure I have a backup in my education and it was important to me that I was able to...
Collins was dropped following a couple of mistakes in the past few games, notably the injury-time winner Luton Town scored at Kenilworth Road seven days ago. That result had left Coventry’s play-off destiny unknown heading into the final game, but Wilson provided a huge barrier to Boro. He made a big save to deny Finn...
Scotland goalkeeper Angus Gunn is to leave Norwich City when his contract expires at the end of the season. The 29-year-old, whose father Bryan also played for the club, has played 119 games for the Canaries, 34 of them this season, but confirmed last month that there had been “no communication” about a new deal....