Football experts Nedum Onuoha, Julien Laurens and Nicky Bandini pick their top players of the 2024-25 Champions League season before Saturday’s final between Paris St-Germain and Inter Milan. READ MORE: ‘The league of farmers?’ How PSG and Inter defied the odds Read full article at source...
Former Aston Villa midfielder Nicolo Zaniolo has been accused of provoking Roma’s youth-team players – with two of them reportedly “struck” following a match on Monday. The alleged incident happened after Fiorentina’s Under-20s beat their Roma counterparts in the Italian Primavera semi-final. Zaniolo – who joined Fiorentina on loan from Galatasaray in February, having left...
The idea of playing for the club you support – and spending your entire professional career with them – may be the stuff of dreams for fans, but it doesn’t often quite work out like that for players. “It’s sometimes really hard for supporters – you feel like they fall for it every time. ‘This...
England manager Thomas Tuchel will not release players early for the Club World Cup because he wants to “cherish” and “worship” every moment with his squad. On Friday, Tuchel named his 26-man squad for a World Cup qualifer against Andorra (7 June) and a friendly against Senegal (10 June). Eight members of the squad play...
Tottenham captain Son Heung-min and goalkeeper Guglielmo Vicario react to winning the Europa League final 1-0 against Manchester United. Read full article at source...
Manchester United players Luke Shaw, Bruno Fernandes and Diogo Dalot reflect on their 1-0 defeat to Tottenham Hotspur in the Europa League final. Read full article at source...
Guglielmo Vicario: A nervy start to the game and was bailed out by Van de Ven following a big mistake – 6 Pedro Porro: His crossing from wide caused United’s rearguard problems and kept Mount’s influence to a minimum – 7 Cristian Romero: An excellent and dominant display from Tottenham’s starting captain and dealt easily...
Dugdale said it was important clubs saw footballers as “people and not just players”, which is why she was keen to speak out on the situation. As well as Reading last year, players from Wolves Women were left frustrated in April as the club had already decided not to apply to compete in the Women’s...
West Ham and Nottingham Forest have both been charged for failing to control their players during the final minutes of their Premier League meeting on Sunday. Forest won 2-1 at London Stadium to maintain their bid to qualify for next season’s Champions League but there were unsavoury scenes deep into stoppage time, with both sets...
On Saturday, former Serbia midfielder Matic’s shirt and that of Egyptian Hassan had tape covering the campaign logo. Fellow Egypt international Mohamed, meanwhile, did not play in his side’s win which saw them stay in the division. “I believe in mutual respect – the respect we owe others, but also the respect we owe to...
Moyes returned to Everton in January for his second spell in charge, after more than a decade at the helm between 2002 and 2013. The 62-year-old Scot said it was an honour for him to be in the dugout for what will be the Goodison finale for their men’s team. “There are a lot of...
John Joe Patrick Finn is a 21-year-old midfielder. Born in Madrid, he has a Galway father and grandparents from Mayo. Having spent time in the Real Madrid academy, he joined the Getafe academy in 2018 and made his La Liga debut aged 17 in December 2020. In October 2021, he made his debut for the...
23 years old, 27 caps Forward Lauren James suffered a hamstring injury midway through England’s 5-0 win over Belgium in April and there is no timeline for her return. James, who has earned plaudits for her physicality, confidence and game-changing creativity, has scored seven goals in 27 appearances for England, including three goals and three...
Five players involved in the Indian Premier League have been named in England’s squad for the one-day international series against West Indies later this month. Following the rescheduling of the IPL, the final will now be played on 3 June, the same day as the third and concluding ODI against the Windies. Jos Buttler, Jacob...
Marvin Sordell is a name most football fans will recognise, He starred as a youngster for Watford, appeared for Bolton and Burnley in the Premier League, and featured in Stuart Pearce’s Team GB squad at the London 2012 Olympics. But, after a 10-year career, Sordell retired from the professional game aged 28 back in 2019,...