Chelsea and Italy midfielder Jorginho, 30, is seeking a rise in salary to £150,000-a-week before signing a new deal with the club. (Evening Standard)external-link AC Milan are pushing to speed up negotiations over a new deal with 23-year-old Portuguese forward Rafael Leao amid interest from Manchester United. (Express)external-link Inter Milan …
Read More »Alexander Isak: Newcastle forward unlikely to return before World Cup with thigh injury
Newcastle United’s record signing Alexander Isak is unlikely to return before the World Cup because of a thigh injury, says manager Eddie Howe. Isak, 23, has played only three times for Newcastle since joining from Real Sociedad for £60m in August and he scored on his debut against Liverpool. The …
Read More »Liverpool 1-0 Manchester City: Pep Guardiola suggests refereeing decisions hard to come by at Anfield
Manchester City manager Pep Guardiola suggests that refereeing decisions in the visiting team’s favour are hard to come by when playing at Anfield, following his side’s 1-0 loss to Liverpool. MATCH REPORT: Liverpool 1-0 Manchester City Watch Premier League highlights on Match of the Day 2 on Sunday 16 October …
Read More »Premier League predictions: Chris Sutton takes on Liverpool fan Ian Broudie of the Lightning Seeds for this weekend’s games
Premier League predictions: Chris Sutton takes on Liverpool fan Ian Broudie of the Lightning Seeds for this weekend’s games – BBC Sport A-Z Sports More from Sport Last updated on 13 October 202213 October 2022.From the section Premier League Chris Sutton was right when he said Liverpool would lose at …
Read More »Anderlecht apologise for fan behaviour at West Ham game in Europa Conference League
Anderlecht have apologised for the behaviour of their fans during their 2-1 defeat by West Ham in the Europa Conference League on Thursday night. Thirteen people have been arrested after seats were thrown and flares set off among the Anderlecht supporters. Two police officers needed hospital treatment, one for a …
Read More »Match of the Day 2: ‘Arsenal have a world-beating attack but are playing for second’
Match of the Day 2 pundit Danny Murphy says that Arsenal have a world-beating attack with Gabriel Martinelli and Bukayo Saka but will not challenge Man City for the title. MATCH REPORT: Arsenal 3-2 Liverpool Watch Premier League highlights on Match of the Day 2 on BBC iPlayer. Available to …
Read More »Bullying: Nearly 10% of footballers in the Premier League and English Football League have suffered bullying – survey
Nearly 10% of Premier League and EFL players said they had experienced bullying during their careers, according to a survey from the Professional Footballers’ Association. In addition, almost 5% had suicidal thoughts. The data highlights the social and mental health challenges players face. “These are stark figures that illustrate how …
Read More »Sunday’s gossip: Ronaldo, Rice, Conte, Schmeichel, Dalot, Rabiot, Gakpo, Abraham
Portugal forward Cristiano Ronaldo, 37, is being offered an escape route out of Manchester United in the shape of a potential move to Inter Miami, the club co-owned by his former team-mate David Beckham. (Star)external-link Liverpool have a strong interest in 23-year-old West Ham midfielder Declan Rice and could look …
Read More »MOTDx: Eddie Nketiah on the joy of wearing Arsenal’s iconic 14 shirt
Arsenal star Eddie Nketiah takes on Firsts with MOTDx, as he explains the ‘The Phone’ celebration and what it’s like to wear the legendary No 14 shirt. Watch MOTDx on Thursday, 6 October at 20:00 BST on BBC Three and on iPlayer. Available to UK users only. Everything Arsenal – …
Read More »Jack Leslie statue to be unveiled at Plymouth Argyle
Leslie family A statue of a pioneering black footballer is being unveiled on Friday. The 12ft (3.7m) statue of Jack Leslie is being placed outside the ground of Plymouth Argyle, the club he scored 137 times for in the 1920s and 1930s. In 1925 he was selected for the England …
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