The GuardianJack Butland Tyrese Campbell extends West Brom’s winless run with only goal for Stoke The Guardian - PA MediaWest Brom’s winless run stretched to six games after the Championship leaders suffered a 1-0 defeat at home to Stoke. The striker Tyrese Campbell, whose father Kevin played for the Baggies, scored the
The GuardianPep Guardiola Pep Guardiola wants League Cup to be scrapped to ease fixture congestion The Guardian - Alex HessPep Guardiola believes the League Cup should be dispensed with for the good of English football. The Manchester City manager says teams are currently overburdened by the hectic schedule and has pointed
The GuardianEmiliano Sala Emiliano Sala's family urge faster progress in crash investigation The Guardian - Steven MorrisThe family of the footballer Emiliano Sala, who died in a plane crash a year ago, have claimed his death was preventable and called for air investigators to speed up their inquiry. Sala’s family are marking
The GuardianAntonio Conte Inter ready to test Tottenham with new £12.8m bid for Christian Eriksen The Guardian - Fabrizio RomanoInternazionale are preparing a bid of €15m (£12.8m) plus add-ons for Christian Eriksen as they attempt to conclude a deal with Tottenham. An offer of €10m plus add-ons was rejected last week but Inter
The GuardianEdinson Cavani Frank Lampard praises ‘great player’ Cavani as Chelsea step up striker search The Guardian - Jacob SteinbergFrank Lampard has opened up the possibility of Chelsea entering the race to sign Edinson Cavani, who has asked to leave Paris Saint-Germain after receiving a lucrative offer from Atlético Madrid. Chelsea
The GuardianSports Premier League, La Liga, Bundesliga, Serie A and Ligue 1 top scorers 2019-20 The Guardian - Guardian sport14 Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang (Arsenal) 14 Marcus Rashford (Manchester United) 14 Danny Ings (Southampton) 11 Harry Kane (Tottenham) 11 Sadio Mané (Liverpool) 11 Raheem Sterling (Manchester City) 11 Mohamed
The GuardianSpanish La Liga La Liga president criticises Fifa and says richest clubs are ‘danger’ to game The Guardian - Paul MacInnesThe president of La Liga, Javier Tebas, was in London last week. Recently re-elected for a further four-year term, the controversial 57-year-old was in the capital for the launch of his TV channel, La
The GuardianMikel Arteta Beating Chelsea is essential for Arsenal’s top-four hopes, says Mikel Arteta The Guardian - Nick AmesArsenal’s ambitions of mounting a late bid for the Champions League places are on the line at Stamford Bridge on Tuesday and Mikel Arteta admits three points against Chelsea, followed by a sustained run
The GuardianSam Kerr Chelsea harness collective power to ignite WSL title race The Guardian - Suzanne WrackIt is rare to see a complete team performance but Chelsea’s 4-1 demolition of Arsenal on Sunday was just that. Most of the focus before the game was on the battle of the superstar strikers, Sam Kerr and
The Guardian FA dismisses charge against Mark Sampson over alleged racist remark The Guardian - Louise TaylorThe Football Association has dismissed a misconduct charge against Mark Sampson after an allegation that the Stevenage first-team coach made racially discriminatory remarks was found not proven by an disciplinary
The GuardianFlamengo Transfer roundup: Real Madrid sign Flamengo playmaker Reinier Jesus The Guardian - ReutersReal Madrid have signed attacking midfielder Reinier Jesus from Flamengo. The 18-year-old joins the La Liga club on a six-year deal for a reported €30m (£25.6m) fee. Reinier is the latest young Brazilian
The GuardianManchester United For Manchester United the gulf to Liverpool is cause for major concern The Guardian - Jonathan WilsonLiverpool are brilliant. They are top of the league by 16 points with a game in hand and will probably have the title wrapped up by the end of March. And yet at the same time, while acknowledging how it
The GuardianHamilton Academical F.C. ‘The reality is I am an addict’ – Hamilton Academical manager opens up on gambling problem The Guardian - Ewan MurrayThe head coach of Hamilton Academical, Brian Rice, has reported himself to the Scottish FA for a breach of its betting rules and admitted a lapse in his recovery from a gambling addiction. The SFA has
The GuardianSteve Bruce Nabil Bentaleb has Newcastle medical after agreeing Premier League return The Guardian - Louise TaylorThe Algeria international Nabil Bentaleb had a medical at Newcastle United on Monday afternoon ahead of a loan move from Schalke until the end of the season. Bentaleb is surplus to the requirements of
The GuardianMatildas Matildas' European migration exciting but fanning W-League anxiety The Guardian - Samantha LewisIn the 24 hours between the preliminary squad release and the starting XI announcement for Brisbane Roar’s game against Sydney FC on Thursday night, one W-League player’s career took a sudden and dramatic
The GuardianDutch Eredivisie The Fiver The Guardian - Barry GlendenningSpeaking on TalkSport once, Dean Ashton revealed that Alan Pardew’s nickname during his time at West Ham was “chocolate” because the notoriously confident manager held himself in such high regard that
The GuardianFrench Football There is still magic in the French Cup The Guardian - Adam White and Eric DevinLa Magie de la Coupe is thriving in France. While the big European leagues demand more and more of our attention, the simple pleasure of a humble domestic cup is becoming more marginalised. This weekend,
The GuardianErnesto Valverde Pass masters Barcelona deliver first glimpse of the Setién manifesto The Guardian - Sid LoweNine hundred and ninety-eight … 999… 1,000. And still it went. Jordi Alba played the ball to Riqui Puig, who played it to Sergi Busquets, who played it to Arthur Melo, who played it to Sergi Roberto, played
The GuardianHomophobia Village Manchester FC decries rise in 'toxic' homophobic chanting The Guardian - Josh Halliday North of England correspondentA Manchester football club that has faced “appalling” alleged homophobic abuse has urged the FA to radically overhaul its disciplinary processes after further reports of discriminatory chanting. Village
The GuardianCiro Immobile Ciro Immobile makes Sampdoria suffer as Lazio join Serie A title race The Guardian - Nicky BandiniFor Ciro Immobile, football is simple: either he scores, or he suffers. Speaking to Corriere della Sera in 2017, the Lazio striker insisted he would always do whatever a manager required of him. But when
The GuardianFA WSL Women’s Super League: talking points from the weekend’s action The Guardian - Rachel Brown-FinnisDuring Chelsea’s remarkable win at Arsenal I sent messages to a couple of people at the FA who have been involved in women’s football for many years. I told them how proud I feel about where the Women’s
The GuardianDortmund Erling Braut Haaland gatecrashes again to haul Dortmund out of mire The Guardian - Andy BrassellIt felt like a regular, gentle Sunday morning in Brackel, the district to the east of the centre where Borussia Dortmund train. The reserve team trained and senior squad strikers Paco Alcácer and Erling
The GuardianEd Woodward Gary Neville rails at Ed Woodward over Manchester United 'mess' The Guardian - Jamie JacksonGary Neville has launched his most vociferous attack on Ed Woodward, claiming Manchester United’s executive vice-chairman is fortunate to still be in a job and that the expensively-assembled squad’s position
The GuardianAymeric Laporte Pep Guardiola warns not to expect too much from returning Aymeric Laporte The Guardian - Jamie JacksonPep Guardiola said Aymeric Laporte cannot alone solve Manchester City’s defensive problems when the centre-back returns from a serious knee injury. The defensive lynchpin has been out since the end of
The GuardianInter Milan European roundup: Cristiano Ronaldo double moves Juventus four points clear The Guardian - ReutersCristiano Ronaldo struck twice to continue his sensational scoring run and help move Juventus four points clear at the top of Serie A with a 2-1 win over Parma. The 34-year-old’s deflected shot opened
The GuardianFIFA (Video Game) Yes, social media and video games really can hurt footballers' decision-making The Guardian - Sean IngleCould spending too much time on Twitter, Facebook or Instagram affect a footballer’s performance? Manchester United appear to think so. One report before their trip to Anfield claimed the club were “consulting
The GuardianFootball (Soccer) Premier League: 10 talking points from the weekend’s action The Guardian - Guardian sportArsenal’s injury problems at left‑back have led them to explore signing Layvin Kurzawa from Paris Saint-Germain. But what if the solution lies closer to home? Bukayo Saka is 18 and earlier this season
The GuardianAustralian Soccer Markus Babbel the third A-League coaching casualty – but is the coach or club to blame? The Guardian - Richard ParkinThe prevailing wisdom when a football club is underperforming is that you can’t sack all the players, so you may as well sack the coach. Often said coach has contributed significantly to the club being
The GuardianFootball (Soccer) Football transfer rumours: Jérôme Boateng to Arsenal from Bayern? The Guardian - Barry GlendenningWith Callum Chambers sidelined for up to nine months with a ruptured cruciate ligament, Mikel Arteta has turned his gaze to the Bundesliga in search of a replacement. Arsenal’s new manager has identified
