Christian Eriksen’s representatives have filed a request for arbitration with an Italian sports court against Inter Milan over commission they claim is due from his £17m transfer from Tottenham 12 months ago. The representatives are believed to have been due commission worth a total of £6m and they say some of the payments are outstanding. As far as Inter are […]

Wilfried Zaha believes Virgil van Dijk is the only defender who stacks up to Rio Ferdinand’s ability on the ball. The Crystal Palace forward spent a season with Ferdinand during his ill-feted two years at Manchester United. Describing his former teammate, the 29-year-old said he “was composed to the next level”. But he struggled to separate him and Van Dijk […]

Liverpool: Klopp opens up on if new defender will be signed Liverpool boss Jurgen Klopp fielded a strong line-up to face Aston Villa’s makeshift team for their FA Cup third round tie and rival fans couldn’t hide their smiles as the two sides went in at half-time with the score at 1-1. Villa’s entire first team squad were forced to […]

Some may have accused Manchester City of “buying trophies” due to the numerous Premier Leagues and other titles won under the big-spending Abu Dhabi Investment Group, but now the club have gone and literally bought themselves a trophy — and not just any trophy, either. Flying in the face of obvious punchlines, City owner Sheikh Mansour bin Zayed has personally […]

Don’t wait 30 years – sign up for our daily football email newsletter today! Arsene Wenger has admitted he has some regrets over the way Arsenal signed Sol Campbell from Tottenham in 2001. The English centre-back, who was one of the best in the world at the time, shocked the footballing world when he crossed north London to sign for […]

As Bobby Madden blew the final whistle at Ibrox last weekend, the reaction of Steven Gerrard and his Rangers players was, initially at least, understated and virtually expressionless. Yet after being outplayed by Celtic for long periods, they could bask in the satisfaction of moving 19 points clear at the top of the Scottish Premiership. Contrast that to the exuberance […]

A striker from Barcelona’s La Masia, a forward tracked by Arsenal and Man City… and Aaron Ramsey! The youngsters stepping up for Covid-stricken Aston Villa against Liverpool in the FA Cup tonight! Dean Smith and Aston Villa’s first-team are isolating after a Covid outbreak  But their FA Cup third-round tie against Liverpool will still go ahead as planned  Mark Delaney […]

MICAH RICHARDS: Pep, the time is right to let young Phil Foden fly! Just like Lionel Messi, Guardiola can turn him into a world-beater and make him his lasting legacy at Manchester City I believe the time has arrived for Pep Guardiola to let midfielder Phil Foden roll  There is no need to wrap him in cotton wool any longer […]

Ole Gunnar Solskjaer has confirmed Manchester United are open to selling Marcos Rojo and Sergio Romero in the January transfer window and says that both players will not have their contracts renewed at the end of the season. Rojo and Romero have not featured at all for United this term and both were granted permission to return to Argentina over […]

Sheffield United boss Chris Wilder says the club have spoken to Lys Mousset about his responsibilities following an incident on Sunday night. The Blades on Monday said club officials were making internal enquiries after images appearing to show a smashed Lamborghini belonging to Mousset circulated on social media. South Yorkshire Police said in a statement that a Lamborghini was involved […]