Category: Football

The top stories and transfer rumours from Monday’s newspapers… THE SUN Ivan Toney is a top target for Saudi Arabian side Al-Ahli, according to shock reports. The Saudi Pro League will bid for Mohamed Salah or Kevin De Bruyne this summer – if an opportunity arises. Crystal Palace are willing to spend big on Chelsea...

As the new season kicks off, all eyes are on the Wembley Stadium, where Manchester City and Manchester United will battle it out in the Community Shield on Saturday, August 10. This fierce derby pits two giants of English football against each other. Manchester City, fresh off another Premier League triumph, are looking to start...

Tottenham Hotspur will round off their preparation for the new season with a showdown against Bayern Munich in a friendly at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium, in London, on Saturday, August 10. Last week, Bayern stopped Tottenham their first defeat of the summer as they won 2-1 in the club friendly in Seoul. The Spurs had...

Blackburn Rovers are hoping to kick-start the  EFL Championship 2024-25 on a positive note as they take on promoted Derby County in their opening game of the season on Friday, August 9. During the latter part of the 2023-24 season, it seemed that Rovers were heading for relegation, primarily due to a playing a number...

Police forces are “well prepared” for the English league season starting this weekend despite the potential for more civil disorder, says the UK’s Football Policing Unit lead. Violence in towns and cities in England and Northern Ireland since 30 July has been fuelled by misinformation online, the far-right and anti-immigration sentiment. A total of 483...

The new 2024/25 season brings with it huge excitement for fans as the domestic campaign gets underway. Ahead of the marathon campaign, supporters will be eager how to watch their team in action, with the broadcast and streaming deals now confirmed. Coverage of Premier League action will once again be split between Sky Sports, TNT Sports...

PA Media Violence and disorder has broken out Belfast and other parts of the UK Police Scotland is considering a request to send 120 officers to Northern Ireland following several nights of anti-immigration riots in Belfast and other parts of the UK. Jon Boutcher, chief constable of the Police Service of Northern Ireland (PSNI), said...

BBC Humza Yousaf was first minister from March 2023 to May 2024 Former First Minister Humza Yousaf has said he questions whether he and his family have a future in Scotland or the UK following days of violent riots. Violent disorder took place in cities across England and in Northern Ireland over the weekend. The...

Five years after it last tried, consulting firm Kroll has published a study trying to convince football club owners of the financial sense of selling naming rights to their stadiums. But the renaming of football stadiums to cash in on corporate sponsors remains a contentious issue, and while it could enable clubs to post improved...

  Deal sees DAZN become the global home of the National League with both domestic UK and global rights to National League TV product Seven-year deal set to run until the end of the 2030/2031 season DAZN will offer National League TV as a standalone channel which can be purchased separately or on top of...

Irreplaceable or burden? Ronaldo debate sweeps Portugalpublished at 16:27 18 June 16:27 18 June Portugal v Czech Republic (20:00 BST) Marcus AlvesBBC Sport Bernardo Silva could not help but laugh when he heard the question about one of the biggest elephants in the room in Portugal. “In the national team, when you’re all listening to...