Category: Football
Manchester City sign Brazilian defender Vitor Reis from Palmeiras for £29.6m
Manchester City have continued their rebuild by signing the defender Vitor Reis from Palmeiras for £29.6m. The 19-year-old is the second centre-half bought by the [more…]
Manchester City sign £33.8m defender Abdukodir Khusanov from Lens
Manchester City have confirmed the signing of the defender Abdukodir Khusanov from Lens in a deal understood to be worth €40m (£33.8m) plus add-ons. The [more…]
Defeats, violence and shame: Lyon are at war with the rest of French football
As Celal Bozkurt stepped up to take his penalty against Lucas Perri, he would have been forgiven for feeling a sense of deja vu. Back [more…]
Old, humble and perfect: lovable lump Kike García gives Alavés hope | Sid Lowe
This could have only felt more right if you read about it on Teletext. On Saturday afternoon Kike García, the 6ft 1in, 12 stone, 35-year-old [more…]
Marcus Rashford fit and available to play for Manchester United and Amorim
Marcus Rashford is ready and available to play for Manchester United, the Guardian understands, after Ruben Amorim indicated the forward had ruled himself out of [more…]
Postecoglou on thin ice at Tottenham but Levy still hoping for turnaround
Daniel Levy intends to give Ange Postecoglou the opportunity to revive Tottenham’s fortunes, with the under-pressure manager set to remain in charge for this week’s [more…]
Paul Lambert: ‘Zinedine Zidane just looked at me and said “bloody hell”’
This is a story in three parts. The unlikely tale of how Paul Lambert signed for Borussia Dortmund in 1996. Why Lambert is still revered [more…]
Pep Guardiola urges Haaland to deliver after signing Manchester City deal
Pep Guardiola has called on Erling Haaland “to deliver” and inspire another decade of success after signing an historic nine-and-a-half-year contract at Manchester City. City [more…]
Arsenal’s scrambled brains and missed chances will really hurt Mikel Arteta | Jonathan Wilson
Mikel Arteta dropped to his haunches, laid his hand on his brow and let his head slump. When he looked up again, he had his [more…]
There’s nothing lucky about Forest’s rise with Nuno’s hot hand at the controls | Jonathan Wilson
There was a period when datawallahs insisted confidence didn’t exist – which came as a surprise to almost everybody who has ever played sport at [more…]