For regular watchers of Alfie Devine, Sunday night’s excellent goal in England Under-19s’ 2-0 European Championships win over Austria will have come as little surprise. It was the kind of goal he makes a habit of scoring, drifting into space unchecked and then finishing clinically. For Tottenham Under-23s last season, he scored nine goals in … Read more
Manchester United are finally close to sealing a mammoth deal for Frenkie de Jong, with three more Erik ten Hag targets revealed, Raphinha has made his choice amid claims Tottenham are launching a bid, while Wednesday’s Euro Paper Talk claims Newcastle are ready to snatch a big -money Chelsea target. FRENKIE DE JONG DEAL CLOSING … Read more
During two years of disruption to fixtures through COVID-19, many clubs praised the loyalty of their supporters and acknowledged their importance to the match-day experience while stands were empty. In turn, many supporters donated their pro-rata refunds for matches behind closed doors to clubs’ charity foundations during lockdown. All those words about how vital fans … Read more
Manchester City will begin their Premier League title defense with a tough trip to West Ham, but the champions have been given the chance to set the pace once again. The fixtures for the 2022-23 season were announced on Thursday, with Crystal Palace vs. Arsenal kicking off the new season on Friday, Aug. 5, before … Read more
Even David Moyes won when he saw Erik ten Hag’s start at Man Utd. Also: Liverpool’s post-Champions League stitch up, Ralph Hasenhuttl could be gone by September, and more… Yer Da might tell you that every one plays everyone else twice but the newly published Premier League fixtures require plenty more context. Here are 10 … Read more
The fixture schedule for the 2022-23 Premier League season was released on Thursday, with champions Manchester City starting at West Ham and the Erik ten Hag era at Manchester United beginning with a home match against Brighton, kicking off a tough-looking run to start his new job. City clinched the 2021-22 title in extraordinary fashion … Read more
In the breathless moments after the final whistle in the Premier League, a player is ushered into a makeshift interview suite, told he has been named the man of the match and invited to make grand, sweeping conclusions about the game and its significance. After a particularly impressive individual display, the player might be asked: … Read more
Mikel Arteta’s transfer window woe! Arsenal boss is angry at club’s indecision in the summer market as chiefs drag their heels over signings and insist EVERY deal is signed off by American owners – with fears they could now miss out on Gabriel Jesus Mikel Arteta is growing frustrated by Arsenal’s indecision in the transfer … Read more
It felt like the news that Tottenham fans had been dreading. Tullio Tinti, the agent of Alessandro Bastoni (and others at Inter), emerged from a meeting with the Inter Milan hierarchy on Wednesday and was surrounded by at least six young men filming him on their phones with a very clear message: his client would … Read more
After nine years at Real Madrid and fresh from helping Wales qualify for their first World Cup since 1958, Gareth Bale is available on a free transfer. There have been links to another Tottenham Hotspur return, MLS teams across the Atlantic and his hometown club, Cardiff City of the Championship. Where will he end up? … Read more