Danny Welbeck scored one goal and set up another as Brighton & Hove Albion eased to a 3-0 victory at 10-man Everton on Saturday, in a perfect start for the Premier League’s youngest ever permanent manager.
Kaoru Mitoma scored at the back post after excellent work from debutant winger Yankuba Minteh, before Welbeck profited from sloppy play by Everton in midfield to add a second and Simon Adingra added a late third to underline Brighton’s superiority. Manager Fabian Huerzeler, 31, will be delighted with a performance in which his side took […]
Arsenal eased to a 2-0 home win over Wolverhampton Wanderers as goals by Kai Havertz and Bukayo Saka got their Premier League title challenge up and running on Saturday.
It was far from a fluent display in the summer sunshine but Mikel Arteta’s side, once again regarded as the team most likely to halt Manchester City’s domination, deserved the points. Havertz headed in from Saka’s cross in the 25th minute but the hosts never looked completely comfortable until Saka’s clinical finish doubled their advantage […]
Nottingham Forest have signed Paraguay forward Ramon Sosa for £9.3m from Talleres.
The 24-year-old has signed a five-year deal at the City Ground after scoring 17 goals and adding 13 assists in 56 appearances for the Argentine top-flight club. The forward, who can also play as a winger, has won 14 caps for Paraguay and impressed in the recent Copa America. “Ramon has been coveted by many […]
Former Manchester United defender Phil Jones has said he is targeting a career in management after officially announcing his playing retirement.
The 32-year-old has not played since leaving United at the end of the 2022-23 season, with his last appearance coming 12 months earlier in a 3-0 win over Brentford. Jones, who won 27 England caps, joined United from Blackburn in 2011 but struggled with injuries throughout his career. “My career finished shorter than I would […]
Diogo Jota and Mohamed Salah scored the goals as Arne Slot’s reign as Liverpool head coach began with a hard-fought victory over newly promoted Ipswich Town at a boisterous Portman Road.
Portuguese forward Jota finished off a flowing Liverpool move involving Salah and the impressive Trent Alexander-Arnold shortly after the hour mark, side-footing the Egyptian’s low cross past Ipswich goalkeeper Christian Walton. And it was 2-0 just five minutes later, Salah scoring from Dominik Szoboszlai’s pass for his ninth opening-day goal – a Premier League record. […]
Chelsea head coach Enzo Maresca says Conor Gallagher is not training with the main first-team squad and is unavailable to face Manchester City on Sunday.
The England international, 24, was pictured in Atletico Madrid’s Metropolitano Stadium after Chelsea accepted a £33m bid from the Spanish club. But he has been unable to complete his move after a deal for striker Samu Omorodion to go in the opposite direction collapsed, leaving Atletico without the funds to sign the midfielder. Chelsea are […]
Head coach Gary O’Neil has warned Wolves’ spending power remains limited despite bringing in nearly £100m in transfer fees.
Wolves have sold Max Kilman to West Ham for £40m and Pedro Neto to Chelsea in a club record deal worth £54m this summer. In the transfer window so far they have invested modestly by signing winger Rodrigo Gomes, right-back Pedro Lima and Norway striker Jorgen Strand Larsen. Tommy Doyle’s loan from Manchester City last […]
Willian has confirmed that he is leaving Fulham after two seasons.
The winger, 36, joined the Premier League club on a free transfer in September 2022 after leaving Brazilian side Corinthians, where he started his professional career. Willian confirmed he has left Fulham in a lengthy statement on Instagram, having scored 10 goals in 67 appearances. “I would like to thank Fulham for a wonderful two […]
Manchester United’s £36m new-boy Joshua Zirkzee became an instant Old Trafford hero as he scored an 87th-minute winner against Fulham.
The former Bologna forward came on with Alejandro Garnacho after an hour as United struggled to find a breakthrough against Marco Silva’s side. And the pair combined in the nick of time as the Argentina winger crossed from the right and Zirkzee calmly steered the ball into the bottom corner in a hammer blow for […]
Bank of America (BAC.N), opens new tab is partnering with FIFA to become a sponsor for the 2026 World Cup, soccer’s global governing body said on Thursday, in a move that will link the financial giant with one of the world’s most-watched sporting events.
Sponsoring sport can be a fruitful marketing tactic for companies as it allows them to reach a wider audience and boost recognition of their brands. The second-biggest U.S. lender will be FIFA’s first-ever global sponsor in the banking category, the association said. FIFA has a similar partnership with payments processing giant Visa (V.N), opens new […]