Arsenal manager Mikel Arteta has agreed a new three-year contract with the club.
The Spaniard was set to be out of contract at the end of the season but is now expected to stay until 2027. The Gunners appointed Arteta, who had been working as a coach under Pep Guardiola at Manchester City at the time, to replace compatriot Unai Emery as boss in December 2019. He led […]
Arsenal captain Martin Odegaard is set to be out for at least three weeks with an ankle injury, according to Norway’s team doctor.
Ola Sand said there is “probably no fracture” to Odegaard’s left ankle, which he injured while playing for Norway on Monday, but added that an absence of less than three weeks would be “just a bonus”. Odegaard limped off during Norway’s Nations League win over Austria and on Tuesday the 25-year-old midfielder returned to London, […]
Mbappe Rejects French League Mediation Proposal in PSG Salary Row
Paris St Germain welcomed an offer from the French football league’s governing body (LFP) on Wednesday to mediate with Kylian Mbappe over the France forward’s wage dispute following his departure from the Ligue 1 side. Mbappe left PSG to make a high-profile switch to Real Madrid in the close season and French media reported the […]
The United States made light of the absence of several top singles players as they began their Davis Cup Finals group stage campaign with victory over Chile on Wednesday.
Reilly Opelka and Brandon Nakashima both came through lengthy three-set battles to give their team a winning lead in the Group C opener in Zhuhai, China. Olympic doubles silver-medallists Rajeev Ram and Austin Krajicek then beat Matias Soto and Tomas Barrios Vera to wrap up a 3-0 victory and join Germany at the top of […]
Netherlands boss Ronald Koeman said he substituted Manchester United centre-back Matthijs de Ligt during their 2-2 draw with Germany on Tuesday night to “protect” him.
De Ligt, 25, was replaced at half-time in the Uefa Nations League clash in Amsterdam by Brighton’s Jan Paul van Hecke after the defender had a hand in both of Germany’s first-half goals. A misplaced pass in the first half led to Deniz Undav equalising before his failed clearance led to Joshua Kimmich giving Germany […]
Stockport County Coach Denied Dream move to Real Madrid by Brexit Rules
Stockport assistant coach Andy Mangan has been denied a move to Real Madrid after his work permit was rejected. The former Tranmere and Shrewsbury striker was on the verge of joining the La Liga champions to work under boss Carlo Ancelotti, with the switch subject to a work permit. But the 38-year-old’s application, which could […]
Cristiano Ronaldo has criticised Manchester United manager Erik ten Hag and said the club must “rebuild everything” in order to compete for football’s biggest prizes again.
The Dutch boss is under pressure after United’s eighth-placed finish last season – their lowest in Premier League history – and two defeats in their opening three games at the start of this campaign. And Ronaldo, who had two spells at the club before leaving for Saudi Arabian side Al-Nassr, questioned Ten Hag’s mentality. “The […]
Chelsea star Enzo Fernandez has been banned from driving for six months following two motoring offences in west Wales.
The Argentine footballer had already been found guilty of failing to identify the driver of a Porsche that allegedly drove through a red light in Llanelli, Carmarthenshire, in November 2023. The 23-year-old was also found guilty of a similar offence relating to the same car allegedly caught speeding in Swansea a month later. Fernandez, who […]
Manchester United had the highest aggregate attendance in domestic league football of all European men’s clubs during the 2023-24 season, a Uefa report has revealed.
Manchester United had the highest aggregate attendance in domestic league football of all European men’s clubs during the 2023-24 season, a Uefa report has revealed. The ‘European Club Talent and Competition Landscape report’, being published on Thursday, has found that in league matches, their total attendance of 1,397,148 was the highest of all European teams […]
Malaysian men’s singles shuttler Justin Hoh (pic) gave Denmark’s Rasmus Gemke a valiant fight before bowing out in the first round of the Hong Kong Open yesterday.
Recently moving up to world No. 57 in the world rankings, Justin didn’t make things easy for the 26th ranked Gemke, dragging the match to an hour and 10 minutes at the Hong Kong Coliseum before losing 7-21, 23-21, 18-21. The 20-year-old Justin has now lost both encounters with Gemke, but their previous meeting at […]