Manchester United and Leeds United meet at Dublin’s Croke Park tonight in what is officially a pre-season friendly, although very little about this fixture feels particularly friendly. The match, scheduled for 7:30 p.m. UK time, is United’s penultimate pre-season game before the new Premier League campaign. It also gives Michael Carrick another opportunity to assess…
Tottenham’s biggest concern over James Maddison’s latest hip problem is not simply whether he makes the opening-day squad. It is what the recurrence could mean for a team trying to build a new identity under Roberto De Zerbi. Maddison is coming off a difficult period after missing much of last season with a serious knee…
Paris Saint-Germain have reportedly made Barcelona forward Ferran Torres their top attacking target after ending their pursuit of Yan Diomande, who is now expected to join Real Madrid. The French champions had been pushing hard to sign Diomande, but talks collapsed over the transfer fee and other financial demands. With that deal now off the…
Arsenal are positioning themselves to move for Julian Alvarez if the Argentine forward signals he is ready to leave Atletico Madrid before the transfer window closes, with sporting director Andrea Berta maintaining regular contact with the player’s representatives. The 26-year-old, who joined Atletico from Manchester City in a deal worth around €95 million in 2024,…
Debutants Heartland Queens and Ikorodu City gave their very best but eventually fell to the firepower of the old guard as El-Kanemi Warriors and Nasarawa Amazons lifted the men’s and women’s trophies of this year’s President Federation Cup competition in Asaba on Saturday. Following a scoreless first half, the Queens, who sent packing more illustrious…
