Despite drawing their last three games, Manchester City manager Pep Guardiola believes his team will win the Premier League for a historic fourth year in a row. The champions sit third, a point behind Liverpool and three behind leaders Arsenal, who can extend their lead to five points with a win at lowly Luton Town … Read more
Mauricio Pochettino has warned Chelsea that they will suffer a retaliation from a hurt Manchester United when they meet Erik ten Hag’s struggling club on Wednesday. United suffered another setback in their sputtering season last weekend, losing 1-0 against Newcastle. The defeat, which dropped United five points behind the Premier League’s top four, came just … Read more
Anisur Rahman Zico and Tapu Barman of the Bashundhara Kings have been granted permission to return to club training on December 12, one day after the Kings’ AFC Cup group final encounter against Odisha FC in India. Following Kings’ 2-1 victory over the Bangladesh Army Football team in the Independence Cup on Tuesday, Kings president … Read more
Under-fire Erik ten Hagen Hag is convinced he has the support of Manchester United’s players, despite accusations that he has lost some of the dressing room. The Dutchman’s difficult second season as manager continued on Saturday with a 1-0 defeat at Newcastle. A tenth defeat in all competitions this season prompted various allegations that Ten … Read more
The 48th Copa America, involving 10 South American nations and six North American sides, will be hosted in 14 locations across ten US states next year, organisers announced on Monday. CONMEBOL, the South American governing body, had already confirmed that the first game would be staged on June 20 at Mercedes-Benz Stadium in Atlanta, with … Read more
The Premier League said on Monday that it had agreed to a record £6.7 billion ($8.45 billion) domestic television rights contract for the 2025/26 season. The current agreement is said to be worth roughly £5 billion over three years and covers 200 matches per season. The English Premier League welcomed the multi-broadcaster agreements as the … Read more
Manchester City have been charged by the Football Association with failing to control their players during Sunday’s 3-3 draw with Tottenham Hotspur in the Premier League. Several City players surrounded referee Simon Hooper late in the game after he stopped play when Jack Grealish was through on goal for a foul on Erling Haaland in … Read more
Janine van Wyk became the most capped African footballer on Monday, when she made her 185th appearance for South Africa in a 2-0 qualification win against Burkina Faso in the African Women’s Cup of Nations. She surpassed Egyptian Ahmed Hassan, who had held the record since retiring in 2012, with 184 appearances for his country. … Read more
The vast majority of football fans may dismiss Girona’s meteoric rise to the top of Spain’s LaLiga as an early-season anomaly, but former Spain and Barcelona winger Luis Garcia is not one of them. Despite being tied on 38 points with Real Madrid and behind the league leaders only on goal difference, Girona coach Michel … Read more
Bangladesh women’s football coach Saiful Bari Titu believes the experience of facing Japan in an Asian Games match earlier in September helped his squad show more maturity and clinic against Singapore yesterday. Titu’s charges defeated Singapore, which is rated 12 places higher than 142nd-ranked Bangladesh, 8-0 to complete the two-match FIFA Friendly series with two … Read more
