Dec 23, 2023, 07:35 PM ET LONDON — The English Premier League has its first female referee, and Burnley manager Vincent Kompany called it a “milestone moment” on Saturday. Rebecca Welch controlled Burnley’s 2-0 win at Fulham. Kompany spoke to Welch at full-time. Rebecca Welch became the first woman to take charge of a Premier … Read more
play Why Ratcliffe’s investment means nothing for Man United’s January window (1:43)Mark Ogden explains why the Glazers will still control the January transfer window despite Sir Jim Ratcliffe’s investment. (1:43) Sir Jim Ratcliffe has written to Manchester United fans to ask for “time and patience” following the announcement of his minority investment at Old Trafford. … Read more
ShareTweet Manchester United are reportedly keen on signing Olympique Lyonnais star Rayan Cherki in the upcoming transfer window, as per Football Transfers. The Red Devils have been struggling with their right-wing position over the last few years. They purchased Jadon Sancho from Borussia Dortmund to address that issue, but he has failed to showcase his … Read more
ShareTweet Tottenham Hotspur have reportedly registered their interest in signing Bournemouth star Dominic Solanke in the upcoming transfer window, as per The Sun. After selling Harry Kane to Bayern Munich last summer, the Lilywhites haven’t signed anyone to replace the England international. Ange Postecoglou started the season with Richarlison as the centre-forward but after the … Read more
Getty Images With only one win in their last five matches, Manchester United are desperately in need of a win to stop their freefall. Despite playing at home at Old Trafford, that will be a tough proposition facing an Aston Villa side that Unai Emery has running like a well oiled machine. Conceding only 22 … Read more
Liverpool captain Virgil van Dijk says he’s encouraging Ibrahima Konate to continue working on his game. Van Dijk feels there’s more for Konate to improve. “He’s still growing,” Van Dijk said ahead of the trip to Burnley on Boxing Day. “He’s an outstanding defender. He has everything that a modern-day footballer needs to be at … Read more
Liverpool boss Jurgen Klopp is considering Joe Gomez for left-back against Burnley on Boxing Day. Senior left-backs Andrew Robertson and Kostas Tsimikas are now both out injured. Klopp said: “We will see. Can Joey play all the games coming up now until – I don’t know when – Robbo will be back? Kosti is now … Read more
Nottingham Forest boss Nuno has called on their goalkeepers to up their game. Forest face Newcastle in the early kickoff on Boxing Day. Former keeper Nuno said: “I would be fair to tell you that (Matt) Turner will be the goalkeeper, but at this moment it is about performance. “Any decision that we are going … Read more
play Gab & Juls’ Premier League half-season awards (2:23)The Gab and Juls duo pick their Premier League player of the half season, who surprised them the most and their biggest disappointment. (2:23) Happy holidays to one and all! The gift of soccer kept giving this weekend, with the title race in the Premier League taking … Read more
After months of negotiations, British billionaire Sir Jim Ratcliffe (chairman and CEO of chemical company Ineos) has finally completed a deal to acquire a 25% stake in Manchester United for around £1.25 billion ($1.6bn). Sources told ESPN’s Rob Dawson that the deal will give Ratcliffe some influence over the football side of the business, with … Read more
