Arsenal & Tottenham battling to sign ?80m star with 20 goals last season

ShareTweet Mikel Arteta isn’t short of centre-forwards with Gabriel Jesus, Eddie Nketiah and Folarin Balogun at his disposal, but Jesus has struggled with injury, Nketiah doesn’t command a regular starting place and Balogun could be sold before the transfer window shuts. As a result, Arsenal are on the hunt for another striker and Tom Roddy … Read more

Sources: Monaco close to EUR45m Balogun transfer

play Evaluating Arsenal’s early start to the season (1:01)Shaka Hislop analyzes how Arsenal should feel about their start to the season after wins against Nottingham Forest and Crystal Palace. (1:01) Monaco are leading the race to sign Arsenal forward Folarin Balogun as talks advance over a deal worth in the region of EUR45 million ($48.5m), … Read more

USWNT drops to lowest FIFA ranking after WWC

play Can USWNT land ‘dream’ hire after Andonovski’s resignation? (1:28)Ali Krieger answers a question about the possibility of the USWNT luring England manager Sarina Wiegman or Australia manager Tony Gustavsson to replace Vlatko Andonovski. (1:28) Aug 25, 2023, 05:33 AM ET Sweden have knocked the United States off the top of the FIFA women’s rankings … Read more

Sheffield Utd boss Heckingbottom pushed about Man Utd winger Pellistri

Sheffield United boss Paul Heckingbottom is coy over their interest in Manchester United winger Facundo Pellistri. Pellistri is a loan target for Blades. Heckingbottom said on Friday: “There’s a lot of people we’ve been speaking about and speaking to, whether that’s the players themselves, the representatives, their family, their parent clubs. “There’s a lot we’re … Read more

Stuttgart great Muller: Endo leaving for Liverpool shocked me

VfB Stuttgart and Germany great Hansi Muller admits he was shocked by the sale of Wataru Endo. Muller is a big fan of the new Liverpool midfielder. He told Sport1: “I was shocked when I heard that Endo was leaving VfB. “He was the heart and soul of the team, unfortunately he cannot be replaced … Read more

Ex-ref avoided VAR call to save colleague ‘grief’

play Why Dean’s VAR admission is so problematic (1:44)Dale Johnson explains why Mike Dean’s admission that he avoided sending referee Anthony Taylor to the VAR screen to save him ‘more grief’ is such a problem. (1:44) Aug 25, 2023, 02:31 AM ET Former referee Mike Dean has said he decided not to alert a fellow … Read more

Martino: Messi a doubt to make MLS debut Sat.

play Why Messi should miss MLS debut vs. NY Red Bulls (0:34)Futbol Americas’ Mauricio Pedroza discusses Lionel Messi’s opportunity to play first MLS game with Inter Miami against NY Red Bulls. (0:34) Aug 25, 2023, 05:37 PM ET Inter Miami manager Gerardo “Tata” Martino said Friday that Lionel Messi’s availability for his potential MLS debut … Read more

Transfer Talk: Barcelona, Manchester City near Cancelo deal

play Can Joao Cancelo rejuvenate his career with Barcelona? (1:58)Stewart Robson and Craig Burley discuss Joao Cancelo’s possible move to Barcelona. (1:58) Aug 25, 2023, 06:14 PM ET The summer transfer window is now open in Europe, and there’s plenty of gossip swirling around. Transfer Talk brings you all the latest buzz on rumours, comings, … Read more

Salah ‘committed’ to us amid Saudi link – Klopp

play Klopp: Answer would be no to any Salah offer (0:31)Jurgen Klopp says there is no way that Liverpool would let Mohamed Salah leave amidst interest from Al Ittihad in the Saudi Pro League. (0:31) Aug 25, 2023, 07:48 AM ET Liverpool manager Jurgen Klopp has downplayed speculation that Mohamed Salah could move to the … Read more

West Ham boss Moyes: Johnson has new contract offer

West Ham boss David Moyes admits they’ve offered a new contract to Ben Johnson. The defender’s current deal runs to the end of the season. Moyes said, “I don’t want Ben to go, we offered him a contract about a year ago and we have not had any agreement on it. “He come through the … Read more