We’re absolutely positive it can’t feel this way to Aston Villa fans, but for those of us with a more passing interest in the club… it feels weird that they were a Championship club in 2019, doesn’t it? Almost forgotten like someone else’s bad dream.Villa’s ascent from there to where they are ...

A lot of the chat around the Premier League title race has presupposed since the summer that it will, at some point, boil down to Manchester City vs Arsenal.There’s good reason for that: they have been rivals to lift the trophy for the past two seasons, with Arsenal getting stronger and ...

Real Madrid Kylian Mbappe has sparked a minor controversy in France after withdrawing from their international squad for the October international break, citing an injury concern.French outlet Foot Mercato insist that Mbappe’s claims of an injury are a smokescreen, and that had made clear ...

The future of the entire football transfer system is set to be decided after a European Union court found in favour of Lassana Diarra in his case against FIFA relating to a 2014 transfer move.The issue was whether Diarra and any club who wanted to sign him were liable to pay reparations to ...

Jose Mourinho has been no stranger to bizarre and controversial moments over his long managerial career, racking them up even more frequently than he has taken trophies.The latest in his highly-entertaining career saw Mourinho receive a yellow card after he protested against a VAR decision to ...

The Premier League have been left stunned by an appeals board's decision that they are unable to punish Leicester City for an alleged breach of their profit and sustainability rules (PSR).Leicester were up on a charge applying to the three-year period from 2020/21 to 2022/23, having lost more ...

The time is nearly here for clubs in England's top flight to send in their final post-summer squad lists for the 2024/25 season.Premier League clubs need to submit their squad lists of up to 25 players (excluding those born on or after January 1 2003, who don't need to be registered), with ...

Former England striker Alan Shearer believes Dominic Solanke could be the man to take Harry Kane's place in the national team setup if he lives up to his potential following his big-money move to Tottenham.Solanke had been unable to make a serious mark in earlier spells at Chelsea and ...

La Liga president Javier Tebas has made no secret of the fact he wants the league to hold a game in the United States of America in the near future - potentially as soon as this coming December.Tebas told The Athletic: "It does not depend only on us, but if we are able to do it, we will. The ...

Liverpool manager Arne Slot has called his No.1 target this summer to convince him to come to Anfield.The Dutchman replaced Jurgen Klopp earlier this summer and has enjoyed a full preseason with his squad, learning about where he needs to strengthen.Despite plenty of rumours, however, Liverpool ...

Chelsea consider the matter of Enzo Fernandez's involvement in a racist song sung by Argentina players last month to have been dealt with after he apologised to teammates and volunteered a donation to an anti-discrimination charity.But former Arsenal and Chelsea midfielder Emmanuel Petit does ...

Bournemouth are set for a massive profit and a club record fee for Dominic Solanke after reports they have agreed terms on a sale to Tottenham - but are said to be frustrated by the circumstances of the move.The former Chelsea and Liverpool striker had told Bournemouth earlier in the summer ...