An illegal streaming gang who offered cut-price subscriptions for Premier League matches to more than 50,000 people have been jailed. The Premier League said five men were convicted of conspiracy to defraud, money laundering and contempt of court after generating more than £7m in five years. Mark Gould, from London, was reported to have masterminded […] More
Tottenham are determined to resist Manchester United’s attempts to sign England striker Harry Kane, 29, this summer, with Spurs chairman Daniel Levy unwilling to sell to a Premier League rival. Erik ten Hag is confident he can persuade Chelsea’s 24-year-old England midfielder Mason Mount to join Manchester United as part of a summer overhaul being demanded by the manager. Mauricio Pochettino […] More
Leicester “will be back” after their relegation from the Premier League, says Aiyawatt Srivaddhanaprabha, who revealed he has had “offensive” messages asking him to sell the club. His family have owned the Foxes since 2010, with Aiyawatt taking charge in 2018 after the death of father Vichai. In that time, they have been promoted, won […] More
Declan Rice has spoken with Bayern Munich head coach Thomas Tuchel as the Bundesliga champions step up their pursuit of the West Ham and England midfielder. Plettenberg says Rice remains at the top of their wanted list as they look to add a central midfielder to their squad. Read Also: Xavi wants Messi return at […] More
Chelsea have held talks over signing Sporting Lisbon midfielder Manuel Ugarte, who is thought to have a €60m release clause. Ugarte’s contract is up in 2026 and Sporting head coach Ruben Amorim has admitted it will be “difficult to keep players like Ugarte” following the failure to qualify for next season’s Champions League. Read Also: […] More
Chelsea have appointed former Tottenham and Paris St-Germain boss Mauricio Pochettino as their new manager. The Argentine, 51, begins his new role on 1 July 2023 on a two-year contract, with an option of a further year. He takes over from interim boss Frank Lampard, who guided Chelsea to 12th in the Premier League. Read […] More
Frank Lampard outlined the long list of problems facing Mauricio Pochettino at Chelsea, after the team finished the Premier League season in 12th with their worst-ever points total in the competition. A 1-1 draw with Newcastle on the final day concluded a miserable season for the west London club, despite the huge transfer spending of […] More
Barcelona want to sign Brazil midfielder Bruno Guimaraes, but the club believe it will take a transfer fee of around 100m euros (£87m) to convince Newcastle United to sell the 25-year-old. Real Madrid are considering making a move for Brazil forward Roberto Firmino, 31, who will become a free agent when his Liverpool contract expires this summer. Leeds fans made […] More
Brentford’s European dreams fell at the final hurdle despite beating Premier League champions Manchester City 1-0 in west London. Thomas Frank’s side needed to beat City and hope Aston Villa and Tottenham failed to win against Brighton and Leeds respectively. And while Ethan Pinnock’s late strike meant the Bees held their side of the bargain, […] More
Southampton bid goodbye to the Premier League with a thrilling 4-4 draw against Liverpool at St Mary’s. Liverpool opened the scoring through Diogo Jota who punished Romeo Lavia’s poor pass before Roberto Firmino made it 2-0 after 14 minutes, scoring in his final match for the Reds. The Saints pulled a goal back through James […] More
Chelsea’s wayward finishing was again on show as their miserable season finished with a 1-1 draw at home to Newcastle, whose travelling supporters celebrated their fourth-placed finish at a sun-drenched Stamford Bridge. The visitors, fresh from confirming a return to the Champions League for the first time in 20 years earlier this week, came flying […] More
Granit Xhaka scored twice in what is expected to be his final appearance for Arsenal as they wrapped up their season with a 5-0 thrashing of Wolves at the Emirates Stadium. Xhaka, who is nearing a move to Bayer Leverkusen, scored both goals in the space of just three minutes in the first half, setting […] More