Women’s FA Cup: Manchester derby among 16 fourth-round ties
Manchester City lifted the Women’s FA Cup at Wembley in May 2019Holders Manchester City will travel to local rivals Manchester United in the Women’s FA Cup fourth round.That local derby is one of two all-top-flight ties, along with record 14-time winners Arsenal’s trip to West Ham.The 23 Women’s Super League and Championship sides enter the…
Memphis Depay: Netherlands & Lyon forward set to miss Euro 2020
Memphis Depay scored a goal every 83 minutes on average in Euro 2020 qualifyingNetherlands forward Memphis Depay is set to miss Euro 2020 after being ruled out for at least six months with a cruciate knee ligament injury by Lyon.Depay and Lyon team-mate Jeff Reine-Adelaide, a France Under-21 midfielder, both suffered the same injury in…
Mexico mass grave holding 29 bodies found near Guadalajara
Image copyright AFP Image caption Forensic experts have been examining the site of a mass grave in Jalisco state The bodies of at least 29 people have been found in a mass grave on the outskirts of the city of Guadalajara in western Mexico, officials say.It was near two other shallow graves in which 81…
Football gossip: Kane, Piatek, Muller, Eriksen, Ings, Lacazette, Cavani
Arsenal boss Mikel Arteta is considering an audacious attempt to sign Manchester City defender John Stones, 25, on loan. (Sun)Spurs boss Jose Mourinho wants two strikers to cover for the injured Harry Kane. AC Milan and Poland striker Krzysztof Piatek, 24, has been offered as one of the main options so far, with agents of…
Women’s Super League: Manchester City 3-1 Everton
Media playback is not supported on this device WSL Highlights: Manchester City Women 3-1 Everton WomenPauline Bremer struck twice for the second game running as Women’s Super League title hopefuls Manchester City saw off Everton at the Academy Stadium.However, Georgia Stanway’s 90th-minute own goal stopped City going top of the table on goal difference.Bremer’s double…
Football gossip: Sancho, Gerson, Diop, Mertens, Arteta
Chelsea will beat Manchester United and Liverpool to the signing of England winger Jadon Sancho, 19, because they are willing to meet Borussia Dortmund’s £120m asking price. (Sun on Sunday)Mikel Arteta agreed to become Arsenal head coach after failing to get assurances from Manchester City that he would be Pep Guardiola’s successor as manager at…
Scottish Gossip: Rangers, Celtic, Arsenal, Hibs, Hearts, Aberdeen, Leicester
FOOTBALL GOSSIPRangers have rejected an £11m bid from an unnamed club in England’s Premier League for striker Alfredo Morelos in recent days, according to a report in El Universal in his native Colombia. (El Universal via Sunday Mail)Celtic target Fabricio Bruno has lost his court case in his bid to rip up his contract with…
Football gossip: McTominay, Solskjaer, Eriksen, Emery
Paris St-Germain could move for Liverpool’s Senegal winger Sadio Mane, 27, in the summer if Brazil forward Neymar leaves. (France Football via Sport Witness)Manchester United are planning to give Scotland midfielder Scott McTominay, 23, a new £60,000-a-week contract. (Sun)Everton approached former Arsenal boss Unai Emery about the vacant manager’s job at Goodison Park. (Sky Sports)Manchester…
Bukayo Saka: Arsenal teenager weighs up international options
Arsenal teenage winger, Bukayo SakaArsenal’s Bukayo Saka, who is eligible to play for both Nigeria and England, says he is weighing up his international options but will not rush his decision.”I am always thinking about it but I haven’t made a decision yet,” the 18-year-old told BBC Sport.Saka, born to Nigerian parents, has so far…
Top 50 Scottish sporting stars of decade – 10-1
Media playback is not supported on this device Watch: A decade of Scottish sporting successThis feature started as a tweet late at night, a request for people to suggest their top-five sporting Scots of the decade. The responses came in a blur.Days after the original question was posed they were still coming. Name after name,…
Martin Peters obituary – ‘a trailblazer for modern midfielders’
Media playback is not supported on this device 1966 World Cup Final: Martin Peters volleys England in frontMartin Peters, who has died aged 76, will forever be remembered as the England World Cup winner described as “10 years ahead of his time” by his manager Sir Alf Ramsey.As immaculate off the pitch as he was…
Football gossip: Ozil, Pogba, Ancelotti, Ibrahimovic, Borini, Haaland
Arsenal midfielder Mesut Ozil, 31, is set to join Turkish side Fenerbahce on a six-month loan deal in the January transfer window. (Fotomac, via Football.London)Manchester United will not allow France midfielder Paul Pogba, 26, to leave for Real Madrid in January. (Mail)United players and officials are convinced Pogba has played his last game for the…
Arsenal should be winning trophies again – Freddie Ljungberg
Interim manager Freddie Ljungberg says Arsenal should be winning trophies again as they host Manchester City this weekend in the Premier League. WATCH MORE: ‘James Brown?! I thought that was James Blunt’ – Maddison & JustinWatch the full interview on Football Focus, Saturday at 12:00 GMT on BBC One and BBC iPlayer.
Unai Emery: The telling stats behind Arsenal manager’s downfall
Unai Emery’s side faced more shots than they took in both his two seasons in chargeOnly 18 days separated Arsenal saying Unai Emery was “the right man for the job” before they decided to sack him. At that point, the Gunners were five games without a win, which has since extended to seven – their…
Beth Mead: England forward signs new Arsenal Women deal
Media playback is not supported on this device Watch: Mead repeats brilliant England goal for ArsenalEngland forward Beth Mead has signed a new “long-term” contract with Women’s Super League champions Arsenal.The 24-year-old has scored 32 goals in 76 appearances for the London club since arriving from Sunderland in January 2017.Mead, capped 25 times for England,…
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