The generation gap on Spain’s right flank has just grown bigger. Lamine Yamal has spent the tournament passing his school exams and footballing tests, operating in front of a man twice his age, in Dani Carvajal. Yet the six-time Champions League winner was suspended for the Euro 2024 semi-final even before he brought his quarter-final […]

As Berlin and the Henri Delauny trophy come into clearer view, it is almost as if Gareth Southgate’s vision of his side is even more clouded. England’s run to the Euro 2024 semi-final certainly hasn’t been one of those classic cases of a team finding itself as a tournament goes on. So much around Southgate’s […]

Frank Lampard shared his thoughts on the difference Kobbie Mainoo has made to England’s midfield at Euro 2024. England manager Gareth Southgate appeared to overlook Mainoo during the group stages. The Three Lions started the tournament with Trent Alexander-Arnold in midfield before testing Conor Gallagher in the role alongside Declan Rice and Jude Bellingham. Mainoo, […]

Midfielder Piotr ZIelinski is now an Inter Milan player. The Polish international joined the Nerazzurri on a free transfer this summer. Zielinski arrives after the end of his contract with Napoli. He spent eight seasons with the Partenopei, winning the 2022-23 Serie A title. Zielinski had previously played for the likes of Udinese and Empoli […]

After a weekend of quickly developing rumours regarding Manchester United’s transfer dealings, it seems as though the board have put the blinkers on in their pursuit of Dutch duo Joshua Zirkzee and Matthijs de Ligt. Acquiring both players would bolster two of the positions that most desperately needed reinforcing heading into the window, with Zirkzee […]