Arsenal open talks with Paris Saint-Germain to sign £18.5m midfielder

Arsenal have opened talks with Paris Saint-Germain to sign Fabian Ruiz, according to reports. Mikel Arteta’s side have not yet added to their squad in the summer transfer window, although they are close to completing a €50 million (£42.1m) deal to sign for Bologna defender Riccardo Calafiori. Arsenal are understood to also be in the […]

All the full squads and overage players in the men’s football at Paris 2024 Olympics

The men’s football tournament at the Paris 2024 Olympics gets underway on 24 July with a lot of young talent but a few recognisable faces involved. The 16 countries that qualified for the tournament have 18-man squads, with 15 of the players having to be born on 1 January 2001 or after. That means they […]

Argentina and Spain can follow World Cup joy with Olympic football gold

Missing competitive football? Less than two weeks since Spain won the Euro 2024 final in Berlin the men’s and women’s teams are about to kick-off their campaigns for Olympic gold. The two competitions commence before the official opening ceremony is held with glitz, glamour and pageantry in Paris on Friday and it is no surprise […]

Man Utd make ‘forceful’ move to sign Euro 2024 star ahead of Barcelona, Man City and Chelsea

Manchester United have launched a ‘forceful’ move to sign Euro 2024 winner Dani Olmo ahead of Barcelona, Manchester City and Chelsea. Olmo, 26, was one of the stars of the recent Euros, playing in six of Spain’s seven games as Luis de la Fuente’s side won the tournament and clinched a record fourth European Championship […]

The moment Jude Bellingham ‘lost it’ with Gareth Southgate during England’s Euro 2024 final defeat to Spain

Jude Bellingham ‘lost it’ with Gareth Southgate as the England head coach once again dallied over his substitutions in the side’s Euro 2024 loss to Spain, it has been claimed. Spanish substitute Mikel Oyarzabal came on and made himself an overnight national hero with an 86th-minute winner at Berlin’s Olympiastadion, securing La Roja a record-breaking […]

Gary Neville says two England players should have been subbed off at half-time in Euro 2024 final defeat

Gary Neville believes England boss Gareth Southgate should have made two substitutions at half-time as Spain began to take control of the Euro 2024 final. While the score remained goalless at half-time, Spain were undoubtedly the more impressive side, dominating possession and limiting England to one half chance in the opening 45 minutes. Spain manager […]

Harry Kane makes decision over England future after Euro 2024 final defeat

Harry Kane has no intention of retiring from international football despite enduring another final defeat with England and largely struggling at Euro 2024. Kane finished the tournament as joint-top goalscorer with three goals but was subbed off in five of England’s seven games, including the final against Spain. Gareth Southgate admitted after the 2-1 defeat […]

Jose Mourinho reacts to Spain’s Euro 2024 final victory over England

Jose Mourinho has passed on his congratulations to Spain after the side’s Euro 2024 triumph over England and praised Luis de la Fuente on the ‘amazing job’ he has done over the last month. Mikel Oyarzabal came on and broke English hearts with an 86th-minute winner at Berlin’s Olympiastadion, sealing Spain a record-breaking fourth European […]

Eddie Howe must replace Gareth Southgate as England manager if they are to win another major tournament

England may have reached consecutive European Championship finals plus the semis and quarters of the last two World Cups, but they are never going to win a major tournament while Gareth Southgate is in charge. It would be astonishing if the Football Association keeps him at the helm for the next World Cup in two […]