Chelsea wants to land Rafael Leao, and it tempted AC Milan with offers including either Christian Pulisic or Hakim Ziyech. This happened last summer, when the Portuguese was coming off a player of the year performance in Serie A as Milan won the Scudetto. According to James Horncastle of The Athletic, Chelsea valued Leao at […]

Southampton will officially be relegated from the Premier League at the end of the current campaign. The Saints learned their fate following a 2-0 loss at home to Fulham on Saturday. They are the first English top-flight club to be relegated this season. Fulham piled on the pressure thanks to a goal from Carlos Vinicius […]

Aston Villa are reportedly keen to sign Marco Asensio on a free transfer this summer. The Spain international's current contract with Real Madrid is set to expire next month. He would then be able to sign for any club of his choice on July 1st. The Athletic is reporting that Villa is offering Asensio a […]

Jamie Vardy has proclaimed that avoiding relegation this season with Leicester City would be the biggest achievement of his career. The striker previously collected the Premier League title with the Foxes in 2016. Fast forward seven years and Leicester are now in danger of being dropped down to the Championship. "I think at this moment […]

The 2023 Greek Cup Final could be set to be played outside of the Mediterranean country due to concerns over fan safety. According to the Daily Mail, the Greek Football Association is apparently frantically searching for a venue to host the game. AEK Athens and PAOK will feature in the match after advancing through the […]

It truly is crunch time now. At each of the different sections of the Premier League table, there is pressure. Some clubs are in desperation mode hoping others drop points. Others merely need to continue what they are doing to reach their goals. The opening game of the weekend has one of each. Leeds United, […]

Superstar striker Erling Haaland has unsurprisingly won the Football Writers' Association Footballer of the Year award as the best player in England. The Manchester City forward collected 82% of the votes, the most since the Premier League began. Haaland is currently in the midst of a historic campaign with the reigning champions. He recently broke […]

Arsenal defenders Oleksandr Zinchenko and William Saliba are out of commission for the rest of the 2022/23 campaign. As the Gunners cling to Premier League title hopes, it will be without two of its integral players for the final three games. According to David Ornstein of The Athletic, both players have injuries that rule them […]

NBC Sports is launching a special episode entitled Match Officials Mic'd Up this Monday on its YouTube channel. The program allows us to hear previously unreleased audio of Premier League referees for the first time. The broadcast includes unreleased audio between referees and VAR officials from the 22/23 Premier League season with explanations from PGMOL […]

Xabi Alonso looks set to stay with Bayer Leverkusen beyond the current campaign. Fernando Carro, the German club's chief executive, confirmed his head coach's future in a recent interview with Spanish outlet AS. “He has a contract with us until 2024.” proclaimed Carro. "He is happy here and we are happy with him. We are […]

The meeting between Manchester City and Real Madrid in the Champions League is becoming a common occurrence. This is the third time these two clubs have met in the semifinal stage of the UEFA Champions League. Those were in the 2015/16 competition and last season's. Real Madrid advanced in both. However, Manchester City bested Real […]

New Burnley investor and future NFL Hall of Fame member JJ Watt got up close with the town of Burnley. To commemorate his investment in the club, and to celebrate with fans before the last matchday in the Championship, Watt went around to different bars and pubs in the town of Burnley. The inspiration for […]

Chelsea may send two players to Atletico Madrid as part of a swap deal to permanently land Joao Felix. Given the fact that Atletico will not give away its talisman for cheap, Chelsea may want to limit its spending. Moreover, there are too many players at the club after a spending spree under Todd Boehly. […]

Manchester City is in the conversation as the best team in English history. Admittedly, it is never a good idea to argue across eras in sports. Each period has different tactics, quality of competition, financial backing and even rules. The implication of VAR applies heavily to the latter. However, what Manchester City can accomplish this […]

Monday's fixtures brought a major shakeup in the relegation battle, as wins by Everton and Nottingham Forest sunk Leeds and Leicester into the relegation zone. Four of the five teams that are hovering around the drop were in action on Monday. The high-scoring affairs make for serious drama over the remaining three games of the […]