Roy Keane has questioned Gareth Southgate s decision to use Liverpool star Trent Alexander-Arnold in midfield at Euro 2024.
s role at Liverpool changed this season as Jurgen Klopp used the 25-year-old as an inverted right-back.
This enabled Liverpool to get the best out of the talented right-back, but Southgate has gone a step further and played him as an out-and-out midfielder in s Euro 2024 opener against Serbia.
The Liverpool star started in midfield alongside Arsenal s Declan Rice, while Jude Bellingham was operated in a No.10 role.
England made a great start to the game and Bellingham headed them in front inside the opening 15 minutes, but Southgate s side faded towards the end of the first half and Serbia caused them plenty of problems a…
Man City midfielder Kevin de Bruyne called a journalist stupid over a question about Belgium s golden generation after they crashed out of Euro 2024.
Jan Vertonghen’s 85th-minute own goal was the fatal blow for Belgium, who were knocked out of Euro 2024 after .
France, who have yet to net a goal in open play, have struggled to find the back of the net, coming out of the group stage having scored the fewest goals in an opening round since the 2010 World Cup.
Didier Deschamps’ men might have wanted more from their chances, including a couple for Kylian Mbappe, but settled for progression when Randal Kolo Muani’s effort caught the Belgian defender to hand Les Bleus a late lead.
Last-gasp chances for Belgium never came to fruition in the cagey contest,…
Arsenal have now made a move for Atletico Madrid forward Joao Felix after Mikel Arteta demanded they attempt to sign the forward, according to reports.
The Gunners are reportedly looking for a new winger and a new striker in the summer with Arteta’s Premier League side linked to lots of potential signings.
Newcastle United’s Alexander Isak, Aston Villa’s Ollie Watkins, Napoli’s Victor Osimhen are some of the main names who Arsenal have been linked with already this summer.
boss Arteta is looking to boost goals from forward areas with Kai Havertz often playing ahead of Eddie Nketiah and Gabriel Jesus in the central striker position.
And now reports in Spain are claiming that Arteta has interest in former Chelsea forward Felix, who spent last se…
Arsenal are back in the race for Napoli striker Victor Osimhen after Paris Saint-Germain pulled out of negotiations, according to reports.
The Gunners are hoping to sign a new striker in the summer transfer window with Mikel Arteta s side linked to Osimhen, Sporting Lisbon s Viktor Gyokeres, Newcastle United s Alexander Isak and Brentford s Ivan Toney amongst others.
Kai Havertz, who was initially brought in as a midfielder, was deployed up front from the start by Arsenal on 20 occasions in all competitions last campaign.
Gabriel Jesus and Eddie Nketiah could only manage nine Premier League goals between them last season as finished runners-up to Manchester City on the final day of the season.
Arsenal did not struggle to score in general with the Gunne…
Chelsea signing Pedro Neto from Wolves for £54m could pave the way for Raheem Sterling s exit from Stamford Bridge, and it s claimed Juventus are interested in bringing the England international to Turin.
with Fabrizio Romano revealing that despite the lack of links with the Portugal international – who got three goals and 11 assists in all competitions last season – he was top of the list for Chelsea.
The 24-year-old joins Sterling, Mykhaylo Mudryk, Noni Madueke, Cole Palmer and Christopher Nkunku as options on the wing for new manager Enzo Maresca, while Nicolas Jackson was also used in that role at times by Mauricio Pochettino last term.
They re overburdened in those forward positions, as they are everywhere, and Italian journalist Gianluca Di Marzio cl…
According to reports, Premier League giants Arsenal have reached an agreement with Real Sociedad to sign Spain international Mikel Merino for around £28m.
So far this summer, has invested heavily in signing David Raya from Brentford permanently, while they have bought Italy international Riccardo Calafiori from Serie A outfit Bologna.
In recent weeks, the Gunners have been focused on offloading unwanted talents to raise funds for more signings and the imminent exit of Eddie Nketiah to Nottingham Forest has enabled them to push ahead with their move to sign .
The experienced midfielder impressed for Spain at Euro 2024 and was always likely to leave Real Sociedad this summer as he is in the final year of his contract.
Merino has also been linked with Atle…
These 20 are the best in the world when it comes to buying players and flipping them for profit. Here is the ranking of the clubs with the lowest net spend since the summer of 2000.
Figures are via , which deals in Euros. Converting into sterling makes no sense and would frankly take too much effort.
The are here
20) Empoli (Italy)
Expenditure: €109.86m
Income: €343.29m
Net spend: €233.42m
Empoli s record sale is Guglielmo Vicario, who joined Tottenham for €20million last summer. They would be 23rd without that transfer.
19) Gremio (Brazil)
Expenditure: €100.36m
Income: €335.89m
Net spend: €235.53m
Gremio broke the €100m spending mark this summer, spending on …
Manchester United have posted net losses of £113.2million in their latest accounts but insist they are compliant with Premier League financial rules.
The Red Devils’ latest losses for the year ending June 30 follows a £115.5m loss in 2021-22 and a £42.1m loss in 2022-23.
The Premier League’s profitability and sustainability rules (PSR) allow a maximum loss of £105million over a three-season period, but within that certain losses are deemed ‘allowable’ such as infrastructure, youth team and women’s team spending.
United sources concede the losses are in part due to transfer and wage spending over the period, but a club release alongside the results said: “The club remains committed to, and in compliance with, both the Premier League’s Profit and…
Man City are prepared to break the British transfer record in order to sign Bayer Leverkusen attacking midfielder Florian Wirtz, according to reports.
The Citizens have made a brilliant start to the new Premier League season with four wins from four matches against Chelsea, Ipswich Town, West Ham and Brentford.
in a crucial clash of two title rivals with victory for either side taking them top of the Premier League table.
Their start to the new season has been more impressive considering the amount of speculation about some of their players and manager Pep Guardiola.
Guardiola s contract expires at the end of this season and there is little sign currently that he will stay on, while players like Erling Haaland, Kevin de Bruyne, Ederson and Bernardo Sil…
West Flagler will have to make a decision today on appealing a U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia ruling that restored a 2021 Florida gaming compact.
West Flagler, the plaintiffs in the hearing, have until Monday to file a petition for an “en banc hearing” of the U.S. Court of Appeals decision. If they do not file a petition by today, the official mandate restoring the Florida gaming compact will go into effect on Monday, Aug. 21. If restored, the Seminole Tribe will once again be able to launch its services, along with craps and roulette in its Florida casinos.
So, like an 80s sitcom, it all boils down to one question will they or won t they?
What s at Stake?
In late June, a three-judge panel for the U.S. Court of Appeals for the the Distri…