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Welcome to The Radar, a Sky Sports column in which Nick Wright uses a blend of data and opinion to shed light on need-to-know stories from up and down the Premier League. This week: 🔺 Mosquera filling Saliba’s boots at Arsenal💨 Doku bringing a new threat for Man City🔍 A player to keep an eye on this weekendMosquera’s instant impactArsenal host Manchester City on Super Sunday having kept four clean sheets in five games this season despite an injury to probably their best defender. No William Saliba? No problem. At least not anymore. Cristhian Mosquera is filling in impressively. Please…

Dean Huijsen has hit out at the Spanish football federation’s (RFEF) appeals committee’s decision to confirm his one-game suspension, despite an earlier admission that the Real Madrid defender shouldn’t have been sent off last weekend.Huijsen, 20, was shown a straight red card in Madrid’s 2-1 win at Real Sociedad last Saturday, with referee Jesus Gil viewing his foul on Mikel Oyarzabal as denying a clear goalscoring opportunity.The centre-back was subsequently handed a one-game ban, despite the incident being discussed in the CTA [refereeing committee]’s latest video analysis of controversial decisions on Tuesday, with an admission that “the most appropriate punishment…

Sep 19, 2025, 04:00 AM ETRuben Amorim is under increasing pressure as Manchester United head coach after a sequence of results that have cast doubt on his ability to make it to a year in the job in November.Sunday’s 3-0 defeat at Manchester City left the former Sporting CP coach with a record of just eight wins in 31 Premier League games in charge since succeeding Erik ten Hag 10 months ago. And in terms of the 17 teams that have been in the Premier League since Amorim arrived at Old Trafford, United’s haul of 31 points from 31 games…

Ryan O’HanlonSep 19, 2025, 04:00 AM ETCloseRyan O’Hanlon is a staff writer for ESPN.com. He’s also the author of “Net Gains: Inside the Beautiful Game’s Analytics Revolution.”If you look at the top of the Premier League table, it doesn’t seem like much has changed: Liverpool in first, Arsenal in second. But as you scan farther down, your eyes might start to widen.Tottenham, OK? Bournemouth, huh? Chelsea? Sure. Ev — does that say “Everton”?You might take your glasses off and wipe your eyes. Perhaps you’ll want to step out of the room. Then you come back to the table.SUNDERLAND HAVE MORE…

The UEFA Women’s Champions League draw gets underway on Friday, as 18 teams find out who they will play in the new-look league phase.So, what is the new format? How does it differ from the men’s competition? And what’s this new competition called the UEFA Women’s Europa Cup?- Kassouf, Keogh: Explaining Thompson’s move from Angel City to Chelsea – Lindop: Everton beat Liverpool at Anfield to maintain WSL derby dominance – Kassouf: How Canada moved on from Olympics cheating scandalWhat is the new Women’s Champions League format?Let’s start with the basics. Under the old format, 16 teams competed in four…

Since the start of last season, Liverpool have scored more goals in the final 10 minutes of games than any other Premier League side (19).Everton have won six of their last 11 away Premier League matches (two draws, three defeats), as many as they had won in their previous 30 combined.Mohamed Salah has scored eight goals against Everton for Liverpool in the Premier League. Only Steven Gerrard (nine) has more.Salah is now two goals away from registering 250 for the club in all competitions.The last meeting, in April, saw Liverpool win 1-0 at Anfield thanks to a second-half strike from…

The City of London skyline at sunset.Gary Yeowell | Digitalvision | Getty ImagesEuropean equities traded lower on Friday, as trade and the economy remained in focus.The pan-European Stoxx 600 ended the day down 0.04%, with sectors in mixed territory.U.S. President Donald Trump, who made a state visit to the U.K. this week, held a much-anticipated call with Chinese leader Xi Jinping on Friday. It comes after U.S. and Chinese negotiators reached a framework deal on TikTok’s U.S. business at talks in Madrid, Spain, this week.Regional shares ended Friday’s session lower, putting the Stoxx 600 index on course to end the…

BANGKOK (AP) — Thailand’s king endorsed on Friday a new Cabinet headed by Prime Minister Anutin Charnvirakul after a court order removed his predecessor due to ethics violations and public outrage over a deadly border dispute between the Southeast Asian country and its neighbor, Cambodia. The Cabinet, which includes several non-politicians, is expected to take office next week after taking an oath in front of King Maha Vajiralongkorn.Anutin, head of the Bhumjaithai Party, was elected premier by Parliament last month. He succeeded Pheu Thai Party’s Paetongtarn Shinawatra, who was dismissed after being found guilty of ethics violations over a politically…

TOKYO (AP) — Amid the power and speed of the World Athletics Championships in Tokyo, it’s the details that tell another story. Tattoos, colorful nails, bold jewelry, and unique hairstyles showcase individuality alongside performance. And chalked hands, sweat-drenched brows and bare feet splashing through the steeplechase pit reveal the smaller moments behind world-class competition.This photo gallery, curated by AP photo editors, features details from the World Athletics Championships in Tokyo heading into the final weekend of competition.___ United States’ Twanisha Terry after finishing a women’s 100 meters heat at the World Athletics Championships in Tokyo, Saturday, Sept. 13, 2025. (AP…

BUDAPEST, Hungary (AP) — Hungary will replicate a policy announced Thursday by U.S. President Donald Trump and designate antifa a terrorist organization, Prime Minister Viktor Orbán said on Friday. Antifa, short for “anti-fascist,” is an umbrella term for loosely affiliated far-left-activists and groups that resist fascism, fascists and neo-Nazis, especially at demonstrations. It resembles more an ideology than an organization, though some have embraced militant tactics.Orbán, a right-wing populist and strong Trump ally, said in comments to state radio on Friday that he was “pleased” by Trump’s announcement that he plans to designate antifa as a “major terrorist organization” in…