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Rasmus Højlund is reluctant to leave Manchester United this summer, sources have told ESPN, but fears he may have to move in order to get regular games this season.Højlund has been linked with AC Milan amid uncertainty about his future following the arrival of Benjamin Sesko from RB Leipzig.The Denmark striker has made it clear — both publicly and privately to club bosses — that his preference is to stay at Old Trafford.However, after being left on the bench for the preseason friendly against Fiorentina on Saturday — a game Sesko watched from the stands after being unveiled on the…
Max DowmanClub: ArsenalAge: 15Position: Nation: EnglandThe hype around Arsenal’s 15-year-old prospect Max Dowman has begun and after starring in the pre-season victory against Newcastle, it is showing no signs of slowing down.Dowman is well ahead of schedule at the Emirates and, despite his age, now seems to be in the first-team picture after featuring in all of Arsenal’s friendlies during the summer.He was a regular in first-team training for Mikel Arteta’s team last season, but Premier League and Champions League rules prevent players in the U15 age group or younger from competing.Hailed as the “best 15-year-old in the country” by…
If you thought western capitals were finally losing patience with Israel’s engineering of a famine in Gaza nearly two years into the genocide, you may be disappointed. As ever, events have moved on – even if the extreme hunger and malnourishment of the two million people of Gaza have not abated. Western leaders are now expressing “outrage”, as the media call it, at Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s plan to “take full control” of Gaza and “occupy” it. At some point in the future, Israel is apparently ready to hand the enclave over to outside forces unconnected to the Palestinan…
Scotland head coach Steve Clarke has named former player Steven Naismith as his assistant ahead of next month’s opening World Cup qualifiers.Naismith, who played under Clarke as he made 51 appearances for the national side, has been out of work since being sacked as head coach of Hearts last year. The former Rangers, Kilmarnock, Hearts, Everton and Norwich striker had previously been a part of Clarke’s setup and now replaces John Carver who left earlier this year after being named Lechia Gdansk boss.Clarke has also added Leicester City’s set-piece coach Andrew Hughes ahead of the double-header away to Denmark and…
One can be in denial when facing a cruel reality. Three weeks ago, Erik ten Hag, in the midst of preseason preparations with his new team, Bayer Leverkusen, was asked about the potential departure of midfielder Granit Xhaka, who had been linked with a return to the Premier League.”It’s clear: Granit is a key player. He signed here for five years and still has three years left on his contract,” the former Manchester United manager replied. “He’s too important to us to let him go.”By this point in the summer, Leverkusen had already lost genius tactician Xabi Alonso to Real…
Aug 13, 2025, 09:00 AM ETA competitive LaLiga game, involving Barcelona, in Miami. Sound familiar? The league has been working on the idea for years, without success. Until now.This week, the scheme finally took its first step towards becoming a reality. The Spanish football federation (RFEF) agreed to pass onto UEFA a request to play December’s matchday 17 LaLiga fixture between Villarreal and Barcelona at Hard Rock Stadium, home of the Miami Dolphins.- Stream every LaLiga match LIVE this season on ESPN+ (U.S.)- Disney+ to show primetime LaLiga games in UK and Ireland- LaLiga burning questions: Barça, Madrid, title race,…
Pep Guardiola had warned Jack Grealish he was running out of time at Manchester City.Speaking before the Champions League trip to Real Madrid in February, the City boss challenged Grealish to be more consistent with his performances, before adding that he hoped the England midfielder would “get it” before the end of the season.Clearly, in Guardiola’s mind at least, he didn’t. And after Grealish was left at home for the trip to Fulham on the final day of the Premier League campaign, he was omitted from the squad for the FIFA Club World Cup. It was clear a sign as…
South Sudan is reportedly in talks with Israel about resettling Palestinians forcibly displaced from Gaza, as Israeli representatives arrived in the East African country for an inaugural official visit. On Tuesday evening, the Associated Press reported that talks had taken place between the two countries about transferring Palestinians, citing six sources familiar with the discussions. It is unclear how far the talks have progressed. Joe Szlavik, a US lobbyist working with South Sudan, told AP he was briefed by South Sudanese officials on the talks, and that an Israeli delegation had planned to visit the country to explore the possibility…
Dominic Calvert-Lewin has agreed to join Leeds United in principle.Calvert-Lewin left Everton upon the expiry of his contract earlier this summer. He was one of the options Leeds looked at earlier in the summer, however the deal was viewed as a difficult one to do at that stage.The deal for Calvert-Lewin makes it unlikely that Leeds will do a deal for top striker target Rodrigo Muniz.Fulham don’t want to sell and Atalanta have made a £34.5m (€40m) offer for the player. Image: Calvert-Lewin scored three times for Everton last season Leeds had been staying patient in their pursuit of Muniz,…
Marcus Rashford has described Manchester United as “reactionary” and being in “no man’s land” – and has called on his club to “make a plan and stick to it.”Rashford departed United to join Barcelona on loan for the upcoming season after a similar, successful spell at Aston Villa for the second half of last season. This was after the forward had been frozen out of United’s first-team by Ruben Amorim. And now, Rashford has hit out at the club’s strategy in recent years – saying the club have not begun a transition yet because they do not have a recognisable style of play…