West Ham midfielder Lucas Paqueta has been charged by the Football Association for allegedly getting booked deliberately “for the improper purpose of affecting the betting market”. The four charges relate to a Premier League game against Leicester City on 12 November in 2022, plus 2023 fixtures against Aston Villa on 12 March, Leeds United on…
Tyson Fury’s promoter Frank Warren says he believes the rematch between undisputed heavyweight champion Oleksandr Usyk and former WBC champion Fury “will be better” than the first fight. Warren, said a rematch of Saturday’s thrilling encounter in Saudi Arabia “will be announced in due course”. Usyk beat Briton Fury by split decision to become the…
Manager of Newly promoted premier league club Ipswic Kieran McKenna is likely to reject any new deal after Chelsea and Brighton have shown interest in him The 38-year-old is also believed to be under consideration by Manchester United if they decide to sack Erik ten Hag McKenna – who is contracted to Ipswich until 2027…
World football governing body, FIFA, has made changes to the officiating team of the 2026 World Cup qualifying match between Benin Republic and Nigeria which is scheduled for the Stade Felix Houphouet-Boigny in Ivory Coast on Monday, June 10. According to FIFA, the previous match officials from Ethiopia, Bamlak Tessema Weyesa, has been replaced with…
New Liverpool Manager Arne Slot says the opportunity to work at one of the “biggest clubs in the world” was “difficult to ignore” His comments come hours after he was confirmed as Liverpool’s new head coach. The Reds agreed a compensation deal worth £9.4m with Feyenoord in April after the 45-year-old was identified as the…
Liverpool forward Mohamed Salah has hinted that he will remain at the club next season after the appointment of Arne Slot as the club’s new manager. Liverpool rejected a £150m offer from Al-Ittihad for the 31-year-old last September, and the forward has again been linked with a move to Saudi Arabia. Salah scored 25 goals…
Burnley Manager Vincent Kompany is a surprise name on Bayern Munich’s list of potential candidates to become their new coach. Kompany and Bayern have had initial talks though it is not known how far they have progressed and how close the parties are to making a decision. The Bundesliga giants have struggled to find a…
Manchester United forward Rashford, 26, has struggled for form this season, scoring seven goals and managing two assists in 33 league appearances. He played in seven England games this season before being left out against Belgium in March. Rashford shared a screenshot of the training squad on social media, with a message “wishing Gareth and…
Cristiano Ronaldo is set to play in his 11th major international tournament, having been named in the Portugal squad for Euro 2024. The 39-year-old Al-Nassr forward is the most capped player in international football history, with 206 appearances for Portugal and 128 goals. Portugal boss Roberto Martinez included Ronaldo as one of seven forward players…
Manchester City Striker Erling Haaland has emerged as the English Premier League top goal scorer for a second consecutive season as Manchester City beat West Ham 3-1 to win a fourth consecutive title. The Norwegian striker was absent for two months of the season through injury and struggled to match the heights of his debut…
