Author: News Desk

Paul Merson has insisted that James Maddison must improve his level of performance after another flat display for Tottenham against Arsenal. Despite facing an Arsenal side without Declan Rice and Martin Odegaard, Spurs failed to find a breakthrough and were ultimately punished by Gabriel’s second-half header. Spurs’ blunt attacking display is in sharp contrast to their free-flowing start under Ange Postecoglou and Merson believes that key players must hold themselves responsible. ‘Last season was better than this season,’ he told Sky Sports. ‘They were mind-blowing. As a neutral, I do like watching Tottenham, I like Ange, they play entertaining football…

Diego Simeone loves the attitude of Conor Gallagher, full of praise for the summer signing after he scored his first goal for Atletico Madrid on Sunday. The England international opened the scoring in the first-half of a 3-0 win over Valencia in Madrid, continuing a fine start to the season for Simeone’s side. The victory put them second in La Liga, only behind Barcelona although already four points adrift of the leaders. It was just Gallagher’s second start for Atletico Madrid and Simeone says he is proving to be exactly what the team needed in midfield. ‘He came with a…

Manchester United should have spent £150m to sign Premier League superstar Erling Haaland before he joined Manchester City, according to an Old Trafford legend. Haaland boasted extraordinary numbers before his move to England in 2022, having scored 86 goals in 89 games for his previous club Borussia Dortmund. The 24-year-old’s emergence as one of the greatest goalscorers of all time has continued over the last two years, with Haaland bagging over 50 goals in his first season at Man City and another 38 last term. Haaland could be set to eclipse even his own remarkable numbers during the 2024-25 campaign,…

Rob McElhenney is expecting to enjoy Birmingham vs Wrexham on Monday night alongside David Beckham and Tom Brady in surely the most star-studded League One game ever. McElhenney is co-owner of Wrexham along with Canadian actor Ryan Reynolds, while NFL legend Brady is a minority owner of Birmingham City. After the Welsh side’s promotion from League Two and the Blues’ relegation from the Championship, they now meet in League One, the first time they have met in a league fixture since 1995. Things have changed a lot for the two clubs since that last meeting, with Wrexham now attracting the…

Premier League survival is paramount for Everton and Southampton but victory in their Carabao Cup clash at Goodison Park is almost as important. It’s a meeting between the two teams at the bottom of the table and alarm bells are already ringing with neither side having gained a single point so far this season. Yes, we’re only four games into the term but a long slog is already in store and confidence will swiftly drain away the longer the run without a victory continues. Both sides suffered devastating defeats on Saturday, with Southampton losing 3-0 at St Mary’s as Manchester…

Robert Pires has rowed back on his claim that Bukayo Saka lacks consistency and the suggestion that Manchester City’s Jeremey Doku is better than the Arsenal icon. Saka only turned 23 this month and has already made 230 appearances for Arsenal and won 42 caps for England. The winger enjoyed his most prolific season last time around, scoring 20 goals in all completions, outstripping his previous best of 15 in the campaign before. However, Gunners hero Pires sounded like he wanted more from the winger as he discussed his development last week and, somewhat surprisingly, brought Doku up as a…

Manchester City have become one of the most successful clubs in world football since their new owners took the reigns 16 years ago. This is in no small part down to the vast amounts of money the club’s owner have plunged into City, which has helped lure some of the biggest talents in the game to the blue side of Manchester. But a huge cloud now hangs over the club – and their unrivalled recent success – with the club in the dock over alleged financial fair play violations in the so-called ‘Trial of the Century’, which is now underway…

“I’m humiliated,” Wotton told BBC Radio Devon after the match. “It’s embarrassing, we were second best. I don’t even think we were second best, there’s absolutely zero credit to be had today. “Bishops Cleeve should have won by more, I’m at a loss really. “I can’t accept that performance for Torquay United. We didn’t win a header, we didn’t win a tackle. “Our physicality was non-existent, our forward play was non-existent. I can suffer a lack of quality in a football game, I’ve got no problem with that, but I’m embarrassed with that team today.” .

Editorial 16.09.24 Monday’s American front pages are heavily dominated by the assassination attempt on former president Donald Trump whilst he was playing golf on Sunday. It’s the second assassination attempt Trump has faced in a matter of months. ‘Agents fire at suspect near Trump,’ highlights East Bay Times. The front page of the East Bay Times reports on the second assassination attempt on the former US president. Donald Trump was the target Sunday of “what appears to be an attempted assassination” at his golf club in West Palm Beach, Florida, the FBI said, just nine weeks after the Republican presidential…

Editorial 16.09.24 Monday’s European newspapers – we take a look at a handful of newspapers from across Europe. From flooding affecting central and Eastern Europe to the assassination of Donald Trump, the European papers cover a lot of ground, from their own domestic stories to international politics as well as shared concerns around illegal immigration. ‘Deadly floods sweep Europe,’ is the lead for Blick. The main story on the front page of Blick reports on flooding in Europe. The paper says heavy rainfall has caused widespread flooding across parts of Europe, leading to tragic consequences. Rivers have burst their banks,…