Category: Football

The beautiful game has enchanted fans for generations, so it’s hardly a surprise that football betting sites have exploded in popularity in recent years. A YouGov poll in May 2022 found that football is the most popular sport for Brits to bet on, with 45 per cent of regular UK gamblers having bet on the...

The top stories and transfer rumours from Tuesday’s newspapers… DAILY MIRROR Manchester City are considering a move for £68m Crystal Palace playmaker Eberechi Eze. Real Sociedad are resigned to losing Arsenal target Mikel Merino this summer after failing to tie the 28-year-old midfielder down to a new contract. Trent Alexander-Arnold has revealed that Gary Lineker’s...

‘We know there are certain positions we want to improve’published at 08:40 08:40 Image source, Getty Images Arsenal manager Mikel Arteta explained his stance on the number of signings he believes the club need to make this summer, as the Gunners boss bids to go one better after finishing runners-up behind Manchester City in the...

What’s the format for the Olympic football tournament?published at 13:53 22 July 13:53 22 July The action kicks off in the Olympic football tournament on Wednesday, two days before the Paris Games’ official opening ceremony. In the men’s section, 16 teams will compete in four groups of four. The top two will progress to the...

‘You have to aim high’ – Erikssonpublished at 14:31 19 July 14:31 19 July England Former England manager Sven Goran Eriksson has been speaking about who should replace Gareth Southgate as the Three Lions’ new head coach. Eriksson said that because of expectations England have now set themselves, they should aim high, adding that Premier...

Rabiot and Juventus’ ‘paths have parted’published at 13:31 18 July 13:31 18 JulyBreaking Image source, Getty Images Juventus have confirmed that France midfielder Adrien Rabiot will leave the club as a free agent this summer following the end of his contract. The 29-year-old former Paris St-German player spent five seasons at the Turin-based club, winning...

Good morningpublished at 07:01 07:01 In a parallel universe, Gareth Southgate could have been parading around London in an open-top bus this week with the European Championship trophy aloft. As it was, one of the most successful England managers of all time was tending his resignation. Such is the fast pace of the football world,...

‘I’ve always called Southgate the Prime Minister of football’published at 16:30 16 July 16:30 16 July Sports psychologist Michael Caulfield, who has previously worked alongside Gareth Southgate, has said that Southgate walked away from the job as the Three Lions because he would have felt it was the right thing to do. “He’s had criticism...

4 days ago By Ryan Leston, BBC News Getty Images Freshwater West has been named the best beach in Wales by the Sunday Times A Pembrokeshire beach has been named the best in Wales on a list of the UK’s top beaches. The wide and sandy Freshwater West has been a favourite of surfers for some time...

4 days ago By Elliot Ball, BBC News, South West • John Acres, BBC Radio Devon Philip Halling Mattiscombe Sands near Kingsbridge in Devon has been used as a filming location in the past A list of the 50 best British beaches has been compiled with six of them named in Devon. The Times has singled out Woolacombe, Mothecombe, Soar...

5 days ago By Kevin Keane, BBC Scotland’s environment correspondent BBC Balmedie beach forms part of a 13 miles stretch of sands along the north east coast The number of beaches in Scotland named among the best in the UK has fallen for a second year running, with the list becoming more selective over water quality criteria....

New Culture Secretary Lisa Nandy says the creation of a new football regulator is “a top priority for me in this job”. A Football Governance Bill, which would have brought the introduction of an independent regulator, ran out of time to pass through Parliament and become law when the general election was called. But Labour...