Month: April 2025

Marcus Rashford will decide his future no earlier than mid‑June, with his preference being to leave Manchester United for a Champions League club, though the forward does not wish to join a London team. His camp has also ruled out an exchange with any player who may be of interest to United, such as Aston Villa’s Ollie […]

Ollie Watkins has urged Aston Villa to bounce back from Tuesday’s defeat at Manchester City by knocking out their “bogey team” Crystal Palace and progressing to the FA Cup final. Villa lost 2-1 at the Etihad Stadium thanks to Matheus Nunes’s 94th-minute winner, leaving them seventh, two points behind Newcastle in the fifth and final place that secures Champions […]

The Club World Cup will be televised live on Channel 5 this summer after the free-to-air broadcaster reached a sublicensing agreement for the UK with the global rights holder, Dazn. The Guardian can reveal that as part of a cross-promotional deal finalised this week, 23 of the 63 matches will be shown on Channel 5 as well as on […]

Real Madrid’s doubts over whether they can afford Dean Huijsen have left Chelsea in pole position to sign the Bournemouth defender this summer. Huijsen’s contract contains a £50m release clause and he is attracting interest from English and European clubs. He has been a standout performer for Bournemouth this season and is a key target for Chelsea, […]

Everton have announced a new investor, with the American billionaire Christopher Sarofim joining their ownership group. The 62-year-old fund manager is also a minority shareholder of the Houston Texans NFL franchise. Sarofim has joined Everton’s ownership group, Roundhouse Capital, and will be given an observer position on the football club’s board. Everton will remain under […]

Milan ruined Inter’s push for a treble and advanced to the Coppa Italia final with a 3-0 derby win courtesy of two goals from Luka Jovic. Inter pressed forward early on and Federico Dimarco struck the crossbar in the 23rd minute. But Jovic put Milan ahead 13 minutes later with a powerful header and then doubled the […]

Liverpool’s coronation as Premier League champions will have to wait a few more days, although it’s only a matter of when, not if. In a match that could have represented a microcosm of their domestic season, Arsenal appeared to be heading towards a narrow victory against a dogged Crystal Palace side. Eberechi Eze’s brilliant volley had cancelled […]