Guardiola largely kept his powder dry in the summer, despite Julian Alvarez' joining Atletico Madrid in an £81.5m deal.Pep Guardiola is set to be handed a £100million transfer war chest by Manchester CityGermany playmaker Florian Wirtz is top of the champions' January wishlistCity are also keen on a move for Bayern Munich's Jamal MusialaSpaniard Pep ran the rule over a handful of options
LIONEL MESSI'S wife Antonela Roccuzzo took social media by storm as she kicked off a new season as a "soccer mom".Antonela, 36, took her son Thiago for training and posted a series of selfies with her child on Instagram.Messi's childhood sweetheart took a seat by the touchline and was joined by an unexpected visitor while watching her son in action.And that was none other than a cute lizard that j
ARSENAL ace Jurrien Timber and ex-Manchester United player Wout Weghorst locked horns during training with the Netherlands.The Dutch duo were called up for international duty by manager Ronald Koeman for the Nations League matches against Bosnia and Herzegovina and Germany.Timber, 23, went hard for the ball and appeared to inadvertently step on the foot of Weghorst, 32, who was left visibly upset
With the Turkish transfer window closing on September 13, Jorginho is a target for Galatasaray.The Gunners are aware of Gala's interest, but are determined not to lose the Italy international.Arsenal boss Mikel Arteta rates Jorginho's impact highly on and off the pitch.Arteta sees the 32 year-old as a key leader inside the Arsenal locker room and will not countenance losing him this week.
Arsenal & Spurs linked with a move for RabiotNorth London rivals Arsenal and Tottenham Hotspur could compete to secure the signature of French midfielder Adrien Rabiot. The France international is currently a free agent after he left Juventus in July. Per TBR, Rabiot's agent has reached out to the two Premier League clubs as the player looks to find a new home for him soon.Ex-Barca star Robert
Scotland manager Steve Clarke will look for answers over their disrupted preparations for Sunday’s Nations League clash in Portugal after arriving in Lisbon almost two hours late following a 110-mile road trip.Scotland trained at Lesser Hampden on Saturday morning before flying from Glasgow to Beja Airport, a former military airbase which hosts no commercial flights in between the Portuguese
Republic of Ireland boss Heimir Hallgrimsson has told his players they “can’t be crying” until they play Greece on Tuesday after being humbled by England in his first game in charge.Ireland’s Nations League B2 campaign got off to a disappointing start in Dublin on Saturday evening when they slipped to a 2-0 defeat in a one-sided encounter.Hallgrimsson admitted afterwards th
Interim manager Lee Carsley said he respects people’s opinions but was unmoved by the reaction to him not singing the national anthem before leading England to a career-high victory over the Republic of Ireland.Life after Gareth Southgate began in the Nations League second tier at a sold-out Aviva Stadium, where the 50-year-old took charge of his first match since being temporarily promoted
Kairo Mitchell and Devante Rodney fired Rochdale to a 2-0 win on an emotional day for hosts Aldershot.After a minute’s silence in memory of former club chaplain the Reverend Mike Pusey, who died last month aged 90, Aldershot started on the attack but James Henry fired over the bar.Mitchell was well denied by home keeper Marcus Dewhurst before opening the scoring when he turned home Tobi Adeb
Declan Rice and Jack Grealish returned to haunt the Republic of Ireland as Lee Carsley’s first match as interim England manager ended in a comfortable Nations League victory in Dublin.Saturday’s sold-out Aviva Stadium clash marked the start of new eras for both teams as Heimir Hallgrimsson led the hosts against a nation beginning life after Gareth Southgate.England impressed in their f
