Kylian Mbappe’s representatives have moved to quell criticism of the Real Madrid striker and highlighted his “commitment and daily work for the team”. The France international is currently sidelined with a hamstring injury sustained against Real Betis on April 24 and fighting to be fit for Sunday’s El Clasico clash with arch rivals Barcelona at…
Phil Foden is set to sign a new four-year contract at Manchester City, with an option for a further year, tying the 25-year-old to the club until 2030. The announcement will be welcomed at the Etihad, where senior executives have been fiercely protective of the academy graduate they regard as the jewel in their crown….
Xabi Alonso is the new favourite to be named Chelsea head coach, according to William Hill. Alonso has been out of work since being sacked by Real Madrid in January – a move that now looks shortsighted with the Spanish giants struggling under his successor Alvaro Arbeloa. His success at Bayer Leverkusen, which included leading…
Athletic Bilbao have confirmed Edin Terzić will succeed Ernesto Valverde as coach at the end of the season. The move was widely expected with the Basque club having held talks with the German following Valverde’s announcement in March that he would be standing down. An Athletic statement today read: “Edin Terzić has agreed to become…
Former Marseille forward Christophe Dugarry says Mason Greenwood should be “burned at the stake” after a dismal performance in the 3-0 defeat at Nantes on Saturday. Greenwood was recalled to the starting XI after being left on the bench for the game with Nice the week before but failed to take his chance as Marseille’s…
Victor Wembanyama endured a mixed night, combining brilliant defense with woeful offense as the San Antonio Spurs were edged out 104-102 by the Minnesota Timberwolves in Game One of the Western Conference semi-finals. The French superstar logged a triple double with 12 blocks (an NBA record in the play-offs), 11 points and 15 rebounds but…
Jalen Brunson and the New York Knicks just keep on rolling. The Knicks won Game One of their East Conference semifinals against the Philadelphia 76ers 137-98 and in the process became the first team to win three successive post-season games by at least a 25-point margin. Having blown out the Atlanta Hawks in round one,…
Manchester City suffered a potentially decisive setback in the Premier League title race as they were held to a thrilling 3-3 draw by Everton. City, unbeaten away at Everton since 2017 in Guardiola’s first season in charge, looked to be on course to effectively stay neck and neck with Arsenal when Jeremy Doku gave them…
Chelsea interim head coach Calum McFarlane bemoaned an “unacceptable” opening 15 minutes after their dreadful form continued with a 3-1 home loss to Nottingham Forest. The Blues suffered a sixth straight Premier League defeat despite Forest making eight changes ahead of the second leg of their Europa League semi-final with Aston Villa, McFarlane’s men failing…
Jeremy Doku scored a sublime opening goal for Manchester City against Everton to put them on course to narrow the gap to Premier League leaders Arsenal to three points. City, six points behind Arsenal at kick-off having played two games fewer, laboured to find a way through the Everton defence at the Hill Dickinson Stadium…
