When Mikel Arteta took over the reins at Arsenal, he would have done so with the aspiration of topping the table. Unfortunately for the former Manchester City assistant manager, the table he is currently topping is the bookies list for the first Premier League manager to be sacked. Arteta has endured a torrid start to the season with three consecutive defeats, nine goals conceded, and not a si...Full Story »

Harrogate boss Simon Weaver was delighted to see his players keep their cool in a dramatic game that saw two home players sent off and eight other bookings as his unbeaten side went top of League Two with a 3-1 win at Mansfield.Both red cards came in the 73rd minute, with Harrogate 2-1 ahead, as Ollie Clarke went for a foul as last man and Stephen Quinn was dismissed for striking an opponent.Har...Full Story »

FIFA are investigating racial abuse aimed at England players during their 4-0 World Cup Qualifier win over Hungary at the Puskas Arena on Thursday. England players were booed when they took a knee before the match in a protest against racism while Raheem Sterling was pelted with cups and bottles when he scored. A flare was thrown onto the pitch when England went 3-0 ahead and Jude Bellingham a...Full Story »

Liverpool reportedly had around five players they considered in this summer’s transfer window despite their only first-team signing being Ibrahima Konate. The promising young French centre-back joined the Reds from RB Leipzig and looks an important addition to a defence that struggled on so many occasions last season due to the long-term injury to Virgil van Dijk, as well as the poor fi...Full Story »

Insigne and Napoli at odds over futureLorenzo Insigne is at odds with Napoli over his future, writes Calciomercato, with the forward potentially set to move to Inter on a free transfer next summer if his contract isn't extended. He has been told he must make a decision by December, but his demands may not be met by the club before that deadline. Dembele offered Barcelona renewal (RAC)The for...Full Story »

MANCHESTER UNITED have unveiled the first photos of Cristiano Ronaldo back in the club's famous red shirt. However, United have still not revealed the shirt number that Ronaldo will be wearing. Cristiano Ronaldo is back in the red of Manchester United Credit: Getty The superstar's squad number has still not been revealed Credit: Getty The Portuguese winger has traded Juventus for the Red Dev...Full Story »

There was a slightly awkward exchange in the press conference after the game at Molineux when Ole Gunnar Solskjaer was asked where exactly Paul Pogba was playing in Manchester United’s fortunate 1-0 win over Wolves. "Have you not seen the game, where Paul was playing? Go back and see the game, you can see where Paul was playing." It was a little tetchy but this was indeed a change of p...Full Story »

Arsenal’s exiled loan defender William Saliba is piling pressure on Mikel Arteta as his incredible loan stats emerge. The Frenchman has been on the books in north London for three seasons since a £27m deal was completed in 2019 from Saint-Etienne - but he has never made a senior appearance. Being loaned straight back to the Ligue 1 side under Unai Emery, his replacement decided to p...Full Story »

Tottenham boss Nuno Espirito Santo says his club are trying to “anticipate the damage” of Cristian Romero and Giovani Lo Celso defying Premier League rules by joining up with the Argentina national team.The duo are set to travel to their homeland for World Cup qualifiers against Venezuela, Bolivia and Brazil, with all four countries on the Government’s red list and they will no...Full Story »

Mikel Arteta has been left “angry” with Arsenal midfielder Granit Xhaka because of the “consequences” of his red card against Manchester City. The Swiss star was shown a straight red after 35 minutes for a two-footed lunge on Joao Cancelo. While the Gunners were already 2-0 down, it gave them a huge disadvantage as they went on to concede three more to sit bottom of the...Full Story »

Barrow manager Mark Cooper was frustrated not to come away with victory, despite playing with 10 men for an hour of their 1-1 draw with Bristol RoversThe hosts had captain Mark Ellis sent off for violent conduct after a goalmouth melee before Sam Nicholson fired Rovers in front shortly before the interval.But Barrow hit back through Ollie Banks in added time at the end of the first half.“I...Full Story »

Managers Tony Mowbray and Neil Warnock were surprised by the late red cards that both Blackburn and Middlesbrough received during a competitive 1-1 draw at the Riverside Stadium.Boro captain Jonny Howson struck nine minutes before half-time with a tidy lob to cancel out Rovers’ brilliant opener when Sam Gallagher struck from distance in the 17th minute.Neither side did enough after that to...Full Story »

Ferran Torres struck twice as Manchester City piled on the misery for Mikel Arteta with an emphatic 5-0 win over 10-man Arsenal at the Etihad Stadium.Pep Guardiola’s champions never looked back after taking a 2-0 lead inside the opening 12 minutes of a one-sided Premier League encounter with goals from Ilkay Gundogan and Torres.The Gunners then capitulated after the sending off of Granit X...Full Story »

Millwall manager Gary Rowett is optimistic that all of his injured players will be close to returning to action after the international break.Rowett is without the services of Ryan Leonard, Shaun Hutchinson, Mason Bennett and Danny McNamara for Saturday’s home game against Blackpool.McNamara is sidelined with a groin injury, while Bennett has an ankle problem and Leonard a hip injury.Hutch...Full Story »

GEORGINA RODRIGUEZ showed off her workout routine to her huge following on Instagram. The model and partner of Juventus star Cristiano Ronaldo took to the treadmill on Wednesday morning, and posted a clip of her run to her Stories. Georgina Rodriguez posted a clip of her morning run onto InstagramCredit: Instagram The black-and-white film was captioned 'Good day, I won't fall' with a sunshine...Full Story »

Hibernian set to give Nisbet pay riseHibernian plan to increase the wages of Scottish star Kevin Nisbet as a reward for his strong play, writes the Daily Record. He led the side with 18 goals last year and participated at Euro 2020. Crotone interested in Pumas starItalian second-division Crotone want to make a move for Pumas star Nicolas Freire, according to Liga MX reporter Brian Sales. Th...Full Story »

Manchester United forward Anthony Martial is reportedly an option for Juventus if they find themselves in need of a Cristiano Ronaldo replacement. Ronaldo has been making the headlines in recent days, with speculation claiming that he wants out of Juventus set to dominate the tail end of the summer transfer window. Juventus would surely be unwilling to part with such an influential member of...Full Story »

Everyone can see that Arsenal are an absolute basket case of a club just now, so it's understandable that Mikel Arteta is given a pass at times because he doesn't have a lot to work with. He's also a rookie manager who was still settling into the role so it makes sense that he was given time and assurances to get things right, but there does come a time when he's simply part of the problem an...Full Story »

MANCHESTER UNITED have produced some iconic kits over their 143-year history including their Class of 92 inspired away gear released this season. But their new third strip seems to have prompted some unflattering comparisons to the colour scheme of Northern Rail train seats. Man United's third kit shirt has led some fans to draw comparisons with Northern Rail's seat colours The new shirt fe...Full Story »

Arsenal have made headlines this summer by splashing out around £130m in the transfer market - the biggest outlay of any Premier League side. However, Gunners boss Mikel Arteta has come under fire, with some fans and pundits claiming that despite that mammoth outlay the side hasn't really been improved. Unfortunately for the Gunners, this isn't something new - their track record in the tr...Full Story »