Emily Smith

Pep Guardiola says it’s an honour that Manchester City are among the last eight teams remaining in the Champions League. Despite being held to a goalless draw in the second leg of their last-16 tie against Sporting Lisbon, City had all but secured passage into the quarter-finals last month with a 5-0 win in Lisbon.…

Scott Brown made 33 appearances for Aberdeen this seasonIn the world of Hollywood horror movies there is a particular plotline device featuring the plight of the protagonist that can be loosely described as ‘It Ain’t Over Yet’. You know the kind of thing. It looks like curtains for Chucky in Child’s Play, but no, what’s…

Manchester United and Portugal forward Cristiano Ronaldo, 37, has held talks with his agent Jorge Mendes over his future at Old Trafford. (Sun)external-link Lyon striker Moussa Dembele is another striker Manchester United are looking at, with the 25-year-old Frenchman reportedly available for £25m in the summer. (Mail)external-link Aston Villa boss Steven Gerrard wants the club…

Home Arsenal Arsenal ‘facing strong Prem competition’ to sign ‘one of their priorities’ Date published: Wednesday 9th March 2022 9:09 – Jason Soutar Interest in Lille striker Jonathan David is hotting up, with Arsenal reportedly making him “one of their priorities” in the summer. The Gunners need to sign at least one new striker this…

After joining Barcelona in 2013, Neymar developed into one of the best players in the world and replacing him was always going to be a difficult task. The Brazil international decided to join PSG in a world-record deal in 2017 and Barcelona reinvested that money in five new signings that summer. We’ve taken a look…

Home West Ham United Moyes: European qualification should be regular for ‘new West Ham’ Date published: Wednesday 9th March 2022 8:24 – News Desk West Ham manager David Moyes has vowed to continue proving the doubters wrong by keeping the Premier League side among Europe’s elite. Moyes has upset the odds since returning to the Hammers…

Home Leicester City Vardy out for ‘a few weeks’, Fofana comeback delayed – Rodgers Date published: Wednesday 9th March 2022 7:59 – News Desk Jamie Vardy will miss “a few weeks” due to a knee injury, Leicester City manager Brendan Rodgers has confirmed. Vardy sustained the problem in the 1-0 Premier League win over Leeds…

Since Sir Alex Ferguson won his 13th Premier League title and decided to leave Manchester United in the summer of 2013, a lot has changed in the footballing world – especially with regards to transfer market spending. Transfer fees have rocketed in recent years and there have been six £100million-plus signings in the last nine…

Newcastle United are interested in signing Germany defender Antonio Rudiger when the 29-year-old’s Chelsea contract expires at the end of the season. (Telegraph)external-link But Manchester United will rival their fellow Premier League side for Rudiger’s signature this summer. (Express)external-link United, however, could miss out on signing the centre-back because of the uncertainty over who will…

The summer of 2014 was a big one at Barcelona. It was the first of Josep Maria Bartomeu’s ill-fated presidency, and the club was still reeling from being pipped to the La Liga title by Atletico Madrid. The response was to spend over €160million in the transfer market, with almost half of that outlay on…