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Liverpool’s attack is being rebuilt from the ground up this summer. Mohamed Salah has left Anfield, Cody Gakpo looks set to follow him out of the door after Tottenham made formal contact to sign the Dutchman, and Hugo Ekitike is currently out with injury. Victor Munoz has already arrived to freshen up the wide options, while Rio Ngumoha is being lined up for a considerably larger role in Andoni Iraola’s plans. But the one man who could tie the whole rebuild together is still Bradley Barcola, and the picture around his move just got a lot clearer. Barcola links have…
There is no uniform approach to youth development among Premier League clubs.International Centre for Sports Studies (CIES) figures for 2025-26 show club-trained players accounted for 16.2% of Manchester City’s Premier League minutes, followed by Chelsea on 15.5% and Brighton on 12.5%.CIES defines a club-trained player as someone registered with their current club for at least three full seasons, or 36 months, between the ages of 15 and 21. That means an 18-year-old recruited from an EFL academy can still go on to qualify as club-trained if he spends the next three seasons with his new Premier League club.At the other…
Mikel Arteta has eased any worries regarding his Arsenal future, stating he is “extremely happy” at the club. Arteta has entered the final year of his contract at Arsenal, but has no plans to leave the Gunners just yet. Arsenal ended their 22-year wait for a Premier League title last season, beating Manchester City to the trophy with just one game to spare. Arteta has also won one FA Cup and two Community Shields, and the Spaniard could win the latter again when Arsenal face City on Sunday. The 44-year-old took over at Emirates Stadium in December 2019 and has…
“You got to accept it wasn’t me, not this time,” Lopez told his father while discussing the Shakur fight on the Mr. Verzace podcast. Lopez complained that rather than receiving useful instructions, he heard questions such as, “Where’s your power?” Senior responded by telling him, “You didn’t box in that fight,” before realizing where the conversation was going. “I’m not even going to argue with you, because you’re blaming me for it,” Senior said. There is enough blame available for both of them, but the actual boxing problem was much simpler. Teofimo repeatedly came forward from too far away, frequently…
Werro survived an almighty scare on Thursday when she suffered a nasty fall in her semi-final, before later being reinstated in the competition.Recovering impressively both physically and mentally from that shock, she showed great maturity to hold off Hodgkinson in the tense closing stages – while breaking a championship record that had stood since 1982.”I knew I could be European champion one day. I hope to be faster and faster next year,” Werro said.”When I was a child, my dad used to tell me I have to be a lion. I shouldn’t be shy and let other athletes go past…
It was a brilliant piece of business. As a sporting achievement, it was considerably less convincing. Lalonde was a natural light heavyweight who had to surrender seven pounds from his division limit. Leonard was not moving up to 175 to challenge the champion in a standard divisional bout. He brought the champion down to him while still receiving credit for winning Lalonde’s 175-pound belt. There was little indication Leonard intended to remain in the division, either. He had fought Marvin Hagler in April 1987, then stayed out of the ring for 19 months before facing Lalonde. Long layoffs had become…
First Test, Darwin (day two of five)Australia 198: Smith 71; Mahmud 6-55Bangladesh 351-6: Tanzid 101, Shanto 84, Mominul 49 Bangladesh lead by 153 runsScorecardTanzid Hasan Tamim became the first Bangladesh cricketer to score a Test century in Australia as the visitors continued to dominate on day two in Darwin.The opener, playing in just his second Test match, hit 101 off 197 balls as Bangladesh closed on 351-6, a lead of 153.”I can’t describe it in words, but it was very special for me,” he said. “I love to play in these conditions, the pitch is getting better and better.”Hasan began…
Liam Delap could be on his way to Como, after Fabrizio Romano reported that the Italian club have made an initial approach for him. If you enjoy Talk Chelsea coverage and want to see more of it, add us as a preferred source on Google to make us a favourite and see more of our content. It felt like today was going to be focused on a deal we already have been hearing about for months – Enzo Fernandez’s mooted move to Man City. But out of nowhere, Fabrizio Romano has just dropped a brand new Chelsea transfer rumour on…
A previous plan for salary caps to be brought into League One and League Two was withdrawn in 2021 after the PFA argued the new rules would be “unlawful and unenforceable”.The PFA is unwilling to accept the latest changes, feeling it could impact upon its members’ salaries. “The PFA insists the new rules could suppress wages and restrict spending on squads. That concern deserves to be heard,” Birch added. “But there is also a legitimate concern that doing nothing only perpetuates the challenges our clubs face, with owners unwilling or unable to provide increased funding requirements.”The purpose of these controls…
In this article, we check out the EFL League Two Outright Title Winner, Promotion and Relegation odds for the 2026/27 season. Preparations for the new campaign are well underway, just weeks to go until it begins, clubs have moved on from released and retained lists, and the transfer window is open, looking at which areas of the squad needs strengthening. We can also expect plenty of changes this summer, having already seen a number of managers saying farewell and looking for new ventures. York City and Rochdale were promoted from the National League, replacing Harrogate Town and Barrow who were…