The Saudi transfer window will now open on July 3, 17 days earlier than scheduled. The Saudi Football Federation announced In a twist no one saw coming, Al-Hilal are signing Abderrazak Hamdallah from Al-Shabab on a short-term deal, just for the Club World Cup. And to make it happen, the Saudi Football Federation has officially…
You don’t often meet a 23-year-old with the kind of composure and clarity Roviën Ostiana carries. Then again, not many 23-year-olds have already written their names into their own country’s football history books. Roviën Ostiana is Aruba’s all-time leading goalscorer, a feat he achieved before many players his age have even broken into a senior…
When Jadon Sancho commented “Freedom” on Marcus Rashford’s Instagram post announcing that he had moved on loan to Aston Villa, it didn’t feel like they would both be stuck this summer again at Man United. Neither were imprisoned, but both were once again stuck at Man United due to golden handcuffs due to their big…
Zahir Belounis glanced at the date on his phone for perhaps the hundredth time that month, each passing day another brutal reminder of his entrapment in a foreign country, far away from home. For 19 relentless months, the French striker was stranded in Qatar, trapped not behind iron bars but by paperwork and bureaucracy that…
Manchester United look increasingly close to landing Bryan Mbeumo, and Brentford know they can’t afford to be caught flat-footed. With talks progressing and personal terms reportedly being discussed, the 25-year-old forward could be on his way to Old Trafford in what would be one of the biggest sales in the club’s Premier League era. Mbeumo…
There’s a certain kind of pain that only a bad transfer can bring. Arsenal fans know it all too well. One minute you’re watching a shiny new signing pose with the shirt, and the next you’re wondering how he’s managed to trap the ball further than most can kick it. From overhyped wonderkids to ageing…
How do Man United replace Bruno Fernandes? In short, you can’t. Imagine a couple of years ago reading that Bruno Fernandes could be leaving to join the Saudi Pro League. You’d either think that his form had fallen off a cliff or that you were having a nightmare. And while there’s no confirmation yet of…
Some defeats are painful. Some are humiliating. And then there is The Shock of Gibraltar. Where Celtic’s 1–0 loss to the Lincoln Red Imps in July 2016, a result so bizarre it’s still muttered about with a mix of disbelief and wincing humour across pubs in Glasgow. It wasn’t just a loss for Celtic; it…
“If the club thinks it’s time to part ways because they want to do some cashing in or whatever, it’s what it is. Football sometimes is like this.” That was Bruno Fernandes, raw in the aftermath of yet another Manchester United letdown. Beaten 1-0 by Spurs in a Europa League final they barely turned up…
