Casemiro may have felt a little lonely in the middle of the Old Trafford pitch on Monday night. With Bruno Fernandes and Mason Mount bombing forwards, the Brazilian was often left exposed. “The danger of that was plain to see, with Wolves firing off 23 shots during the game. With some better finishing, the result could have been very different. “It’s interesting then that the same Man Utd side comes to play a Tottenham team today who, under new boss Ange Postecoglou will look to flood the midfield. “Yves Bissouma and Pape Sarr will be there. James Maddison will looking…
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England take on Spain in the Women’s World Cup final in Sydney on Sunday; Sarina Wiegman and captain Millie Bright have led England to their first Women’s World Cup final. England take on Spain in the Women’s World Cup final in Sydney on Sunday; Sarina Wiegman and captain Millie Bright have led England to their first Women’s World Cup final; follow Spain vs England across Sky Sports’ digital platforms with our live blog; kick-off 11am Sarina Wiegman has confirmed all 23 England players are available for Sunday’s Women’s World Cup final, adding her side are “ready” for the biggest game of…
Tyson Fury believes both he and British rival Anthony Joshua have changed the heavyweight landscape for Britain’s rising prospects; Fury stills eyes a future stadium fight at Old Trafford: “Never say never”; plus Scott Welch considers the pros and cons of Fury vs Ngannou. Tyson Fury and Anthony Joshua find common ground in few aspects. It’s clear they won’t be arriving at a consensus to fight each other anytime in the near future. Yet, Fury holds the belief that they’ve paved a way for other British heavyweight boxers to follow suit. “We’ve provided them with substantial goals to aspire to,…
Chelsea have spent over £900m on players since Todd Boehly’s ownership group took control of the club last year; Guardiola says City pay a fair price for players or use their academy; Spanish boss also says City will need to look at transfer options in wake of Kevin De Bruyne’s injury. City’s expenditures have been under continuous scrutiny since Sheikh Mansour’s acquisition in 2008, resulting in the club currently dealing with 115 Premier League charges relating to potential violations of financial regulations. Guardiola maintained that their strategy has consistently been cautious, in stark contrast to the approach adopted by Todd…
Harry Kane scores one and assists another on his Bundesliga debut for Bayern Munich; England captain helps defending champions to 4-0 win at Werder Bremen; Kane set up Leroy Sane for fourth-minute opener and then scored Bayern’s second in 74th minute. Bayern’s record £100m signing impressed on his first start as it took Kane just four minutes to set up Leroy Sane for their opener with a clever through-ball to release the German forward. The England captain then scored his first Bayern goal in the 74th minute with a cool low finish inside the box. Kane was substituted in the…
Fulham vs Brentford, Saturday 3pm Is there are a more underrated player in the Premier League than Rico Henry? He’s been consistently performing at this level for two seasons now, showing strong one-on-one defensive nous and providing a huge threat when joining attacks. The fact that he hasn’t even been considered for a spot in England’s 26-man World Cup squad speaks volumes. In the event that Luke Shaw or Ben Chilwell were unavailable – players to whom he’s not significantly inferior, by the way – he would be the next in line, and quite a distance ahead at that. In…
Jurgen Klopp has taken a swipe at Chelsea after the Liverpool boss responded to questions regarding Romeo Lavia and Moises Caicedo transfer failure The Blues had made a switch for Caicedo their priority, seeing several offers rejected by Brighton in the early stages of the market. The negotiations dragged on, with a figure around the £100million mark quoted as the valuation set by the Seagulls when it came to a potential sale. That valuation was met by the west Londoners, but it seemed too late as Liverpool joined the race with a £110million offer accepted in a huge hijack. That…