Virgil van Dijk insists he remains “calm” about his Liverpool future, despite there being no progress in negotiations over a contract extension at this point. The Dutch defender has entered the final 12 months of his deal at Anfield and is one of handful of senior stars offering potential headaches …

  Crystal Palace are braced for a bid from Liverpool for midfielder Ebere Eze before the transfer window closes. (Miguel Delaney) Liverpool could also make an offer for Lille striker Jonathan David, who is valued at around £45m, but expect rival competition from Arsenal, Chelsea, Aston Villa and Napoli. (CaughtOffside) …

Former England manager Sven-Goran Eriksson has passed away at the age of 76. Eriksson revealed in January 2024 that he had been diagnosed with terminal cancer and predicted he had “at best” 12 months left to live. “After a long illness, SGE died during the morning at home surrounded by …

Carlo Ancelotti insisted Kylian Mbappe will open his La Liga account soon after drawing another blank in Sunday’s 3-0 win over Real Valladolid. Mbappe scored on his competitive debut in the UEFA Super Cup win over Atalanta but has failed to find the back of the net in his two …

Real Madrid have won the first competition of the new season, the UEFA Super Cup. Thanks to goals from Fede Valverde and new signing Kylian Mbappé, they defeated Atalanta 2-0. It is their sixth UEFA Super Cup win, more than any other club. This victory also continues the incredible run …

  Barcelona have announced the sale of young defender Mikayil Faye to French side Rennes in a transfer worth €10.3m. The Ligue 1 team agreed the fee with the La Liga giants earlier this week, with the 20-year-old now set to play first-team football having spent most of his time …

  Real Madrid and Brazil winger Vinicius Junior has decided to wait until the end of the season before making a decision on interest from the Saudi Pro League, according to a report. The 24-year-old has emerged as one of the world’s best wingers with Los Blancos and is one …

Noni Madueke has apologised to the people of Wolverhampton after insulting the city prior to Chelsea’s win at Molineux. The Blues ran riot against Wolves on Sunday, beating their hosts 6-2 to earn a first Premier League victory under new head coach Enzo Maresca. Madueke scored a sensational hat-trick in the second …

Liverpool head coach Arne Slot has insisted he was trying to ‘take care’ of Trent Alexander-Arnold by substituting him during Sunday’s 2-0 win against Brentford. The Reds were victorious in Slot’s first competitive home game since succeeding Jurgen Klopp in the Anfield dugout. Goals in either half from Luis Diaz …

Manchester United manager Erik ten Hag admitted “some issues” saw Jadon Sancho omitted from a second successive Premier League matchday squad. Sancho, who appeared to be reintegrated during pre-season after last year’s falling out with Ten Hag, was absent again when United’s team to face Brighton & Hove Albion was …