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City demand £7m loan fee for England midfielder West Ham looking for compromise on price West Ham are pushing to complete a loan deal for Manchester City’s Kalvin Phillips and are hopeful of signing the midfielder this week. David Moyes has long been an admirer of Phillips and there is growing confidence that an agreement will be reached to take the City outcast to the London Stadium. However an agreement has not been reached and the deal depends on City’s budging on their demands. Continue reading... from Football | The Guardian https://www.theguardian.com/football/2024/jan/22/west-ham-hope-to-snap-up-manchester-citys-kalvin-phillips-on-loan-deal

Travelling supporters vent their anger and frustration against owner Dai Yongge during League One defeat at Wigan “I’m Reading ‘til I die,” came the chant at kick-off from the away end, although many fear that the club will be the first to require a lengthy eulogy if Dai Yongge continues his ­lamentable ownership. The Royals are in crisis and 90 minutes of football at least brings some normality to the supporters from Berkshire who made the trek up to Wigan, even if the match ended in a 1-0 defeat. Wigan fans know the pain of poor ownership, starting the season with an eight-point deduction after previous owners Phoenix Ltd failed to pay wages on time on five separate occasions in a season that concluded with relegation from the Championship alongside Reading. The Latics were served with a winding up petition in June relating to an unpaid tax bill and placed under a transfer embargo but a takeover from local billionaire Mike Danson has put Wigan back on firm ground after paying off o...

The two Premier League clubs hoped that signing gifted young players from South America does not become a trend among their rivals For scouts from most Premier League clubs, the Under-17 World Cup at the end of last year was an opportunity to see some of the best young players on the planet in the flesh for the first time. But for a select few such as Brighton and Manchester City, who have been quick to take advantage of football’s increasingly global pool of emerging talent, the tournament in Indonesia was more about crossing fingers and hoping their secrets remained under wraps. “Whenever a player travels to an international tournament, their clubs understand that there will be a lot of foreign clubs watching them live and that always pushes up the interest,” says Matías Lipman, who works as an intermediary for South American players. “They give them a lot of visibility and the local clubs know it.” Continue reading... from Football | The Guardian https://www.theguardian.com/foo...

Gradišar scores as Slovenia beat United States 1-0 in friendly Twenty-four players make international debuts in match Nejc Gradišar scored in the 26th minute of his international debut following an American giveaway, and Slovenia extended the United States’ winless streak against European opponents to six with a 1-0 victory in a friendly on Saturday in San Antonio between nations missing top players. Twenty-four players made international debuts, including 13 Slovenians. Seven of the 11 American debutants were starters, tying the Americans’ most since modern records began in 1990. Continue reading... from Football | The Guardian https://www.theguardian.com/football/2024/jan/20/usmnt-slovenia-friendly-match-report

Hull climbed into the Championship playoff places as Fábio Carvalho’s second-half strike secured a 1-0 win over Sunderland at the Stadium of Light to earn their first victory this year. Carvalho struck with 19 minutes remaining to settle a dour game on Wearside, volleying the ball home from the edge of the area via a deflection off Trai Hume. Sunderland’s supporters jeered their head coach, Michael Beale, in the closing stages of the game, with the former Rangers and QPR manager having suffered three defeats in a row in all competitions. Beale restored the Ukrainian striker Nazariy Rusyn to Sunderland’s starting lineup, but the home side struggled to create chances against a well-organised Hull side. Continue reading... from Football | The Guardian https://www.theguardian.com/football/2024/jan/19/fabio-carvalho-fires-hull-into-top-six-with-victory-at-sunderland

Aston Villa’s match-winner, Rachel Daly, paid tribute to her team’s grit as they bounced back from their FA Cup disappointment to win at Leicester on their return to Women’s Super League action. The England striker’s 16th-minute goal secured a 1-0 win at the Pirelli Stadium, but Villa had the full-back Sarah Mayling to thank for a late goalline clearance on a night when the keeper Daphne van Domselaar also shone. Continue reading... from Football | The Guardian https://www.theguardian.com/football/2024/jan/20/rachel-daly-praises-aston-villas-grit-after-scoring-wsl-winner-at-leicester

Atlético Madrid 4-2 Real Madrid after extra-time Griezmann pounces with sensational goal against city rivals There is a phrase in Spain: second parts were never any good . Sequels, they say, invariably fail to live up to the original, but this time it did. Like The Godfather Part II, the second episode of the Madrid Trilogy, that run of three derbies in three weeks and three different competitions, was even better than the first, however implausible that had appeared. When these great rivals met six days ago, there were eight goals, 120 minutes of fun finally won 5-3 by Real; now, on a wet night back in their home city where they’re supposed to be, there were another 120 minutes, far wilder than those, six goals, and revenge. This time, Atlético Madrid struck back. They were 1-0 and 2-1 up, through Samu Lino and Antoine Griezmann. Twice Atlético led and twice they found Real Madrid, the adversary that just refuses to die, coming back at them, all those fears and that trauma return...

Manchester City’s demand for half a season seen as excessive West Ham may renew interest after previous bid in 2022 Clubs hoping to sign Kalvin Phillips are waiting for Manchester City to drop their demands for a £7m loan fee. Crystal Palace, Newcastle and West Ham are tracking the midfielder, while there is also interest from Barcelona, Atlético Madrid and Juventus. Phillips has struggled since joining City from Leeds 18 months ago and is under pressure to secure a move this month . The 28-year-old has not started a Premier League game this season and needs to play regularly to ensure he is part of England’s Euro 2024 squad. Continue reading... from Football | The Guardian https://www.theguardian.com/football/2024/jan/17/kalvin-phillips-7m-loan-fee-manchester-city

Midfielder ironing out details of deal to join Dutch giants 33-year-old finds way out of Saudi Arabia nightmare Jordan Henderson is set to travel to Amsterdam before the weekend to complete his move to Ajax having reached an agreement to leave Saudi Arabian club Al-Ettifaq. All parties are currently ironing out the final details of the contract that will see the England midfielder join the Dutch giants, who are fifth in the Eredivisie having endured, by their standards, a disastrous season. Continue reading... from Football | The Guardian https://www.theguardian.com/football/2024/jan/17/jordan-henderson-set-to-complete-ajax-move-after-agreeing-al-ettifaq-exit

Already hit with a 10-point deduction for breaking PSR rules the club did not hide their dismay at prospect of another fight According to the Premier League it is because they, and Nottingham Forest, “have each confirmed that they are in breach of the league’s profitability and sustainability rules (PSR). This is as a result of sustaining losses above the permitted thresholds for the assessment period ending season 2022-23.” Technically, the Premier League statement is correct but Everton would dispute they have confirmed any breach. Rather, they had no alternative but to submit accounts for the 2022-23 financial year in December that follow new Premier League guidelines. Continue reading... from Football | The Guardian https://www.theguardian.com/football/2024/jan/15/what-now-for-everton-second-premier-league-charge

Iain Purslow was treated at stadium before going to hospital Tributes for 71-year-old planned for upcoming FA Cup replay The Bolton supporter who suffered a suspected cardiac arrest in Saturday’s abandoned League One clash with Cheltenham has died, the Lancashire club have announced. The referee Sunny Singh Gill took the players off the field just after 3.30pm as medical staff went to help the supporter, and the match was officially abandoned 30 minutes later. Bolton have now revealed that the 71-year-old Iain Purslow, a lifelong Wanderers fan, was treated at the stadium before he was taken to a hospital where he died. A statement posted to the club’s official website read: “Bolton Wanderers are deeply saddened to confirm that the supporter taken ill at yesterday afternoon’s home fixture against Cheltenham Town has passed away. Continue reading... from Football | The Guardian https://www.theguardian.com/football/2024/jan/14/bolton-announce-fan-has-died-after-suspected-cardiac-a...

Sagiv Jehezkel released from police custody in Antalya Antalyaspor player wore ‘100 days’ bandage on wrist Turkish authorities released the Israeli football player Sagiv Jehezkel from police custody before he returned to his home country on Monday. “Sagiv Jehezkel, the Israeli footballer of Antalyaspor, left our country at 5:15 p.m. [1415 GMT],” the Turkish interior minister, Ali Yerlikaya, stated on social media platform X. Continue reading... from Football | The Guardian https://www.theguardian.com/football/2024/jan/15/israeli-footballer-sagiv-jehezkel-returning-home-after-turkish-arrest-over-gaza-war-message-football

Sagiv Jehezkel has been accused of ‘incitement to hatred’ by Turkey’s justice minister An Israeli footballer who displayed a message referring to the Israel-Hamas war during a match in Turkey has been arrested, according to reports in Turkish media. Earlier on Sunday, the country’s justice minister announced an investigation into Sagiv Jehezkel over the incident for suspected “incitement to hate”, after his club, Antalyaspor, sacked him over the matter. Continue reading... from Football | The Guardian https://www.theguardian.com/world/2024/jan/14/turkish-prosecutors-investigate-israeli-footballers-gaza-gesture

The Italian talks about his journey from nightclubbing in Serie D to being one of the best goalkeepers in the Premier League It is not the typical admission of a top footballer, at least not in public. But then Guglielmo Vicario has not exactly followed a conventional path. When the Tottenham goalkeeper was at the beginning of his career, aged 18, in his first season at senior level, he says that Friday nights tended to mean one thing – nightclubbing. They were the days when Vicario, who has taken the Premier League by storm since his £16.4m move from Empoli last June , was fighting for recognition – and Serie D survival – with Fontanafredda, a club in Italy’s north-east corner, which had never previously played so high. Continue reading... from Football | The Guardian https://www.theguardian.com/football/2024/jan/13/guglielmo-vicario-i-was-prepared-to-sign-for-tottenham-in-my-own-blood

‘You need players with personalities,’ says manager United trail leaders by 14 points before hosting Tottenham Manchester United need players who will “fight for the badge”, according to Erik ten Hag, as they try to climb the table. Ten Hag’s side sit 14 points behind the leaders, Liverpool, after 20 matches and welcome fifth-placed Tottenham to Old Trafford on Sunday. “If you want to perform you need hungry players,” Ten Hag said. “You need players with personalities and who are hungry to fight for the badge and fight for this club. And they need to do this in a team. It’s not about discipline. It’s about normal behaviour. That is what you can expect from a top professional.” Continue reading... from Football | The Guardian https://www.theguardian.com/football/2024/jan/13/ten-hag-wants-hungry-players-to-fire-manchester-united-up-the-table

Straight-talking Australian has hit ground running with Spurs although he is showing frustration at some lines of questions Had Ange Postecoglou not been hired by Celtic, a broader audience may never have witnessed his epic spat with Craig Foster from 2006. Postecoglou, then a national youth coach with Australia, took serious exception to Foster’s line of questioning during a live television debate. “I don’t sit in glass houses, mate,” was among his assertions. Postecoglou implored the former Australia midfielder to come and watch a training session. “I don’t care what you think about me personally,” he insisted. It’s YouTube gold , Ali v Frazier in verbal terms. It was also manna from heaven for Celtic supporters. Here was a hitherto unknown manager who, clearly, would take no nonsense upon his arrival from Yokohama Marinos in 2021. Fans insisted a supposedly hostile Scottish media would be reduced to head-spinning wrecks by Postecoglou. There began the UK version of the Cult of Ang...

Former England manager will ‘fight it as long as possible’ He says he is determined to ‘see the positive sides of things’ The former England manager Sven-Göran Eriksson has revealed he has been diagnosed with terminal cancer and in a “best-case” scenario has about a year left to live. Eriksson, who managed England for five years before leaving after the 2006 World Cup, stood down from his most recent role as the sporting director at the Swedish club Karlstad 11 months ago due to health issues. Continue reading... from Football | The Guardian https://www.theguardian.com/football/2024/jan/11/sven-goran-eriksson-cancer-at-best-about-a-year-to-live

Plenty have doubted the Spurs and England centre-back but plenty of elite managers kept picking him For almost a decade we have all – to various degrees – been trying to work out how good Eric Dier is. Since his Tottenham debut, in August 2014, through an array of elite managers for club and country, scoring that penalty in 2018, hurling himself into that tackle, launching into the stands to defend his brother , tweeting against Brexit and having now sealed an unlikely move to Bayern Munich , there has always been a question mark. I’m not sure there’s a footballer I’ve willed to succeed more, willed more to prove the doubters wrong. As someone who is also often accused of stealing a living, perhaps it’s just natural empathy, my footballing embodiment. But there he is, my favourite Eric since Bananaman. Continue reading... from Football | The Guardian https://www.theguardian.com/football/2024/jan/11/startling-penalty-anti-brexit-pro-gardening-eric-dier-has-had-his-moments

Max Rushden is joined by Barry Glendenning , Simon Burnton and Jonathan Fadugba discuss the first legs of the League Cup semis as Liverpool fight back against Fulham, transfer news and the ‘winter break’ Rate, review, share on Apple Podcasts , Soundcloud , Audioboom , Mixcloud , Acast and Stitcher , and join the conversation on Facebook , Twitter and email . On the podcast today: Middlesbrough beat Chelsea 1-0 in the first leg of their League Cup semi-final. Will they get a positive result at Stamford Bridge and how much of a disaster is it for Mauricio Pochettino if they go out? Continue reading... from Football | The Guardian https://www.theguardian.com/football/audio/2024/jan/11/football-weekly-extra-podcast-chelsea-middlesbrough-carabao-cup-premier-league-transfer-window

Spanish Super Cup semi-final: Barcelona 2-0 Osasuna Lewandowski 59, Yamal 90+3 Xavi Hernández had said that one would be enough but, in the end, at last, it was two. A Robert Lewandowski strike and another from Lamine Yamal on 92 minutes gave Barcelona a win by more than a single goal for the first time in 21 matches, the longest run in their history, to progress to the final of the Spanish Super Cup. There, in Saudi Arabia on Sunday night, Real Madrid await, as they did last year. “It’s been a long time, it’s true” midfielder Frenkie de Jong said when it was finally over, “but it doesn’t matter: it was about winning.” Opponents Osasuna, meanwhile, head back to Spain. This may be a minor competition to most but for a club without a trophy it mattered, however much they would have preferred to have fought for it back home. They have a 5,000km journey ahead of them, time enough to lament an opportunity lost. Or, they felt, taken away, David García complaining about what he called a ...