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‘I’m a happy man’: Højlund admits relief after breaking Premier League duck

Landmark goal secured Manchester United win over VillaHøjlund said he has remained focused under pressure Rasmus Højlund’s reaction to scoring his first Premier League goal for Manchester United to secure a comeback victory over Aston Villa said everything about his emotions, according to the forward. The Denmark international took 15 league appearances to find the […]

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Manchester City agree €25m deal to sign Claudio Echeverri from River Plate

17-year-old will stay in Argentina next season on loanDeal structured in similar way to Julián Álvarez signing Manchester City have agreed a deal to sign Argentina’s Under-17 World Cup star Claudio Echeverri from River Plate for €25m (£21.7m), beating Barcelona to his signature. The 17-year-old midfielder, who scored a hat-trick over Brazil in the quarter-finals

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Todd Boehly, Chelsea’s self-styled revolutionary, is facing failure

The Chelsea co-owner walked into the Premier League talking of All-Star games and playoffs. His tenure has so far been defined by expensive missteps Remember Todd Boehly? There was a time when Chelsea’s chairman and co-owner was a near-omnipresent figure in English football. Not only were Chelsea spending $1bn of transfer money in record-breaking fashion

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The year in World Cups: Spain shone as women’s football reached new frontiers

A landmark year witnessed record attendances in Australia and New Zealand and evidence that a brave new era has started In a year where actions of the disgraced former president of the Spanish Royal Football Federation (RFEF), Luis Rubiales, and, more recently, Joey Barton’s sexist rampage have dominated headlines, you could be forgiven for thinking

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